Hi, I'm Cody and I am the Director of the Upper Iowa University Center in Alexandria, LA. I retired from military service in March 2022 from Fort Johnson (formerly known as Fort Polk) and decided to stay and call central Louisiana my home. My career in the military took me across the world and I have had the opportunity to work alongside some of the greatest leaders in the world from both our military and members of foreign militaries. My background in the military was primarily surface-to-air missile defense systems and I found myself regularly serving with special operations forces, brigade combat teams, and special staffs. I've taken all the leadership lessons I've learned from a vast career and am now applying them in the field of higher education administration to assist adult learners intent on furthering their education and career goals.