Director Mueller
Announces New Assistant Director for the
Training and Development Division
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Director Robert S. Mueller, III, announced the selection
of Dr. James Trinka as the Assistant Director of the Training and Development
Division.
“Dr. Trinka brings significant experience to help us build the training
program we need to meet future challenges,” Mueller said.
As the Assistant Director, Dr. Trinka will oversee a major expansion
of FBI training and development programs from a traditional focus
on New Agent Training and the National Academy toward a more
strategic
emphasis on career development for all FBI employees.
Director Mueller said, “Dr. Trinka will work to implement training
initiatives that are critical to our efforts to strengthen our intelligence
workforce, build on our counterterrorism expertise, and prepare agents
to deal with the global threats of the future.”
Prior to Dr. Trinka’s appointment with the FBI, he served for
over four years as the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Director of
Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness. Under Dr. Trinka’s
guidance, IRS leadership development and succession planning programs
became the benchmark in both the public and private sector. During
his tenure at the IRS, Dr. Trinka earned the IRS' top award, the Commissioner's
Award, in 2002 for his efforts in transforming the IRS’s human
resource program and in 2003, the American Society of Training and
Development (ASTD) bestowed its first annual, prestigious "BEST
Award" to the IRS for training excellence.
Dr. Trinka completed a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force,
honorably retiring after nearly 22 years flying F-4 and F-16
fighter aircraft, holding a variety of training, leadership,
and command
positions. In the Air Force International Affairs office, he
served as the Middle
East country director, advancing the air force capabilities of
eight different countries through the U.S. Foreign Military Assistance
Program. Dr. Trinka also served as the Deputy Commander for Operations
of a
2,500 person unit, comprised of forces from five countries and
three
services.
Dr. Trinka holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering Mechanics
from the United States Air Force Academy, a Master of Philosophy
(M.Ph.)
degree in Political Science from The George Washington University
(1999), a Master's Degree in Aeronautical Science (MAS) from
Embry Riddle Aeronautical
University (1986), and a Doctorate in Political Science (International
Politics) from The George Washington University (2001).
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