Dr. M. Rene Howell
Dr. Mary (René) Howell, recently retired from serving several decades as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency. With overseas postings in the Western Hemisphere and the Middle East her duties included multiple tours as Chief of Station (COS) and Senior DNI representative, leading intelligence cooperation and coordination between U.S. and foreign security/defense agencies with a focus on combatting terrorism and narcotics trafficking. Prior to this she earned her doctorate from The Johns Hopkins University and was Senior Staff with their School of Medicine.