TATRC Welcomes COL Gina E. Adam, as its 9th Director
November 8, 2018 | Download PDF
With great excitement, the staff at TATRC warmly welcomed COL Gina E. Adam, former Commander of the Cold Regions Test Center in Fort Greely, Alaska, to lead the team. COL Adam assumed Directorship from Acting Director, Mr. Tim McCarthy on 30 July.
COL Gina E. Adam, Director, TATRC
COL Adam stated that she was honored by the appointment and has great respect for the work being done at TATRC. “TATRC has long served as MEDCOM’s innovative heartbeat, always pushing the medical envelope for our Warfighters. It’s been exciting watching TATRC evolve from its early days as a congressional special interest research clearing house to now having its own voice with its carefully curated portfolio of advanced technology solutions.”
In an introductory meet and greet with TATRC staff, COL Adam provided some of her background and insight into her leadership philosophies, adding that she firmly believes in authenticity, transparency, and teamwork. Regarding her plans for the organization, COL Adam said, “I aim to do the best I can to help push TATRC forward. My leadership arrives at a time of great change within the Army and military medicine. But, I firmly believe that change brings opportunities and I am excited to develop those opportunities for TATRC.”
Self-described as having a passion for the vital work that the MRMC does, COL Adam is excited about becoming “the voice of TATRC,” which she described as a unique organization with its seven labs and programs operating in different areas of military medicine and technology, but always working together in an effort to provide state-of-the-art solutions for the Warfighter.
No stranger to the MRMC, COL Adam has been actively involved with the Command in her past appointments. COL Adam’s Directorship adds to a long list of career achievements, including Research Psychologist at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory and Deputy Director at MPD at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), XO at USARIEM, Deputy Project Manager at U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, a faculty member at the National Defense University, and, most recently, Commander of the Cold Regions Test Center for 2 years.
COL Adam holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, an MBA from the University of Maryland, and is most recently an honors graduate from the Army War College (AWC) with a Master of Strategic Studies degree. Upon graduating from the AWC, she was presented with an AWC Foundation Award for Outstanding Strategy Research Paper for her research paper, entitled, “The Arctic: A New Security Dilemma?”
“It’s as if my entire career was preparing me for this assignment. With what I bring to the table, and how TATRC is so strategically aligned to key Warfighter research portfolios, I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else. The time is right for TATRC to find its voice in the new research landscape, and I’m glad to be here to lead in that direction.”
This article was published in the November 2018 issue of the TATRC Times.