Dr. Lamont Colucci
Director, Professor of Political Science 
Dr. Lamont Colucci is the inaugural Director of Doctrine Development for the United States Space Force. He has experience as a diplomat with the U.S. Dept. of State and is today a Full Professor of Political Science at Concordia University.
His primary area of expertise is United States national security and United States foreign policy. He teaches national security, foreign policy, intelligence, terrorism, and international relations courses. He has published three books as the sole author, including: Crusading Realism: The Bush Doctrine and American Core Values After 9/11; a two-volume series entitled The National Security Doctrines of the American Presidency: How they Shape our Present and Future and The International Relations of the Bible. He was a contributing author of two books, entitled, The Day That Changed Everything: Looking at the Impact of 9/11 at the End of the Decade and Homeland Security and Intelligence. His latest book, U.S. Space Force: Grand Strategy, and United States National Security, was published in December 2022.
In 2012, he became the Fulbright Scholar in Residence at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna, Austria. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a doctorate in politics from the University of London, England. In 2007 he received Ripon College's Severy Excellence in Teaching Award, and in 2010, the Underkofler Outstanding Teaching Award. In 2015 he received the National Significant Sig award of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Dr. Colucci is a substantial contributor to United States Air Force/Space Command/ Space Force publications and conferences concerning space strategy. Dr. Colucci is also an occasional columnist for the Washington Times, National Review, Washington Examiner/Weekly Standard, The Hill, U.S. News and World Report, and Defense News. In addition, he is a bi-monthly columnist for Newsmax.
Dr. Colucci is also a Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council, and Senior Advisor in National Security for Contingent Security. In addition, he is a National Security and Foreign Affairs advisor to the NATO-oriented Conference of Defence Associations Institute. Dr. Colucci also teaches in the graduate program in intelligence and security at American Military University. Dr. Colucci is the co-founder and CEO of Space Fund Intelligence. He served as the founding interim Director of the Center for Politics at Ripon College. In 2018 he was appointed to the National Task Force on National and Homeland Security.
Tyler Murray
Political Science and Accounting major at CUW
Tyler is a double major in Political Science and Accounting with a minor in Justice and Public Policy. He is actively involved in a variety of groups on campus. He is a Senior Editor for Quaestus, an Assistant Resident Director for Residence Life, the President of SACC, the Treasurer of YAF, and an assistant captain on the baseball team. After undergraduate school, Tyler aims to pursue a Juris Doctorate law degree in the hopes of becoming a lawyer.
You can contact Tyler directly for questions about the NSSC by emailing, tyler.murray@cuw.edu.
David Russ
Data Analytics and Politics, Philosophy, Economics major at CUW
David is a double major in data analytics and Politics, Philosophy, Economics (PPE) here at CUW. He is soon to be the first PPE graduate at Concordia beginning the major in 2022. David is also a member of the baseball team on campus, where he has been a contributing member for all four years of college. He is also the head of team data analytics, where he provides a crucial role in player analysis with regards to tendencies, strategy, and projections. After graduating, David hopes to work in data analytics for an MLB Front Office.
You can contact David directly for questions about the NSSC by emailing, david.russ@cuw.edu.
Previous members
Yannik Gruner
Graduate Assistant, Economics major at CUW
In his time at Concordia, Yannik Gruner has not only set himself apart as an exemplary scholar, he has made a point of getting involved in as many on-campus groups as possible. He was a member of the Falcons football team, served as an Assistant Resident Director, and was elected as Student Government Association President. Read more about Mr. Gruner here.
Alyssa Giese
Research / Administration Assistant, Secondary Education major at CUW