Donna Brock

Donna A. Brock hails from Los Angeles, CA and entered the Army as a 91B (68W now) Combat Medic on December 4, 1979. She served more than 35 years in the Army, all of it in Army medicine, rising to the top of her career field in position and rank. She served as the Command Sergeant Major of U.S. Army Medical Command and also as the senior enlisted advisor to the Army Surgeon General. At the time of her retirement in 2015, she was the longest serving enlisted woman still on active duty in the Army.

Her duty assignments were varied all over the country to include numerous overseas tours as well as a combat tour in the Republic of Iraq in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and several trips to Afghanistan.

She served in every Noncommissioned Officer leadership position and also performed as a Drill Sergeant and Sergeants Major Course Instructor, Faculty Advisor, and Mentor at USASMA. She also served on the Sergeant Major of the Army’s Board of Directors and as the senior enlisted female advisor and mentor.

Her military and civilian education includes all the Leadership Courses; Air Assault School; Drill Sergeant School; Battle Staff NCO Course; First Sergeant Course; and the Master Fitness Course. CSM Brock is a graduate of the United States Sergeants Major Academy, Class 50, the Command Sergeants Major Course, the Force Management Course, and Keystone National Defense University (Joint). She earned her Associates Degree from Hawaii Pacific University, Bachelors Degree from Thomas Edison State College and her Master’s Degree in Health Care Management from Trident University.

Brock has numerous awards and decorations to include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal; Drill Sergeant Identification Badge; and the Air Assault Badge. She was inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit in 1996 and was also selected to be a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels in 1999.

Donna Brock now is a small business owner – Brock LMC. She serves as an Executive Coach for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) leaders and previously served as an Executive Coach and Seminar Facilitator with True Growth Leadership Academy at numerous locations to include the Army Pre-command course at Ft. Leavenworth. She also serves as a Community Coach for the Veterans Administration program called Together With Veterans (TWV) to help fight against Veteran suicide in rural America. She is also a Department of the Army Nominative Leader Course Consultant. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer for the Army Women’s Foundation, is a lifetime member of Women Veterans Interactive, serves on the Board for Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC),serves as the lead for the Strategic Planning Committee for International Association for Military Women of Color and is on the Military Advisory Committee for Trident University International. She has dedicated her life towards the service of others which includes teaching, coaching, and mentoring young leaders and the advancement of future women leaders. She is a mother, grandmother, and Soldier Advocate.