Being in a position to lead and affect change, rather than caring about ranks and titles, is a guiding principle for Tia McKinnie, an active-duty Captain in the U.S. Army. McKinnie is currently enrolled in the Defense Comptrollership Program (DCP), a prestigious and intensive 14-month program of study specifically for career-level financial managers in the Department of Defense (DoD). Upon graduating this summer, McKinnie will cross the stage with an M.B.A. and Executive M.P.A. from Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.