Faculty

Tania Martin, JD, LLM, MS

Colonel (Retired, U.S. Army)
Areas of Expertise

Forging genuine, high-performing teams and delivering results at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels in challenging circumstances, worldwide, while creating a happy, healthy, and positive work environment. Proven strategic planner in developing and implementing corporate-wide policies and programs for a global organization and leading the organization through change.

Experience

Tania served as an Army Judge Advocate (uniformed lawyer) for 30 years. She spent most of those years in leadership positions, training, coaching, and mentoring teams. Tania spent significant time assigned to U.S. Army operational force units comparable in size to civilian major business divisions and large enterprise-level conglomerates. In her final years of service, Tania managed all aspects of human resources for the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG Corps), a global organization of 10,000+ people, including recruiting and retention. During her career, Tania served in numerous assignments throughout the U.S. and in Europe. She led teams of over 200 diverse personnel and managed budgets up to $84.5 million. Tania has been a prosecutor, national security law attorney, general counsel, legal aid attorney, claims attorney, Army liaison to Congress, and senior managing partner. Tania also led teams and served as the senior legal advisor to general officers while deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Her experience in leading teams through challenging and ever-changing situations has reinforced her conviction that investing in personal and team development, providing clear direction, and empowering team members to create solutions yields successful outcomes, regardless of the mission. 

Education
  • B.A., Criminal Justice, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
  • J.D., Law, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan
  • LL.M., Military Law, The Judge Advocate General’s School, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • M.S., National Security Strategy, National War College, Washington, D.C.
Publications/Awards
  • Tania is a recipient of the Burton Award for Public Service in the Military, a non-profit awards program that recognizes public-sector professionals. Her military awards include two Bronze Stars for excellence in combat operations and six Legions of Merit for achievements during her various assignments.
Organizations
  • National Association of Women Lawyers; Virginia Women Leaders Organization
Personal

Tania thrives on physical fitness and can be found exercising in the early morning hours at the gym. She enjoys learning about human dynamics and ways to affect a positive, healthy, and encouraging environment full of goodness.  

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