Luncheon Meeting

John Novalis is a retired Brigadier General from Williamsport, Pennsylvania and a 1987 graduate of the United States Military Academy and an Army Aviation Officer. He currently resides in Keller, Texas and works for Bell as Director, Advanced Programs Sales and Strategy. Leads strategic campaigns focused on adjacent market opportunities, military training opportunities,HSVTOL, DoD Science and Technology efforts and FVL sustainment .

His most recent position prior to Bell was serving as a Highly Qualified Expert for the Department of Defense coaching and teaching senior leaders in the art and science of mission command and leadership fundamentals. Prior he was a Middle East expert and Senior Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton.

His last military duties included the Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Multinational Corps Northeast (NATO) located in Szczecin, Poland where he directed Joint Operations for the NATO Corps and maintained U.S. strategic imperatives across North-Eastern Europe. Prior he was the Assistant Deputy Commander .– Sustainment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Assistant Land Force Commander – Sustainment and Training, Operation Resolute Support, Iraq, where he managed theater logistics, sustainment, and base development.

John’s key duty assignment also included Executive Assistant to the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he assisted the Chairman in articulating independent military advice on strategic policies to the President of the United States and Secretary of Defense from 2015-2017.

John has a number of contingency deployments to include tours of duty to Haiti for humanitarian support; three years of combat operations in Iraq and one year in Afghanistan.

He is an Apache (AH-64D) pilot with over 500 combat hours and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy in Economics, a master’s degrees from Webster University in Human Resources, and in National Security Strategy from the United States National War College.

At checkin, please purchase raffle tickets from Marshal Teipel to support our YLC programs.

Please indicate that you will attend by registering with the following options: 1. By registering on the chapter web site and paying by PayPal or credit card at dallasmoww.org “events” NLT 5:00PM THE THURSDAY BEFORE ($38.00); 2. Mailing a check ($37) TO ARRIVE NLT 5:00PM THURSDAY THE WEEK BEFORE to MOWW-Dallas; P.O. Box 12081; Dallas 75225.

Once early registration is closed, walk-in attendance is $40. 

Meal price includes buffet by the Park City Club staff and free parking. Coffee/tea available for $4 at check in.