Daphne Deporres

Daphne DePorres, Assistant Professor of Management USAFA, is a senior Organization Development practitioner, scholar and educator. Dr. DePorres has dedicated her career to the pursuit of organizational excellence and individual agency within large complex systems. Her research interests are intently focused on the intersection of, and symbiotic relationship between, organizational effectiveness and individual agency, efficacy and belonging. Alfredo Sandoval, Lieutenant Colonel, USAFR, Retired,...See more

Daphne DePorres, Assistant Professor of Management USAFA, is a senior Organization Development practitioner, scholar and educator. Dr. DePorres has dedicated her career to the pursuit of organizational excellence and individual agency within large complex systems. Her research interests are intently focused on the intersection of, and symbiotic relationship between, organizational effectiveness and individual agency, efficacy and belonging. Alfredo Sandoval, Lieutenant Colonel, USAFR, Retired, served as Chairman of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors (2012-2017), a position that was appointed to him by the President and nominated by the Speaker of the House. As chairperson, he directed the board in providing independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the Air Force Academy, such as the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods. Sandoval also recently served as Chairman for the U.S. Air Force Academy's Diversity Advisory Panel, consulting senior leadership on diversity recruiting, retention and accessions. He is a recipient of AFA's Outstanding Diversity Officer award. As an Air Liaison Officer, he mentored scores of candidates to become cadets, and later officers. Mr. Sandoval also serves as the chairman of the Congressional Nomination Committee for California Congressman Raul Ruiz. During his career, he has helped many congressional members and their staff improve their nomination processes. Sandoval is a managing partner of the Private Investment Group, which focuses on portfolio management and wealth transfer. He is a former Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch and a co-founder of Creosote Partners, bringing real estate development and renewable energy projects to tribal reservation lands in the Coachella Valley, Calif. A 1982 graduate from the United States Air Force Academy, Sandoval earned a Master of Finance and a Masters of Marketing degree from Wright State University. He is a graduate of the Air Force's Air Command and Staff and Air War Colleges and holds an International Relations certificate from the University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School. See less