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Welcome to the Inaugural Issue of the NCMA
Huntsville Newsletter!! President’s Message
Welcome to the 2016-2017 Program Year kickoff! I am Hector your new President. The theme for this year is: ”Get involved. Volunteer.” NCMA is a highly regarded organization, not only for expert training, but also for the knowledge and expertise exemplified by its members. You have many opportunities to get involved from events at the national level, to obtaining your professional certification and volunteering on chapter committees. I am proud to announce the recent accomplishments of several of our members:
Kristina Parmenter for being a runner-up for the prestigious national Elmer B. Staats Contracting Pro-fessional Excellence Award
Denise Kirkpatrick for successfully graduating from the CMLDP program
Denise Kirkpatrick and Molly Cook for getting their CFCM certification
Michael P. Jennings and Mitzi Whittenburg for their article published in the July issue of Contract Man-agement Magazine
Congratulations Kristina, Denise, Molly, Mike and Mitzi for your accomplishments and for representing the Huntsville Chapter of NCMA! I am proud to say that we have an impressive depth of knowledge and talent in the membership of our chapter. I would like to know about your accomplishments as well. Please con-tact me or one of our officers or committee chairpersons to share your news, if you have ideas for some-thing you would like for us to do this year or if you want to volunteer in any way. I appreciate your inter-est and look forward to working with you this year!
Respectfully submitted,
Hector Vega President, Huntsville NCMA
Meet this year’s
officers:
President – Hector Vega, [email protected]
President-Elect – Sharon Johnson,
Executive Vice President – Brian Coppock,
Vice President for Membership – Denise Kirkpatrick, [email protected]
Vice President for Education Kelli Thogerson, [email protected]
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World Congress Recap
A record-breaking number of contracts profession-
als attended World Congress in Orlando, FL from
Sunday, July 24 through Wednesday, July 27th. The
1,800 attendees experienced an impressive line-up
of speakers, a substantial number of break-out ses-
sions, new exhibitors and great networking opportu-
nities with members from all over the country.
World Congress is also where the newly elected
National Board of Directors meets, national com-
mittee members come together and the Summer
Chapter Leader Summit is held. Read more about
what happened at World Congress by visiting
http://www.ncmahq.org/wc16.
Upcoming National Events
35th Annual Government Con-tract Management Symposium December 12–13, 2016 Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC Refresh Knowledge, Renew Commitment, and Re-focus Efforts
New Website Design
Get ready for a new look for the Huntsville NCMA
website! Mobile friendly and jam packed with in-
formation this new format will be quite engaging!
Brian Coppock and Kelli Thogerson have been
working non-stop to bring you this new format.
Look for a roll-out of the new site in mid-to-late
August.
Officers:
Secretary – Melissa Gaddis,
Treasurer – Vickye Parish, [email protected]
Assistant Treasurer – Mitzi Whittenburg,
Assistant Treasurer –
Tracy Lee, [email protected]
Committees
Community Service &
Sponsorship Chairperson –
Mitzi Whittenburg,
Education Chairperson –
Kelli Thogerson,
Elections Chairperson –
Linda Laube,
Elmer B. Staats Contracting Professional Excellence Award (Runner-up)
NCMA Huntsville is elated to announce that Kristi-
na L. Parmenter a Procuring Contracting Officer,
with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Pro-
ject Office, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) was
recognized as a runner-up for the prestigious
Elmer B. Staats Contracting Professional Excellence
Award at World Congress! She is responsible for
planning, negotiating, awarding, administering,
and closing contracts for the U.S. government,
specifically production contracts supporting MDA’s
Ballistic Missile Defense System,
valued at approximately $882M-
$6B. Congratulations, Kristina!!
CMLDP Graduation
Another significant event held at World Congress is
the graduation ceremony for the Contract Man-
agement Leadership Development Program partici-
pants. NCMA Huntsville is proud to announce that
our own Denise Kirkpatrick is now a successful
CMLDP graduate! Congratulations for all of the
hard work, Denise!
The Contract Management Leadership Develop-
ment Program (CMLDP) is designed to help devel-
op the next generation of acquisition and NCMA
leaders through an intensive year-long educational
experience. The program provides top-quality
education in fundamental leadership, association
volunteerism,
NCMA governance,
and contract man-
agement. Interested
in learning more?
Visit www.ncmahq.org/cmldp.
Contract Management Magazine Article
Another exciting announcement at World Con-
gress was the redesign of Contract Management
Magazine! This magazine has been a source of
pride for NCMA since its first issue almost 40 years
ago and is typically quoted by members as the
number one benefit of NCMA. The July issue was
tucked into the goody bag all participants received
at World Congress and NCMA Huntsville is proud
to announce that an article co-authored by two of
our NCMA Fellows was featured in this special
World Congress issue! Take
time to read “Who Does Intel-
lectual Property Really Belong
To? An Introductory-Level Con-
versation on Ownership, Licens-
ing and Markings,” written by
Michael P. Jennings and Mitzi
Whittenburg.
http://www.ncmahq.org/stay-informed/contract-management-
magazine/contract-management-magazine---article-detail/who
-does-intellectual-property-really-belong-to
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August Luncheon
Thursday, August 18, 2016
will be our next NCMA
Huntsville Luncheon. The
luncheon is being held at
Redstone Federal Credit
Union from 11:30am to
1:00pm. Jonathan Hard,
President and CEO of H2L Solutions, has been asked
to present on DFARS 252.204-7102 Safeguarding
Covered Defense Information (CDI): What You Need
to Know. Member rate is $15.00 and Non-Member
rate is $20.00. Come join us for lunch and to hear a
great informative speaker! For more information or
to sign up, see the following link https://
www.ncmahsv.org/20160818-3.shtml.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Please consider getting involved and volunteering for one of
these open positions! This is the perfect opportunity to jump
right in!! Contact us today so you can start planning exciting
chapter activities.
We really appreciate all of our current and past volunteers,
however, we would love to see new faces participating in
NCMA Huntsville volunteer opportunities. Reply to this email
or contact us personally at the email addresses above to ex-
press your ideas, offers to volunteer or just to get to know us!
We’d love to get to know you!
Here are some open positions you may be interested in:
Awards Committee Chairperson
Contracting Officer Round Table (CART) Committee
Certification Committee
Chaplain
Employment Committee
Fellows Committee
Hospitality Committee
Mentoring Program Committee
Photographer
Programs Committee
Publicity Committee
Scholarship Committee
Small Business Committee
2015-2016 Chapter Awards
Many thank yous and kudos to the excellent volunteers that
made the 2015-2016 Huntsville NCMA Program Year a smash-
ing success! We honored some of these outstanding individuals
and companies at our “NCMA Huntsville Awards Reception and
Installation of 2016-2017 Officers” on June 14, 2016 at the Holi-
day Inn, Research Park. Hearty congratulations to the much
appreciated members!
Company of the Year Award – SAIC (pictured above)
Professional of the Year Award – Lisa Hubbard
Paula Cushman Membership Award – Elizabeth Phoumavong
Len Winter Volunteer Award – Sherry Trowbridge
President’s Award – Brian Coppock
Officer’s Award – Kelli Thogerson
Denise Pelham Exemplary Service Award – Mitzi Whittenburg
Sponsorship
One way to get involved is to nominate your compa-
ny to be a NCMA Huntsville sponsor! We’re in the
planning stages for enhanced sponsor benefits that
you’ll certainly won’t want to miss. Keep an eye out
for the announcement of new benefits and even
maybe a community service challenge event involv-
ing our current NCMA Huntsville sponsors! For
more information regarding sponsorship opportuni-
ties, see our page at:
https://www.ncmahsv.org/sponsor-3.shtml or
contact Mitzi Whittenburg at
Say hello to our current sponsors:
Platinum
Silver
Gold
Bronze
We need you to
help us fill these
committees and
those listed on
page 2! Just con-
tact any officer or
chairperson.
