Kelly Atkinson

In line with the Department of the Air Force's (DAF's) objective of enhancing technical capabilities across its civilian workforce, the authors of this report address challenges in determining DAF's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent needs for this workforce, such as tracking the supply of such talent and identifying potential gaps in technical competencies.

Kelly Goss Atkinson is an example of how God uses ordinary people and prepares them to do a task for his glory. After being raised in a Christian home and taught Christian principles from The Bible by her parents and church, Kelly received the gift of salvation at 14 years old, and started working with children in a Sunday school setting at the age of 19. Through the years she has worked with children and youth of many ages, most recently serving as the youth leader at her local church and hosting weekly Bible studies in her home for teen girls. God has given Kelly a passion for the spiritual growth of teens and has placed in her the importance of teaching teens about salvation. Not what they think it will be like, or what they have heard it will be like, but what it actually is like. It's her passion to take away the mystery of salvation so that it is easily understood by those who God is calling to place their faith and hope in Jesus Christ.