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Faculty and CLA Profiles
Kordel Moore
Company Leadership Advisor
Company Leadership Advisor Kordel Moore was recognized in May as the 2021-22 Company Leadership Advisor of the Year. He joined the Army National Guard in 2015 and holds the rank of specialist.
How would you describe what you do at MMA? I would consider myself and all my fellow CLAs the jacks-ofall-trades for MMA. We have the responsibility of mentoring, coaching, teaching and being role models for the next generation of leaders. I believe the most important part of my job is to make sure these cadets graduate from MMA and become great leaders.
What do you hope every MMA cadet learns during their time here? Respect, what that word really means and how to respect not only their peers but also everyone outside MMA. What do you wish all parents knew about life in the barracks for cadets? During free time, the cadets rarely stay in their own barracks. They hang out with their friends in other companies’ barracks.
What are you known for? Always reminding the cadets to tip the delivery drivers.
Favorite podcast? Jocko Podcast on leadership and discipline
Dream trip? The Colosseum in Rome
Most people don’t know that you … I worked on a farm as a swine technician for a year.
My role at MMA Using my training from the Army and Corrections, I assist in counseling, mentoring and tutoring cadets to become young leaders. I help them maintain accountability on military bearing, homework, uniformity and physical training, and I assist them with issues inside the barracks and issues outside of MMA.
Personal I served two years in Corrections as a sergeant and seven years in the Army National Guard. I enjoy playing with my two dogs — Mya, a Belgian Malinois, and Kujo, a German Shepherd — and going to the range with my friends. I am currently attending the University of Phoenix online in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science in business management, and then I plan to obtain a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration.
Joshua Allison
Spanish and English Instructor
Joshua Allison is the 2021-22 recipient of the Dick Abbott, Bob Albright Class of 1949 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. He worked in business and management before volunteering for a few years in Honduras. He has taught at Missouri Military Academy since 2019.
Why do you teach? Teaching is a means for me to combine my curiosity and creativity in a unique way that can be a blessing for the community. My current community is in the classroom, and I aspire to help the cadets under my care learn how to communicate better and how to refine their character.
What do you hope every MMA cadet learns during their time here? Materials and facts are of temporary importance. If we can teach the cadets how to personalize their learning process, then they can take the methods and apply them to any area of their lives. I also hope that they understand the power of making and maintaining good friendships as life is largely about community and networks.
What are you known for? I suppose that I am known for being creative, walking while reading and for being a Christian, though I still have lots of room to grow in order to be the man that God wants me to be. Favorite podcast? Your Story Hour. The program covers major events and people throughout history in a dramatized manner. They also produce the stories in a variety of languages.
Favorite place you’ve ever visited? Living in Florence was a dream, and I often miss the early morning bike rides along the river.
Dream trip? My dream trip is to be a journalist of types and to explore Central and South America by offering to help the people that I meet and writing their stories as I go.
How do you hope to have a positive influence upon cadets? While we may never know the extent of the impact that one positive influence can have on a person, treating others the way we want to be treated may allow them to glimpse their full potential, and then they can change their lives accordingly.
