{"id":20810,"date":"2019-12-24T15:27:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T23:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=20810"},"modified":"2019-12-24T15:27:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T23:27:10","slug":"meet-the-people-behind-the-innovation-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=20810","title":{"rendered":"Meet the People Behind the Innovation in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Monday, December 23, 2019 – 8:35am<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Booz Allen\u2019s employees are technology experts, engineers, and analysts\u2014and parents, veterans, teachers, and lifelong learners who bring their unique perspectives and passion to their jobs every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet three of the people who used their backgrounds to innovate, inspire, and drive change around the world in 2019.<\/p>\n

Lifting, learning, and growing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shana Millspaugh<\/a>\u00a0is no stranger to pushing her limits. When she\u2019s not supporting Booz Allen\u2019s Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), she\u2019s a mother, military spouse, and competitive weightlifter.<\/p>\n

Millspaugh won Gold for her weight\/age category in the 2019 Worlds Championship in Montreal and took Silver in the 2018 World Masters Championship in Barcelona. Despite this winning track record, the prospect of failure is Millspaugh\u2019s greatest fear. \u201cBut it also motivates me to move forward and grow,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She recalled one competition where she failed to lift the target weight. \u201cThe following week I went to the gym to lift that failed weight every day. It was a teachable moment for my kids. It shows them that hard work and dedication can help you reach your dreams,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Serving her country, mentoring the next generation<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Navy,\u00a0Kimberly Page<\/a>\u00a0launched missiles in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, then worked as a communications officer for USS John S. McCain. Fifteen years later, she continues her Navy service through client delivery as a chief systems engineer and as a military spouse.<\/p>\n

Page shares her knowledge by leading Booz Allen\u2019s International Council on Systems Engineering professional certification process and teaching the prep course for becoming a Certified Systems Engineering Professional.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy mentoring future generations of technical talent by helping them understand systems thinking\u2014not just how to build the systems right but also to build the right systems,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Growing teams through inclusivity<\/strong><\/p>\n

An active member of GLOBE, Booz Allen\u2019s LGBTQ+ employee business resource group,\u00a0Ashely Fagan<\/a>\u00a0has worked at Booz Allen\u2019s McLean, VA office for 12 years. In this time, he\u2019s served in a variety of roles within national security, including currently as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, and he earned a master\u2019s degree from Johns Hopkins University in national security.<\/p>\n

Being involved in GLOBE exposed him to different areas of Booz Allen\u2019s business and helped him make greater connections. \u201cIt\u2019s enriched my professional experience and friendships across the firm,\u201d he said. Fagan has found great mentors along the way as well, connecting at GLOBE-hosted leadership panels.<\/p>\n

Fagan believes in paying this support forward by helping others build their careers. \u201cDiversity\u2013\u2013the LGBTQ+ community and beyond that\u2013\u2013is one of the things I look for and consider as I\u2019m growing teams.\u201d\u00a0Ashely truly embodies Booz Allen\u2019s core tenet of creating an \u201cenvironment of inclusivity promoted from the top down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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