Oath & Oak — Faculty (redesign)
Programs · Faculty

Cadre assembled.

Federal AI leaders, founders, coaches, and veterans. Every member of the cadre is an operator-practitioner — they do this work for a living, and volunteer their time to the cohorts.

Faculty Leadership

The program leads.

TATed Adair
Army Veteran

Ted Adair

Founder & President, Oath & Oak

25 Years · Federal Mission Growth & Digital Transformation

Program Lead, AI Mission Ready

MCMika Cross
Army Veteran

Mika Cross

Workplace Transformation Strategist

CEO, Strategy@Work · U.S. Army (Vet.)

Program Co-Lead & Faculty Lead

KSKris Saling
Army Veteran

Col Kris Saling

Workforce Transformation Executive & Author

Director, Workforce Transformation, IBR · U.S. Army (Ret.)

Lead Program Advisor, AI Mission Ready

Coach & Facilitator Cadre

Practitioners, not instructors.

TBTyler Bohl
Army Veteran

Tyler Bohl

Founder & Principal AI Architect

Ghostdog Systems · U.S. Army (Ret.)

AI Fieldcraft
TATaka Ariga
Former Federal SES

Taka Ariga

CEO, SOL Imagination AI

Former OPM Chief AI Officer

AI Fieldcraft
KFKelly Foster
DoD CivilianArmy Spouse

Kelly Foster

Career & Entrepreneurship Pathways

CEO, Motivated by Kelly · DoD Civilian (Ret.)

AI FieldcraftThe Human Edge
KAKirstin Austin
Former Federal SES

Kirstin Austin

Chief Learning Strategist, Meadow Consulting

Former CLO · IRS · LeadWithAI Certified

AI FieldcraftThe Human Edge
TMTrish Martinelli
Army Veteran

Trish Martinelli

Technology & Data Strategy Leader

IBM · The Difference LLC · U.S. Army (Ret.)

AI FieldcraftThe Human Edge
NANina Atkin

Nina Atkin

Founding Partner, Elevant Strategies

Fmr. VP Global AI · Warner Bros. Discovery

AI Fieldcraft
SWStephanie Wade

Stephanie Wade

Founder & CEO, Ascendant

Fmr. Director, The Innovation Lab @ OPM

AI FieldcraftThe Human Edge
JKJoshua Kuehl
Army Veteran

Joshua Kuehl

Founder & Principal, Fourth Paradigm Consulting

AI Strategy & Governance · U.S. Army (Vet.)

AI Fieldcraft
JBJason Brooks
Navy Veteran

Jason Brooks

Agentic AI Architect & Commercial Leader

Fmr. Tempus AI · U.S. Navy (Vet.)

AI Fieldcraft
JSJanie Scanlon

Janie Scanlon

Founding Partner, Elevant Strategies

Fmr. Sr. Director Data Science · Warner Bros. Discovery

AI Fieldcraft
CGCorrine Gerard

Corrine Gerard

Executive Coach & Org Development Strategist

Founder, Curated Potential

The Human Edge
KAKaren Arnold
Army Veteran

Karen Arnold

Executive Coach (PCC) & Leadership Consultant

Principal, K-TEQ Solutions · U.S. Army (Vet.)

The Human Edge

This course teaches the foundations of AI literacy — not just the tools, but how to use them, how to think about guardrails and use cases. And you have support along the way.

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