Michelle Fraley | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Michelle Hernández 1962 (age 62–63) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Spouse | Tom Fraley |
| Education |
Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership M.A. in International Relations and Affairs MBA B.Sc. in Foreign Languages |
| Alma mater |
University of Phoenix Troy University Nova Southeastern University West Point Military Academy |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army |
| Years of service | 1980–2014 (33–34 years) |
| Rank |
 Colonel |
| Commands held |
DISA-Europe Army Network Enterprise Technology Command Warrior Transition Brigade |
| Other work | Special Assistant to the Puerto Rico Police Superintendent, Strategic Initiative Group |
Michelle Fraley (née Hernández)[note 1] is the first Puerto Rican woman to graduate from West Point Military Academy and the former chief of staff of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command. After a 30-year military career, she retired from the United States Army in 2014 and returned to Puerto Rico, where she was appointed as special assistant to the Puerto Rico Police Superintendent, leading the Strategic Initiative Group.[1][2] Subsequent to the resignation of James Tuller, the Police Superintendent who recruited her, her name surfaced as a potential successor.[3]
Her final of six commanding posts before retiring was as commander of the Walter Reed Warrior Transition Brigade (WTB) in the National Capital Area.[4] As she completed her final post, she was described as a "Wonder Woman" in dealing with wounded warriors that returned from the battlefront to assume other roles in the military or transition into private life.[5]
Upon settling in Puerto Rico with her husband after retiring on January 27, 2014, she turned in a resume to Superintendent Tuller and was appointed to the $72,000-year job, where Fraley, who holds two master's degrees[6] and a PhD in organizational leadership, is charged with analyzing the entire state police organization. Her appointment, while controversial, has been endorsed by the ACLU's Puerto Rico Chapter. The Puerto Rico Police Department operates under a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice. A Federal court-appointed monitor, supervised by United States District Judge Gustavo Gelpí, resigned in February, 2014. She studied at the Nuestra Señora de la Providencia Catholic School in the Cupey sector of San Juan and graduated from Robinson School before moving on to West Point. Her 5-year military commitment after graduating turned into a 30-year military career.
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Notes[]
- ↑ Her maiden family name is "Hernández" and her matrimonial family name is "Fraley".
References[]
- ↑ "Tuller designa a coronela retirada como ayudante especial - El Nuevo Día". Elnuevodia.com. 2014-02-22. http://www.elnuevodia.com/tullerdesignaacoronelaretiradacomoayudanteespecial-1717507.html. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ↑ "Yo vengo de una cultura machista" (in Spanish). 2014-02-25. http://www.elnuevodia.com/yovengodeunaculturamachista-1719846.html. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ↑ http://www.elnuevodia.com/proponenalacoronelacomosustitutadejamestuller-1744737.html
- ↑ "Warrior Transition Brigade welcomes new commander | Article | The United States Army". Army.mil. 2013-01-25. http://www.army.mil/article/94975/Warrior_Transition_Brigade_welcomes_new_commander/. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ↑ "Journal 012314 by DCMilitary.Com". ISSUU. http://issuu.com/dcmilitary/docs/journal_012314/1. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ↑ "La ACLU respalda a la coronel - El Nuevo Día". Elnuevodia.com. 2014-02-23. http://www.elnuevodia.com/laaclurespaldaalacoronel-1718210.html. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
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