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LeadersNest Announces the 2018 FedFem Awards Winners

by michaelhackmer / Wednesday, October 17, 2018 / Published in GovCon Award, Headline, LeadersNest, Michael Hackmer
FedFem Awards Honoring Women Owned Businesses in Government Contracting - LeadersNest

LeadersNest has announced the 2018 FedFem Award Winners, who will be honored at a special event on Thursday, October 25, 2018. 

Here is what you need to know:

FedFem Awards: The FedFem awards (www.fedfemawards.com) salute high-impact women-owned businesses (WOBs) and executives of the government contracting (govcon) industry. This is the first awards program in Washington, DC that recognizes WOBs and female govcon executives.

FedFem Award Honorees blend their entrepreneurial courage and federal government support that effectively impacts the industry, national economy, and the local marketplace. Honorees will have the opportunity to participate in an intimate peer mindshare event that will take place in Q1 of 2019. Their stories also will be featured on LeadersNest.com and celebrated at the awards event.

An independent committee of local and national business leaders identifies and determines the award nominees and winners.

The award categories are divided based on specific set-asides or sectors that each business works in within the government contracting industry. The categories represented are: 

Women-Owned and Female Executive Category:

  • 8(a)
  • Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)
  • HUBZone
  • Minority-Owned
  • Service Disabled Veteran (SDVOSB)
  • Veteran Owned
  • Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
  • Women-Owned Business

Specialty Category:

  • Women in Combat
  • Women in Cyber
  • Women in Defense
  • Women in Healthcare
  • Women in HR
  • Women in IT/Tech

Alliance Category:

  • Mentor-Protégé

Who are the FedFem Award Winners: In total, there will be 36 government contracting leaders honored in the LeadersNest FedFem event. The list of the executives being honor is listed below.

Company Name Title
A-TEK Kathy Freeland CEO
Arc Aspicio Lynn Ann Casey CEO
Arena Technologies Deborah Pollard Co-Founder and President
Aurotech Monica Randall Director of Contracts
Bravium Christine Nuessle CEO
Breck Inc. Sarah Long President
Business Management Associates, Inc. LaJuanna Russell CEO
Chenega Corporation – Chenega Analytic Business Solutions Sonia Mundra President
Chenega Corporation – Chenega Technical Innovations, LLC Heather Lacroix President
Concepts, Inc. Karen Herson President
Crowned Grace International Stephanie Parson President
elocen Necole Parker Green CEO
Encyde Corporation Reisha Raney President
Germane Systems Kerry O’Brien CEO
Global Services Courtney Fairchild CEO
Government CIO Gina Gallagher Chief Growth Officer
govmates Katie Bilek & Stephanie Alexander Cofounders
GuidePoint Security Lisa Morehouse VP of Operations
Highlight Technologies Rebecca Andino CEO
IIA Technologies Jeannette Lee CEO
InCadence Strategic Solutions Corp. Sandy Corbett CEO
Man-Machine Systems Assessment Lilly Harris CEO
Mayvin Lisa Rosenthal CEO
Myriddian, LLC Merlynn Carson CEO
NCN Technology Sharon Muniz CEO
Nyla Technology Solutions Shana Cosgrove CEO
PBG Consulting Pawla Ghaleb Founder and President
PotomacWave Consulting CarrieAnne Boak President
Reston Limousine Kristina Bouweiri President & CEO
RIVA Solutions, Inc. Farrell Proffitt Vice President
SAMS Staci Redmon CEO
Significance, Inc. Mary Ahern-Snyder President & CEO
TAPE Louisa Jaffe President & CEO
TriVision Tabasum “Tabby” Lutfi COO
Washington Defense Serena Washington President & CEO
Worldgate llc Katelyn Montgomery Founder and President

What are the event details: Time: 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Awards: 7:00 p.m.). Location: Ecofy 1899 L Street NW Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-fedfem-awards-registration-49157203519

LeadersNest is the event organizer: LeadersNest’s connects executives and businesses to a dynamic and influential professional network of thought leaders and influencers. It is a business community with a mission to connect, incubate and influence its connections through its integrated media platforms and exclusive c-suite and business led events. Their platform is designed to provide more valuable relationships and networking engagements, which lead to successful business development.

Who and what to follow on social media: #fedfemawards @leadersnest LeadersNest on Facebook

Quotes of Note:

“They are mission focused and ready. They positively impact their local communities through philanthropic initiatives, all while, building wonderful businesses, serving their country, protecting U.S. citizens, and driving innovation in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, construction, and communications. They are inspirational trailblazers that are driven to succeed. We are honored to recognize them for their achievements.”
–  Heather Louise Finch, President, LeadersNest

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