INCOSE - Key Persons
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- Director, Academic Matters
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- Services Manager
- AMS Administrator
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- Member of the Non - Voting Members of the Board
- Deputy Director, Services
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- Operations Director
- President
- Operations Director / Music
Courtney Wright is in her twelfth year working for INCOSE as the Certification Program Manager. She first became involved with INCOSE when she became a CSEP in 2007.
Prior to her time at INCOSE, Courtney worked as a contractor for multiple US government agencies. After earning a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia, she started off performing modeling and simulation for the US Air Force. She then continued her education with a Master's in Operations Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and she transitioned to working at NASA. Courtney performed discrete event simulations, requirements analysis, and many other SE functions while working at Johnson Space Center as an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton.
In addition to performing systems engineering, Courtney has taught SE professional development courses to hundreds of FAA employees and contractors. She enjoys helping professionals learn that what they've been doing throughout their career fits under the Systems Engineering umbrella, and that there are best practices available for it! This relates closely to her work with INCOSE's Certification Program, where she helps people who are new to formal SE learn how much opportunity there is to learn and grow within the field.
Courtney created INCOSE's Academic Equivalency Program, which draws in hundreds of new SEPs each year. She also created the paper exam path to delivering the knowledge exam and led INCOSE to transition to online testing. Under Courtney's leadership, the Certification Program has quadrupled in size and expanded to more broadly cover the globe. It also gives her a platform for puns like SEPtember and T-shirts advertising her as "deSEPtively STRONG."
If you cross paths with Courtney, you are sure to see her smiling and offering help.
Danielle "Danni" DeRoche has been contributing to the success of INCOSE in a variety of roles since 2015. She is currently the Services Coordinator, a position that builds on her strength with the technical tools of INCOSE as well as with the stakeholders from chapters, the Certification Program, the INCOSE Fellows and other various committees of INCOSE.
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- Director, Strategic Integration
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- Technical Products Manager
Dr. Christian Sprague is a passionate advocate for the power of systems engineering and believes that using a systems approach is key to tackling today's most pressing challenges.
As a trained systems engineer, Christian boasts a stellar record of expertise in systems thinking, data science, and technical project management. He received his Ph.D in Systems Engineering from Cornell University, where he advanced the field of sociotechnical systems engineering for ontology-based models of economic markets. During his time at Cornell University, Christian was awarded the Senior Data Science Fellowship at Cornell Center for Social Science, where he helped direct research projects centered around cyber-architecture investment and user behavior.
Prior to INCOSE, Christian was a Postdoctoral Project Manager at the Cabrera Research Lab, the renowned systems thinking lab, where he oversaw a variety of technical projects.
As he takes on the technical project management role at the INCOSE, Christian brings along a powerful combination of soft and hard skills, key for cultivating strategic partnerships and spearheading new development.
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- Systems Planning and Analysis
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- Technical Products & Services Director
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- Marketing and Communications Director
Honor A. Lind, MPA is the Marketing and Communications Director INCOSE. She has over 20 years' experience in marketing and communications. She has held several positions in many non-profits and associations specializing in business development and branding for organizations across the globe. She has a master's degree I public administration, MPA, with a focus on nonprofit management and marketing, along with two BA's in art and communications. In her personal life she is a multimedia artist, specializing in story telling using metalsmithing, photography, and found-objects to enhance her artistic expressions. Art translates all communication barriers and can transform understanding through shared experiences.
Originally from the Chicago area, James has lived between France and Netherlands since 2011. He completed his undergraduate studies at Macalester College in Minnesota, where he was also team captain of the Fighting Scots baseball team. One year after graduation, he moved to Toulouse, France to coach for the French Junior National team, support their program development, and continue his own baseball career for Stade Toulousain. Over the following 8 years, James kept his passion for the game and was ultimately selected for the French National Team on several occasions, including the 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers in Arizona.
In 2013, he moved permanently to Paris and completed his MBA at INSEEC. From 2014-2016, he worked in sporting events and partnerships for Evian, as well as digital project management for Digitas (Publicis). After these experiences, he would spend 6 years as Area Manager for the European region of Entrepreneurs' Organization, a global chapter-based non-profit supporting entrepreneurship. At EO, he focused his efforts on growth and developing local chapters, as well as designing and managing the leadership development program for 200+ chapter presidents on a global level.
Prior to joining INCOSE in 2024, James spent two years participating within and leading various initiatives supporting the Ukrainian people and military. Among his contributions, he helped facilitate and formalize partnerships between government officials, volunteers, and NGOs, and directly managed a transportation network between partnered shelters in Poland and Netherlands that would enable the safe transit of over 750 people between the countries.
In his free time, James enjoys spending time with his wife and enjoying the nature around their home in the Amsterdam suburbs. He is an avid strategy game player from a young age, with competitive experience in a variety of computer and over-the-board games. James is excited about the opportunity to work for INCOSE because he believes deeply that systems thinking skills are a core necessity for younger generations to solve the increasingly complex problems we face in our societies.
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- Information Technology ( IT ) Director
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- Strategic Technical Services LLC
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- Content Marketing Manager
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- Federal Aviation Administration ( U.S. )
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- Chairman
- Director, Corporate Advisory Board ( CAB )
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- Director, Technical Operations
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- Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
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- Director, Asia - Oceania ( Sector III )
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- Director, Americas ( Sector I )
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- Co - Chair
- Member of the Non - Voting Members of the Board
- Deputy Director, Corporate Advisory Board ( CAB )
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- Aerospace Corporation, the
Samantha (aka Sam/Sammy Jo) brings a unique blend of broadcast journalism expertise and digital marketing savvy to her role as INCOSE's Communications Manager. Prior to joining the INCOSE staff, she supported INCOSE communications with Universal Management Systems (UMS). In her new staff role, she continues to manage INCOSE's communications via the various social media platforms, website content, the monthly eNote publication, event promotion, the members newsletter, and more! Samantha is also responsible for monitoring the digital engagement of INCOSE's 30,000+ followers by tracking click-through rates of digital publications and social media traffic to maximize the effectiveness of INCOSE's virtual presence.
Armed with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse and eight years of experience as a morning show radio producer in San Diego, Samantha has honed her skills to amplify INCOSE's brand awareness and ensure its message reaches target audiences effectively.
When she's not managing INCOSE's communications, Samantha enjoys playing with her dog (follow him on Instagram @snarlysays), traveling, snorkeling, baking, and living life to the fullest every day.
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- Executive Director
- Member of the Non - Voting Members of the Board
- Executive Diretor
Steve was hired in April 2023 not just as the first Executive Director but also as INCOSE's first employee. Steve is helping to lead INCOSE's evolution to become a world-class professional association. Some of his personal goals include organizational growth, member engagement, and culture building.
Steve came to INCOSE from the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), where he was Executive Director, International Board Executive Vice President, and Executive Director of The GEAPS Foundation. Before GEAPS, Records was Chief Operating Officer at SCORE and The SCORE Foundation from 2011 to 2019. He has previously worked in management consulting at the Gallup Organization and in the chemical industry at Nalco Company. He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He has completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at Stanford University. He is also a Certified Association Executive.
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- Director, EMEA ( Sector II )
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- Member of the Non - Voting Members of the Board
- Deputy Director, Technical Operations