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e-Newsletter A Word from Joe LaMarca: Aeronautics VP of Communications

Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing countless leaders in

action – and I continue to be impressed by those who understand and embrace

the value of strong communications skills. Whether you’re talking to customers,

employees, community leaders or even a Little League team, being able to effec-

tively communicate goes hand-in-hand with successful leadership.

One organization that continues to put great emphasis on becoming a strong com-

municator is the Lockheed Martin Leadership Association (LMLA). The foundation

of LMLA’s leadership principals are rooted in being an effective communicator.

LMLA helps develop emerging leaders by growing their talents through teambuild-

ing, networking, community service and active participation in events that show-

case the company, support our customers and help others.

LMLA members hone their communications skills in a variety of ways, but one

area that really stands out is their commitment to community service. You might

ask, what does that have to do with effective communications? In my opinion,

everything. The work it takes to plan, organize and execute a community or charitable event all starts with

effective communication. It’s about teambuilding and leadership. It’s about motivating and providing clear

direction, advice and counsel that ultimately leads to a successful event.

A couple of recent examples that I was personally involved with were the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces

Bowl (LMAFB) and the 2015 Holiday Charities Drive in Fort Worth. LMLA members took the lead on every-

thing from employee ticket distribution, greeting military troops and families attending the game, and staff-

ing our Veteran’s Village. LMLA also helped lead the 2015 Holiday Charities Drive by coordinating events

that raised more than $185,500 for deserving charities like Adopt-a-Family; Cook’s Children Hospital Camp

Sanguinity; Safe Haven; The Salvation Army; Tarrant Area Food Bank; and U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots.

This is just scratching the surface of what LMLA organizations around the corporation do to help our commu-

nities and it all starts with effective communications. Simply put, this level of support for our military, veter-

ans and community is enhanced when LMLA is a partner. For those reading this who make these type of

contributions a reality – thank you for demonstrating leadership qualities that reflect positively on you and

literally helps thousands of people in ways you’ll never really know.

There are many forms of effective communications and I’d like to share how the theme of the recent African

American Leadership Forum, “Be the Change. Lean Forward,” was brought to life by attendees. They reflect-

ed on their personal leadership attributes by presenting Nelson Mandela’s Architecture on leadership char-

acteristics and philosophy through interpretative presentations. What a great way to effectively communi-

cate!

Here’s Mandela’s blueprint on successful leadership:

Blueprint of Self: Examine how you react to feedback from other people and whether you are conscious of

your bias in assigning your own experience and judgment higher status than almost any form of feedback.

Blueprint of Environment: Focus on the issue of whether an individual is a leader that inspires others to cre-

ate, innovate and thrive, or environments that threaten and intimidate.

Blueprint of Sustained Excellence: Is road map on creating an environment of sustained excellence through

critical self-assessment of what an individual must do to embrace a culture of excellence.

Certainly outstanding principles for all of us to emulate. Thanks again for all the great work you do for Lock-

heed Martin and our community.

Congratulations to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and

the Lockheed Martin Leadership Association (LMLA) for

completing another successful annual Holiday Charities

Drive! Although the campaign started at the Fort Worth

facility in late October and continued through mid De-

cember, volunteers continued delivering donations and

giving of their time to these various organizations to the

last minute to help those less fortunate. The drive was

another tremendous success as our employees gave

untold hours and over $185,000 in donations to the

unfortunate children, families and seniors in the North

Texas area.

LMLA kicked off the Holiday Charities Drive with collec-

tions to the Tarrant County Food Bank, where volun-

teers donated over 3,000 pounds of food according to

Kathleen Zurlinden, LMLA Manager of Food Drives. Drea Munoz, LMLA Manager of Salvation Army, reported that LMLA

provided Salvation Army with over $78,000 in gifts and cash donations for hundreds of needy children and seniors.

Through the generosity of our employees and members, LMLA was able to provide the DFW Marine Corps Reserve Toys

For Tots with over 300 bicycles, 140 helmets, 1300 toys and over $10,000 in cash donations.

Rachel Zimmerman, our Adopt-A-Family coordinator reported Lockheed Martin individuals and departments adopted 65

needy children and families. Furthermore, Lori Mauldin reported that our gift to Cook’s Children Hospital will allow several

children with cancer, blood disorders and other life threatening diseases to attend Camp Sanguinity. Here are the chari-

ties LMLA supported and the estimated amount provided with the help of our members and fellow employees.

Charity Amount

Adopt-A-Family/Children $ 6,500

Cook’s Children Hospital Camp Sanguinity 12,500

Cowboy Santas 15,000

Good Fellows 10,000

Safe Haven 7,140

Salvation Army’s Toy Soldiers & Seniors 78,560

Tarrant County Food Bank 3,000

USMC Reserve Toys For Tots 52,800

Grand Total $185,500

A special thank you goes to all of our volunteers, for without them, this would not have been possible: Amanda Allen,

Kathleen Ashcraft, Donna Baker, Ashley Bailey, Sharen Baldevarona, Sherry Baskin, Lidia Bowers, Vicki Bowman, Bonnie

Boyd, Shane Boyle, Kimberly Brewer, Brian Brooks, Amber Brown, Crystal Burk, Cheryl Blum, Emma Chase, Theresa Cock-

erham, Candace Cole, Leasa Cross, Rachel Cupps, Regina Davison, Karen Doolittle, Amy Fleece, Brenda Gee, Mark

Goolsbay, Diana Gomez, Karen Graham, Mary Grundy, Dennisse Guerrero, Cindy Gutierrez, Kellye Hill, Helen Holland,

Donna Jett, Co Le, Justin Lev, Shanan Love, Quinda Mann, Loida Marquez, Teresa Martinez, Leigh Ann Masters, Misty

Messer, Stephanie Miller, Sylvia Montross, Nina Morgan, Mary Morris, Drea Munoz, Jeanne Ness, Vanessa Noisette, Terri

Prollock, Marissa Randle, Diana Rawlings, Nancy Reyes, Sarah Saenz, Michelle Schiml, Steve Smart, Sherri Sosa, Brenda

Sralla, Linda Sullivan, Monika Taylor, Pamela Tribble, Teri Vallejo, Dave VanVlack, Bobbi Wendorff, Chantay White-Taylor,

Susan Wright and Kathleen Zurlinden and everyone who gave their time and/or donations to those less fortunate.

Together, we can make a difference!

2015 Holiday Charities Drive

What should you think about when looking for a job? Why are STEM vocations the calling of the future? Lockheed Martin

Aeronautics volunteers spent the day talking about careers with the 7th grade students at Stripling Middle School in Fort

Worth.

Fourteen Lockheed Martin volunteers participated in a joint project between Engineers in the Classroom and Junior Achieve-

ment of Chisholm Trail to reach over 200 middle school students on December 2. The students spent the day rotating be-

tween classrooms to learn about the different aspects they will have to think about when deciding on a career. Students

talked about the importance of branding and created their own logo, while volunteers shared information about the benefits

of selecting a job that has the aspects you are interested in. Many of the activities focused on what careers exist in the sci-

ence, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and how interesting they can be.

These discussions were a great way to get students to start thinking about the future, since Fort Worth Independent School

District high school students are required to select classes beginning in the 8th grade that focus on their desired career path.

Vice President of F-35 Test & Verification, JD McFarlan, was among the volunteers who participated at Stripling Middle

School. “We had a great day at Stripling Middle School and were able to engage with all the 7th grade students to help them

understand the variety of career choices available to them especially in the STEM fields. Our volunteers represented multi-

ple career fields at Lockheed Martin and were able to give the students a broad set of experiences, including a few lessons

in rocket building.”

Fort Worth Aeronautics will be hosting a second Engineers in the Classroom and Junior Achievement combined activity with

Benbrook Middle School at the Fort Worth facility on April 15. Volunteers are needed to lead career activities and speak

about their own experiences at the career exposition. If you are interested in participating, contact Bobbi Wendorff, ext.

37395 to learn more.

To learn more about Engineers in the Classroom, click here; to read more about Junior Achievement’s mission click here.

Support Junior Achievement in a Day, April 15

The 65th Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair (FWRSEF) was held on February 22 in the College Park Center at

the University of Texas at Arlington. Over 500 junior high and high school students from the Fort Worth region entered ex-

hibits. LM Aero presented first, second and third place ribbons in the high school and middle school divisions in the fields of

chemistry, engineering, physics and astronomy, while LMLA presented ribbons covering all fields. Our compliments to all of

the students for their outstanding efforts as noted by all of our judges!

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Winners, High School Division

First Place: Anagha Krishnan, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science

“Novel Earth Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Copper Chloride" (Physics & Astronomy)

Second Place: Joshua Yue, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science

"Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the NF-kB Inducing Kinase in Disease Prevention" (Chemistry)

Third Place: Jagath Vytheeswaran and Carolyn Huynh, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science

“Characterizing the Role of Cilia in the Oligodendrocyte Lineage during Myelination" (Biochemistry)

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Winners, Junior High Division

First Place: Ruhani Ahluwalia, Harmony School of Innovation

"Trojan Horse Carries Magic Bullets to Kill Cancer Cells” (Biochemistry)

Second Place: Lindy Lyda, E. A. Young Academy

"Safety Scalpels” (Electrical & Mechanical Engineering)

Third Place: Hannah Keck, North Texas Academy of Higher Learning, Home School

"Buyer Beware: A Chemical Analysis for C15H16O2" (Chemistry)

Lockheed Martin Leadership Association Winners, High School Division

First Place: Michelle Mao, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science

"Surface Plasmon Resonance with AZO Film with Tunable Nanoantennas" (Physics & Astronomy)

Second Place: Kaylee and Kinsey Brawner, Granbury High School

"Solar Tracker Design and Analysis" (Electrical & Mechanical Engineering)

Third Place: Kelsey Hu and Kritika Soni, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science

“Entropic Clustering Analysis of MRSA strains” (Materials & Bioengineering)

Lockheed Martin Leadership Association Winners, Junior High Division

First Place: Quan Le, Harmony Science Academy – Carrollton

"Finding the Optimal Solar Cells” (Materials & Bioengineering)

Second Place: Elizabeth Proctor, St. Maria Goretti Catholic School

"Can Fish Waste Provide Enough Nutrients to Sustain Plant Growth”

(Earth & Planetary Science)

Third Place: Tausiful Hoque, Harmony Academy – Euless

“Using Bioinformatics to Determine the Best Transcription Factor for Direct Re-

programing” (Materials & Bioengineering)

Thank you to our LM Aero and LMLA judging team for their time, commitment, and expertise: Mike Bush, Mark Goolsbay,

Brian Horn, Jimmy Kassler, Lee Peterson, Wendell Pichon, CM, Robert Reed, Sonia Riley, Patra Stroemer, David Williams,

Michael Williams and Kathleen Zurlinden. A special thanks to Ron Bessire, VP of Engineering & Technical Operations;

Duane Cuttrell, Director System Engineering & FWRSEF Board of Director; John Colotta FWRSEF Judging Committee; and

our management for providing us with the time and support for this worthy endeavor. LM Aero and LMLA has had a long

history of supporting the FWRSEF by providing volunteers and financial support for over 60 years.

65th Fort Worth Regional Science & Engineering Fair

Sky Ball Charity Event The annual Sky Ball fundraiser was held October 23 and 24 at American Airlines Hangar #5 at the Dallas Fort Worth International

Airport. Events included a free ‘Here's to the Heroes’ concert on Friday by Pitbull, Terry Fator, and others, as well as a Black Tie Gala

that was held on Saturday. The fundraiser was hosted by the Fort Worth Airpower Council, which is a non-profit foundation to raise

money in support of our military and their families. Over the past five years, Sky Ball has raised more than $6.5 million dollars which

has allowed the Airpower Foundation to contribute to many projects that directly support members of all branches of our military and

their families through various contingency funds at the Naval Air Station, Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base and other programs. Also

funded by Sky Ball proceeds are:

Heroes on the Water, helping veterans heal through fellowship and fishing

Freedom Flight, taking heroes of the Greatest Generation, our WWII Veterans, to visit their Memorial in Washington D.C.

Wounded Warriors Veteran's Day Weekend in Las Vegas

Snowball Express, helping children of our fallen military heal and make new memories

Gary Sinise Foundation, Building homes for our nations most severely wounded veterans

And many other programs and causes in direct support of military families

As Serena De Los Santos, of Lockheed Martin’s MFC division stated, “Highlight for me was standing next to a veteran on crutches

who danced along with us to Pitbull and was having what appeared to be the time of his life.” Several of America's living recipients of

the Medal of Honor along with many distinguished guests and dignitaries were in attendance. We were privileged to host many

wounded warriors as special VIP guests of American Airlines Sky Ball XIII. American Airlines Sky Ball XIII honors all of our military ser-

vice members and our nation's veterans with a special thanks to those who have served in Vietnam, and include a salute to the Unit-

ed States Air Force.

LMLA proudly supported the second annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on December 29. LMLA provided volun-

teers who packaged, sold and distributed tickets and scarf vouchers for the game. LMLA also sold stadium blankets, lapel

pins and patches to support the Jim Creason scholarship fund, which provides scholarships to high school and college stu-

dents of LMLA members. In addition, members served as volunteers on game day working with the Fort Worth Police Depart-

ment, TCU Police Department, as well as many other organizations by coordinating arrivals from military bases which shuttled

active duty military and their families in for the festivities; greeting them as they exited buses; and serving meals in the mili-

tary food tent. This event also marked the first-ever F-35 four-ship flyover which left fans in awe.

Lockheed Martin and LMLA Manager of Armed Forces Bowl, Carol Sweet, would like to thank all of the volunteers for your

time and dedication to once again making this event a wonderful success. And most importantly, thank you to the members

of our Armed Forces for your tremendous sacrifice in protecting our country’s freedom.

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

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ter for upcoming events, professional development classes, and become more involved in one of our com-

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The LMLA FW Book Club Sessions have come a long way since its inception in 2014. The book club sessions are de-

signed to facilitate a collaborative gathering of diverse perspectives and ideas relative to the work environment and dis-

cuss how each book portrays a unique impact on an individual's perception towards further development of their leader-

ship skills. With each book club session, executive leadership selects a book for discussion which is most meaningful to

them. Below are some comments from previous sessions.

Book Club Session #3: “360 Degree Leader” by John Maxwell

Guest Speaker: Rod McLean, F-16/F-22 IFG, VP of Program Management

Comments from Rod McLean: “Regardless of where you are in the organization, you can make an impact. Remember

the value of a team…a leadership team is more effective with more than one team…key value…understanding the

value of your team…energize, enthusiasm, and motivation. Making a small investment to get to know your employees

have a tremendous impact on building a relationship in the future and making a connection within a diverse environ-

ment.”

Comments from Audience: Having a one-on-one dialog and getting the perspective from upper management, has

caused them to review scenarios from a different angle. Other members of the audience expressed that the book

club sessions has given them an opportunity to converse with executive leadership and to leverage from them their

perspective of how they relate topics within the book to the organization as well as life in general.

Book Club Session #5: “Turn this Ship Around” by David Marquet

Guest Speaker: Jeff Babione, Executive Vice President and General Manager, F-35 Line of Business

Comments from Jeff Babione: “Drive the intent from your leadership…be sure to understand what they need from you

and when do they need it by. Give people the constraints and allow them to solve their problems. It’s about leading

others to take responsibility—provide guidance to drive accountability.”

Book Recommendation: American Icon

Audience expressed different scenarios of assignments or tasks that have been assigned to them similar to the top-

ics that were mentioned in the session and how they can now take this information gained from the session and ap-

ply it to own unique situation. They felt that the information received was very valuable that could be used as useful

tool in further development in their leadership skill.

LMLA has hosted eight successful book club sessions to date, with increased participation at each session. Since

book club sessions have been approved by NMA as having professional development learning objectives, participants

are able to receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for their participation. Thank you for your support in making the

LMLA FW Book Club a success!

Book Club Sessions with Executive Leadership