Beth Fisher
SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Beth Fisher has a variety of experience in higher education and as a SETA consultant for several federal clients in the Washington DC metropolitan area. As non-teaching faculty at Virginia Tech she ran an economic development research center which focused on engineering and information technology business development.
During the last three years of her twenty five year career at Virginia Tech she served as Associate Director for Information Technology Acquisitions (ITA). She was primarily responsible for negotiating the software contracts for Virginia Tech, with added responsibility for specialized IT hardware RFPs. She also served as ITA’s point of contact with the university’s Windows, Mac, and Linux user groups. After retiring from Virginia Tech, she moved to Missouri to serve as executive director for a consortium which hosted and managed library systems for approximately 60 academic institutions.
After three years she took a position as Project Director to the Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Opportunities at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Focusing on homeland and national security initiatives she served as program administrator for an Office of Naval Research (ONR) research project and worked with several U.S. Army schools at Fort Leonard Wood. After retiring from the University of Missouri she moved to the Washington DC area and supported ONR as a contract liaison. In this role she worked with technical program officers, contracting officers, general counsel, security office, comptroller’s office, small business office, and human subject research protection officer. Her latest positions have been with DARPA as a senior management consultant, first working with a technical office and more recently with the Contracts Management Office. Beth has degrees from Towson University and the University of Texas at Austin.
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Bona Tilahun
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
Bona Tilahun is a seasoned management and business consultant with nearly thirty (30) years of experience in federal acquisition, assistance, other transaction agreements, program and risk management.
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Andrew Tibbetts
SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Andrew Tibbetts has been a management and business consultant serving a variety of federal clients in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
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Bret Middleton
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Bret Middleton is an experienced management and business consultant with fifteen years of experience in federal acquisition, assistance, other transaction agreements, source selection, and program and risk management.
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Mark Mizzell
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Mark Mizzell is a contracting and acquisition professional and a military veteran with a 20-year career in the United States Air Force.
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John M. Gyorda
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John M. Gyorda is a Senior Contracts Specialist at AMRA, supporting DARPA Contracts Management Office since January 2024 where he helps execute Contracts, OTAs, and financial assistance instruments.
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Reed Fenimore
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Reed Fenimore is a Contract Specialist with nearly five (5) years of experience in federal acquisition, assistance, other transaction agreements, and program and risk management.
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Ginnafer Burnett
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Ginnafer Burnett is a seasoned Contracting Professional working for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) with a robust background in drafting and managing contracts.
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Kevin P. Lonergan
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Kevin P. Lonergan is a Contracting Specialist at AMRA Consulting, with a strong background in declassification analysis, government contracting, and national security.
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Kyle Zinnel
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Kyle Zinnel is an experienced contracts manager with 13 years of experience in federal acquisition.
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Courtney Schlusser
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Courtney Schlusser is an accomplished federal acquisition professional with over seven years of progressive experience in Department of Defense contracting, including positions of increasing responsibility across NAVSEA and DARPA.
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Andres Rincon
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Andres Rincon is a contract management professional with 12 years of experience in federal acquisition, assistance, other transaction agreements, program and risk management.
