S.D. is a well-rounded marketing communications manager with 14 years of experience developing integrated campaigns for global companies that incorporate marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, and internal communications elements. In 2009 she was recruited to join the local team of an international defense contractor, Airbus, where she coordinated communications activities for two lines of business and three subsidiaries until 2013. She was valued for her ability to learn and use software tools ranging from SharePoint-based content management systems to digital media editing and social media metrics applications. From 2005-2009 she worked at BAE Systems, where she specialized in promotional media and brand management. She was seconded to the U.K.-based Brand & Promotion team for six months and was part of a corporate acquisition communications team that won the global group’s highest communications award. S.D. started her career at an ad agency in upstate NY as an account executive on the BlueCross BlueShield team. As an advanced user of the full MS Office suite, she has created tools to facilitate activities such as budget management and targeted press release distribution. She has a BA in Advertising/Public Relations from Penn State University.

G.S. has 30 years of financial analysis and accounting experience in various industries. From 1989-2015, G.S. worked for Litton/Northop Grumman in a variety of accounting roles where he was responsible for budgeting, forecasting, monthly close, consolidations, financial analysis, asset management, financial reporting, balance sheet and income statement preparation and management, project cost control, balance sheet account reconciliations, and executive financial reporting. From 2001-2004 G.S. was responsible for the financial consolidation and reporting of a $50M business sector consisting of numerous manufacturing business units located in the U.S. and in various foreign countries. In this position, he also maintained the sector’s home office books, including payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. Prior to this, G.S. was a Controller for a commercial manufacturing entity. G.S. also work in Litton’s corporate audit department, performing numerous financial audits of commercial manufacturing and defense contracting business units. G.S. also supported numerous acquisitions and divestitures. He started his career with Deloitte Touche as a senior financial auditor performing audits in manufacturing, real estate, healthcare, municipal government, and retail industries. G.S. is also a veteran of the Army and served as an Electronics Warfare Signals Intelligence Analyst. He is proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP. He has a BS and Masters of Accounting both from the University of Florida.

D.F. combines strategic marketing and communications acumen with proven analytical and leadership skills. Having served as the Communications and Marketing Director for a start-up mobile app software company for the past 8 years, she helped grow the company into a market leader until its acquisition in early 2017. D.F. designed and implemented the company’s social media outreach, boosting Facebook and Twitter followers by more than 200% and 300% respectively. She also developed and monitored the firm’s marketing campaigns and analytics on multiple platforms and drafted and distributed company press releases and blog posts. Prior to this position, she worked in the public financial management arena, working her way up from Budget Analyst (USDA) to Departmental Budget Analyst (USDA) and Budget Officer (DOJ). At the DOJ, she managed a $30M budget, performed complex financial analyses, and presented briefings, white papers, and summaries to Department heads. D.F. has an MBA from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park and a Bachelors from the University of Virginia.

C.M. has 28 years of copyediting, proofreading, transcription, data entry, desktop publishing, and administrative assistant experience with small and large companies and government contractors. Her most recent job (which ended because her boss retired) was 10 years as Office Manager for a small education consulting company (staff of 3) where her main duties were transcribing and editing stories for a monthly newsletter (some research), editing marketing communications, as well as administrative duties of maintaining the client database (data entry), time sheets, expense reports, issuing invoices, and booking travel. From 1997-2001, she worked as a contractor for ASE, a subsidiary of Booz-Allen & Hamilton on a Department of Defense contract as part of a team that produced 800-page annual reports to Congress, as well as brochures, fact sheets, and guides. Prior to this, she was the Graphics/Marketing Coordinator for Randstad Staffing Services in Atlanta, GA where she helped produce newsletters, recruiting flyers, manuals, guidebooks, and slide presentations, and helped to provide temporary workers for the 1996 Olympics. She worked for another government contractor in Virginia from 1990-1992 as part of a fast-paced visual information production center at the Pentagon creating briefing and scheduling charts, as well as helping with marketing materials and proposals for the company. C.M.’s first job out of college was with Circuit City headquarters in Richmond, VA where she created and maintained graphic layouts and merchandising strategies of store displays. Working on a variety of projects ranging from small newsletters to large manuals that took a year to put together, she is used to detail-oriented work with deadlines. Her experience includes some writing, but her strongest skills are copyediting, proofreading, transcription (typing 70 wpm), data entry, and administrative skills. She has a B.A. in Journalism/English minor from Lynchburg College.

A.P. offers more than a decade of experience in project management and consulting, with experience working in federal government contracting and non-profit environments. Since 2015, A.P. has been an independent consultant, providing project management and administrative services to a variety of clients. From 2014-2015, she was Senior Program Manager for the National Council on Aging’s Center for Healthy Aging. She managed the Center’s technical assistance initiatives for a portfolio of state grantees and served as a team lead for the Center’s website re-design and content management. From 2003-2014, she was a Senior Consultant and Project Manager on an NIH contract tasked with making NIH evidence-based research publications available to local communities. She managed the dissemination process and provided senior government clients with recommendations for improved operations. From 2001-2003, she worked for The Brookings Institution where she supported its Executive Education Program and served as its only in-house expert for science and technology, vetting speakers and proposing conference topics. A.C. is adept at working in both Microsoft and Mac, She holds a BS from the University of Maryland, College Park.

S.F. is a freelance copywriter with 25+ years of experience in corporate communications and generating copy that drives sales. She specializes in simplifying a complex message and presenting it in an easy-to-understand, conversational style. Since 2012, S.F. has been a Freelance Writer/Creative Consultant to large and small B2B and B2C businesses. She has developed rebranding strategies and related messaging, developed ads, produced videos, wrote blogs and other online content, and developed copy for web and print promotions. A small sampling of clients include: DigitalGlobe, a commercial satellite company; The Chronicle for Higher Education; Audax Health; and SocialRadar, a mobile app start-up. She has held Communications Director and Marketing Director roles for organizations such as The Art Institute (accredited creative arts college), Anaconda Press (high-end printing firm), and Grafik Marketing Communications (marketing agency). She has a BA in Journalism from the University of Kentucky.

A.C. is an accomplished scientific researcher by background who is looking to transition into a bookkeeping role. Since 2009, Amy has held the role of Treasurer for several volunteer organizations, including: Walt Whitman High School Cluster Fund, Bradley Hills Education Foundation, and Bradley Hills ES PTA. In addition, she has audited Walt Whitman PTA’s financials in both 2015 and 2016. From 1996-2006, A.C. worked at the National Genome Research Institute, Transgenic Mouse Core at NIH. She started as a Biologist and Research Scientist and was then promoted to Assistant Director, where she managed a lab that grew from 4 to 9 employees during her time there. She was instrumental in resolving space and specimen storage issues and initiating the use of cryo-freezing. She is proficient in MS Office, Quickbooks, and Quicken.

S.K has 8+ years of bookkeeping and HR support experience. Since 2007, S.K. has worked as the sole bookkeeper for a small IT staffing firm ($3-4M revenues). She was originally hired for an administrative role and was quickly promoted to Bookkeeper. She is responsible for bank reconciliation, deposits, invoicing, AP, AR, month-end close, payroll, and working with an outside CPA. In addition, she also provides overall office administration and HR support to the firm, including managing client and vendor relationships and overseeing a 3-person recruiting team during a time of significant growth. S.K. is proficient in QuickBooks and Excel. She has a BA in Sociology from NMKRV College, Bangalore, India.

T.P. has 10+ years of experience in program management, event planning, research and analysis. She is a native speaker of Serbo-Croatian and holds a Top Secret security clearance. For over five years, T.P. worked as a member of the Community Liaison Office at multiple U.S. Embassies overseas. Her responsibilities included: planning events for the U.S. Embassy community; assisting newcomers with relocation, employment and education issues; producing various reports; publishing a newsletter; organizing incoming visits by high level U.S. Government officials; and supervising two employees. Additionally, T.P. worked as the Assistance Coordinator at the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Georgia, overseeing USD150million in U.S. Government assistance programs. Prior to her moving overseas, she worked as a Program Officer with an NGO in Washington, D.C., coordinating international exchange programs. T.P. has produced numerous papers and editorials on economic situation and foreign investment in Croatia. T.P. has a Masters in International Relations from Central European University in Prague, Czech Republic.

T.O. brings over 16 years of experience in IT project management and the design and implementation of technology solutions for financial and government clients. He served as a Project Manager and Director of Strategy Consulting for Experian Decision Analytics for 12 years, where he led the development and deployment of technical engagements for clients including JP Morgan Chase, American Express, Bank of America, Orange Communications, and others. T.O. helped design new functionality and develop the product roadmap for production software. Additionally, he was responsible for implementing those solutions in large-scale production environments, working directly with clients to insure successful deployment. Among the systems T.O. designed and helped implement include land reporting and delineation software for a government client and optimization decisioning software for a large number of financial and telecommunication industry clients. He has led design implementation project teams of varying sizes, applying extensive project management techniques. He holds a BA in Psychology and Philosophy from New Mexico State University and an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management.