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词条 Matice Wright
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  1. Life

  2. Career

  3. References

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| birth_place = Annapolis, Maryland, USA[1][3][1]
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}}Matice Wright (born 1965)[2] was the first African-American female naval flight officer.[3][4]

Life

Wright was born, and grew up in, Annapolis, Maryland.[3][1] She attended Annapolis High School in her hometown. She received a bachelor's degree in the physical sciences from the United States Naval Academy. After leaving active duty, Wright obtained a master's degree in business administration from Johns Hopkins University.[3] She went on to obtain a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.[1]

Career

Wright graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1988. In 1989, she became the United States Navy's first African-American female flight officer.[4] Wright went on to served on active duty for eight years.[3] After leaving active duty, she worked in the private sector.[1] In 1997, Wright was appointed a White House Fellow in the United States Treasury Department.[1][3][5] She also worked to manage Sikorsky Aircraft international military helicopter programs. She went on to become the Principal DIrector for Industrial Policy at the United States Department of Defense.[3][1] In Fall 2016, former president Barack Obama appointed her to the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors [6] where she currently serves. She is also now a Vice President at ManTech International.

References

1. ^{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Matice|title=Matice Wright's Story: Taking Responsibility for American Soldiers and Sailors|url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:29EVAn1KkKQJ:https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/02/26/matice-wrights-story-taking-responsibility-american-soldiers-and-sailors+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|website=The Obama White House|accessdate=20 February 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|accessdate=2018-05-03 |url=hhttps://jemully.com/black-history-military-celebration-firsts/ |date=February 10, 2016|title=Black History in the Military – Celebration of "Firsts" |first=Tahj|last=Mayes}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=This week in African American history|url=http://archive.kitsapsun.com/northwest-navy-life/this-week-in-african-american-history-ep-492368324-356889141.html|accessdate=20 February 2017|publisher=Northwest Navy Life}}
4. ^{{cite book|last1=Douglas|first1=Deborah|title=American Women and Flight since 1940|date=2004|publisher=The University Press of Kentucky|location=Lexington, Kentucky|page=251|url=https://books.google.com/?id=LYwfBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA251&lpg=PA251&dq=matice+wright#v=onepage&q=matice%20wright&f=false|accessdate=20 February 2017|isbn=9780813148298}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=List of White House Fellows|url=http://whitehousefellowsproject.org/whitehousefellowsproject.rice.edu/Default2568.html?id=49|website=White House Fellows Project|publisher=Gordon College|accessdate=20 February 2017}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Hutzell|first1=Rick|title=Obama's legacy at Naval Academy continues with five fall appointments|url=http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/naval_academy/ph-ac-cn-board-of-vistors-0102-20161230-story.html|accessdate=20 February 2017|agency=Capital Gazette|date=30 December 2016}}
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5 : Living people|1965 births|John F. Kennedy School of Government alumni|African-American female military personnel|United States Naval Academy alumni

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