Col. Andrea Maya serves as the 42nd Medical Group Commander, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. As commander, she is responsible for establishing policies and maintaining standards of practice to govern all medical and dental healthcare services and support programs for more than 37,000 beneficiaries in the Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex community. Her command authority spans two squadron commanders and a staff of more than 340 personnel. Col. Maya manages an annual operating budget of $24.6 million, a $9 million equipment account and executive oversight of the Alabama central region’s portion of the $23.5 billion TRICARE beneficiary services contract. She also performs extensive planning in support of wartime and peacetime contingencies and deploys medical assets worldwide.
Col. Maya received a direct commission into the Air Force Medical Service Corps in 2003. Col. Maya has served at the base, major command, Headquarters Air Force and Office of the Under Secretary of Defense levels. She is a two-time squadron commander, and she has served at all levels in multiple functional disciplines including Resource Management, TRICARE Operations and Group Practice Management. She has performed special duties as executive officer to the Assistant Surgeon General, Health Care Operations, as fellow, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, and most recently as senior budget analyst for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense-Comptroller. She is also an international health specialist.
EDUCATION
1999 - Bachelor of Science in Latin American Studies, Business emphasis, Florida State University, Tallahassee
2003 - Master’s in Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Jacksonville, Fla.
2003 - Master’s in Healthcare Administration, University of Phoenix, Jacksonville, Fla.
2003 - Health Services Administration Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2008 - USAF Squadron Officer School Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 - USAF Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2015 - Joint Special Operations Medical Orientation Course, Tampa, Fla.
2017 - USAF Air War College, by correspondence
2018 - USAF Intermediate Executive Skills Course, San Antonio, Texas
2022 - Senior Leader Development Course, Interagency Institute, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
2003 - Director, Patient Administration, 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
2004 - Flight Commander, Tricare Operations & Patient Administration, 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
2005 - Chief, Budget Execution, 59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas
2006 - Executive Officer, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group, Air Force Theater Hospital, LSA Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq
2007 - Group Practice Manager/Administrator, 59th Medical Operations Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
2008 - Joint Medical Liaison Officer, US Military Group Guatemala, Colombia
2009 - Executive Officer, Assistant Surgeon General, Health Care Operations, Headquarters Air Force, Rosslyn, Va. 2010 - Fellow, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
2011 - Chief, Medical Fiscal Policy, Budget and Finance Directorate, Headquarters Air Force, Falls Church, Va.
2012 - Joint Medical Planner, 57th President of the United States Inauguration, Ft. McNair, Arlington, Va.
2013 - Flight Commander, Resource Management Office, 779th Medical Group, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2015 - Chief, Programming and Resources Division, Air Force Headquarters' Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2018 - Commander, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
2019 - Commander, 673rd Medical Support Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
2021 - Senior Budget Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense-Comptroller, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
2022 - Commander, 42nd Medical Group, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
DEPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
2006 - Executive Officer, 332rd Expeditionary Medical Group, Air Force Theater Hospital, Logistical Support Area, Anaconda, Balad AB, Iraq
2008 - Joint Medical Liaison Officer, U.S. Military Group, Colombia
2012 - Joint Medical Planner, 57th President of the United States Inauguration, Ft McNair, Washington D.C
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2004 - Young Healthcare Administrator of the Year, 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
2004 - Squadron Company Grade Officer of the Year, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
2007 - Air Education Training Command Resource Management Team of the Year, 59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas
2007 - Young Healthcare Administrator of the Year, 59th Medical Operations Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
2010 - Sec of the AF Financial Management Special Acts/Service Team Award for efficiencies, Secretary of the Air Force, Financial Management, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
2015 - Air Force District of Washington Resource Management Team of the Year, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2016 - Air Force Special Operations Command LATINA Style Distinguished Mil Service Award nominee, Office of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Space Force, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2016 - Air Force Special Operations Command Medical Service Commitment to Service Award, Office of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Space Force, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2018 - American College of Healthcare Executives, Federal Sector Diversity & Inclusion, Office of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Space Force, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2019 - Pacific Air Forces Medical Service Commitment to Service Award, 673rd Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richarson, Alaska
2020 - Department of Defense Commander-in-Chief’s Installation Excellence Award, 673rd Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richarson, Alaska
2020 - Pacific Air Forces Medical Service Commitment to Service Award, 673rd MDG, JB Elmendorf-Richarson, Alaska
2020 - USAF Hospital of the Year Award, 673 MDG, JBER, Alaska
2021 - Under Secretary of Defense-Comptroller Financial Management Salute to Savings Team of the Year, Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Materials and Resource Professional
Member, American College of Healthcare Executives Member, Medical Service Corps Association
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
First Lieutenant March 24, 2003
Captain March 24, 2005
Major March 1, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2015
Colonel Jan 1, 2022
OTHER LANGUAGES:
Highly Proficient in Spanish
(Current as of July 31, 2023)