Gemma McGowanGemma McGowan is a U.S. Army Captain Veteran, and currently a Department of Defense Army Civilian working overseas in Germany but hails from New Jersey. She holds a M.S. in Organizational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University and a B.A. in American Studies from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She also attended a post graduate seminar class at the Harvard University, Kennedy School and a Leader Development Program at the Center for Creative Leadership in Brussels, Belgium. She received a Bronze Star Medal for her leadership and actions in Baghdad, Iraq. She was the first female VFW Post Commander for VFW Post 27, Watch on the Rhine in Wiesbaden, Germany, and is the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Chapter President of the GEN C.W. Abrams Chapter in Wiesbaden, Germany. Read More Read Less