MSTM - Key Persons
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- Managing Director & National Co - Leader, Government Contracts, BDO
- Managing Director With BDO 's Industry Specialty Services
Aaron Raddock is a managing director with BDO's Industry Specialty Services practice. He has more than 12 years of consulting experience working with government contractors, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
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- Assistant Director, Operations, Executive Development
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- Dean, George Mason University School of Business
School of Business Dean Ajay Vinzé is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and global citizen, having lived, worked or traveled through more than 70 countries over the past three decades. He is credited with a number of innovations in the eLearning space and has innovated with experiential learning, micro-credentialing, and stackable certificates. Dr. Vinzé maintains an active research agenda, with work ranging from artificial intelligence applications for business problems to emergency preparedness and response.
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- Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MetroStar Systems
Ali Manouchehri is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of MetroStar Systems. His leadership and team have transformed MetroStar Systems into a leading Information Technology (IT) solutions, management and consulting firm, servicing the federal, state government and private sectors.
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- Co - Founder and Co - Owner of the Pulse of Gov
- Co - Founder and Co - Owner of the Pulse of GovCon
Amber Hart is the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of The Pulse of GovCon, a boutique market intelligence firm that specializes in Federal Government Contracting data storytelling. A skilled Federal Business Developer, Ms. Amber Hart has over a decade of experience in all aspects of selling to the Federal Government. She brings critical knowledge and experience in navigating congressional and federal procurement data and sources, from legislation to appropriations and historical federal obligations. Her honesty and desire to invoke federal procurement change makes her a breath of fresh air in a convoluted and cumbersome industry. Ms. Hart received her Bachelor's in Conflict Analysis and Resolution & Global Affairs from George Mason University (GMU) and is currently an active Board Member of Women in Technology (WIT) and GMU's Center for Government Contracting (CGC) Advisory Board in the School of Business.
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- Senior Enrollment Planning Manager
Biography
Andrew Garavito is the Beekeeper for the Honey Bee Initiative. He manages the honey bee colonies and engages in a variety of teaching efforts to educate both the Mason community and the general public about honey bees. Prior to joining Mason, Garvito was the Apiary Manager for the vanEngelsdorp Bee Lab at the University of Maryland where he managed 200 hives for the various research needs of the Lab. He has a Masters in Entomology where he studied the effects of pesticide exposure via pollen consumption on honey bee health. Garavito is interested in developing sustainable beekeeping practices for the HBI colonies and other beekeepers in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Andrew Garavito is the beekeeper for the Business for a Better World Center's Honey Bee Initiative.
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- Chief Development Officer
- Member of the Board
- President
- President and Chief Development Officer, Dweck Properties
Andy Van Horn has been the President & Chief Development Officer of Dweck Properties since May 2021. He leads Dweck's corporate and property teams' operations of their 7,200+ unit portfolio in the Washington metro area. He guides investment into new and existing assets and helps develop capital strategies to support planned growth opportunities.
Prior to Dweck, he was an Executive Vice President and Principal with JBG SMITH for more than 15 years. He was responsible for entitlement, community and governmental activities associated with JBG SMITH's portfolio in National Landing, including Amazon's HQ and the associated infrastructure improvements. He also coordinated activities with the City of Alexandria regarding the Innovation District being planned around the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus. He completed over four million square feet of entitlement in Arlington County and the City of Alexandria, including Central Place in Rosslyn and Landbays F, G and H in Potomac Yard
Andy serves as a board member of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH), as a member of the real estate committee and a board member of the Washington Airports Task Force, as the board chair of the National Landing Business Improvement District, and as a board member of NAIOP Northern Virginia.
Anne Altman is the former general manager of IBM Corporation's U.S Federal Government and Industries sector and the co-founder of Everyone Matters Inc.
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- Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications
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- Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Techno
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TechnoMile
Ashish Khot is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of TechnoMile, a leading provider of innovative cloud solutions that help government contractors transform and mature their business processes and harness the power of data to gain an information advantage and elevate enterprise performance.
A seasoned entrepreneur and skilled technologist, for more than 2 decades, Khot has helped to create and grow successful technology companies. Prior to starting TechnoMile, he ran a successful consultancy tailoring Salesforce CRM to the needs of federal contractors. Before that, he co-founded and provided product and engineering leadership at uKnow.com (acquired by Bark Technologies) and Cruise.com, as well as served as a technology executive at buySafe, Inc.
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- Senior Research Scientist, Center for Government Contracting
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- Director of Marketing and Communications
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- Director, County of Fairfax, Office of Community Revitalization
Barbara Byron heads an office charged with the revitalization of the Fairfax County's older commercial and mixed-use areas, including leading the county's efforts to redevelop Tysons into a pedestrian oriented urban environment.
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- Managing Partner of Centre Law
Barbara Kinosky is the Managing Partner of Centre Law and Consulting and has more than twenty-five years of experience in all aspects of federal government contracting.
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- Director of Business Development, Executive Development
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- Program Operations Specialist, Research Partnerships and Grants Initiative
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- Assistant Director of Undergraduate Online Programs
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- Grant Writer and Proposal Specialist
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- Member of the Center Leadership and Staff
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Center for Government Contracting
Benjamin McMartin is a Senior Fellow in the School of Business at George Mason University. His appointment is with the Center for Government Contracting.
Beth Cabrera is passionate about helping individuals and organizations apply knowledge from the field of positive psychology to achieve greater success and well-being.
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- Senior Research Scientist
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- Managing Partner of Evans Consulting
Bob Etris is managing partner of Evans Consulting. Bob has played a leading role in the success and growth of the company since 2003, and is passionate about finding creative human-centered solutions to complex organizational and technical problems.
Bob Wulff has more than 35 years of Washington, D.C. area real estate industry experience. Most recently, he served as senior vice president at B. F. Saul Company where he was responsible for acquisition and development of projects for the firm's $6 billion real estate portfolio.
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- Program Manager, MSIS and MSTM Programs
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- Member of the Board
- Partner
- Partner, Baker Tilly
Brad Nicklin is a Partner in Baker Tilly's D.C. office and has been with the firm since 1998. He serves as the team lead for Baker Tilly's East Region real estate practice. He works closely with private equity investment real estate portfolio companies and privately held property owners all across the country.
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- CEO and Founder of Adaptive Leadership Strategies
- President, Adaptive Leadership Strategies, LLC
Brenda Harrington is the CEO and founder of Adaptive Leadership Strategies, LLC.
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- Associate Professor
- Associate Dean for Executive Development
Brett Josephson is the associate dean for Executive Development and an associate professor within the marketing area in the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Senior Administrative Associate, ISOM
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- Chief Operating Officer ( COO ) at Kearney & Company
Brian Kearney currently serves as the chief operating officer (COO) at Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney), a Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm exclusively dedicated to serving the federal government.
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- Member of the Board
- Partner, Buchanan Partners, LLC
- Principal at Buchanan Partners, LLC
Brian S. Benninghoff is a principal at Buchanan Partners, LLC., one of the largest commercial real estate developers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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- Salesforce System Administrator
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- Vice President
- Professional Engineer
- Senior Vice President, ECS Mid - Atlantic LLC
Bryan C. Layman is Vice President for ECS Mid-Atlantic. A Professional Engineer registered in several states and the District of Columbia, and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional, he is a Principal Engineer who manages geotechnical and construction materials testing services for ECS in the City of Alexandria and Southern Maryland.
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- Operations Manager, Undergraduate Programs
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- Program Coordinator, Executive Development
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- Assistant Director, Learning, Executive Development
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- Administrative Associate, Career Services
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- Senior Finance Executive
- Vice President Finance and Contracts, Mobius
Carole (Davis) Adolphe is a senior finance executive with over 30 years of experience in strategy, finance, contracts, pricing as well as playing key roles in mergers and acquisition activities. Proven record of reversing financial declines and capturing cost reductions through process redesign and performance management.
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- Managing Principal, Merito Group, LLC
Carolyn Thompson is a U.S. based entrepreneurial business leader. She has over 15 years experience in talent acquisition, executive coaching, non-profit executive leadership and has launched companies in several industries including biotech, online retail and software for niche retailers.
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- Resource Management Assistant
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- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President, Exiger Federal Solutions
Carrie Wibben is a Senior Vice President, Exiger Federal Solutions, based in Exiger's McLean, VA office.
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- Finance Consultant at Accenture LLP
Chaimaa Fekkak is a Finance Consultant at Accenture LLP, specializing in providing financial analysis, deal shaping and pricing, and deliverables for proposals throughout a variety of portfolios within the commercial sector in North America.
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- Associate Director, Center for Government Contracting
As Associate Director of the Government Contracting Program, Charlie is responsible for strategic planning in coordination with the Center's Executive Director and the Government Contracting Advisory Board.
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- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research
Cheryl Druehl is the senior associate dean for faculty affairs and research and an associate professor within the information systems and operations management area in the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Graduate Enrollment & Outreach Specialist
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- CEO of Cooper Building Services
- CEO, Cooper Building Services, LLC
Chris Carpenito is the CEO of Cooper Building Services, LLC. He has more than 25 years of experience in construction.
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- Member of the Board
- Founding Principal of Lessard Design
- President and Chief Operating Officer, Lessard Design
Chris Lessard is the founding Principal of Lessard Design, an architecture and planning firm with offices in Washington, D.C., Boston, and India. Throughout the Mid-Atlantic market, he is recognized as a design innovator which can be partly contributed to his uncanny ability to recognize and understand market trends.
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- Member of the Board
- Senior Vice President in the MidAtlantic Office of Trammell Crow Company
- Senior Vice President, Trammell Crow
Chris Rodriguez is a Senior Vice President in the MidAtlantic office of Trammell Crow Company, specializing in commercial office, healthcare, industrial and multifamily product types.
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- President & Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Technology International ( ATI )
As President and CEO of Advanced Technology International (ATI), Chris Van Metre oversees the strategic direction of ATI, which has grown to a $1.5 Billion collaboration management services company.
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- Member of CohnReznick 's Government Contracting Industry
- Partner, CohnReznick
Christine Williamson is a member of CohnReznick's Government Contracting Industry practice. She provides financial and accounting consulting and business services to a variety of clients, providing solutions to complex issues such as the development of indirect rate structures and tax ramifications of acquisitions.
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Leidos
Chris Cage has held a number of finance and management roles since first joining Leidos (formerly SAIC) in 1996. In his current role, Cage leads the global accounting and shared services organization for the $12 billion government technology services provider.
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- Associate Director of Admissions, Strategic Initiatives
Courtney Harden is a partner at BrigliaHundley, P.C.
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- Program Manager, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Crystal helps implement the Center's programming for students, alumni and the Mason community. She creates a meaningful impact within innovation and entrepreneurship at Mason.
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- Vice President
- Vice President and Treasurer, Strategic Business Unit Controller, CGI Federal, Inc
Cynthia Sereno, Vice President, serves as Treasurer and Strategic Business Unit Controller for CGI Federal, a wholly owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group, Inc.
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- Chief Business Officer
- Executive Director
Dr. Spence joined the School of Business in 2013 with many years of experience in financial and operations management. She possesses a keen understanding of higher education tuition funding policies and budgeting practices.
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- Senior Vice President, Defense Engagement, Ellwood Group, Inc
Mr. Dana Beyeler currently serves as the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) representative to the U.S. Delegation of the "NATO Industrial Advisory Group" (NIAG) as appointed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and on the Industry "Trade Advisory Committee on Steel" (ITAC-7) appointed jointly by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative.
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- Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Volgenau
- Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Volgenau School of Engineering
Dan Lofaro, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Volgenau School of Engineering.
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- Co - Chair
- Partner and Co - Chair, National Government Contracts Practice, Holland & Knight
David S. Black is co-chair of the National Government Contracts Practice at Holland & Knight.
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- Member of the Board
- CEO for the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association
- CEO, Northern Virginia Building Industry Association
Deborah L. Rosenstein, CEO for the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, has extensive experience in all aspects of the real estate industry, including research, product analysis, transactional analysis as well as operational sales and marketing management.
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- Program Manager and Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Deniz Bilgesu brings 16+ years of progressive experience managing and improving interagency policies, processes, and mechanisms both within the Federal government and as an expert consultant at the White House, Department of State, Department of Defense, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Dennis Cotter provides an incredible scope of construction experience, from effective pre-construction planning to implementation of construction methods.
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- Associate Director, MBA Programs
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- Founder, SheEO Academy / Member at Large, Mentorship, Women in Business Initiative / Business Owner and Developer Strategic and Market Planning Speaker, Author, Trainer and Workshop Facilitator.
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- Associate Director, Government Contracting
Dominique Callins is the Family Law Section Leader for Simms Showers, LLP. She received a B.A. from Florida A&M University, and a J.D. from the College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law. She is a member of the Virginia State Bar. Prior to law school, she taught middle school.
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- Director of Sales, Pegasystem
Donald is an empowering, curious, and dynamic executive sales leader working within the technology and software industry for the past 20 years.
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- Program Director
- Interim Dean and Associate
- Senior Associate Dean, College of Science and Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Infectious Disease Research
Dr. Ali Andalibi has served as the Interim Dean and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Science at George Mason University. He received his PhD from the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UCLA and later joined the faculty in the Department of Medicine in UCLA. Subsequently, he was involved in several early stage biotechnology companies. He then joined the House Ear Institute (HEI) as the Director of New Technology and Project Development and held a joint appointment in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Southern California, School of Medicine.
As a public servant Dr. Andalibi has served as a Program Director in the National Science Foundation's Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships, where he oversaw the NSF's medical biotechnology SBIR/STTR grant portfolio and at the National Cancer Institute, where he served as the head of the Therapeutics and Diagnostics Section in the NCI's SBIR Development Center.
Dr. Andalibi is a molecular biologist and geneticist by training, with a very broad, multidisciplinary background that includes nearly three decades of research into the genetics and molecular mechanisms of metabolic and inflammatory diseases. The focus of his research has been on the elucidation of the role of the inflammatory process, including identification of inflammation-induced signal transduction pathways and the role of innate immune molecules in the etiology of diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, otitis media, and neurofibromatosis.
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- Arison Chair in Values Leadership / Associate Professor, School of Integrative Studies
Dr. Gregory C. Unruh is the Arison Professor of Values Leadership at George Mason University and an expert on sustainable business strategy.
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- CEO
- Chief Executive Officer of Everwatch Solutions
The Honorable Dr. John Hillen is a highly accomplished CEO in the government contracting space and a former high ranking U.S. government official.
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- Professor
- Professor, Management
Dr. Toyah Miller is a professor within the Management Area in the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Aligned2 Founder
- Business Acumen With Executive
Aligned2 Founder Dusty Wince weds his real-world business acumen with executive coaching and advisory services to help entrepreneurs excel and their companies grow.
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- Leader
- Vice President, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Ed Fortunato is a recognized leader in the Aerospace & Defense industry with a career of success developing and leading high-performance teams as an Army Aviation officer and corporate executive.
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- Member of the Center Leadership and Staff
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Center for Government Contracting
Edward Hyatt is a Senior Fellow in the School of Business at George Mason University. His appointment is with the Center for Government Cont
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- President of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
- President, Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Eileen M. Ellsworth has been the President of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia since 2005. With $37 million in managed assets, the Community Foundation engages donors to help grow philanthropy in the region.
Elena Angell is an experienced program and project manager specializing in corporate responsibility and employee engagement with a more than seven year exceptional track record in the field, both on the corporate and the non-profit sides.
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- Executive Vice President, ICF
Ellen Glover joined ICF in 2005 and has more than 30 years of experience in the technology market.
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- Senior Vice President of Government Services for SkillStorm
Emile Trombetti is Senior Vice President of Government Services for SkillStorm, the global leader in launching and accelerating technical careers.
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- Member of the Center Leadership and Staff
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Center for Government Contracting
Emily W. Murphy is a senior fellow in the School of Business at George Mason University. Murphy's direct appointment is with the Center for Government Contracting.
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- Founder and Principal, Swallowtail Group
Emma Sharma is people-oriented, empathetic, collaborative and highly-experienced Executive Leader managing a broad range of functions building on a rich and broad foundation as a commercially-minded General Counsel, international attorney and administration professional.
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- Executive Director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship
- Executive Director, Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship
Eric Maribojoc is the Executive Director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship at the George Mason University School of Business.
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- SVP, C & I Relationship Manager, EagleBank
Eric Pietras has over 35 years of experience providing full spectrum financing and ancillary banking services to federal government contractors of all sizes.
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- Founding Partner of the Federal Practice Group
- Founding Partner, Federal Practice Group
Eric S. Montalvo, a founding partner of the Federal Practice Group, has earned an international reputation as an aggressive, thorough and respected trial attorney familiar with the overwhelming nature of complex litigation and associated media strategies.
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- Senior Administrative Associate, Accounting
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- Senior Human Resources Specialist
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- Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs
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- Assistant Director / Academic Advisor, MSM & Graduate Certificates in Business Analytics Business Fundamentals
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- Chief Growth Officer, Expression Networks, LLC
Mr. Greene has over two decades of experience solving hard mission problems for federal customers. He has created and executed strategies for large, mid and small companies to make a successful jump to the next tier.
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- Assistant Principal
- Assistant Principal, Prince George 's County Public Schools / Board Member, Women in Business Initiative
Glenise Marshall is Assistant Principal at Prince George's County Public Schools.
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- Assistant Director, Advancement & Alumni Relations
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- CEO
- Founder
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Attain Partners
Greg Baroni is the Founder and CEO of Attain Partners.
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- Director for Construction and Development of Development Firm Rooney Properties
- Director, Construction and Development, Rooney Properties
Greg Hoffman is the Director for Construction and Development of development firm Rooney Properties based in Arlington, VA.
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- Experiential Learning Manager
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- Director, Budget and Human Resources
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- President and CEO of Y - Tech
Hannibal S. Jackson is the President and CEO of Y-Tech, an award-winning small business headquartered in Annapolis Junction, MD.
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- Senior Admissions Counselor, Graduate Studies
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- Administrative Associate, Center for Government Contracting
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- Administrative Associate, Graduate Programs
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- Executive Assistant to the Dean
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- Assistant Dean - Graduate Academic Services
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- Instructional Designer & Technologist
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- Director of Operations, Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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- Founder and CEO of Northern Virginia Landscaping
Ibi Pashaei is the founder and CEO of Northern Virginia Landscaping and a Mason alumnus (BS Kinesiology, 2015). As an undergraduate student, he engaged in CIE programming and studied entrepreneurship while earning his minor in Business.
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- Founder, Fontana Law Group
James C. Fontana has over 35 years of experience as an attorney specializing in government contracts, commercial transactions and related litigation, as well as ethics compliance and corporate governance issues.
James Wolfe is an Entrepreneur in Residence and associate professor within the Management Area in the School of Business at George Mason University. Jim has been involved with over 50 Mason-related startups, such as WorthPoint and FirstGuard. In addition to real world experience, Jim also provides students with legal expertise.
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- Founder and President of WashingtonExec
JD Kathuria is founder and president of WashingtonExec, an outcome-oriented networking organization and online news publication that provides breaking and featured coverage and hosts exclusive events for the area's executives of consequence.
Jeanine Callahan is an executive leader who leverages deep managerial, technical, and business development experience supporting Government customers to mature and enhance small businesses to achieve strategic outcomes.
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- Chairman, Aerospace, Defense and Government Services Transactional PracticeDLA Piper, LLP
- Co - Chair, Aerospace, Defense and Government Services Transactional PracticeDLA Piper, LLP
Jeff Houle, a U.S. lawyer and English solicitor with more than 20 years of legal and business experience, has represented Fortune 500 companies and members of the Forbes 600 and has closed more than US$8 billion in transactions.
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- CEO
- Founder
- CEO & Founder, BrandMirror
Jen Dalton is the CEO and founder of BrandMirror.
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- Owner and Principal Consultant of Bowman Consulting Services
- Owner and Principal Consultant, Bowman Consulting Services, LLC
Jennifer Bowman is the Owner and Principal Consultant of Bowman Consulting Services, LLC, a Virginia-based consulting firm providing full lifecycle proposal development services for IT and professional services contractors
Jennifer C. Cochran, '94 Fitness Design Solutions, LLC is a functional fitness, movement education experience specializing in getting people moving again following injury or illness, using a combination of Health and Well-Being Coaching, Pilates, Yoga and Massage Therapy.
Jennifer Eubanks brings more than 20 years of accounting experience to the firm from her role as CFO, Controller, DCAA Auditor, and Accounting Manager for a regional accounting practice.
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- Senior Sales Director
- Senior Sales Director, Lumen Technologies / Board Member, Women in Business Initiative
Jessica Hill is a senior sales director at Lumen Technologies.
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- Member of the Board
- Community Outreach Regional Manager, Virginia Housing
Jill Norcross joined Virginia Housing in 2020 as the Community Outreach Regional Manager for Northern Virginia.
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- Vice President, Contracts, ManTech
JoAnne Dukeshire is the Vice President of Contracts responsible for supporting and advising various lines of business across the enterprise on government contracting.
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- Owner
- Owner, Kick Flip Recruiting / Board Member, Women in Business Initiative
Jocelyn Chase is the owner of Kick Flip Recruiting.
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- Member of the Center Leadership and Staff
- Executive Director of the Center for Government Contracting
- Executive Director, Center for Government Contracting
Dr. Jerry McGinn is the Executive Director of the Center for Government Contracting in the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Marketing Manager, Advancement & Alumni Relations
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- Member of the Board
- Principal of Peterson Companies
- Principal, the Peterson Companies
Jon Peterson is a Principal of Peterson Companies and serves as the Chairman of the Company's Executive Committee.
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- Market Executive, Specialized Lending, Atlantic Union Bank
- Marketing Executive in Specialized Lending at Atlantic Union Bank
Joseph B. Humphries leads is a marketing executive in specialized lending at Atlantic Union Bank. He leads a team of bankers is focused on government contracting.
Joseph is a partner in the government contractor solutions practice of Baker Tilly.
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- Senior Vice President and Operations Manager for SAIC 's Navy
- Senior Vice President, Naval Business Unit, SAIC
Josh Jackson is senior vice president and operations manager for SAIC's Navy and USMC Information Warfare Operation, with responsibility for leading strategy, market growth, P&L, and program delivery across all USMC and Navy Information Warfare organizations.
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- Senior Vice President, Service Lines & Technology, LMI
Josh Wilson leads LMI's concept development and customer delivery of capabilities for advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), data and enterprise operations, and digital solutions.
Judy Curry has been a creative leader in the auto repair industry for over 30 years. As the Chief Creative Officer and driving force behind the Curry's Auto Service brand, founded by her and her husband Matt, she took Curry's Auto Service beyond the traditional boundaries of auto service marketing and established a variety of innovative programs that clearly distinguished Curry's from its competition.
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- Founder, VISTA Wealth Strategies LLC
Judy L. Redpath specializes in working with entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals and their families, overseeing their family finances, focusing on the accumulation, distribution, preservation and strategic transfer of wealth.
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- Managing Director of Human Capital
Julie Simmons is the Managing Director of Human Capital Strategic Consulting, a woman owned management consultancy focused on providing human resources solutions.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer ( CHRO ) With SERCO NA
- Chief Human Resources Officer, SERCO NA
Julie Van Leunen is the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) with SERCO NA, responsible for Serco's Compensation, Benefits, HR Compliance, Recruitment, Business Support, and Employee Experience.
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- Founder and CEO, Helios HR
As Founder and CEO of Helios HR, an award-winning human capital and talent acquisition consulting firm, Kathy Albarado is passionate about helping leaders discover what is possible with a talent strategy that seizes opportunities.
In early 2009, Kaylene Green led the formation of Flagship Government Relations, Inc., an organization focusing on government relations to provide legislative strategy, federal budget insights, and strategic marketing analysis.
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- Regional Vice President, RGS Title / Partner, Shreves, Schudel, Saunders, Parello & Clarke, PLC
Being a real estate attorney has allowed Kellye to help others with pursuing their dream of owning a home and understanding the legal aspects of the process to do so.
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- Academic Advising Scheduler
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- Member of the Board
- Principal of the Van Metre Companies, Has Been With Van Metre
- Principal, the Van Metre Companies
Kenneth A. Ryan, a principal of The Van Metre Companies, has been with Van Metre since 1984.
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- Mission and Vision Driven Executive
- Retired / Secretary, Women in Business Initiative
Kerry O'Brien is a mission and vision driven executive that enjoys working with leaders to achieve strategic goals and business objectives.
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- Research Communications and Outreach Officer
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- Vice President of Business Strategy & Operations, Unanet
Kevin Singh leads corporate programs at Unanet with a focus on strategy development, special projects, and strategic initiatives. He has 15 years of experience in corporate finance, M&A, capital raising, market analysis, and business case development.
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- Assistant Director, Student Success & Academic Advising
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- Marketing Specialist, Executive Development
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- Administrative Associate, Marketing
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- Digital Marketing Manager
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- Chief Executive Officer of NCMA
Kraig Conrad is the Chief Executive Officer of NCMA. He assumed the role of CEO in November 2018. Through Conrad's leadership, NCMA has adopted a bold and ambitious strategic plan to advance growth in service of members and the mission by expanding its reach and relevance, and amplifying the value of contract management professionals.
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- Owner of the Washington D.C
- President and CEO, Reston Limousine
Kristina Bouweiri is the majority owner of the Washington D.C.'s largest luxury transportation provider, Reston Limousine.
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- Director, Fiscal Management
Laura Niel leads the finance team at the American Society of Radiologic Technologists partnering with colleagues to make progress on the mission of elevating the medical imaging profession and improving safety for patients.
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- Independent Consultant
- President, Vincent and Associates, LLC
Lenn Vincent is an experienced independent consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the defense and space industry.
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- Associate Director, Career Services
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer - Commercial
- Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer C & I, EagleBank
Lindsey Rheaume, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer - Commercial and Industrial, joined EagleBank in December 2014. Prior to joining EagleBank, he served as relationship executive for JPMorgan Chase, responsible for business development in the Washington, DC, suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia market.
Lisa Roger is an accomplished senior executive with demonstrated capabilities in leadership, negotiations, public speaking, employee management and development, collaboration, process improvement and communications.
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- Member of the Center Leadership and Staff
- Research Manager
- Research Manager, Center for Government Contracting
Lloyd E. Everhart is a Research Manager in the School of Business at George Mason University. His appointment is with the Center for Government Contracting.
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- Administrative Manager, Advancement
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- Member of the Board
- Shareholder
- Shareholder, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh
Lynne Strobel is a shareholder with the Arlington-based law firm of Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh.
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- Administrative Associate, Executive Development
Marc Andersen is a highly regarded influencer and connector of people in the greater Washington community. Having key relationships and longtime experience serving both the public and the private sector allows Andersen to easily navigate the complex dimensions of D.C. and global communities.
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- Executive Vice President for Skanska USA Commercial Development
Mark Carroll is the executive vice president for Skanska USA Commercial Development in the Washington, D.C. metro area. His responsibilities include the pursuit, acquisition, and execution of development projects.
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- Chief Technology Executive, ICF
- Public Sector and Technology Expert
Mark Lee is a leading public sector and technology expert with nearly 30 years of experience helping agencies address digital, regulatory, workforce, and policy challenges.
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- Adjunct Faculty Member
- Founding Partner, Hassinger Real Estate Development Services
Mark S. Hassinger is an adjunct faculty member within the Masters in Real Estate Development program in the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Director of Accreditation, Assessment & Analytics
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- Member of the Board
- President of NAIOP Northern Virginia
Martha Marks is the President of NAIOP Northern Virginia, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.
Mary Hough, '91 President, Continuity Consulting, LLC With more than 20 years in the HR arena, Mary Hough understands the importance of staying ahead of tomorrow's challenges.
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- Director, Academic Pathways, SpiderSmart of Rockville, and Spidersmart of Kensington
- Owner / Director, Academic Pathways, SpiderSmart of Rockville, and Spidersmart of Kensington
Mary Koles is 100% dedicated to her students. She has demonstrated this time and again, first as a high school teacher in Nashville and Philadelphia, then as an academic consultant in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry Expert
- Serial Entrepreneur and Automotive Industry Expert
Matt Curry is a serial entrepreneur and automotive industry expert. He started his flagship company, Curry's Auto Service, in 1997 with one shop and grew the company to 10 locations.
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- Adjunct Faculty Member
- Program Manager, MS in Real Estate Development
May Abou Ghazaleh is an adjunct faculty member within the Finance Area in the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Executive Director, Center for Government Contracting
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- Undergraduate Career Consultant
Megan Lynch is a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton.
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- Co - Founder and Managing Partner at Axiologic Solutions
Michael Chavira is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Axiologic Solutions with more than fifteen years experience in sensor development and integration, systems engineering and enterprise architecture.
To honor the millions of business executives and workers worldwide who quietly accomplish innovative and extraordinary things in the workplace every day, Michael Gallagher founded the Stevie® Awards in 2002.
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- Chief Executive Officer, Interactive Government
Currently serving as the owner and CEO of IGH, Michael has over 14 years of experience in providing full service professional solutions to federal agencies.
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- Member of the Center Leadership and Staff
- Professor at the Defense Acquisition University
- Visiting Fellow and Professor, Defense Acquisition University
Michael T. Roche, a Professor at the Defense Acquisition University, is a Visiting Fellow with the Baroni Center from January to June, 2023.
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- Leader
- Office of the Procurement Executive, U.S. Department of State
- Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the Procurement Executive, U.S. Department of State
Michael W. Derrios is a recognized leader in the field of government acquisition with more than 25 years of federal, military and private sector experience. He has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2015.
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- President and CEO of Shirley Contracting
Mike Post is the President and CEO of Shirley Contracting. Mike began his career with Shirley Contracting in 1981, and has over 30 years' experience in heavy civil construction.
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- Partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors
Mikhail Grinberg is a partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors. Mikhail joined Renaissance in 2012 and leads corporate strategy and advanced technology projects.
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- Principal of M Barnett Advisors
- Principal, M Barnett Advisors LLC
Mitchell "Mitch" B. Waldman is a Principal of M Barnett Advisors, LLC. Formerly he served as executive vice president of government and customer relations for Huntington Ingalls Industries, America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry.
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- Co - Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Design to Delivery Inc
Molly K. Gimmel is the co-owner and chief executive officer of Design To Delivery Inc, an award-winning government contracting firm.
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- Director, Undergraduate Academic Services
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- Chief Executive Officer, 22nd Century Technologies
Mr. Anil Sharma is a serial entrepreneur, a technocrat-business leader, an angel investor, and a philanthropist with a successful career in building and supporting multiple innovative companies. He is a successful first-generation immigrant with humble beginnings who came to the US in 1997 from India with $100. Anil is currently the Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Technologies, a government-focused IT Systems integrator and software solutions company. He has diligently nurtured this $ 2 million IT Consulting business into a $400M/6000+ employees Public Sector focused IT Systems Integrator, supporting the nation's digital transformation and protecting the critical infrastructure. He is an active angel investor, having invested in and mentored several startups and small businesses. Most recently, he sponsored Accelerate Program and TiE Global, committing $1M in seed money to young entrepreneurs building scalable, technology-driven solutions.
Always keen to share his abilities and resources for the betterment of the communities, Anil has volunteered his time through mentoring, active participation in forums and associations, funding outreach initiatives, academic scholarships, paid internships, and sponsoring charitable events. Anil serves as Chairperson of the Advisory Board at Salvation Army Loudoun County and supports many other non-profits - the Missionaries of Charity, Special Olympics, FACETS, Feed the Hungry of Loudoun, and HOPE. Anil views education and skills development as the key driver to societal upliftment and well-being. He has instituted relationships with several schools to identify talented students and provide them with real-world learning opportunities. He is supporting the STEM program in Loudoun County Public Schools. With his contributions, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and service to the community. He is also the recipient of several other awards, including TiE Gov Con Elite Leader and NVTC Top50.
Anil Sharma holds a Masters in Computers Applications and lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Anupama and their two children.
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- Director
- Principal
- Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Office of the under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Mr. John M. Tenaglia serves as the Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense.
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- Instructional Designer and Technologist
An entrepreneur at heart, Ola Sage founded her first information technology (IT) professional services company in 1999, growing it until a successful exit in 2018.
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- Administrative Associate, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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- Research Associate
- Research Associate, Center for Government Contracting
Olivia Letts is a Research Associate in the School of Business at George Mason University. Her appointment is with the Center for Government Contracting.
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- Principal and Senior Planning Consultant With Bowman Consulting
- Principal and Senior Planning Consultant, Bowman Consulting
Packie Crown has been a Principal and Senior Planning Consultant with Bowman Consulting, a multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, landscape architecture, environmental services, and surveying firm since 2007.
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- Associate Dean
- Associate Dean for Outreach and Strategic Engagement
Patrick Soleymani is the associate dean for outreach and strategic engagement and an associate professor within the management area in the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Paul Courtney is the liaison of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to the Advisory Board of the Baroni Center.
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- Acquisition Leader
- Partner, Americas Aerospace and Defense Sector, Ernst & Young LLP
Paul Feeko is an acquisition leader in the US aerospace and defense sector (A&D).
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- Coordinator, Undergraduate Recruitment & Outreach
Jerry Grossman completed his career at Houlihan Lokey's Washington, D.C. office in 2014. He was co-head of the ADG group, a premier investment banking practice representing leading industry companies in merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions, providing fairness opinions and sourcing capital.
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- Office Manager, Graduate Programs
Ray Winn has over 25 years of experience in serving commercial and federal government clients. Ray is currently a senior partner focused on Deloitte's largest global commercial clients.
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- Director of Operations for the Center for Innovation
- Director of Operations, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Rebecca Howick is the director of operations for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Partner
- Partner, Edgespace / Board Member, Women in Business Initiative
Rhonda Gaydos is a Partner in Edgespace LLC, specializing in accounting and financial compliance solutions for government contractors.
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- Member of the Center Leadership and Staff
- Senior Fellow
- Senior Fellow, Center for Government Contracting
Richard Beutel is a Senior Fellow in the School of Business at George Mason University. His appointment is with the Center for Government Contracting.
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- Partner
- Partner, Government Contracts Group, Crowell & Moring LLP
Robert Burton is a partner in the Government Contracts Group at Crowell & Moring LLP in Washington, D.C. He has over 40 years of experience in acquisition law and policy and previously served in the Executive Office of the President as the Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
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- Senior Director of Undergraduate Academic and Student Affairs
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- Member of the Board
- Owner of Kinsey Properties
- Principal, Eyremount Investment Group
Roger Lin was the owner of Kinsey Properties, LLC and Managing Partner of Eyremount Investment Group, LLC, two small-scale real estate development firms in Northern Virginia he founded with his family. Since 2007 he has been investing in income producing properties and developable land in the Washington D.C. area.
Roya Johnson is a senior account director at Lumen Technologies.
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- Managing Partner of Ward & Berry
Ryan Berry is the Managing Partner of Ward & Berry, a Washington D.C. boutique law firm focused on representing federal contractors.
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Real Estate Lending Officer, EagleBank
Ryan Riel has been working in Commercial Real Estate with EagleBank for more than 20 years and currently oversees EagleBank's almost $5 billion CRE Lending portfolio and its 50+ employees.
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- Managing Partner of JR Real Estate Group
Saifaldin (Saif) Rahman is Managing Partner of JR Real Estate Group, and President of the Prince William Chapter of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association (NVBIA).
Sajeev Malaveetil has over 24 years of experience providing advisory and litigation support services to organizations and their counsel on federal contract accounting, administration and compliance requirements.
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- Area Manager, Lost Dog Café - Cowboy Cafe / Board Member, Women in Business Initiative
Sarah has worked in management in many ways over her career in the food industry culminating in her current role overseeing four restaurants in a small chain.
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- General Manager of the Defense and Intelligence Software Business Unit, Unison
Scott Carlson is the General Manager of the Defense and Intelligence Software Business Unit. He has more than thirty years of federal contracting and operations experience.
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Scott Hine is a member of the executive leadership team within the Department of Energy, Office of the Chief Financial Officer where he is the Deputy Director of Corporate Business Systems. Scott has over 30 years of portfolio, program and project management experience.
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- Founding Principal of Equinox Investments
- Principal, Equinox Investments, LLC
Scott Plein is the founding principal of Equinox Investments, LLC, a real estate investment, development, and management firm specializing in community planning and entitlements in Northern Virginia.
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- Chief Executive Officer, WAEPA
M. Shane Canfield brings more than 25 years of experience in insurance and non-profit leadership to WAEPA.
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- Business Strategist, Leadership Coach
Shari Goodwin is a business strategist, leadership coach, author, speaker, and horsewoman with over 25 years of experience, including starting four companies and serving as director of program strategy for a global engineering firm.
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- Administrative Associate, Faculty Records & Reporting
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- Founder and President of STAT
- President, STAT Association Management, Inc.
- STAT Association Management, Inc
Sharon Galler is the founder and president of STAT. She formed STAT, a woman-owned business, in 1986 to provide a broad range of sales and services to the association industry.
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- SVP of Corporate Accounting at Navy Federal Credit Union
Sharon Poach is the SVP of Corporate Accounting at Navy Federal Credit Union.
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- Staff Program Manager
- Staff Program Manager, VMWare / Board Member, Women in Business Initiative
Sheeja Philip is the staff program manager at VMware.
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- Co - Practice Leader of the Government Contracting Group at Citrin Cooperman
Sirena Johnson is a partner and co-practice leader of the Government Contracting group at Citrin Cooperman.
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- Director, Student Success and Academic Advising
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- Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Strategic Engagement
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- President & CEO, Soraya Correa & Associates LLC
Soraya Correa was the former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Procurement Officer and Senior Procurement Executive, responsible for the implementation of the unique acquisition policies, regulations, and standards of the agency.
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- Director, Advancement & Alumni Relations
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- Client Relationship Manager, the Wolf Group, PC / Board Member, Women in Business Initiative
Stefani started her career almost 10 years ago at MetLife - Brazil. She left Metlife to pursue a Study/Exchange program in the United States where she has lived since.
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- Member of the Center Leadership and Staff
- Senior Fellow With the Center for Government Contracting
- Senior Fellow, Center for Government Contracting
Stephanie Halcrow is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Government Contracting within the School of Business at George Mason University.
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- Co - Owner and Co - Founder of Lend a Box LLC
Stephanie Zimmermann is co-owner and co-founder of Lend A Box LLC. Lend A Box offers one of the most innovative, easy, and smart ways to move in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
Stephanie Zimmermann, Judy Curry, Provost Mark Ginsberg and CIE Mason's Entrepreneur In Residence, Jim Wolfe at a CIE Council meeting held at Whitehall Farm in Clifton, Virginia.
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- Chief Executive Officer and Principal of NVCommercial Incorporated
- President, NVCommercial, Inc
Stephen Cumbie is chief executive officer and principal of NVCommercial Incorporated, NVRetail and the Metro Realty group, commercial real estate investment, development and services companies which projects exceed $500 million completed or in process in the Washington, D.C. and Denver, Colorado metro areas.
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- Member of the Board
- President of Stanley Martin Homes
- President, Stanley Martin Companies
Steven B. Alloy is the President of Stanley Martin Homes. Mr. Alloy joined Stanley Martin in 1991 and has been its President since 1998.
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- Associate Director, Center for Retail Transformation
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- Program Manager, MS in Business Analytics and
Sumeet Shrivastava is an accomplished executive and proven business leader with more than two decades of experience in the government IT industry.
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- Vice President, Small Business Lender, Bank of Clarke County / Member at Large, Membership, Women in Business Initiative
Susan Kerr is a respected financial servicers professional with over twenty-five years of experience, including thirteen years in banking as a portfolio manager, a private banker, and most recently a small business lender with the Bank of Clarke County.
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- CEO, Green Cyber Group, Inc
As a National Security policy, procedure and secure area design subject matter expert, Tabetha Chandler has over 24 years of commercial and government security compliance experience along with IT industry network and systems operations, security and integration management.
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- Boss
- Founder, Boss Actions
Talmar Anderson, The Boss Muse, is an expert at teaching business owners and entrepreneurs how to stop making the same hiring mistakes over and over again.
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- Chief Executive Officer, Govini
Tara Murphy Dougherty is the CEO of Govini. Prior to her role as CEO, Tara served as Govini's President of National Security, leading strategy and growth, and overseeing Govini's work with all federal clients.
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- General Manager, U.S. Federal Services Segment, Maximus
Teresa "Terry" Weipert brings over 30 years of strategic government contracting experience to Maximus, including broad experience in designing and delivering innovative technology solutions to meet mission-critical business requirements.
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- Financial Advisor
- Financial Advisor, MasssMutual Capitol District
Theresa White is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Capitol District.
Thomas Lamoureux has over 20 years of experience in government contracting, 15 of which have been in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) space.
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- Vice President, Business Development Strategy and Operations, Lockheed Martin
Tim Shephard is a 28-year international Commercial Aerospace & Defense Business Development executive.
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- Founder of Delightful Plans
Tonia Chagnon is the founder of Delightful Plans. For over 25 years she has provided marketing, planning, and tactical SWAT team support to area nonprofits, marketing and branding companies, and entrepreneurs.
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- Interim Home Business Development Manager, Interim Homes, Inc
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- Founder and Managing Partner at Florin Group
Tracy Shen is the Founder and Managing Partner of Florin Group and the hands-on Director of the Investment Strategy Division, advocating holistic comprehensive portfolio construction, risk management and diversification.
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- President
- Partner, the Christopher Companies
Craig Havenner retired as President, but remains Partner, in a locally owned and operated residential and commercial building and development company based in Oakton, Virginia.
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- Administrative Associate, Management Area
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- Partner, Hirschler Fleischer
At Hirschler Fleischer, William Walsh concentrates on representing federal sector companies on issues including dispute resolution and bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Federal Board of Contract Appeals, and executive agencies on contract administration matters, contract claims, contract terminations, teaming agreements, contractor qualification issues, organizational conflict of interest concerns, and small business matters.
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- Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
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- Human Resources Specialist
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- Marketing and Communications Manager