Maj Kristen Heiserman is an Instructor in the Department of Management as well as a Fellow at The Institute for Future Conflict, United States Air Force Academy, CO. Maj Heiserman received her Masters Degree from Colorado State University in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in International Relations.  She is a senior AFSOC pilot with over 2300 flying hours in the MQ-1B, PC-12 and U-28A.  Maj Heiserman has served at the wing level as Chief of Theater Plans and, most recently, at the COCOM level serving as the Speechwriter for the Commander of NORAD & USNORTHCOM where she prepared speeches, Congressional testimony, briefings and correspondence for the Commander responsible for Homeland Defense.  Her research interests include integrated deterrence and defending the Homeland in the Arctic.  She and her husband, Chris have two children.

Master of Science, Organizational Leadership, Colorado State University (2015)

Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies, Colorado State University (2008)