The Vault The AFCEA Fort Knox Gold Vault Chapter Newsletter
Vol. 9, No. 1
February 2018
March 15th, 2018 General Membership Meeting
Featuring
Major General Jason T. Evans, Commanding General
United States Army Human Resources Command
Table of Contents 1. General Membership Meeting 2. President’s Page 3. General Membership Meeting Highlights
4. Young AFCEAN Message 5. Scholarship Opportunities 6. Women in AFCEA 7. Award Opportunities 8. Education; 2017 Chapter Leadership; AFCEA Internat’l;
Chapter Goals; Upcoming Events 9. Connect with AFCEA; Benefits of Membership; About
Us; 2018 Officer Election Opportunities 10. Targets of Opportunity! Welcome New & Renewing
Members!
Greetings AFCEANs! Join us for our next big event on Thursday March 15th, 2018, at the Saber & Quill 11:30-1pm. SAIC is sponsoring this event and our special guest speaker will be Major General Jason T. Evans, Commanding General of the United States Army Human Resources Command. Don’t miss this event! Register now to attend and invite your colleagues. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/afcea-fort-knox-gold-vault-chapter-10414488658 What: AFCEA Gold Vault Chapter General Membership Meeting Guest Speaker: Major General Jason T. Evans, Commanding General United States Army Human Resources Command Where: Saber & Quill When: Doors open at 11am, Event 11:30-1pm Major General Jason T. Evans was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised as an Air Force dependent. He attended Wentworth Military Academy where he earned an Associate Degree in Business Administration. He completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Bellevue University, Bellevue, Nebraska. He holds Masters Degrees in Business Administration and National Resource Strategy. Major General Evans has served in command and staff positions in the continental United States, Italy, Somalia, Kosovo, Germany, and Iraq with the 13th Corps Support Command, III U.S. Corps, 510th Personnel Services Battalion, 1st Personnel Command, USAREUR, Installation Management Command, Multi-National Force – Iraq, and Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army.
March General Membership Meeting Guest Speaker Major
General Jason T. Evans, Commanding General United States
Army Human Resources Command; Event sponsored by SAIC
Meeting featured guest speaker Mr. Richard Garner of Booz Allen Hamilton and the AFCEA Gold Vault Chapter Board of Directors, local chapter awards presentations and the election of our 2018 chapter officers.
Mr. Garner led the event attendees in a fun game of trivia as he recounted some of the interesting history of Fort Knox. Following Mr. Garner’s presentation, awards were announced and presented to the chapter’s 2017 local chapter winners. Award recipients included: Major General Merritte W. Ireland Meritorious Service Award - Bruce Shackett and Kim Kimbrough; General George S Patton Jr. AFCEAN Leadership Award - William Heidenreich and Domanic Ledbetter; Major General Marcia M Anderson Young AFCEAN Emerging Leader 2017 - Bethany Begley and Derek Massey; Admiral Grace Hopper Information Technology Service Award - Angela Alexander-Mendoza.
When the awards presentation was completed, the votes were tallied for the election of the 2018 Chapter Officers. The new officers were called to the front and sworn into their new leadership positions. Serving the chapter in 2018 are: President Miguel Rivera, Executive Vice President Bruce Shackett, Treasurer John Miller, and Executive Secretary Angela Alexander-Mendoza.
As the final General Membership Meeting came to a close, 2017 President Bill Heidenreich gave a heartfelt speech touching on all of the accomplishments of the chapter during the year. He thanked the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, all of the chapter’s sponsors, the members and the volunteers who work together to meet the chapter’s goals year after year. Bill challenged everyone to continue their active participation and help our chapter grow and continue making great accomplishments to our professional community.
-Angela Alexander-Mendoza, Executive Secretary
Richard Garner,
Booz Allen Hamilton
President Bill Heidenreich
2018 Executive Committee Members: Michael Tague, Miguel Rivera, Angela Alexander-Mendoza, Karen Barry, Kathryn Thompson, Mark Hillberry
Is there an IT area you are interested in? Do you know someone who is a subject matter expert? Are you an IT professional with a thirst to share your knowledge and experience? The Fort Knox Gold Vault Chapter Young AFCEAN Program is looking for topics and speakers for Young AFCEAN Events throughout the year. Our goal for the Young AFCEAN Program is to provide quality educational training and professional development sessions to our members and encourage them to learn and network with other IT professionals. Spread the word that we are looking for topics and speakers. If you have questions, comments, or would like more information, please contact me.
2018 Young AFCEAN Model Program Goals
* Membership Exceed 60% Young AFCEAN membership retention. * Scholarships/Education Support and promote Young AFCEAN involvement in leadership positions and participation in subcommittees and/or special events. * Events Host 3 Young AFCEAN Events. * Awards Submit at least one chapter award to the Executive Committee or Regional Vice President. * Social Media Maintain fresh and current web content regarding Young AFCEAN events on social media.
Derek Massey,
VP Young AFCEAN Affairs
Derek Massey, Vice President, Young AFCEAN Affairs
Hello Young AFCEANS, This year I'm happy to serve as your Young AFCEAN chapter
Vice President. We have a great year planned for 2018 with events as well as socials. I want to thank you all who participated in our events and socials last year. We want this year to be even more successful.
For 2018 we will continue our Lunch & Learns. At these events we bring in subject matter experts to present topics of interest to us. Our first Lunch & Learn is scheduled for April 19th, topic and speaker to be announced in the coming months. I'm also taking ideas for a social. Last year we bought tickets to the Louisville River Bat's game. This year I want input from you guys. We have also started video game nights; the past two we have played League of Legends. The video game nights are usually Friday nights and these are virtual, from the comfort of your own home.
We are in need of more volunteers. If you have suggestions - email me! I'm always looking for feedback for things that our members want!
Thank you and if you are interested in volunteering on the Young AFCEAN Event committee, contact me. Lean more about our Chapter accomplishments at our website: ftknox.afceachapters.org. Also, check out our chapter Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. -Derek Massey, VP Young AFCEAN Affairs [email protected]
RVP Martin Harbolt and VP of Scholarships Richard Roda
present $1000 Lift Off Scholarship to Tyresha Gardner
Greetings AFCEANS! I’m excited to announce that we awarded four $1000 Lift Off scholarships in 2017! We met our goal to raise $1000 from the members, to make an additional member funded scholarship available in 2018. So instead of four, we will award five scholarships this year, including the member funded scholarship. The following Scholarships are available for college students to apply for in 2018: AFCEA International STEM Major STEM Graduate Teachers Scholarships ROTC Scholarships Gold Vault (High School Seniors) Lift Off Scholarships STEM Major Scholarship Second and third year college students majoring in STEM related fields Warfighter (served in Afghanistan/Iraq) and Diversity Scholarships
Richard Roda
VP of Scholarships
STEM Teacher Scholarship: Graduate students teaching STEM subjects could be granted up to $5000. The Deadline: Varies, March 31st to April 13th for most. The Lift Off Scholarship is open to seniors attending High School in Louisville, Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville, and the Clarksville, IN area. Student must plan to pursue a Bachelor degree in a STEM discipline. This is a $1000 grant by our AFCEA chapter. The application period is March 1-31. For more Scholarship Information visit our chapter web site at: https://ftknox.afceachapters.org/?q=scholarships You will find links to applications and how to apply. If you have questions, please contact me. -Richard Roda, VP of Scholarships [email protected]
Greetings Women in AFCEA! I am Kathryn Thompson, Vice President Women in AFCEA for the Fort Knox Gold Vault Chapter. I would like to welcome everyone to an exciting year for Women In AFCEA! As your VP, I am honored to have the privilege to serve as the leader of this PREMIER group. Over the year, I look forward to working with AFCEA leadership, members, partners, and sponsors in launching new dimensions of service at Fort Knox. Come and network with others in the field of Information Technology! You are encouraged to join us for two exciting events scheduled for Thursday 17 May 2018 and Thursday 18 October 2018. We are in the process of planning events for the year; if you would like to actively support our efforts, please contact me. I look forward to seeing all of you! For more information on Women In AFCEA, please visit our website at ftknox.afceachapters.org. -Kathryn Thompson, VP Women in AFCEA Email: [email protected]
Women in AFCEA
Women in AFCEA Event
May 17 2018
Brittany Robinson
Special Guest Speaker
Bio
Brittany Robinson (NotAnotherBrittany.com) is
an award-winning designer who is passionate
about increasing diversity in tech. With a
background in graphic, web, & instructional
design, she focuses on helping women pursue
STE(A)M careers and start their own businesses.
She's taught classes for Silicon Valley
organizations, held workshops in NYC, and
launched coding camps for girls in Kentucky,
Indiana, and Ohio. When she's not working with
clients, you can find her traveling the world with
serving as your Vice President of Awards this year.
We have many opportunities for you and your
colleagues to be recognized for your contributions to
our community this spring and this fall. Check each
award type for the individual criteria and deadline.
Here is a list of some of the awards with upcoming
deadlines:
•Admiral Jon L. Boys Medal for Distinguished Service to AFCEA •General James M. Rockwell AFCEAN of the Year •Leadership •Medal of Merit •Meritorious Service Award •Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Information Technology •Technology Innovation Award •Exceptional Contribution to STEM Education •Distinguished Award for Excellence in Engineering •Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Engineering •Distinguished Award for Excellence in Information Technology
President Miguel Rivera and Regional Vice President Martin
Harbolt present award to former President Bill Heidenreich
Nominations can be submitted via
www.afcea.org/awards.
All awards will be presented on May 14, 2018 in
advance of the Defensive Cyber Operations
Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland.
Thank you for your support of AFCEA, and we look
forward to receiving your nominations before March
From AFCEA International See AFCEA International events on the afcea.org events tab. Spring Intelligence Symposium 04/18/2018 - 04/19/2018 NGA Campus East, Springfield, VA This annual classified (Top Secret/SI/TK-NOFORN) event features leaders from the Intelligence Community (IC) who share the rationale for investments in technology, services, research and development. Speakers from industry and academia explore where they are putting research dollars and the friction or misalignment that may occur with the IC's Technology Road Map. Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities available
Upcoming Events For more information about upcoming events, please visit the Chapter Web site: ftknox.afceachapters.org.
15 March 2018 – General Membership Meeting Sponsored by SAIC with Guest Speaker Major General Jason T. Evans, Commanding General of the United States Army Human Resources Command, Saber & Quill, Fort Knox, 11:30-1pm. For information on Sponsorship, Volunteering, or Participation, contact: Michael Tague, VP Programs, 502-387-6800, [email protected]
Chapter Goals *Membership-Exceed 60 percent for individual membership retention. Increase
membership.
*Scholarships/Educational-Award four scholarships.
*Events-Hold four general membership meetings; Hold three Young AFCEAN
events; Hold two Women in AFCEA events.
*Awards-Submit at least one chapter award through the Regional Vice President.
*Corporate Involvement-Gain at least two corporate sponsors.
Executive Committee President: Mr. Miguel Rivera Executive Vice President: Mr. Bruce Shackett Treasurer: Mr. John Miller Secretary: Ms. Angela Alexander-Mendoza Vice President, Awards: Mr. Mark Hillberry Vice President, Communications: Ms. Breeona Zachary Vice President, Membership: Ms. Karen Barry Vice President, Operations: Mr. Dominic Ledbetter Vice President, Programs Mr. Michael Tague Vice President, Scholarships: Mr. Richard Roda Vice President, Women in AFCEA: Ms. Kathryn Thompson
Vice President, Young AFCEAN Affairs: Mr. Derek Massey
Webmaster: Mr. Richard Roda
Education
is an AFCEA core value. The Association, in partnership with the AFCEA Educational Foundation, Chapters and Members worldwide, presents $1.5 million annually in scholarships, grants and awards to students in the science and technology majors as well as those fields related to intelligence and homeland security. For information about future opportunities, visit our Scholarship page.
Board of Directors Chairman of the Board: Mr. Mark Thompson
Directors at Large: Mr. Marv Barker Mr. Ronnie Creech Mr. Richard Garner Mr. Mark Kopp COL Edward Prem
Subscription to SIGNAL Magazine – A professional journal on communications, electronics, intelligence and information systems. Young AFCEAN Events – Short seminars offered on a quarterly basis geared for those less than or equal to 40 years of age on topics of interest to developers. General Membership Meetings – These provide a sponsored lunch and a guest speaker who leads a discussion on a topic of interest with the Chapter membership. Normally, we have 3 per year. Professional Development Opportunities: We strive to create events such as the AFCEA Fort Knox Industry Day, and the Fort Knox Professional Development Day. There will be several sessions of interest to project managers, and software developers. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Scholarships are awarded to teachers and students graduating from High School and enrolling in a college in a STEM discipline. Access to AFCEA’s Professional Development Center. Networking – Access to an extensive network of government and industry professionals.
Connect with AFCEA
For the latest information about AFCEA and the Chapter, visit us at:
AFCEA Web site: afcea.org
Chapter Web site: ftknox.afceachapters.org
Chapter Facebook page:
facebook.com/pages/Afcea-Gold-Vault-Chapter
Chapter Twitter feed
Chapter LinkedIn page
About Us: AFCEA can bridge the gap between
government, industry, and academia by exploring relevant, common issues and sharing knowledge within the local IT community. We are looking for dynamic presentations showcasing successful and proven practices in Software Development, Project Management and Process Improvement. Whether you manage projects, architect software or manage processes, we want to hear from you. Submit a proposal for consideration to present at one of upcoming events. Contact our Event Coordinator at [email protected]
VP of Operations Domanic Ledbetter and VP of Programs Michael Tague
Fort Knox Gold Vault Chapter Targets of Opportunity!
If you are interested in volunteering, networking with area professionals, and contributing to the goals of the Gold Vault Chapter please contact our more Officers, learn at our website:
ftknox.afceachapters.org
Welcome New Members and Renewing Members!
Roderick A Akins
Timothy W Burris
Mark D Hillberry
Gregg Richmond
Logan Yates
Peter Kissinger
Aaron Lind
E4 Steven Gladwell
2nd LT DeVon Hankins
SGT Cory Hurst
LTC John P McLain
Dr. Rod O'Neil
SGT Glenn Wright
SPC Breeona Zachary
Regional Vice President Martin Harbolt places the AFCEA Presidents Pin on the lapel of outgoing President Bill Heidenreich at the December 2017 General Membership Meeting.
