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The Procurement Opportunity Center (POC) will host a Match-Working Studio event at 1201 Wilson
Blvd, Arlington, VA, Thursday, August 11, 2022, 2:00—7:00 pm. The purpose of this workshop is to
provide opportunities for Small Disadvantaged Businesses to meet new prospective government
clients and network with colleagues to identify complementing capabilities, missions, or clients.

AGENDA:
02:00—02:50 PM: LEARNING PANEL SPEAKERS
• Calvin Mitchell, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S.
Department of Education
• Jennifer Thabet, Program Director, DARPA Small Business Programs Office
• Jayna Marie Rust, Counsel, Thompson Coburn LLP

03:00—05:00 PM: 1:1 MATCHMAKING MEETINGS
NOTE: YOU MUST BE REGISTERED BY EOD MONDAY, 8 AUGUST TO GET MEETINGS

1. U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
   1. Jennifer Thabet, Program Director, DARPA Small Business Programs Office
2. U.S. Department of Education
   1. Debra Suarez: Program Manager, OSDBU
   2. Samira Zewari: Small Business Specialist, OSDBU
3. U.S. Department of the Interior
   1. Colleen Finnegan, Director, OSDBU
4. U.S. Department of the Navy
   1. Averice M. Washington, Deputy Director, OSBP
5. U.S. Army Medical Command
   1. Jerome K. Maultsby, Assistant Director, USAMEDCOM OSBP
6. U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command
   1. Amber Blake, Procurement Analyst, Office of Small Business Programs-Aberdeen Proving Ground
7. Department of Housing and Urban Development
   1. Doan Ly Nguyen, Small Business Utilization Specialist
8. Export-Import Bank of the United States
   1. Nicole Woods, CGBP, Lead Business Development Specialist of Minority & Women-Owned Business Outreach, EXIM BANK
9. U.S. Air Force
   1. Attendance Confirmed, Name TBD
10. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    1. Ms. Melanie Carter, OIG/ASPR Small Business Specialist
11. U.S. Department of Transportation
    1. Leonardo San Roman, Manager, Procurement Assistance Division, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary of Transportation

And more agencies to confirm in the coming week. The matchmaking includes the one-on-one meetings with
federal agencies as well as other federal contractors.

05:00—07:00 PM: NETWORKING RECEPTION WITH TRADE SHOW ELEMENTS

Sponsorship Opportunity Available at https://uspaacc.com/events/2022/match-working-studio
Registration Fee: $180/ person
Register Today at https://uspaacc.com/events/2022/match-working-studio