Command Group

Col James A. Kievit, DLIFLC Commandant

Colonel James A. Kievit

Commandant

Colonel James Kievit is the 31st Commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. He graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Pennsylvania State University in 1998 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry. His education includes a Bachelor of Science degree from PSU, and a Master of Arts in Global and International Studies from the University of Kansas. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Infantry Captains’ Career Course, Combined Arms Staff School, Civil Affairs Qualification (J.F.K. Special Warfare Center), the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.

Col Mark Jones - Assistant Commandant

Colonel Mark S. Jones

Assistant Commandant

Colonel Mark S. Jones currently serves as the Assistant Commandant, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and the Commander, 517th Training Group, Presidio of Monterey, California. In this capacity, Colonel Jones directs language training for 34,000 Department of Defense personnel annually in 89 languages at 29 sites worldwide.
Theo De Hoyos, Command Sgt. Maj. DLIFLC

Theo DeHoyos

Command Sgt. Major

Command Sergeant Major Theo DeHoyos is a native of Dallas, Texas. He graduated from the Korean Basic Course at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas in 2002, as a 35P.
Steve Collins – DLIFLC Chief of Staff

Mr. Steven Collins

Chief of Staff

Steven Collins is the Chief of Staff of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and the Presidio of Monterey. He is responsible for coordinating and providing full spectrum staff support for over 15,000 military language students and 2,000 staff and faculty posted at the Presidio of Monterey and at 31 locations around the world.