Dr. Trevor Albertson

Dr. Trevor Albertson is a Trustee of Norwich University, America’s oldest military college, and of the University of California, Merced, Foundation. A former college president, state veterans affairs official, and U.S. Air Force intelligence officer, he brings experience in higher education leadership, veterans policy, and national security. His career spans academic administration, state government, Congress, military service, and scholarship.

Higher education leadership

Trevor served as President and Superintendent of Lassen College and the Lassen College District in California. Earlier, he was Vice Chancellor for Educational Support Services at the Yosemite Multi-College District, where he served as Chief Academic Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Human Resources Officer.

Government service

Trevor was a senior gubernatorial appointee as Deputy Secretary for Veterans Services at the California Department of Veterans Affairs. He also spent two years as a congressional staffer for a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Military service and teaching

Trevor is an honorably discharged U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer. As an active-duty officer, he taught in the Department of Political Science at the U.S. Air ForceAcademy in Colorado Springs. He later served as a civilian Assistant Professor and Course Director at the Department of Defense’s Air Command and Staff College.

Scholarship and education

Trevor holds a Ph.D. in Political-Diplomatic History from the University of California, Merced. He is the author of Winning Armageddon: Curtis LeMay and Strategic Air Command, 1948–1957, among other scholarly publications, and is completing a second book, Arson: Diplomats, Officers, and the Great Burning of Japan, 1944–1945.

Areas of expertise

His areas of expertise include higher education, veterans affairs, national security, defense education, foreign policy, nuclear policy, and military history.

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