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Dr. Tammy M. Foster-Knight is a retired U.S. Air Force Major, combat veteran, organizational psychologist, and lifelong advocate for truth within institutions built to serve others. She completed more than 23 years on active duty as both a noncommissioned and commissioned officer, including a seven-month deployment to Iraq. Her deployment included a staging period in Qatar, where she received operational briefings before moving forward into theater operations at Camp Victory and Balad Air Base, Iraq.

As a former Chief of Military Equal Opportunity, Dr. Foster-Knight worked on the front lines of discrimination and sexual trauma matters, advising senior leaders and helping shape command climates grounded in integrity, transparency, and ethical leadership. Her advanced training at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute strengthened her ability to recognize systemic patterns, confront injustice, and lead with clarity, discipline, and humanity.

She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership and has dedicated her post-military career to education, advocacy, and leadership development. As an adjunct professor, she continues to guide students in understanding the principles of effective leadership, accountability, and organizational change. Her work bridges lived experience with research, offering both perspective and practical insight into the complexities of leadership within structured systems.

Dr. Foster-Knight is the founder of She VET, Inc. (shevetinc.org), a nonprofit organization committed to empowering women veterans through advocacy, education, and healing-centered leadership. Through this work, she continues to elevate the voices of women who have served and to create spaces where their experiences are acknowledged, understood, and supported.

Above all, she is a mother and grandmother who believes that real change begins when silence ends—and when truth is spoken with purpose.