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Wanda Wright
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Wanda Wright is a military and veterans affairs leader, educator and scholar with expertise in veterans policy and services, suicide prevention, military transition, women veterans and military-connected students.
As director of ASU’s Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement, she advances teaching, research and community programs that strengthen understanding, belonging and student success across military, civilian and academic communities.
A retired Air Force and Arizona National Guard colonel, Wright was the first African American woman colonel in the Arizona National Guard. She later led the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services and served as president of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs. She chaired VA’s Advisory Committee on Women Veterans from September 2018 until June 2026. Wright is also an Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame inductee.
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