The #NatSecGirlSquad Newsletter - September 3, 2024
Check out the latest on upcoming events and job opportunities—there’s so much to look forward to!
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Welcome to this week’s edition of our newsletter! We’re excited to invite you to play a key role in shaping the #NSGSCon 2025 agenda. Dive into this issue to discover how you can submit your ideas and contribute to creating an exceptional conference experience!
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All the submission, share, and access links in one place
#NSGSCon 2025
Sometimes, more is better.
#NSGSCon 2025 Submissions: Personal/Professional Development
#NSGSCon 2025: Partnership Opportunities
Upcoming Community Events:
September 3: Virtual Conversation With Audrey Tang from 1:30pm – 2:30pm ET.
September 9: Dates, Locations, and Themes drop for all #NatSecGirlSquad Conference 2025 events
September 16: Member Ticket Sales Open and Topic Submission Opens for #NatSecGirlSquad Conference 2025
September 24: APSIA's Graduate School Fair: Washington, DC. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in Washington, DC. Contact: Briana Suarez.
September 25: Eglin AFB Hiring Event. 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.
October 3: Department of the Treasury's - Writing Your Federal Resume. 1:00 PM
October 9: #NatSecGirlSquad Conference 2025 Draft Agenda gets Released and Speaker Submission Opens
October 15: Early Bird Ticket Sales Open, Resume Book Opens for #NatSecGirlSquad Conference 2025
November: In-Person Preview Event for #NatSecGirlSquad Conference Feat. updated main event agenda & pre-conference info drop.
December: #NatSecGirlSquad pre-conference. Virtual one-day symposium, Ft. Panel previews, Resume and Interview workshops & Hiring Fair
December 9: Volunteer sign-up opens for #NatSecGirlSquad Conference 2025
March 2025: #NatSecGirlSquad Conference!
June 2025: #NSGSCon 2025 Post-Con
Find More Events: https://www.usajobs.gov/Notification/Events
Women in National Security in Public
Event Requests
Looking for a panelist or event speaker? Look no further than #NatSecGirlSquad! In addition to using the Listserv and Herd Mentality, submit a request for Newsletter inclusion to the #NatSecGirlSquad Operations Team.
Media Inquiries
On a deadline? The Ops Team is always standing by to help connect the media with #NatSecGirlSquad members with relevant expertise. You can reply directly to this newsletter or send an email to media@unicornstrategies.com
Publishing Opportunities
#NatSecGirlSquad is opening the floodgates (we hope!) to publish original work from the Community! Learn more about the submission guidelines here.
In case you missed the virtual information session on the process. You can watch the Zoom Recording:
#NatSecGirlSquad Members in the News and Making Moves
Alaina Clark is at AT&T as a Cyber Adviser after 5 impressive years at CISA and 10 equally impressive years at DHS Main.
Alexandria Maloney is now the director of external relations at Kettering Foundation!
Dr. Alison Tamasi is now the Chief of the Survivability and Effects Analysis Division of the Army’s Nuclear and CWMD Agency.
Blessing Ipka is an Immigration Officer at USCIS!
Charlotte Putney is back at Treasury, taking on a supervisory role at FINCEN.
Colleen L. Wrapped 18 years at DOD and is bringing her pioneering defense innovation experience to the Washington Office, a new entity serving as the DC outpost for a number of defense firms.
Dana Stroul was on BBC News last week AND had her op-ed published in The New York Times. Love it.
Kareeda Kabir started as a DOD Customer Success Manager for Dataminr.
Kitaneh Fitzpatrick is a Senior Analyst at the Critical Threats Project.
Lee Hudson is a Senior Manager in PR for RTX!
Marie Conner is taking on a new challenge at Palo Alto Networks as CSP Partner Program Manager
Merritt Ogle is onto her next adventure after several years of magic-making at West Exec.
Natalie Simmons-Taylor is now a Research Scientist at Peraton Labs, which seems VERY cool.
Sunny Ewald gets promoted to LCDR this month- woo!