TRIAD - TRI-Association Small Business Advisory Panel

"Fall Conference"

23 September 2015

Springfield, VA

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Agenda

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Tom Leney, Executive Director, Small and Veteran Business Programs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

DCMA Update

• Ms. Tatia Evelyn-Bellamy, Director, Small Business Division and Center, Small Business Ombudsman Defense Contract Management Agency

Overview: Veteran Institute For Procurement (VIP)

• Ms. Barbara Ashe, National Director, Veteran Institute for Procurement

U.S. Small Business Administration

• Seán Crean, Director, Office of Government Contracting, U.S. Small Business Administration

Nunn Perry Award Winner Panel

• Ms. Joanne Arvizu, Manager, Supplier Diversity Program, Raytheon Company
• Wayne Evans, Director, Mentor-Protégé Program, George Mason University

Success Story Spotlight

• Tracy Solomon, President & CEO, Tevet, LLC

NDIA Legislative Update

• Jimmy Thomas, Director, Legislative Policy, NDIA

LGBT Initiative

• Ms. Melissa Poli, Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO), Global Supplier Diversity Programs, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Veterans Business Outreach Centers

• Charles McCaffrey, Director, Veterans Business Outreach Center, Community Business Partnership