Tanisha Bowman is a native of Youngstown, Ohio. She enlisted into the Delayed Entry Program with the US Army in April 1994 as a Motor Vehicle Operator and following graduation she officially took her oath to serve in August 1994. She completed Basic Combat Training (BCT) at Ft Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Ft Leonard Wood in Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri. During her enlistment, she was assigned to 724th and 703rd Main Support Battalions at Ft Stewart, Georgia and 524th Main Support Battalion, 25th Transportation Company in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. While serving on active duty, she earned and was awarded 2 Army Commendation Medals (ARCOM), 2 Army Achievement Medals (AAM), 2 Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 2 Noncommissioned Officer’s Professional Development Ribbons, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver Bar, and the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Badge. Her military education includes the successful completion of the Motor Transport Operators Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Bus Drivers Course, Airlift Planners Course, and Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course. Her deployments include locations in Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Thailand. Ms. Bowman received an Honorable Discharge in August 2001. Ms. Bowman obtained an associate degree in Applied Science with a major in Medical Secretarial Science in December 2005.

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Ms. Bowman is currently assigned to VA San Diego Healthcare System in San Diego, California at the La Jolla location, as the Deputy Chief of Health Administration Service.

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Outside of her work with the VA Healthcare System, Ms. Bowman is a mother and is a published author. To purchase her books, click here.

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Her motto is, “I’ve worked FOR people and I’ve had people work FOR me. What I’ve realized is that I’d rather work WITH you as a team as we accomplish more together.”