Full Name
Mr. John Paul H. Cook
Job Title
Director
Organization / Agency
Outreach, Policy & Programs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DASD) for Reserve Integration
Speaker Bio
Mr. John Paul Cook is the Director for Outreach, Policy & Programs for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Civil-Military Programs (CMP). CMP comprises STARBASE (a K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program); Youth ChalleNGe (helping secondary school students not attending school regularly develop responsible habits and graduate high school); and Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) (using community improvement projects as military training experiences); and oversight of Service level Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs; Prior to becoming a DoD Civilian, Mr. Cook was an Army Officer, a contracted policy advisor and program manager.
His military awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit; the Meritorious Service Medal (4 oak leaf clusters); the Army Commendation Medal; the Joint Service Achievement Medal; the Army Achievement Medal (4 oak leaf clusters); the Army Staff Identification Badge, and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold). Mr. Cook is married to the former Ms. Shelly A. Good of Edinburg, Virginia. They have two children; Anna Christa (18) and Alexandra (17).
His military awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit; the Meritorious Service Medal (4 oak leaf clusters); the Army Commendation Medal; the Joint Service Achievement Medal; the Army Achievement Medal (4 oak leaf clusters); the Army Staff Identification Badge, and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold). Mr. Cook is married to the former Ms. Shelly A. Good of Edinburg, Virginia. They have two children; Anna Christa (18) and Alexandra (17).
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