WashExec Executive RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what.
When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community. And with three years of WashingtonExec’s outcome and result-oriented networking programs and events behind us, I’ve decided to expand our networking offering with some supplementary content.
The WashingtonExec Roll Call is a weekly feature within the WashingtonExec e-magazine that leverages our connections to catalog the area’s happenings.
For the past couple months we have tapped into our thousands of LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and in-person connections to compile and share with you information about the promotions, company switches, job openings and work anniversaries that transpire within the broader WashingtonExec network.
The end result? A running map of who’s where — professionally — in the Greater Washington area.
In this week’s WashExec RollCall, we saw three new hires/promotions. Read on for insight about the topics that caught our eyes and ears this past week within our network’s virtual water cooler.
New Hires/Promotions:
Don Carney is now an in-house Corporate Counsel at Northrop Grumman Technical Services
Hans Hollister is now Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development at ESP LLC
Sajeev Malaveetil is now Partner, Government Contract Services Practice at Ernst & Young
Nichole Wild is now Vice President, Human Resources, Management Services Group at AECOM
News at WashingtonExec:
We are gearing up for our 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7, 2015, at the Nysmith School in Herndon, Va. This year’s theme is “The Parent Factor: How to Engage Your Kids in STEM” to help parents who want to get their children involved with STEM activities, but may not know how or where to start. The free, all-day event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. equally engages children, parents and teachers with corporate, government, academia and non-profit executives from the STEM fields.
Hands-on exhibits will include building your own working circuit (Children’s Science Center), a flight simulator and meet a fighter pilot (Vencore), a flying drone demonstration (GMU Volgenau School of Engineering, Motion and Shape Computing (MASC) Group), robotics equipment (Nysmith School) and more.
You and your children will have the opportunity to interact with and hear from experts in the STEM fields and see, first-hand, how STEM is a part of our everyday lives. Confirmed speakers include Dr. Evan Glazer (TJHSST), Michele Weslander-Quaid (Google), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Dr. Ann M. Carbonell (NGA), among others. There will also be break-out sessions to provide resources for parents with children at different age levels to find out what age-appropriate STEM. Three different speakers will separately address parents with students in elementary, middle and high school.
Attendees will also be able to find information about government and industry STEM-related high school and college internships. We expect more than 2,500 attendees. Click here to sign-up to attend this free event.
In the News:
On March 19, The West Point Society of Washington DC (WPSDC) will present the 8th Annual Leadership and Ethics Conference for Washington, D.C., region 11th graders at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus.
Ret. Gen. John Allen, President Obama’s special envoy for the global coalition to counter the Islamic State, or ISIS, gave a mixed assessment on Monday of the U.S. backed campaign against the terrorist group.
Job of the Week:
Senior Operations Position
On behalf of a friend, if you qualify and are interested in being considered for a senior level position leading federal civilian programs for a fast growing $30M+ Northern Virginia based federal contractor, please send your resume in confidence. Successful applicants will have 10+ years’ experience managing federal contract operations with P&L responsibility and verifiable track record growing business.
Communications Director Position
A friend is seeking a Communications Director who is a seasoned communications professional having experience providing hands-on internal and external communications in support of a growing company operating in a rapidly-changing and competitive market. The Director is a member of the Global Communications team and works as a partner to business leaders to proactively develop, design and execute a range of communications programs. This high-visibility role requires hands-on development and implementation of integrated marketing and communication programs, supervisory experience, and the ability to collaborate internally through influence. If interested, please send your resume in confidence.
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