Capt. Wendy Halsey served 27 years as a strategic leader, advocate, and engineer responsible for facilities planning, public works, infrastructure, and construction, among a host of other core operational functions. She held numerous critical roles during her naval career including assignments in the Office of the secretary of the Navy in Washington D.C.; director of logistics and command engineer for U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany; executive officer for NAVFAC in Washington, D.C.; and many more. In 2011, she assumed the role as the first woman commanding officer of Camp David, the United States’ president’s country residence. She currently serves as the assistant vice president for facilities operations at Virginia Tech (2023).

Last Updated: 30 March 2023