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Isaias “Cy” Alba
Partner, PilieroMazza

Larry Allen
President, Allen Federal Business Partners

Rick "A to Z" Agopsowicz
Executive Vice President, Business Expansion Consulting

Jonathan Aronie
Partner, Sheppard Mullin

Nichole D. Atallah
Partner, PilieroMazza

Corey Argust
Associate, Epstein Becker & Green P.C.

Robert H. Austin
Director, Baker Tilly

Paul Bailey
Partner, Capital Edge Consulting

Tyson Bareis
Legal Counsel, Sierra Nevada Corporation

Mia Bautista
Associate Director, Berkeley Research Group

Hunter Bennett
Special Counsel, Covington & Burling, LLP

Rodney Benson
President, Benson Advisory Services, LLC

Ivan Bilaniuk
Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Townsend L. Bourne
Partner, Sheppard Mullin

Courtney Black
Senior Manager, Ernst & Young LLP

Chad Braley
CEO & Managing Director Capital Edge Consulting, Inc.

Jason Branciforte
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

William Bressette
Principal, Baker Tilly

Mark Burroughs
Partner, Dixon Hughes Goodman

Keith Byers
Corporate Counsel, Public Sector Sales and Marketing, Amazon.com, Inc.

Ryan Byrd
Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group

Todd Canni
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Jonathan R. Cantor
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

David Capitano
Independent Contractor

Ki Capitano
President, Capitano Consulting

Jason Carey
Partner, Covington & Burling, LLP

Matt Carter
Senior Associate, Pillsbury

Bob Cates
CEO, Bob Cates & Associates, LLC

Louis Chiarella
Senior Counsel Crowell

John Chierichella
Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP

Jeffrey M. Chiow
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Jeff K. Clayton
Principal, Baker Tilly

Jose Cora
US Army JAG Attorney specializing in Government Contract and Fiscal Law

Bob Craig
CEO & President, Fidelis Government Advisors

Candy Crudup
Independent Consultant

Eric Crusius
Partner, Holland & Knight

Stephen Daoust
President, Go FARther Consulting LLC

David Dixon
Counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Mark Dostal
Director at PwC (Retired)

David Drabkin
Chairman, 809 Panel

Barbara Duncombe
Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Dan Durst
Senior Manager, Capital Edge Consulting

David Eck
Director (CPA), Dixon Hughes Goodman

Lyle Eesley
Senior Consultant, Reed Integration, Inc.

Brett Egusa
Senior Legal Editor, Thomson Reuters

Julia Ewart
Senior Manager, Baker Tilly

Beth Ferrell
Partner, Ferrell Government Contract Law

Marc Filer
Director, PwC

Robert Freas
Principal Construction Consulting Practice, Exponent

Eric A. Frechtel
Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Jacob Frenkel
Member, Dickinson Wright

Dr. Robert S. Frey
Principal and Co-Owner, Successful Proposal Strategies, LLC

Brian Friel
Co-Founder, Co-Founder, BD Squared LLC

David Gallacher
Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP

Jay Gallagher
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (retired)

Justin Ganderson
Corporate Counsel, Northrop Grumman

Kelly Garehime
Associate General Counsel, United Launch Alliance

James Gargas
Senior Director, PwC

Fred Geldon
Senior Counsel Steptoe & Johnson

Frank Germonto
Consultant

Alex Ginsberg
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

David J. Goldstein
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Van Allyn Goodwin
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Sarah Gorajski
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Daniel Graham
Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP

Richard Gray
Associate General Counsel, Department of Defense

Allen Green
Partner Emeritus, Dentons

Garry Grossman
Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University

Kurt J. Hamrock
Associate General Counsel, Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions

Libby Henninger
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Jeffrey Hetrick
Consultant

John Hindman
Senior Manager (Government Contract Advisory Services), Baker Tilly

Sandy Hoe
Senior Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP

Jonathan Hogan
Chief Financial Officer, Guidewell Source

John Horan
Partner, Dentons

Ira Hoffman
Partner, Rimon Law (Board Secretary)

Linda Jackson
Partner, Arent Fox

John Jensen
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

William J. Keating
BakerTilly

Mike Killham
Attorney

Anthony Kim
Partner, Capital Edge Consulting

Marko Kipa
Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Comcast

Stephen Knight
Member, Smith, Pachter, McWhorter PLC

Stephen Kopeck
Associate Managing Director, Kroll

Jonathan Kosarin
Assistant General Counsel, National Reconnaissance Office

Chase Kunk
Vice President, Contracts and Procurement, Capital Edge Consulting

Cheryl Ritondale

Sharon Larkin
Partner, Larkin Law Group

Marci Lawson
Contract Attorney

Stacia Davis Le Blanc
My Grant Lawyer, Law Offices of Stacia Le Blanc

Alland Leandre

Tom Lemmer
Partner, Dentons

Eric W. Leonard
Partner, Wiley Rein LLP

Richard D. Lieberman
Independent Procurement Consultant

Scott A. MacGriff
Member, Dickinson-Wright

Alexander W. Major
Partner, McCarter & English

Sajeev Malaveetil
Partner, Ernst & Young

Mike Mardesich
Senior Manager<br /> FORVIS

Joseph Martinez
Partner, Dentons

Steve Masiello
Partner, Dentons

Michelle Massarini
Vice President of Finance, Capital Edge Consulting

Jason Matechak
Principal, Impresa

Norm McCord
Senior Manager, Capital Edge Consulting, Inc.

Tammy McCutchen
Principal, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Gary McDonald
Managing Director<br /> GovCon Advisory<br /> FORVIS

Hayden McKaskle
Senior Vice President - Business Development, Syscon International Inc.

Jeremiah McIntyre
Attorney, Bold Legal

Michael McGuinn
Senior Counsel, Raytheon Company

Mark Meagher
Office Managing Partner, Dentons

Luke Meier
Partner, Blank Roman LLP

Robert Metzger
Partner, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell P.C.

Jonathan E. Meyer
Partner, Sheppard Mullin

Myah Monjure
Associate Director, Berkeley Research Group

Gale Monahan
Partner, Dentons

Travis L. Mullaney
Counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Michael Mutek
General Counsel, Aerojet Rocketdyne

Christopher Myers
Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon

Ralph C. Nash, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Law, The George Washington University

Jeff Newman
Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP

Tim Noelker
General Counsel & White House Liaison, AmeriCorps

Jason Northcutt
Member, Bass Berry & Sims PLC

Kym Nucci
Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP

William O’Brien
Partner, Dentons

Rick O’Keeffe
Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP

Richard Oliver
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Nicole Owren-Wiest
Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP

Cherie Owen
Of Counsel, Jones Day

Darrell J. Oyer
Darrell J. Oyer & Co., President

Paul E. Pelletier
Partner, Pepper Hamilton

Thomas Papson
Professorial Lecturer in Law, the George Washington University Law School

Michael Perch
Principal Consultant, Road Map Consulting

Kyleigh Perkins
Finance Manager, ULA – United Launch Alliance

Anne Perry
Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP

Marques Peterson
Shareholder, Vedder Price

Paul Pompeo
Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP

Joel Pratt
Member, Dentons

John Prairie
Government Contracts Partner, Wiley Rein

Rich Rechtor
Partner, DLA Piper

Michael Rizzo
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Rebecca Rizzo
Special Counsel, Wiley Rein LLP

Julian Rosenberg
Director, Grant Thornton LLP

John Russell
Corporate Director, Northrop Grumman

Kara M. Sacilotto
Partner, Wiley Rein

Marie Salamone
Senior Manager, Capital Edge Consulting

Philip E. Salmeri
Consultant, M & M H Design, Inc.

Steven Schooner
Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law, George Washington University

Robin Schulze
Executive Director, Ernst & Young

Phillip R. Seckman
Partner, Dentons

John Shane
Partner, Wiley Rein LLP

Erin Sheppard
Partner, Booz Allen Hamilton

Bruce Shirk
Senior Medicare and Medicaid Strategist, MITRE Health

Laura A. Semple
Associate, Smith Pachter McWhorter

Kevin Slattum
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Bradley Smith

Craig Smith
Of Counsel, Wiley Rein LLP

Stan Soloway
President & CEO, Celero Strategies, LLC

Mike Steen
VP National Consulting, Redstone Government Consulting

Jay Stine
Senior Manager, Ernst & Young

J. Quincy Stott
Member, Dentons

Timothy Sullivan

Glenn Sweatt
General Counsel, ECC

Thomas Reid
JD, CPCM, CScM

Stephen Trautwein
Director of Proposal Pricing, Defense Contract Management Agency Cost and Pricing Center

Franklin C. Turner
Partner, McCarter & English

Armani Vadiee
Member, Smith Pachter McWhorter, PLC

C. Joël Van Over
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (Retired)

Peter Viksnins
Director, Forensic Services, PwC

Christine J. Wade
Founder, CaaSus LLC

Roger Waldron
President, Coalition for Government Procurement

Brian Walsh

William Walter
Partner, Government Contracting Consulting Services Group, FORVIS

Nathan Washington
Retired U.S. Army Logistics Officer

Denny Weyhe
Vice President of Compliance, Sierra Nevada Corporation

Jeffery White
President & CEO, J.A. White & Associates

Jon Williams
Partner, PilieroMazza

Mary Karen Wills
Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group

Matt Wilson
Group Vice President/Director, SimVentions

Jason Workmaster
Member, Miller & Chevalier

Steven Young
Managing Director, Healthscape Advisors

Stephen Yuter
Senior Vice President, FleishmanHillard

Jennifer Zucker
Partner, Greenberg Traurig

Gary Zura
President, Contracting Matters, LLC