Mark Nemish

Mark Nemish is the Program Execution Lead for the Nuclear Strategy and Strategic Readiness Workshop, a data analyst for the Air Force Global Strike Command Resolution Office and a Presenter and Moderator for the Trailhead Leadership Institute division of the Small Business Consulting Corporation. Mark retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after twenty-one years in the United States Air Force serving through various assignments in operations, program management and leadership and professional development.

Mark served as a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile operator and instructor at Malmstrom AFB, Montana and Offutt AFB, Nebraska. He managed several multi-million dollar defense programs at Hill AFB, Utah, Vandenberg SFB, California and Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Additionally, he was the Chief of standardization and evaluation for spacelift operations at Vandenberg SFB, California. Mark also served as an academic instructor for Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Mark spent his final years on active duty at Air Force Global Strike Command Headquarters as the Deputy Chief for leadership and professional development before retiring in September of 2018 at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.

Mark grew up in Ozark, Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography. He also holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Troy University and a Master’s degree in Military Operational Art and Science from Air Command and Staff College at Air University. He holds Level I and Level II Program Management certifications and is a certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator practitioner.

Mark is married to Colonel (retired) Kristen Nemish. They have two children, Emma and CJ, and live in Shreveport, Louisiana.