David Nordel

Dave Nordel is a retired United States Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant of over 30 years’ service. He is a registered nurse, emergency manager and served as a medic in areas of operations to include Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South America, Iraq, Korea, Japan, and Hungary. Dave grew up in rural Northern California in a dairy farming community and experienced all that brings to a young man raised in the late 60s and 70s. Dave left home at 19 to join the Air Force and ascended through the enlisted ranks to culminate as the senior enlisted leader for all nuclear missile forces in the United States. He is a Register Nurse specialized in Emergency Medicine and has vast experience leading small groups and large organizations. He has lead city government activities and large organizations as an emergency manager for multiple communities through Covid-19 and other disaster situations. Dave currently lives in Montana and is an outdoorsman. He is a mentor and speaks to young leaders to aid in their development and future successes. He is passionate about veteran transition and offers authentic perspectives on PTSD, moral injury and other mental health challenges. He continues to give back the gifts, he has collected along the way. Dave has also written a #1 best selling book (Giving Back! Life and Leadership from the Farm to the Combat Zone and Beyond) that dives into the journey of how to become a leader through his years of learned experience. Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Giving-Back-Leadership-Combat-Beyond-ebook/dp/B0C51SSW2B/ref=sr_1_2?crid=8O2VN0P5F3MQ&keywords=dave+nordel&qid=1683934622&sprefix=dave+nordel%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-2