STEVE BISBEE
President
Steve grew up in Selinsgrove, PA and graduated from Selinsgrove Area High School in 1993. He attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he enrolled in the Army ROTC program. Upon graduation from Penn in 1997, Steve was commissioned an officer in the US Army. During four years of active duty service Steve was based in Fort Hood, Texas and served in overseas missions in Bosnia and Kosovo. In 2001, he left military service to take on several civilian assignments with the Department of Defense in Washington, DC.
Relocating to Central Pennsylvania in 2004, Steve earned an MBA from Penn State University and currently works in real estate.
DAN BISBEE
Managing Director
Dan grew up in Selinsgrove, PA, and graduated from Selinsgrove Area High School in 1990. He majored in history at the University of Pennsylvania and was enrolled in the Army ROTC program. Upon graduation from Penn in 1994, Dan was commissioned an officer in the US Army. Dan served at Fort Hood, Texas, as well as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After completing his active duty service, Dan earned an MA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he specialized in transatlantic security and intelligence policy.
In 2005, Dan returned to active duty to make his first trip to Iraq as an Army officer. He made his second trip to Iraq in 2007 with the U.S. State Department, serving on the Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team. Dan conducts research on foreign policy issues at the University of Pittsburgh.
about T H E B I S B E E P R O J E C T:
We started this project to give a name to the different activities we've been doing over the past couple of years. As officers in the US Army, we've had experiences putting us at the forefront of American foreign policy. Our service is a big part of who we are. It forced us to become more aware of the responsibilities of leadership required from those who went before us, those leading now, and those who will take over in the future. It brought us to foreign nations, broadening our understanding of the world. It also helped us realize and respect the connections we had to the people and places that made us who we are.
We want to encourage smart and dedicated young people to consider giving service in the military or in government a shot. Many people believe that our current generation of Americans isn't up to our current generation of problems. We don't think so. Our Scholarships for Service program identifies leaders for the next Pennsylvania and gives them some support and encouragement.
Pennsylvania is a great state with a really great heritage. For exquisite geography and some truly pivotal history, you really can't beat it. What a great place to be from – and an even better place to be. Our Preserving Pennsylvania gifts support efforts of historical preservation and natural conservation in the Keystone State.
Our service broadened our understanding of the world and the real influence our nation has across the globe. Our collection of travel stories and maps and other writings is the record of our pursuit to see and experience as much of the world as possible, and share these experiences with others. Dan's writings while serving in Baghdad, first with the Army and then with the State Department, are part of our effort to communicate how personal experiences can inform our understanding of what our democracy is willing and able to achieve on the world stage.
This is some of the stuff we're doing. This is our project.
Steve Bisbee
Dan Bisbee
T H E B I S B E E P R O J E C T
Drop us a line at:
DAN@THEBISBEEPROJECT.ORG
