Ingrid Centurion was born in Paterson, NJ and is a 1st generation Proud American.  She served her country for 22 years in the US Army, retired Lieutenant Colonel, Iraq War Veteran, Helicopter and Fixed Wing pilot, Maintenance Test Pilot, Instructor Pilot (Helicopter and Fixed Wing), Motivational Speaker, and Corporate Trainer. 

 

She has 25 years of leadership and management experience working with Department of Defense, Law Enforcement Agencies and the United States Border Patrol.  In-depth experience with Homeland Security applications, including manned/unmanned intelligence-gathering systems and innovative security and software development. Domestically, Ingrid served as the Southwestern United States mission planner at Joint Task Force North combatting transnational threats across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California covering 1203 miles of land border and 850 miles of the maritime border.

 

Responsible for the planning, coordinating, synchronizing, and executing active and reserve DoD Title 10 support to federal law enforcement agencies, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice in order to deter and prevent threats to the homeland. Ingrid has specialized experience including military (national) intelligence capabilities, logistics, national security, and aviation expertise in the application of technologies in support of ground tactical (law enforcement teams and homeland security).

 

Ingrid is a multi-lingual corporate trainer, executive coach, and certified as a Human Brain Dominance Practitioner, using the HBDI assessment, which is a system to measure and describe thinking preferences and processing styles. Ingrid is the youngest of four children and was raised by her mom after her father died in a car accident when she was two years old.  In honor of her father's Americanism and Patriotism, Ingrid's mission is to learn from the past and help all generations make a better life while defending American freedoms and liberties.