Schedule of Events

7:15 AM Registration/Networking/Continental Breakfast

7:50 am Welcome by FMA Vice President Diana Gresham

8:00 AM General Session: Doing Business with CYBERCOM, NSA and DISA
FMA Moderator – Bill Dunahoo, Principal & President, Nexxis Solutions, Inc.

  • USCYBERCOM – Michelle Neubauer, Small Business Director and Head of Contracting Activity, CYBERCOM
  • NSA – Scott Jackson, Director, Office of Small Business Programs
  • DISA – Carlen Capenos, Director, Office of Small Business Programs

8:50 AM Networking Break

9:10 AM Breakout Session 1
Session 1: Personnel & Facility Security Clearances (Salon E)
FMA Moderator – Donte Lewis, Principal, Vine Technology Solutions
  • Daniel Tillman, Chief, Facility Clearance Branch (FCB) Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
  • Michael O’Brien, Industrial Security, CYBERCOM
  • Abigail Ratcliff, Chief, Contractor Clearances, NSA
  • April Richardson, Deputy Chief, Contractor Clearances, NSA
  • Kimberly Wiegmann, DISA Industry Security Program Manager, DISA
20-minute Q&A Moderated by FMA leader
Session 2: Contracting with Fort Meade (Salon F)
FMA Moderator – Jill Porter, Business Development Director, Anne Arundel Economic Development
  • Michelle Neubauer, Small Business Director and Head of Contracting Activity, CYBERCOM
  • Maria Taylor, Head of Contracting Activity, NSA
  • Michelle Warren, Chief, Acquisition Resources Contracting, DITCO-NCR DISA
20-minute Q&A Moderated by FMA leader
Session 3: Innovation & Emerging Technologies (Salon G)
FMA Moderator – Carrie Long, Senior Business Development Representative, Maryland Department of Commerce
  • Adam Lucht, Division Chief, Rapid Development & Innovation, CYBERCOM
  • Melissa Bruckner, Agency Liaison – Defense Innovation Unit, NSA
  • Jeremy Markusic, DISA Agreements Officer, DISA
  • Megan Roy, Agreement Specialist, DISA
  • Stephen Wallace Director, DISA Emerging Technology Directorate, DISA
20-minute Q&A Moderated by FMA leader
10:10 AM Networking Break
10:40 AM Breakout Session 2
Session 1: NSA – Understanding the ARC and Access to PISA (Salon E)
  • Jesse Falcomeni, Acquisition Resource Center, COR
  • Brian Shay, Customer Outreach Advocate, Office of Small Business Programs & Outreach
Session 2: CYBERCOM – Cyber Procurement Office Q&A (Salon F)
  • Lt. Col. Mark Mizzell, Acting Deputy, Chief, Contracting Operations/Technical Advisor (J9)
  • Millie Cortes, Procurement Policy Branch Chief
  • Michelle Neubauer, Small Business Director and Head of Contracting Activity
Session 3: DISA – Proposal Evaluations (Salon G)
  • Christopher A. Gray, Chief of the Contracting Office, DITCO – National Capital Region
  • Christopher R. Riley, Strategic Advisor, Technology & Communications; Program Manager, SETI Contract Vehicle
11:30 AM Networking Break
12:00 PM Program ends