December 2014: Ms. Wachspress joins NSAWW after a long and distinguished thirty-five year career with the Internal Revenue Service. Ms. Wachspress’ most recent position at the IRS was as Director of Finance, Modernization and Information Technology Services (MITS). During her decade long role as director, Ms. Wachspress provided financial leadership during severe funding challenges, while meeting ever-increasing demands for technology services. She led numerous prioritization sessions with the CTO to ensure resources were allocated to support the organization’s most critical needs. She recognized the shortcomings of existing IT financial systems, developed new ways of doing business, and implemented them throughout the IT organization. During this time, Ms. Wachspress also resolved a budget deficit of $200 million.
News & Media
September 2014: NSAWW is pleased to welcome Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, a leading research-based pharmaceutical company with a worldwide presence, as its newest client in the Global Health and Wellness practice. Sigma-Tau focuses its research and development efforts mainly on cardiovascular disease, metabolism, oncology, immunology, and the central and peripheral nervous systems, with an emphasis on creating novel treatments for patients with rare diseases. NSAWW has been successfully expanding in the commercial market and the joining of Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals to our client roster underscores our continued commitment to growth in the commercial health arena. Courtney Spaeth, CEO of NSAWW, states that “The addition of Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals as a client represents the firm’s commitment to further support the transformational efforts of the healthcare industry worldwide.” NSAWW will deliver strategic consulting services to Sigma-Tau Pharmaceutical.
September 2014: NSAWW senior leadership welcomes a new client, Erickson Aviation, a global aviation and aerospace service provider!
Erickson Aviation is a publicly-traded aviation company, located on the West Coast, which has evolved from its roots as a timber harvesting and helicopter logging firm into a global aerospace firm with experience providing firefighting, infrastructure support, power line construction, oil and gas exploration, and transportation services. Erickson has worked with a number of Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and the State Department, as well as with civilian contractors and commercial firms around the globe.
August 2014: NSAWW is proud to announce the newest addition to our Strategic Client Advisors Board, Ms. Diane Wax. Ms. Wax has held leadership positions involving strategic planning, project management, organizational assessment and development, Congressional relations, and public policy in the health field, including a number of senior positions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
August 2014: NSAWW is proud to announce that Mark Fallon has joined our Strategic Client Advisors Board. Mr. Fallon has had an impressive career in the national security, counterterrorism, and counterintelligence arenas, having served as a national security consultant, DHS Senior Executive Service member, and NCIS special agent, and his experience and deep knowledge of the field will be invaluable to our team.
July 2014: Read the full article "Tactical Maneuvers with Courtney Banks Spaeth" -- NSAWW CEO, Courtney Banks Spaeth was recently featured in a Women of Influence article profiling her career "Tactical Maneuvers” and ability to move through the ranks to the senior executive levels navigating political landmines in the slow-to-change world of national security. The article highlights her background and inspirations that motivated her to pursue a career in the national security realm. In the interview, Mrs. Spaeth touches on the challenges of being a woman in the defense industry and offered advice on how to succeed in non-traditional careers.
July 2014: Dr. Jill Wittels, an acclaimed and respected engineer, scientist, and business executive, has joined NSAWW’s Strategic Client Advisor Board, and we are pleased to welcome her to our team of experienced advisors. Dr. Wittels has had a distinguished career in profit and loss management, strategy, engineering management, and leadership, and her expertise in developing innovative technologies and advising technology companies in a variety of markets makes her a valuable addition to the Board.
NSAWW is excited to announce that Keith Seaman, Rick Morrison, and Nelson Balido have joined our Client Advisor Board!
July 2014: NSAWW is pleased to welcome three new members to our Client Advisor Board: Keith Seaman, Rick Morrison, and Nelson Balido. They each have unparalleled expertise in their fields, and NSAWW is excited to add such valuable assets to our team and to our clients.
July 2014: NSAWW is pleased to welcome HPT Advisory Services LLC as its newest client. HPT is a fast-growing, woman-owned small business focused on providing tailored management consulting services to Federal agencies. The company currently supports the Department of Defense, and HPT President and Founder Marisa Daley has spent over ten years directly supporting numerous Federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of the Interior. HPT is a management and consulting company whose key capabilities include: strategic planning, information technology, process improvement and reengineering, project and program management, human capital, finance effectiveness, and organizational assessment and design.
May 2014: NSAWW is excited to announce that CEO Courtney Spaeth will be a panelist in an upcoming Womble Carlyle sponsored event: “Navigating the Waters of Doing Business in South America.” This breakfast panel, aimed at business owners interested in expanding into South America, will focus on developing an understanding of business cultures in South America and how those cultures affect business practices and strategies in the region. Mrs. Spaeth will participate in a panel titled “Exploring the Landscape,” which will be moderated by Peter Russo, Jr., First Vice President of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and which will also feature Parag Sheth, Director at High Street Partners, and Carlos Rivera, CEO of Vysnova, as panelists. The event will kick off with networking and a brief introduction before Mrs. Spaeth’s panel, and will also include a panel on “The Financial, Legal and Tax Details” and a Q&A session. “It should be a very interesting event,” Mrs. Spaeth said, “and I’m looking forward to discussing opportunities for growth in South America with my fellow panelists and small business owners.”
