Global Spotlight

Dr. Joanna Siekiera

Lt Col Tamekia Payne, USAF

Zephanii Smith Eisenstat

Joanna is an international lawyer who specializes in the Law of Armed Conflict and Pacific Law, with an emphasis on gender. As an academic, lecturer and legal advisor to various international institutions she serves as a professional mentor to women at various career stages. Through her advocacy, she advances femininity, personal and institutional transformation and women's solidarity.

Zephanii Smith Eisenstat

Lt Col Tamekia Payne, USAF

Zephanii Smith Eisenstat

Zephanii is a national award-winning advocate for civil rights, human rights, and social justice. She is the architect of the U.S. United Nations Association's #MySDGDream campaign and a NAACP Foundation Trustee working across sectors, cultures, and communities to advance more equitable and sustainable development for all.

Lt Col Tamekia Payne, USAF

Lieutenant Colonel Tamekia Payne is a decorated officer and transformational leader who has served at various levels of the Department of the Air Force. She was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at North Carolina State University. Throughout her career, she has consistently led change across multiple levels

Lieutenant Colonel Tamekia Payne is a decorated officer and transformational leader who has served at various levels of the Department of the Air Force. She was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at North Carolina State University. Throughout her career, she has consistently led change across multiple levels to enhance lethality and agility to the base sustainment and combat support repertoire.

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2022 Global Citizen of the Year

Tahina Montoya is a first-generation Colombian-American and currently serves as an Administration Appointee where she works as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). She is also a Major in the DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Reserves and is a career Intelligence Officer. Her research as a Ph.D. candidate at Georgetown University emphasizes Women, Peace & Security, and her dissertation is entitled, "Woven Identities: The Women Behind the Mola".

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