Women, Peace, and Security Training through the lens of the U.S. Government
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Special Guest
Amanda Van Dort
Senior Advisor on Women, Peace, and Security in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO)
Amanda Van Dort is the Senior Advisor on Women, Peace, and Security in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO). She also covers the Atrocity Early Warning and Religious Freedom portfolios. She previously worked
in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration where she covered Population Policy and Gender-based Violence in humanitarian settings. Amanda completed a Presidential Management Fellowship in 2018 and rotated in the Office of the Secretary
of Defense in the Stability and Humanitarian Affairs Bureau where she covered International Humanitarian Policy, including adherence to International Humanitarian Law, Atrocity Prevention, and Women, Peace, and Security.
Amanda completed a graduate degree in Public Policy at the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School. Prior to graduate school, she served as the Country Director for Emerge Global, a non-profit based in Sri Lanka that provides economic empowerment,
life skills training programs, and mentorship to teenage girls who were survivors of sexual assault and abuse.
Moderator
Michelle Quinn
Senior Vice President – Patriot Group International
Michelle is Senior Vice President of Patriot Group International, a mission-focused organization providing security, operational, Logistics, and training solutions for the Department of Defense, Department of State, and other Government Agencies. At PGI,
Michelle leads efforts to support critical U.S. missions and programs both CONUS and OCONUS, establishing relationships with the USG and industry partners, building technical solutions for programs, and standing up/executing PGI contracts.
She has served on the International Stability Operations Association’s Board of Directors since 2016, serving as the Chairman of the Board in 2019. She is Chairman of ISOA’s Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security. Michelle also was elected to the
Board of Directors for the International Code of Conduct Association this year, and she holds the Industry Pillar “Americas Seat” for the ICoCA Board of Directors.
Prior to joining PGI in December of 2018, Michelle served for five years as Vice President at VxL Enterprises; Vice President of International Programs and Director of Capture Management at A-T Solutions; Ops Manager for multi-agency Counter-Terrorism
programs at the FBI Lab in Virginia; and Manager of Operations and Training for DOS’ Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) Programs at DynCorp International.
Earlier, Michelle also worked on Capitol Hill, supporting the House Banking Committee on legislation tied to work and funding of USAID, IMF, World Bank; at The White House for the Executive Office of Management and Budget; and at several private, family-founded,
philanthropic foundations. Michelle holds a BA from William and Mary, and an MBA from Mary Washington University. She is, most importantly, the proud mother of five amazing Quinn children, out-and-about the world doing great things.