Dr. Foster-Knight is the founder of She VET, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization designed to use Women Veterans' collective strength to help one another move on, move upward, and move forward. It is an advocate for positive change in the individual service Woman and the condition of Women Veterans as a whole. Through her scholarly research, Dr. Foster-Knight authored "Military Sexual Trauma: Women Veterans Diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a Result of Sexual Trauma While Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Decisions Not to Report." Leadership is the central theme of her research. As an extension of her research, she regularly speaks on the topic.
She brings 35 years of comprehensive blue-chip experience in military leadership, human capital development, entrepreneurship, community service, and academia. Dr. Foster-Knight spent 23+ years on active Air Force duty, entering in August 1987 as an Airman Basic/E-1. Having served in 10 different locations, including a 7-month deployment to Iraq, she retired as a Manpower & Personnel Officer in June 2011 as a Major/O-4.
While on active duty and as an extension of her businesses, Dr. Foster-Knight advises organizations on the dynamics of leadership development, complex communications, and performance management. She is a certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), Step 1 and Step II, Practitioner allowing her to develop interactive training plans and administer employee self-assessments to help them understand their personality types and those in the general population.
As the President and CEO of Optional Solutions, LLC, Dr. Foster-Knight is a Healthcare Provider of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) & Supplies and Construction Worker Safety-Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Having been in business for 14 years, OS, LLC delivers exceptional products to patients, healthcare professionals, and construction companies; nationally and internationally. Her sister company, Safe-T-Gear, manufactures disposable nitrile gloves and nitrile-dipped work gloves (www.optionalsolutionsllc-dme.com) | (www.safetgear-ppe.com).
Dr. Foster-Knight is a professional student. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Florida, a Master of Arts in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Arts in Organization & Management (leadership specialization) from Capella University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership (psychology foundation) from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
She is also a leading authority in cutting-edge adult education. As an adjunct professor, she facilitates courses in Organizational Leadership: Managing & Leading in Business, Strategic Change Management, Managing Organizational Change, Human Relations in Administration, and Corporate Social Responsibility, to name a few. She is also a Course Author Consultant, a Subject Matter Expert in Leadership and Management, and an Editor for SAGE Publishing.
A native of Tampa, Florida, Dr. Foster-Knight has one daughter, Tai, and four grandchildren: Lyric 16, Jayden 12, Elijah 68 and little Nola Ray is 22 months.
She VET, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization.
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