NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FOUNDATION
NMIF
2020 Intelligence Awards Banquet
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Celebrate the Future Leaders of the Intelligence Community
Natalie Anderson is the youngest NMIF board member in our organization’s history. Ms. Anderson is a mission analyst at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) where she focuses on solving complex research, engineering, and analytical problems relating to cyber operations, homeland protection, special operations, and strategic deterrence. Ms. Anderson’s analysis focuses on developing key solutions to enable intelligence and military operations within these mission areas. Ms. Anderson is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering.
Ms. Anderson graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mercyhurst University’s Ridge College of Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences. There, she completed an undergraduate degree in Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences with minors in Arabic and Islamic Studies as well as Psychology. Ms. Anderson is a recipient several prestigious awards including the National Military Intelligence Foundation (NMIF) Undergraduate Scholarship, the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) Peter Jasin Endowment Scholarship, the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) STEM Majors Undergraduate Scholarship, and the Mercyhurst University Robert Heibel Service Award.
Prior to joining JHU/APL, Ms. Anderson completed assignments at the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Navy. She also led a team of 30 analysts in the Mercyhurst Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Center, conducting ad hoc analyses to aid in non-governmental organization efforts to rescue victims of human trafficking globally. Some of her early analytic experience includes projects assessing global nation-state actor influence, critical infrastructure cybersecurity, and various projects focused on global human trafficking.