Cohort 10
Jonathan LeGault EDUCATION • M.S. in Sustainable Management UW-Green Bay • B.S. in Business Management UW-La Crosse
ENROLLED • Cohort 10
LOCATION • Monroe, Wis.
Jonathan LeGault is an active-duty Air Force Officer with over 15 years of combined enlisted and officer experience, currently serving as a Vanguard Technologies Acquisition Program Manager. His career growth across multiple geographic locations and leadership positions has refined his capacity for high-level strategic and critical thinking within complex organizational structures. Guided by a commitment to lifelong learning, Jonathan actively seeks out diverse environments to analyze how underlying processes connect and function. Growing up on a farmette in rural southern Wisconsin, his journey toward educational sustainability began with an immersive childhood spent outdoors. Active in 4-H and the Boy Scouts, he developed a habit of close observation, using imagination to dissect the “why” behind natural ecosystems. This foundational curiosity deepened as he worked local farm, factory, and customer service jobs, listening closely to different community perspectives before committing to a long-term military career. Throughout Jonathan’s broad military journey, his knowledge and attitudes continuously evolved through critical reflection on his environments. As an enlisted Civil Engineer Electrical Journeyman, he gained technical insight into critical infrastructure. Later, serving as an Emergency Manager for the Wisconsin Air National Guard, he directly observed the chaotic friction of localized and national crises, realizing how deeply communities rely on fragile, interconnected systems. Transitioning to a commissioned officer role in acquisition management, he has managed high-level government portfolios, witnessing firsthand how rigid, fast-paced corporate decision-making often ignores human and environmental longevity. Reflecting deeply on these diverse supervisory roles, he bridged his lived observations with his academic growth as a first-generation student, earning a B.S. in Business Management (UW-La Crosse, 2023) and an M.S. in Sustainable Management (UW-Green Bay, 2025). Joining the Ed.D. in Educational Sustainability program at UW-Stevens Point in 2026, he is consciously setting the stage for a major career transition as he prepares to retire from the military and begin a final career as an educator. As a husband, father, servant leader, and upcoming change agent, his philosophy centers on slowing down our cultural pace to revitalize meaningful connections. He aims to synthesize his operational background to educate individuals, businesses, and communities on strategic and critical systems thinking, ultimately inspiring actionable design concepts that restore balance between human design and natural ecosystems.
UW-Stevens Point
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