BROWNS MILLS – Christine Carlson-Glazer, MPH, Deborah Heart and Lung Center’s (Deborah) Vice President of Government, Community and Military Relations, was selected to serve in the Air Force’s prestigious Air Mobility Command (AMC) Civic Leader Program, representing Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. AMC civic leaders are advisors, opinion formers, key communicators and advocates for AMC and Air Force issues. Civic leaders confer on official AMC matters with the AMC Commander and other AMC officials.
Ms. Carlson-Glazer’s term as an AMC civic leader began in January and will continue for three years. She will meet in person with the AMC Commander every six months, and virtually multiple times per year during her tenure and serve as a link between the AMC and the civilian community.
In her role, Ms. Carlson-Glazer will gain a deeper understanding about Air Mobility Command and its five core missions sets it provides to the Joint Force world-wide at any time… any place and will help disseminate information about AMC and Air Force programs, positions, and issues.
“I am honored to be selected as an AMC civic leader,” said Ms. Carlson-Glazer. “I look forward to helping bridge the gap between the military and civilians, providing ideas and feedback to the AMC Commander about public attitudes toward AMC and Air Force activities in our area and communicating timely information about AMC and Air Force programs to the community. Engaging with other AMC civic leaders throughout the country will help us share and develop best practices that we will bring back to our communities.”
Ms. Carlson-Glazer serves as a member of the New Jersey Hospital Association’s (NJHA) HealthPAC Board, is a member of the NJHA Policy Development Committee and the NJHA Government Relations Committee. She also serves as an Advisory Board member of the Defense Enhancement Coalition and the Community Advisory Board of FCI-Ft. Dix. Ms. Carlson-Glazer previously served six years as a board member of the Burlington County Regional Chamber of Commerce and three years as an Honorary Commander at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) in the Army Support Activities Unit, the Air Force Expeditionary Center and the Office of the Base Commander and Commander of the 87th Air Base Wing. She now serves as an Honorary Commander Emeritus at JB MDL.
The 14 AMC bases nominate civic leaders from each of their local communities for consideration. AMC Public Affairs nominates additional at-large civic leaders of national prominence. Approximately 28 AMC civic leaders are chosen for each thee-year term. During their tenure, civic leaders will have the opportunity to visit AMC installations throughout the country.
Desired characteristics include: knowledge or interest in military matters, leadership in local and regional community affairs, the ability to interpret and affect public attitude toward AMC and the Air Force, and the ability to disseminate information about AMC and the Air Force to community leaders and the public as a whole.
