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- NCMA Chesapeake Bay
Chapter Second Annual Online Silent Auction was a
Huge Success!
November 16 - November 20, 2015
We were able to
raise more than $2,500 which will be used to
supplement the education and training programs
offered and supported by the NCMA Chesapeake Bay
Chapter to include scholarship opportunities to
high schools located in Calvert and St. Mary’s
County.
We would like to
express our sincere gratitude to the following
companies who generously donated products or
services to the Silent Auction:
California, MD
Olive Garden
Edward Jones
TSA, Inc.
Amalex, Inc.
Lexington Park, MD
Tekla Research,Inc.
AMC Theaters
Precision Tune Auto Care
The Tackle Box
Patuxent Air Museum
Company Casuals
AVIAN Engineering
Noodles & Company
Precise Systems
HTii
Twist Wine & Spirits
Pet Salon
Mechanicsville, MD
3 J’s Archery
Staunton, VA
Frederick House
Waldorf, MD
SPC Consulting
Leonardtown, MD
Breton Bay Golf & Country Club
Lusby, MD
SIC Contracting (Kitchens & Bath)
AdPro
Cove Point Winery
Kathy’s Bella Scarpa
Giant Foods
The 2016
Scholarships would not have been possible
without your donations!! Thank you!
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- NCMA Chesapeake Bay
Chapter Online Silent Auction was a Success!
December 1 - December 5, 2014
We were able to raise
more than $1,800 which will be used to supplement
the education and training programs offered and
supported by the NCMA Chesapeake Bay Chapter to
include scholarship opportunities to high schools
located in Calvert and St. Mary’s County.
We would like to
express our sincere gratitude to the following
companies who generously donated products or
services to the Silent Auction:
California, MD
Mission BBQ, Bay District Fire House, and Laser Lube
Dunkirk, MD
Mathnasium
Hollywood, MD
The Greenery
Huntingtown, MD
Mel’s Crabs and Lord Calvert Bowling
Lexington Park, MD
Twist Wine & Spirits, Precision Tune Auto, AMC
Theaters, The Tackle Box,
Kenny’s Flowers, Trick Trucks & Cars, Fairway Golf
Range, Pet Salon, and Sports Paradise
Lusby, MD
Kathy’s Bella Scarpa, Patuxent Wine & Spirits, Great
Clips, World Gym, SIC
Kitchens & Bath, Advance Auto Parts, Verizon
Wireless, AdPro, Starbucks, and Cove Point Winery
Prince Frederick, MD
To God be the Glory Beauty Salon, Abbey Carpet &
Floor, Apex Cinemas,
Jerry’s Place, Nature’s Way to Health, Rafets, Tint
Works Plus, Endless Summer Tanning and GNC
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- Beyond the
Turmoil: Lessons for Today's Contract Manager
3 June 2014
from Southern Maryland News Net -
smnewsnet.com
 The
Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Contract
Management Association (NCMA) inducted their
2014-2015 Executive Board on Tuesday, June 3,
2014, during the final event of the program
year. NCMA National President, Mr. Russ Blaine,
CPCM, Fellow, was on hand to present a
Certificate of Honor to current Chapter
President, Ms. Emily Harman, and recognize the
chapter’s growth, resurgence and
accomplishments.
“In the last 18
months, the NCMA Chesapeake Bay Chapter has
delivered on its core promise to
members:
fostering professional growth and educational
 advancement and enhancing members’ professional
expertise in a non-adversarial environment. The
chapter has hosted multiple events, involving
industry panels and senior DOD acquisition
leadership panels, with increasing attendance,
continuing education events, webinars and social
gatherings. DOD civilian and industry furloughs
during the last year, sequestration, and
strained training budgets all contributed to a
difficult work environment to say the least, but
organizational policy and acquisition
regulations did not stop evolving. Contract
professionals’ roles are more important now than
ever; the NCMA Chesapeake Bay Chapter has
successfully provided affordable, meaningful
continuing education opportunities in the face
of these challenges. The new leadership’s
long-range vision looks to have more no-cost
membership meetings, soft skills promotion,
community service activities and continued
relevant educational opportunities when the new
Program Year starts in September 2014.”
The National
Contract Management Association (NCMA) founded
in 1959, is the world’s leading professional
resource for those in the field of contract
management. The organization, which has over
22,000 members within 112 chapters worldwide, is
dedicated to the professional growth and
educational advancement of procurement and
acquisition personnel. NCMA strives to serve and
inform the profession it represents and to offer
opportunities for the open exchange of ideas in
neutral forums.
Elected Officers
for 2014-2016:
President – Ms.
Emily Harman, Office of Small Business Programs
Vice President – Ms. Leona Charles, SPC Business
Consulting, LLC
Treasurer – Ms. Christina Jayroe, Technology
Security Associates, Inc.
VP Events – Ms. Robin Wilson, Amelex, Inc.
Secretary – Ms. Patricia Paul, ManTech
Corporation
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- 2014 NCMA Chesapeake Bay Chapter Scholarship Presentation
The National
Contract Management Association Chesapeake
Bay Chapter's local, business-focused
college scholarship this year was part of
the St. Mary's County Business, Education
and Community Alliance (BECA) Scholarship
Program.
We are proud
to announce Susan Lombre was the very
deserving winner of our $500
Business-focused College Scholarship for
2014. Susan Lombre is a 2014 Graduate of St.
Mary's County Public School's Academy of
Finance hosted at Chopticon High School.
 Her
additional High School honors include:
- Honor
Roll, 2010-2011
- Scholar-Athlete Award, 2012
- Science
Explorations Award, 2011
- SAT
score of 1120 out of possible 2400
- Weighted
grade point average of 3.2 on a scale of
4.0
- Leadership and community service in
church, Future Business Leaders of
America, sports and school activities.
Susan will be
attending Delaware State University College
of Business in the fall to major in
Accounting. We wish her well!
Pictured: Jesus' Godinez, Chapter Scholarship
Director, and Susan Lombre, 2014 Scholarship
Recipient.
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-
 Business &
Technical Approach to Risk Assessment
23 April 2014
The chapter would like to thank Mr. Garry
Newton for discussing business and technical
approaches to risk management. Mr. Newton
and event attendees shared experiences and
advice on having productive dialogue between
the technical community and contracts and
acquisition professionals.
Pictured (top
photo): Mr. Garry Newton
Pictured (bottom photo): Mr. Newton is
pictured here, second from left, with
chapter leaders.
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 Services
Contracting
3 April 2014
Mr. Fischetti discussed contracting as a
profession, the Contract Management Body of
Knowledge (CMBOK), the merits of CFCM, CCCM, and
CPCM certifications, and the benefits of NCMA
membership. Mr. Meade provided a DON Services
Contracting update. He emphasized the importance
of ethics and integrity in the contracting
process. Mr. Meade also discussed Better Buying
Power 2.0 to include achieving affordable
programs, promoting efficient competition and
improving tradecraft in services contracting.
Pictured left to
right: Ms. Emily Harman, Chapter President; Mr.
Michael Fischetti, NCMA Executive Director; Mr.
Jim Meade, DASN (AP) Executive Director; Ms.
Patty Paul, Chapter Secretary; Ms. Christina
Jayroe, Chapter Treasurer; and Ms. Stephanie
Dunlap, Chapter Website & Publicity Director.
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 NAVAIR
Deputy Commander's Brief
to the Southern Maryland Women's Professional
Forum
28 March 2014
NAVAIR's Deputy
Commander, Mr. Garry Newton, briefed NAVAIR's
Long Range Strategy at the Southern Maryland
Women's Forum on 27 March 14. His briefing also
addressed opportunities for Women-Owned Small
Businesses and Economically Disadvantaged
Women-Owned Small Businesses.
Click here to view Mr. Newton's PowerPoint
briefing.
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Photo: Sponsor Organization Representatives and
Event Speakers
Pictured left to right: Mr. Lee Bradshaw,
Naval Aviation Small Business Roundtable
Co-Chair; Ms. Emily Harman, NCMA Chesapeake Bay
Chapter President; Ms. Edith G. Butler, US Small
Business Administration Procurement Analyst
(Speaker); Mr. Garry Newton, NAVAIR Deputy
Commander (Speaker); Ms. Jeanie Facemire,
Federally Employed Women Chapter President; and
Ms. Chris Chase, Women in Defense Chesapeake Bay
Chapter President.
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Photo: Event Panelists
Pictured left to right: Ms. Adelle Pierce,
President, AM Pierce; Ms. Nancie Lumpkins,
CEO/President, Imagine One Technology &
Management, Ltd.; CAPT Heidi Fleming, Executive
Director, NAS Patuxent River; and Ms. Barbara
Ives, Dean of Academics, St. Mary's Ryken High School.
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FAR &
DFARS Updates & Contracting Best
Practices
24 February 2014
The NCMA
Chesapeake Bay Chapter would like to
thank Ms. Michelle Currier,
Professor of Contract Management,
Defense Acquisition University, for
bringing us up to date on changes to
the FAR & DFARS and for sharing best
practices for thoughtful day-to-day
execution of the contracting
function. Those who offer the best
value to their organizations know
where to find and how to interpret
the latest laws, proposed rules,
regulations, deviations, and
policies. Thanks to Ms. Currier for
sharing the resources and references
that will help to keep us current.
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 Joint
Ventures and Teaming
12 December 2013
The NCMA Chesapeake Bay Chapter would
like to thank Mr. John Klein for
speaking to our local community about
Joint Ventures and Teaming. We would
also like to thank The Patuxent
Partnership for co-sponsoring this
event.
Pictured left to right: Bonnie
Green, Executive Director of The
Patuxent Partnership; John Klein,
Associate General Counsel for
Procurement Law, U.S. Small Business
Administration; and Emily Harman,
President of the NCMA Chesapeake Bay
Chapter.
PowerPoint Presentation
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 October
29, 2013 Panel Discussion
Understanding the Proposal Bid-No Bid
Decision & How to Increase Competition
The
NCMA Chesapeake Bay Chapter would like to thank Glen Ives, Adelle
Pierce, and Tom Jarboe for their panel discussion
about Bid/No-Bid decision making and challenges in
the local acquisition environment.
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Special Election
Results
12 SEP
2013
After gathering
nominations, the NCMA Chesapeake Bay Chapter
Executive Council on 12 SEP 2013 held the required
special election in accordance with Chapter bylaws;
we are excited to announce we have filled both open
officer positions for the balance of the 2013-2014
Program Year.
 We welcome
Ms.
Leona Charles as Chapter Vice President. Ms.
Charles is a seasoned professional with ten years of
experience having managed projects and teams in the
Manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom to non-
profit organizations in the United States. The range
of experience is vast having held Department of
Defense (DoD) positions in National Security to a
faculty position at the University of Phoenix.
Dedicated to creating sustainable Six Sigma
initiatives within organizations, Ms. Charles is a
dedicated and experienced source of knowledge for
clients and colleagues. Ms. Charles currently holds
an M.B.A from the University of Phoenix, a
Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas-San
Antonio and a Black Belt in Six Sigma.
Currently living and
working in Southern Maryland with her 3 children she
will from time to time try to sneak out before the
volunteer sheet gets to her!
 We also welcome
Ms. Patricia Paul as Chapter Secretary. Ms. Paul
has 30+ years of government contractor experience
working for both Small and Large businesses
throughout the National Capital Region. Ms. Paul has
held positions in Desktop Publishing, Human
Resources, technical writer, and as a Security
officer. The last fifteen years she has performed in
Purchasing/Contracts. Ms. Paul has a Master's
Certificate in Government Contracting from
Georgetown University/ESI and an Associate of
Science degree from College of Southern Maryland.
She currently lives
in Waldorf with a strong desire to move closer to
her present position. She has three happily married
children and eight grandchildren (6 granddaughters
and 2 grandsons) ranging from 17 to 1 year of age.
Her children are the love of her life.
Ms. Paul is looking
forward to becoming very active in our NCMA Chapter.
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 June
6,
2013 Panel Discussion:
Understanding the Proposal Bid-No Bid
Decision & How to Increase Competition
Meeting Minutes
Pictured left to right: Mr. Glen Ives,
Group Vice President of Sabre Systems,
Inc.; Ms. Emily Harman, NCMA Chesapeake
Bay Chapter President; Ms. Dawn Rich,
President, Amelex; Ms. Adelle Pierce,
President, AM Pierce & Associates
Incorporated; and Mr. Will Weston,
President and CEO, Greenfield
Engineering Corporations.
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 Business-Focused
College Scholarship for 2013
The NCMA
Chesapeake Bay Chapter participated in the St.
Mary's County Business, Education and Community
Alliance (BECA) Scholarship Program.
We are proud to
announce Megan Spence was the very deserving
winner of our $1,000 Business-focused College
Scholarship for 2013. Megan is a 2013 Honors
Graduate of St. Mary’s County Public School’s
Academy of Finance hosted at Chopticon High
School.
Megan will be
attending Salisbury University College of
Business in the fall. We wish her well!
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 Contract Specialists in These
Challenging Times:
Special thanks to
Ms. Diane Balderson,
Mr. Elliott Branch and
Mr. Bruce Sharp
for
sharing their thoughts
on the role of the contract specialist in these
challenging
times.
Pictured left to right: Ms. Christina Jayroe, Chapter Treasurer; Ms. Adrienne Somerville, Chapter VP; Mr. Bruce Sharp, Acquisition & Contracting Specialist, MITRE; Ms. Emily Harman, Chapter President; Ms. Diane Balderson, Assistant Commander, Contracts, NAVAIR; and Mr. Elliott Branch, President, NCMA and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Acquisition & Procurement, ASN
RDA. Event co-sponsored with The Patuxent Partnership.
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 Walter R. Graalman Award Announcement
- 2012-13
The Chapter has received the Walter R.
Graalman Award, Silver Level, for the 2012-2013
program year. With a very active schedule of events
so far this autumn
and several larger scale events on offer this
spring, 2013-2014 is shaping up to be another
excellent program year. Have ideas for a local
event? Need to see more information on our website?
Speak to one of our chapter
leaders and get involved.
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Photo:
At the Spring Chapter
Leader Summit on 28 March in San Diego, CA,
Christina Jayroe, Chesapeake Bay Chapter Treasurer,
accepts the Graalman award for the 2012-2013 Program
Year on behalf of the chapter. She is pictured here
with Michael Fischetti (L), Executive Director, NCMA
HQ, and Russell J. Blaine, President, NCMA Board of
Directors.
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 Walter R. Graalman Award Announcement
- 2011-12
The Chapter has received the Walter R. Graalman
Award, Quality Level, for the 2011-2012 program
year. We are on track with our 2012-2013 goals of
increasing value to members, providing relevant
training opportunities, and fostering local
stakeholder communication, among others. This is
positioning us for Bronze or Silver Level
performance this year.
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