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Seton Hall Lecture: “Ella Triunfa: Lt. Col. Marisol Chalas”

Name: Seton Hall Lecture: “Ella Triunfa: Lt. Col. Marisol Chalas”
Start: 2025-03-18T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-18T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Bethany Hall

March 18 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

NJCH is a proud sponsor of Seton Hall University’s upcoming Ella Triunfa event featuring guest speaker Lt. Col. Marisol Chalas, the first Latina National Guard Black Hawk pilot.

Frequently cited by the Smithsonian, Chalas became a pilot when women made up a nominal percent of candidates and Latinas were nonexistent.

Registration is recommended as seating is limited. Please register through the Seton Hall website. The event will also be accessible via livestream, for those unable to attend in-person. Watch the livestream, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

About Lt. Col. Marisol Chalas LTC(P)

Marisol A. Chalas, originally from Bani, Dominican Republic, began her military career in 1990 as an enlisted Soldier and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 2001. She has extensive operational and strategic experience at various levels, including Division, Corps, COCOM and HQDA. Her international assignments include serving as Battle Captain and Platoon Leader during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Aviation Liaison in the Dominican Republic, and as an Exchange Officer with the Canadian Forces.

Her military education includes courses at the U.S. Army War College, Georgia Military Institute, and The Institute of World Politics. She holds degrees in Marine Engineering, Business Administration, Legislative Affairs, and Strategic Studies. LTC(P) Chalas is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

In addition to her military service, she has an extensive corporate career, holding senior roles at GE and Booz Allen Hamilton. Her awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Air Medal, and the Propeller Club Port of Boston Academic Award.

LTC(P) Chalas was named Maritime Person of the Year in 2016 and received the USCIS Outstanding American by Choice Award in 2017. LTC(P) Chalas has held key legislative positions, including Legislative Fellow for Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Army Congressional Budget Liaison. She recently completed a successful Garrison Command in 2024.