As the Director, Prevention, Resilience and Readiness Directorate, Ms. Geise is responsible for oversight of the Army’s Soldier and Family Readiness portfolio. She provides advice, support, and leadership for an organization responsible for policies, programs, and resources for installations worldwide. Priorities are to ensure infrastructure and services are available for senior mission commanders and to enhance the readiness of Soldiers, Civilians, and their Families. She leads a team responsible for regulatory guidance, strategy, and resourcing for Soldier and Family, Child, Youth, School Services, Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Army Community Service, Exceptional Family Member Program, Family Advocacy Program, Integrated Prevention, Ready and Resilient Integration and Training, Assessments, Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP), Science and Research programs with resources at over $2B per year. She also administers the Army Quality of Life (QOL) Task Force, which is reviewing the full range of Army care, support, and enrichment programs with initial emphasis on housing, healthcare, childcare, spouse employment, and permanent change of station moves.

Previous executive assignments include the Director of Installation Services, Office of the Assistant Chief Staff for Installation Management and Assistant Deputy for Family Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower, and Reserve Affairs. She has accumulated 29 years of federal civil service in assignments at all levels of installation management, both in the continental United States and overseas.

Ms. Geise earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from American International University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. She has also attended several executive level courses at the U. S. Army War College and the Federal Executive Institute.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:

• Jul 2019 – Current: Director, Prevention, Resilience, and Readiness Directorate/QOL Task Force, Army G-9, Pentagon, DC

• Feb 2019 – Jul 2019: Assistant Deputy for Family Programs, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Pentagon, DC

• Sep 2007 – Feb 2019: Chief, Soldier and Family Readiness Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Pentagon, DC

• Oct 2012 – Dec 2012: Director, Installation Services, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Pentagon, DC

• Sep 2007 – Oct 2012: Chief, Soldier and Family Readiness Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Pentagon, DC

• May 2006 – Sep 2007: Project Manager, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Pentagon, DC

• Nov 1999 – May 2006: Program Analyst/Sr. Program Analyst, U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center, Alexandria, Virginia

• Jun 1995 – Jan 1996: Program Analyst, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

• Feb 1992 – Jun 1995: Executive Officer, 53rd Area Support Group, Bad Kreuznach, Germany

COLLEGE:

• Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, American International University, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:

• Federal Executive Institute (2011)

• Army War College (2009)

• Sustaining Base Leadership and Management (2007)

• Community and Family Support Management Course (2003)

• Total Quality Management (1995)

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Distinguished Civilian Service Medal (2022)

• Meritorious Civilian Service Award (2013, 2019)

• Superior Civilian Service Award (2015, 2018)

• Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (1992, 2001)

• Honorable Order of Molly Pitcher (1991)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

• Association of the United States Army

• Women In International Security