Salient Federal Solutions’ Kay Curling Speaks to WashingtonExec EA Committee on the Changing Workplace for Federal Contractors
The WashingtonExec Executive Assistant Committee hosted a professional networking and development event earlier this month at the Dixon Hughes Goodman headquarters in Tysons Corner. Keynote speaker for the night was Salient Federal Solutions Chief Human Resources Officer Kay Curling, who spoke to more than 35 Executive Assistants, all who work in the federal contracting industry. Curling’s
WashExec RollCall: Your Inside Look at Our Network’s Professional Activity
WashingtonExec 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
WashingtonExec May Executive Happy Hour Hosted by Steve Tolbert
WashingtonExec’s executive happy hour gave DC-area’s top executives an opportunity to mix and mingle earlier this month. The exciting event, located at Maggiano’s in Tysons Corner, Va, brought over 50 executives together in a relaxed and informal setting. Steve Tolbert, sponsor of the event, and Jana DiCarlo, founding WashingtonExec Executive Assistant (EA) Committee Chairperson, briefly spoke
WashingtonExec Executive Assistant Committee Hosts Annual Appreciation Event with Keynote Speaker Steven Gaffney
Steven Gaffney, communication expert and author of Honesty Works! and Just Be Honest, served as keynote speaker at the WashingtonExec Executive Assistant (EA) Annual Committee Appreciation event for 2014, where all three Committee group members meet once a year. Held at the Staybridge Suites in Chantilly, Gaffney was invited by WashingtonExec 2014 EA Committee Chairperson
WashingtonExec Hosts Executive Assistant Workshop and Networking Hour
At a hundred members strong, the WashingtonExec Executive Assistant (EA) Committee hosted its second social event of the summer at the newly-renovated Sheraton Premiere in Tysons Corner. Capitalizing on the unique skills of an executive assistant, Tia Kim, EA to The SI Organization President and CEO Mac Curtis, coordinated and planned the workshop, sponsored by
Evolution of the Executive Assistant: From Secretary to Business Partner
When faced with a major health issue earlier this year that required him to lose weight to alleviate the problem, Oceus Networks President and COO Randy Fuerst looked, not to his doctor, but to his Executive Assistant (EA) Barbie Sandy to help him out. Sandy set a weight loss goal for him and her and
Is Your Executive Assistant the ‘Whole Package’?
Remember your first car? Not the one your dad and mom handed down to you, but the one you bought with your own money. You likely thought it was the coolest thing ever, even though by today’s standards its features were barebones. Cars today are far better equipped. Most come standard with Bluetooth, MP3, navigation,
WashingtonExec Executive Assistant Committee Hosts Annual Appreciation Event with Keynote Speaker Donna Morea
Last week the WashingtonExec Executive Assistant Committee hosted its annual social and member appreciation event at the Waterford in Fair Oaks. We celebrated the success of our three Executive Assistant (EA) Committees with over 100 members in the government contracting industry. Despite the torrential rain, our dedicated members came out for the invitation-only event, keynoted
Mac Curtis speaks to Executive Assistant Committee on “Staying in Sync” with the Executive Team
Mac Curtis, Senior Vice President and Operative Executive at Veritas Capital, was the keynote speaker at the 2013 WashingtonExec Executive Assistant (EA) Committee dinner in Reston this past week. Curtis was hosted by Executive Assistant Committee Chairperson Barbie Sandy, EA to the President and COO at Oceus Networks. The event was sponsored by Founding Committee
7 Keys to Executive Success: A View from the Desk Outside Your Door
I’ve been an Executive Assistant (EA) for so long that I’m not even sure I can recall the exact year I got my first EA gig. Suffice it to say, I’ve been at this for nearly 25 years and during that time, I’ve supported a lot of executives, five of which were CEOs. I have
Jana DiCarlo Steps Down as Executive Assistant Committee Chairperson
If the CEO is the loneliest job in the world, then the Executive Assistant to the CEO is the second loneliest job. The WashingtonExec Executive Assistant Committee has come a long way since its inaugural wine tasting at the Capital Grille Tysons Corner in July 2011. Today, the committee has expanded to three groups with
Executive Assistant Committee Annual Appreciation and Wine Tasting Event
Amidst on-going budgetary pressure, federal agencies are tightening their belts as they aim to do more with less. But while that climate poses obvious challenges for Executive Assistants (EA) and the executives who they support, the need to establish new peer relationships is as important as ever. If the CEO is considered the loneliest job
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