The Bard College Department of Athletics and Recreation has announced that Malia K. Du Mont, Bard's Chief of Staff and Vice President of Strategy and Policy, will be the second person interviewed as part of the Spring Speaker Series on Apr. 27.

"This discussion will be a great opportunity to hear from a leader with a wide variety of experiences in Malia Du Mont," said Interim Athletic Director David Lindholm. "We have all benefited from her ability to coordinate and communicate Bard's COVID response through the pandemic, and this conversation gives students and staff the chance to hear a new perspective on leadership and service from a talented and accomplished Bard alum."

A Bard graduate, Du Mont also teaches political studies and leadership at Bard. Previously, she was Co-President of Amur Equipment Finance, and held multiple intelligence and policy positions in the Pentagon, including Director of Strategy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Du Mont has also managed Chinese executive programs at Harvard and worked as a Chinese military analyst at the CNA Corporation. She has degrees from Bard College and Harvard University, and studied in the Hopkins-Nanjing program. An Army Reserve officer and Afghanistan veteran, Malia chairs the NY-19 Veterans Advisory Council for Congressman Antonio Delgado.

The interview will be conducted by TJ Kostecky, Bard's Head Men's Soccer Coach and co-founder of Vision Training for Life leadership workshops. The theme of the discussion will be how to build and lead successful groups.

The event will be held in Weis Cinema inside the Bertelsmann Campus Center at 7 p.m.