President s Corner. Inside this issue: Spring Lynn Sims Chapter President

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1 Spring 2017 President s Corner Lynn Sims Chapter President Spring is in the air! I am delighted to share with you the upcoming events we have going on the next couple months. The Pentagon Chapter will hold elections for the upcoming year. I can t believe it s that time again! Get your nominations in or nominate yourself! Be on the lookout for s detailing the process. It will also be posted on the NCMA Pentagon website. In this issue of the newsletter, the NCMA Pentagon Chapter is proud to announce some of our upcoming events. First, for our April dinner meeting, we have a fabulous guest speaker: VADM Lou Crenshaw (retired). Then, we are hosting a training event in conjuction with PCI also in April. Finally, we have another fantastic speaker lined up for our May dinner meeting with Mr. Bill Kaplan! Take advantage of the early registration deal. We hope that you will join us for these terrific events. Hope to see you soon! Inside this issue: President s Corner Officer Spotlight 1 2 Pentagon Member Spotlight 3 Anniversaries Connect With Us 3 4 April Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker 4 April Training Event May Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker Upcoming Events Employment Opportunities Chapter Leadership Directory Business Excellence through Contract Management Excellence March 2017

2 Officer Spotlight The new chapter program year runs from July 1, 2016 through June 30, Please review the background of our new officers, whom you will get to meet at our first event of the new program year, held in July. Ms. Lynn Sims (President) - Lynn is an Acquisition Manager with the Department of State. She has over 17 years of Contract Management experience with DOD and Civilian agencies. She received her Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Virginia Wesleyan College and an MBA from Liberty University. Ms. Lisa Grant Tillman, CFCM (Treasurer) - Lisa was promoted to Senior Contracts Analyst with Information Technology Solutions & Consulting (ITSC). She currently supports the Defense Health Agency, Contract Operations Division, National Capital Region. She became a member of the Pentagon Chapter in July 2012 and started volunteering immediately. She has been a member of the Executive Committee since January 2013, the Elections Chair during Program Year , and Vice-President of Membership during Program Year Ms. Tillman has also led the Pentagon Chapter CFCM Study Group, from May 20 to July 29, Ms. Keisha Simmons, CPCM, CFCM (Secretary) - Keisha is a Senior Contract Specialist with the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate. She received her Bachelor s in Acquisition and Contract Management and her Master's in Management from Strayer University. Keisha has successfully completed the Department of Interior Government-wide Acquisition Management Intern Program in September Keisha is DAWIA Level III Certified in Contracting, Level II Certified in Purchasing, and a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps. She became a member of the Pentagon Chapter in March 2012 and started volunteering immediately. She has held the position of Grants Chair for the past 3 years. Ms. Simmons has also been facilitating the Pentagon Chapter CFCM study group. Ms. Sara Brown (Secretary-elect) - Sara is a Proposal Contracts Representative who completed her Bachelor s Degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She has been with NCMA since 2015, volunteering as the Elections Chair during Program Year Business Excellence through Contract Management Excellence March 2017

3 Pentagon Member spotlight Mrs. Keisha Simmons is a Contracting and Grants Officer with the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate. She currently holds NCMA certifications, CPCM and CFCM. In addition, she is DAWIA Level III certificated in Contracting and Level II certificated in Purchasing. She has been a NCMA member since She has served as the Grants Chairperson for the past 3 years and is currently serving as the Pentagon Chapter s Secretary. In addition, she has been facilitating the Pentagon Chapter s CFCM study group. Mrs. Simmons grew up in the Bronx, New York and as also lived in Wichita Falls, Texas and Annapolis, Maryland. For fun, she spends time with her family and friends, watches TV and she enjoys reading. Member Anniversaries Pease join me in congratulating the following NCMA members who have reached a milestone membership status. They will receive an anniversary certificate (offered in 5-year increments) signed by our Pentagon Chapter President, the NCMA National President, and the NCMA Executive Director. Member Sheryl Reed Jill Blume Leafay Jones Paul Kodack Miatta Myers Kumar Reddy Tyrone Sydnor Shannon Welch Flocerfida Armstrong James Gallagher Anthony Wann Gary Jefferson Ty Christian Julie Karmazin Years (Jan) (Jan) 20 Years 10 Years 5 Years 5 Years 3 Business Excellence through Contract Management Excellence March 2017

4 Upcoming Guest Speakers Please join us at our April Dinner Meeting on April 6th, 2017 Guest Speaker: Lou Crenshaw Topic How Small Businesses Can Work with DoD Cost Members $40 Nonmember $45 before April 1st Members $45 Nonmember $50 after April 1st VADM Lou Crenshaw USN (Ret.) is the Founder and President of Crenshaw Consulting Associates LLC, a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business. He has a record of four decades of proven executive success in a broad range of leadership positions in the public and private sectors. Lou was a Principal in the global accounting firm, Grant Thornton, LLP from where he was the National Industry Partner in charge of the firm s Aerospace and Defense Industry segment. Lou was also the Defense and Intelligence Sector lead in Grant Thornton s Global Public Sector. From Lou was in the United States Navy, culminating his career as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements and Assessments (N8). He commanded an Attack Squadron (VA-85), Carrier Air Wing (CVW-1), Carrier Battle Group (CCG-8) and the Naval Region Europe. Lou is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and the US Naval Test Pilot School and is a Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM). 4 Business Excellence through Contract Management Excellence March 2017

5 Public Contracting Institute April Event NCMA Pentagon Chapter Hosts: Trending Developments in Government Contract Compliance and Cybersecurity April 20 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: Public Contracting Institute, Washington, DC This 1 day course examines the intersection of cybersecurity compliance and regulations and federal government contracting. In this course, veteran Government Contracts and cybersecurity attorneys Alexander Major and Franklin Turner will discuss the following topics: 1. Pertinent cybersecurity definitions 2. Threat management 3. Breach response 4. Cybersecurity costs 5. Hacker motivations 6. FAR and DFARS requirements pertaining to information systems 7. The NIST framework 8. Agency-wide efforts to regulate cybersecurity 9. Liability for data breaches Fee: $125 (includes lunch and snacks) Please go to to learn more and register for this event. PCI is located at 1725 I (Eye) Street NW, Suite 100 in Washington, DC 20006, one block from either Farragut Metro Station. Please contact Lynn Sims (ncmapentagonpresident@gm ail.com) if you have any questions. THE NCMA PENTAGON Business Excellence through Contract Management Excellence March 2017

6 Upcoming Guest Speakers Please join us at our April Dinner Meeting on May 11th, 2017 Guest Speaker: Bill Kaplan Topic 7 "Must Know" Fundamentals to Implement Knowledge Based Contract Management (or How to Begin KM in a Contracting Organization Cost Members $40 Nonmember $45 before April 1st Members $45 Nonmember $50 after April 1st Bill Kaplan, Founder, Working Knowledge CSP Bill Kaplan is the Founder of Working Knowledge CSP, an internationally recognized consulting source for practical and innovative knowledge management (KM) solutions focused on facilitating the organizational and personal behavior changes needed to make sustainable KM implementation a success. In June 2016, Mr. Kaplan was awarded the 2016 Knowledge Management Leadership Award by the Global Knowledge Management Congress in Mumbai, India for leadership in and contributions to the field of Knowledge Management and was recognized as one of the world s 50 most influential Knowledge Management professionals. Mr. Kaplan also leads the company s acquisition management consulting support to federal agencies. Mr. Kaplan has 44 years of professional experience in all phases of federal acquisition and program management practices and processes. He completed a distinguished career in acquisition and program management in the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense, retiring in the rank of Colonel. Prior to founding Working Knowledge CSP, Mr. Kaplan was the Chief Knowledge Officer and Knowledge Management Practice Manager at Acquisition Solutions, Inc. (ASI), (now ASI Government) a public sector only management consulting company with multi-disciplinary practices including federal acquisition and procurement and program management. Prior to joining Acquisition Solutions, Mr. Kaplan served both as a Senior Acquisition Consultant and later as the Deputy Knowledge Management Practice Manager for Science Application International Corporation (SAIC), a large U.S. engineering and systems integration services company. Mr. Kaplan holds a BS in Business and Economics from Lehigh University, an MBA from The Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and a Professional Degree in Engineering Management with a concentration in Knowledge Management from The George Washington University. He is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Defense Acquisition University Advanced Program Management Course. Mr. Kaplan also holds Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certifications in Contracting and Program Management and is a Certified Professional Contracts Manager. An NCMA member since 1978, Mr Kaplan is an NCMA Fellow, a recipient of their National Achievement Award, and served on the NCMA National Board of Directors from Business Excellence through Contract Management Excellence March 2017

7 Upcoming NCMA Events Pentagon Chapter Calendar of Events Date Event Time Location Mar 16th, 2017 Apr 6th, 2017 Apr 20th, 2017 May 11th, 2017 PCI training event New President, New Congress: Federal Industry Outlook in the Trump Era Dinner Meeting Speaker: Lou Crenshaw PCI Training Event Trending Developing in Government Contract Compliance and Cybersecurity Dinner Meeting Speaker: William Kaplan 11:30 4 p.m. University of Virginia School of Professional Studies 7054 Haycock Rd Falls Church, Va 5:30 8 p.m. Crown Plaza Hotel, Crystal City, VA 9 4 p.m. Public Contracting Institute 1725 I Street NW, Suite 100 Washington, DC 5:30 8 p.m. Crown Plaza Hotel, Crystal City, VA This is a working calendar and will be updated as information becomes available. The most current information will be found in RED in the latest edition of the newsletter. Employment Opportunities Periodically, we receive job announcements from various resources in the area, who request that we post them on our website and in our newsletter. To have an announcement posted or for general posting information, please contact Kerry Ann L. Gaubault at kgaubault@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Disclaimer: By posting job announcements, neither the NCMA, the Pentagon Chapter, nor the Chapter Membership endorse or make recommendations for any of the companies listed herein. 7 Business Excellence through Contract Management Excellence March 2017

8 Leadership Roster for Program Year Below is our new listing of Chapter Officers for the program year. PLEASE NOTE: The Chapter is looking to fill the following position: Treasurer-elect and Elections chair. Please contact the Chapter President for more information or to volunteer to be on any of the committees. Chapter Officers & Committee Chairs Chapter Directory Officers Title Telephone Lynn Sims President VACANT President-elect Lisa Grant Tillman Treasurer VACANT Treasurer-elect Keisha Simmons Secretary Sara Brown Secretary-elect Committee Chairs Title Telephone Joe Radzievich VP of Programs James Mitchell VP of Education Stormy Anthony VP of Membership John Grenfell VP of Communications Chad Sims VP of Technology Rena Clark Grants Chair Michael Kline Fellows Chair Tracy Hunter Scholarship Chair Andrea Dixon University Outreach Chair Rebecca Moriguchi Awards Chair VACANT Elections Chair Kerry Ann L. Gaubault Employment Chair We welcome membership feedback. Please feel free to send your suggestions for event activities, educational opportunities, or article submissions for consideration in the next edition of the newsletter. Submit these to John Grenfell at 8 Business Excellence through Contract Management Excellence March 2017