Women In Business Col. Karen A.F. Landale

Col. Karen A.F. Landale is the Deputy Director of Contracting, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.

Col. Landale leads a 500-person mission-focused contracting workforce and provides the necessary resources and environment to deliver innovative and agile solutions to the warfighter. She oversees more than $4 billion in annual contract obligations, and supports multiple program executive officers across more than 300 programs.

Col. Landale earned her commission in 2002 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Tampa. The majority of her career has been in operational contracting, at both below- and above-wing levels. She has served as the Chief of the Strategic Sourcing Strategy and Analysis Flight in the Enterprise Sourcing Group.

Additionally, Col. Landale was Commander, 773d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where she led 45 military and civilian personnel executing a $6.1B contract portfolio, including $163M in annual obligations. 

EDUCATION 2002 Bachelor of Science, International Business, University of Tampa, Fla., Magna Cum Laude 2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2008 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2009 Joint Professional Military Education Level I, Naval War College Distance Program, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. 2009 Master of Business Administration, Strategic Sourcing, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif., With Distinction 2012 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Joint Warfare, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., With Highest Academic Distinction, by correspondence 2014 Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration-Marketing, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2020 Master of Science in Airpower Strategy and Technology Integration, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2020 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, V.A. 2022 Understanding the Defense Industry, Kenan-Flagler Business School Executive Development, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2023 Global Cyber for Senior Leaders, Digital University (hosted by Air University), Maxwell AFB, Ala.