< Previouswww.ausa.org10 AUSA Extra | August 10, 2023 ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY Wormuth inducts four AUSA members as civilian aides Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, center, welomes new civilian aides, from left to right, Keith Baranow, Susan Malone, Logan Morris and Donna White. (U.S. ARMY/SGT. DAVID RESNICK) F our members of the Association of the U.S. Army were sworn in as civilian aides to the secre- tary of the Army during a recent in- vestiture ceremony at the Pentagon. Army Secretary Christine Wor- muth presided over the ceremony for retired Lt. Col. Keith Baranow, CASA for Vermont; retired Lt. Col. Donna White, CASA for New Mexico (North); Logan Morris, CASA for Louisiana (North); and retired Ma- rine Col. Susan Malone, CASA for Nevada. “It’s an honor to welcome our four newest CASAs to the Army team. As CASAs they will be great advocates for the Army in their local commu- nities,” Wormuth said, according to an Army news release. “I have asked them to help share the Army story to help young people see how the Army can give them a sense of purpose and provide a fulfilling career.” Baranow is president of AUSA’s Ethan Allen chapter in Graniteville, Vermont. He joined the Army Nation- al Guard as an infantryman in 1991, transferred to active duty in 1994 and commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 2001. After 30 years in uniform, Ba- ranow retired in 2022 and is cur- rently the associate vice president of military partnerships and business development for Norwich University. “I am honored to be given the op- portunity to continue and serve the exceptional men and women who chose to ‘Be All They Can Be’ and serve in today’s Army. Soldiers and their families have been a top prior- ity over the past 30 years, and I look forward to working with the secre- tary of the Army to tell the Army’s story to residents of Vermont,” he said, according to the Army news re- lease. White, a life member with AUSA’s MG John S. Lekson chapter in Al- buquerque, New Mexico, served on active duty from 1975 to 2001. For the past 20 years, she has been an admissions field force member for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and she is now the New Mexico state coordinator for stu- dents seeking appointments to West Point. “Being an enlisted soldier and a commissioned officer in the Army changed my life in many impor- tant ways,” White said in the news release. “I look forward to being a teammate of the secretary as we serve the needs and aspirations of residents in New Mexico.” A life member of AUSA’s Leonidas Polk chapter in Leesville, Louisiana, Morris is the CEO of the Greater Ver- non Chamber of Commerce. He has worked with the command team at Fort Johnson—formerly Fort Polk— and leaders at the local, state and national levels to improve housing, education and spouse employment for troops and their families. “I look forward to continuing a personal commitment to improving the quality of life for all soldiers and their families—past, present and fu- ture. Louisiana is fortunate to have been the home to some of the finest defenders of our freedom. I humbly commit my time and efforts in sup- port of the greatest Army in the world,” Morris said, according to the Army news release. Malone, whose membership with AUSA comes through an association partnership, has had an extensive career, including as human rights adviser to Haiti’s minister of justice and special adviser to the Commis- sion on Public Integrity’s Anti-Cor- ruption Unit in Baghdad, according to the Army. She was also one of the first two female special agents selected by the FBI in 1972. “I am honored and grateful to be given the opportunity to assist the Army by supporting the men and women and their families who serve our great nation. I look forward to working with the secretary to show- case and enhance the role of the Army in Nevada,” Malone said. CASAs promote good relations between the Army and the public, advise the secretary about regional issues, support the total Army work- force and assist with recruiting and helping soldiers as they transition out of the military.Next >