Diane Maye served as an officer in the United States Air Force from 2001 – 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the United States Air Force Academy and a Master of Arts degree in Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School. Diane currently works in the defense industry managing multi-million dollar projects in foreign military sales, proposal development and the execution of large international communications and technical integration projects for foreign and U.S. military customers. Her major research interests include security issues in the Middle East and North Africa, U.S. defense policy, national security studies and alliance formation. She is currently working on a PhD in Political Science at George Mason University.