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 four 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.
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 11 new hires/promotions and three work anniversaries. 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:
Shashi Bellamkonda is now Chief Marketing Officer at Surefire Social
Stephanie Berkowitz is now President and CEO of Northern Virginia Family Service
Lynn Ann Casey is now Industry Co-Chair for EAGLE II Small Business at EAGLE II IPT with DHS.
John Edwards is now Vice President for National Security Initiatives, Accenture Federal Services at Accenture
Hope Jones is now Director, Public Sector Marketing and Communications at Tanium
Susan Kirton is now Chief Administrative Officer at FCi Federal
Stephen Metz is now VP/Executive Director of Navy Programs at AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Jeff Snyder is now Senior Fellow at George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security
Amy Sutton is now College Recruiter at Accenture Federal Services
Pamela Wade is now Communications Account Manager, Integrated Logistics and Modernization Division at Northrop Grumman Corporation
Claire Zuskin is now Field Marketing/Event Marketing Specialist at Deltek
Work Anniversaries:
June Ayers this month celebrates seven years at ECS Federal Inc.
Animesh Gupta this month celebrates two years at Technology On Time Inc.
Joelle Shreves this month celebrates one year at NCI Inc.
In the News:
John Hillen wrote a piece published March 2 in National Review, “On Iran: It’s Not about the Bomb, It’s about the Strategy.”
Kay Kapoor of AT&T was included on the second annual list of Washington, D.C.’s Top 50 Women in Technology 2015. “What they all have in common is their passion for putting technology to work — and for leading and mentoring others — in an effort to make government and public service more innovative.”
News at WashingtonExec:
The Execs on the Move Group has gained traction with many changes at the executive levels in the government and government contracting industry. This group consists of executives in various states of transition – ranging from plans to re-enter the govcon industry, engaging in start-up work, consulting or serving as Board of Advisors/Directors. Recent retired government executives are also represented. Topics for 2015 will include LinkedIn (basic and advanced features), self-awareness, board appointments and changes in the federal market space. This group is chaired by Carlos Echalar Chief Advisor & President of the Workforce Advisory Group.
The conversation about the importance of STEM and the opportunities for students to get involved continues despite the completion of the 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium. We have created a 50-page Parent Action Plan, which features STEM-related summer camps, after-school activities, online resources, educator training, internship information, best practices, science-related apps and more.
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