Dee Geise

Dee Geise

Director

As the Director of the Prevention, Resilience and Readiness Directorate, Ms. Geise is responsible for oversight of the Army’s Soldier and Family Readiness portfolio. She provides advice, support and leadership for an organization responsible for policies, programs and resources for installations worldwide. Priorities are to ensure infrastructure and services are available for senior mission commanders and to enhance the readiness of Soldiers, Army Civilians and their Families.

She leads a team responsible for regulatory guidance, strategy and resourcing for Soldier and Family Readiness; Child, Youth and School Services; Morale, Welfare and Recreation; Army Community Service; the Family Advocacy Program; Integrated Prevention; the Ready and Resilient Program; Suicide Prevention; Assessments; Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention; and Science, Research and Evaluations programs that are resourced at more than $2 billion per year. She also leads continuous evaluation of the full range of Army care, support and enrichment programs with emphasis on housing, health care, child care, spouse employment and Permanent Change of Station moves.

Her previous executive assignments include the Director of Installation Services, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management and Assistant Deputy for Family Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. She has accumulated 30 years of federal civil service in assignments at all levels of installation management, both in the continental United States and overseas.

Ms. Geise earned a Bachelor of Science from American International University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. She has also attended several executive-level courses at the U.S. Army War College and the Federal Executive Institute.


Career Chronology

  • Sept. 2022–Present: Director, Prevention, Resilience and Readiness, Army G-1, Pentagon, D.C.
  • July 2019–Sept. 2022: Director, Soldier and Family Readiness/Quality of Life Task Force, Army G-9, Pentagon, D.C.
  • Feb. 2019–July 2019: Assistant Deputy for Family Programs, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Pentagon, D.C.
  • Sept. 2007–Feb. 2019: Chief, Soldier and Family Readiness Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Pentagon, D.C.
  • May 2006–Sept. 2007: Project Manager, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Pentagon, D.C.
  • Nov. 1999–May 2006: Program Analyst/Senior Program Analyst, U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center, Alexandria, Virginia
  • June 1995–Jan. 1996: Program Analyst, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
  • Feb. 1992–June 1995: Executive Officer, 53rd Area Support Group, Bad Kreuznach, Germany

College

  • Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
  • Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, summa cum laude, American International University, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Significant Training

  • Federal Executive Institute (2011)
  • Army War College (2009)
  • Sustaining Base Leadership and Management (2007)
  • Community and Family Support Management Course (2003)
  • Total Quality Management (1995)

Awards and Honors

  • Distinguished Civilian Service Medal (2022)
  • Meritorious Civilian Service Award (2013, 2019)
  • Superior Civilian Service Award (2015, 2018)
  • Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (1992, 2001)
  • Honorable Order of Molly Pitcher (1991)

Professional Membership and Associations

  • Association of the United States Army
  • Women In International Security