By Debbie Gregory.

VAMBOA is delighted to announce the addition of Brigadier General (Ret) James E. Shane to our Board. Jim has extensive executive management experience in business, marketing, communications, strategic planning, and public policy.

Jim’s experience includes twenty-eight years of leadership and executive management experience as a Senior Army Officer serving in high level leadership and decision-making positions. Jim spent eleven years working with state and federal elected leaders in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. His personal leadership style places a high priority on developing subordinates, recognizing excellence, and team-building to maximize individual and organizational performance.

Jim was also the President and CEO of Shane Business Enterprises, LLC, a small Veteran Owned Business that provided consulting services to businesses seeking to work with the defense industry. Additionally, he was the CEO of Mobile Armored Vehicle (MAV) which designed, manufactured and sold Armor Protected Vehicles to the U.S. and foreign governments.  Jim understands the challenges of entrepreneurship.

Stay tuned for his bio on the site and a forthcoming press release.

PIE, a SDVOSB and unique project management company specializes in completely managing the services, commodities and equipment to the designated (continued from newsletter) customer.  PIE works in both the private and public sectors and has specialized skillsets for working with government entities.  The PIE team has years of government contract administration experience.  PIE primes projects that span various service industries as well as represents equipment, modular building, software, medical devices and commodity companies.  PIE is able to self-perform all activities related to space, equipment, transition, service contract planning as well as medical simulation and provide turnkey solutions.

Additionally, PIE is a highly capable emergency planning and response company.  Their team has direct involvement with both the active management and aftermath of three major hurricanes and the grid meltdown of the Northeast.   They are able to coordinate generators, emergency supplies, manpower, temporary structures and more in an emergency.

You can contact PIE here:  https://pieadvisors.com/

S.E.Wells Communications, LLC is a “purpose-driven” strategic public relations and marketing communications consultancy based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Specific areas (continued from newsletter) of specialization include LEED certified green building design and construction, diversity & inclusion, sustainability, energy efficiency, health care, travel and hospitality.

The firm provides corporations, nonprofits, federal, state and municipal agencies with outcome-based strategy that highlights the positive impacts on key stakeholders, communities, clients, the environment and society at large.   Core capabilities include:  research, development, implementation and evaluation of communication planning, message development and media training, satellite, radio and blogger media tours, media relations, executive communications, content development and delivery via traditional and social media, issues management and crisis communications

This VAMBOA member is a certified minority owned, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and a registered Federal contractor (CAGE Code: 876B9 / NAICS# 541820 / NGIP# 918-26). It actively pursues both sole-source set asides and prime subcontracting opportunities. For more information contact S.E.Wells Communications at (202) 888-4600, sewells@sewellscomms.com or visit www.sewellscomms.com.

Navy Veteran – LinkedIn Expert, Author, Career Expert

Melissa Washington is a Linked In Maven and has been a member since 2004. Many of us have LinkedIn accounts, but how many of us are getting the most out of this popular social media platform? Maintaining your online presence is critical to networking. Thousands of people are making meaningful connections every day with LinkedIn—make sure you are one of them.

Melissa is available to help Veteran Owned Businesses harness the power of Linked In to network and customize strategy for your business. Like most entrepreneurs, Melissa wears many hats, including: founder of Melissa Washington, Inc. providing LinkedIn training workshops for individuals and companies; author of Get Back to Work: Smart & Savvy Real-World Strategies to Make Your Next Career Move, which includes an expanded chapter on using LinkedIn; President/Founder of Women Veterans Alliance (WVA) .

Contact her at email.

IBM Think Gov 2019 Conference​​​​​​​

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• Get to know the people behind the latest technology, business trends, and innovations.
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Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H St NW
Washington, DC 20001

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