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January 2014: NSAWW is proud to announce the addition of its CEO, Courtney Banks Spaeth, to the Board of Directors for the Greater Washington Board of Trade. The Board of Trade is the largest network of business and non-profit leaders in the Greater Washington area and the only regional organization representing all industry sectors. Founded in 1889, the Board of Trade enjoys a long history of creating and maintaining a business climate that is healthy, inviting and profitable for the regional business community and the community at large. The Board of Trade is pro-business and bipartisan, and convenes business, nonprofit and government leaders to collaborate on important issues throughout Greater Washington. Its current initiatives include improving regional Telecom, promoting sustainability for regional businesses and the environment, marketing Greater Washington’s economic opportunities through its affiliate - the Greater Washington Initiative - which promotes the area as a vibrant place to live and work, as well as attracting and retaining a talented workforce for the region.

January 2014: Mr. Baker retired in 2013 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In his ten years with NOAA he served in three executive positions; as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for NOAA Satellites, as their Deputy Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, and as NOAA's Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Operations. He managed a diverse portfolio that included satellite operations, climate services, satellite meteorology research, information technology, environmental data archiving, human capital, acquisition strategies, budget and finance, infrastructure, strategic planning, performance measurement, space policy, international collaboration, space commerce, emergency response, and continuity of government services.

January 2014: NSAWW is proud to announce the addition of a new client: MTCI, a company that possesses a remarkable record of providing top quality human capital management, training support and delivery, and program management solutions.

Since its inception in 1999, Management and Training Consultants Inc. (MTCI) has been a leader in assisting military, government and private sector clients in maximizing the full potential of their employees. MTCI is a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) led by Dalena Kanouse who draws her experience from serving within the Department of the Army Public Affairs. Similar to her, nearly seventy-five percent of the employees of MTCI are former military personnel from varying branches of our armed forces who all use their experience to bring the best support to their clients. MTCI employs unique strategies to improve the existing human capital of a client. They work diligently to assess the competencies in order to further develop employee abilities while simultaneously analyzing potential work force trends in order to successfully plan for the future. MTCI also provides flexible training solutions that deliver extraordinary results to their clients, as well as a variety of platforms in order to deliver their training including classroom education, mobile training teams and web-based instruction. Additionally, MTCI offers program management solutions in which they advise and assist in the program development, design, and delivery of client’s projects by focusing on increasing efficiency while minimizing risk and cost.

December 2013: NSAWW CEO Courtney Banks Spaeth was featured in the December 2013 issue of Washington SmartCEO magazine as one of the 100 SmartRun Companies feature.  To read the full article, please click the "read more." 

November 2013: Mr. Schneider joins NSAWW after a distinguished career at National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Most recently, Mr. Schneider was the Director of Advanced Technology and Plans at a multi-billion Presidentially Directed Tri-Agency (NASA, NOAA and Department of Defense) system consisting of earth orbiting satellites, communications, data processing, and product generation systems. As Director, Mr. Schneider led the infusion of new technologies to cost effectively enhance the capability to fulfill both operational requirements and satisfy science and research objectives. Prior to this position at NASA, Mr. Schneider was the NASA Headquarters Program Manager for Earth Science Mission Operations and Data Analysis. In this role, Mr. Schneider assured the safe and continued operations of NASA earth observation satellite missions, shuttle missions, and managing large scale data programs. Mr. Schneider worked closely with the White House and Congressional Staff on many issues and received a letter of commendation from the President’s Science Advisor.

November 2013: NSAWW is proud to announce the addition of its newest client, MAG DS Corp., a premier provider of Specialty Aviation, Aerial Surveillance, and ISR Support and Training.

MAG’s team consists of technical, tactical and intelligence experts who have a proven track record of results providing turnkey operational solutions to some of the toughest problems faced by foreign and domestic customers. The company’s specialties include: ISR services, aviation services, maintenance and logistics, mission sensor operator training, integration, fleet management, aerial gunnery operations training, PED liaison and analysts, overland target development and overland operations support. MAG’s operations have spanned multiple continents and included work in Columbia/Central and South America, the Caribbean, Afghanistan, Africa/Libya and in the United States.

October 2013: Mr. Murphy joins NSAWW after a distinguished career at the Central Intelligence Agency where he held many senior positions throughout the Middle East, Asia, and Sub Saharan & North Africa.

Mr. Murphy’s last served at the CIA’s National Clandestine Service as the Chief of Station in Afghanistan, where he managed a large station in a war zone and directed integrated partner operations. Prior to this, Mr. Murphy worked in the Counter Proliferation Center as the Chief and then Director, focusing on the Middle East and Asia. In the former position, Mr. Murphy led more than twenty-five U.S. Government entities, as well as foreign partners, to counter proliferation capabilities against multiple threats including Weapons of Mass Destruction.

October 2013: Mr. Koines joins NSAWW after more than a three-decade career in environmental science and policy. Prior to joining NSAWW, Mr. Koines capped his distinguished career at the Environmental Protection Agency in the agency’s Office of Environmental Information. From 2005-2011, Mr. Koines served as Senior Advisor to OEI’s political leadership. He led its Big Decisions initiative, which assessed the likely adverse effects of incomplete information on the quality of major regulatory decisions confronting the EPA.  He also led and authored the Agency’s Information Access Strategy program which recommended changes affording better public access to environmental information. Mr. Koines managed the National Dialogue on Access to Environmental Information, a six-month outreach effort to over one thousand EPA stakeholders to support the development of Information Access Strategy.   As the Senior Advisor to the Office of Technology Operations and Planning from 2001-2004, Mr. Koines developed a Balanced Scorecard to address weaknesses in agency-wide IT services.

September 2013: HIG Capital is a leading global private investment and private equity firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. Currently, HIG Capital successfully manages $13 billion of capital in areas such as private equity, growth equity, real estate, debt/credit, lending and life sciences. Their team of over 250 investment professionals, in alignment with committed management and entrepreneurs, has helped to build businesses of significant value worldwide. HIG Capital’s substantial experience in operating, consulting, technology and financial management enable it to contribute meaningfully to its portfolio companies and excellently navigate today’s global economy.

September 2013: Ms. Handford joins NSAWW after a distinguished career in business strategy, analysis and strategic planning. She is widely acknowledged as an expert in the fields of market campaign and capture development, cybersecurity, intelligence and C4ISR programs.

Ms. Handford spent a decade at Northrop Grumman where she served in various management roles including Sector Director for Cyber Initiatives, Corporate Director of Business Development Strategy and Division Director, Strategic Development, Intelligence Systems. She led the daily operations of the Cyber Initiatives group, coordinating the exchange of knowledge between various sectors and developing corporate strategy in both the domestic and international markets. Ms. Handford was also successful in providing comprehensive strategic support and assistance to nine mission area strategy teams, including Cyber, GeoINT, Special Access, Agile SIGINT, Airborne ISR, Integrated Intelligence, Irregular Warfare, Ground Systems and Space Superiority. She worked directly with strategy leads to develop market and business strategies and executive presentations that facilitated each team's ability to achieve internal goals. At Northrop Grumman she was honored with a nomination for the company's Chairman Award for Excellence.