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Register. Engage. Grow Your Business Today!

The National Veteran Small Business Coalition Education Foundation (NVSBC-EF) in collaboration with our partners and sponsors provides engagement breakfasts, lunches, dinners and GovCon training to communities across the country. 

How it Works

The NVSBC-EF works with local leaders, community partners, and more to bring the GovCon ecosystem together (SD/VOSB's, Primes, Federal Agencies, and Service Providers) for engagement and training by inviting prominent keynote and guest speakers who are experienced industry leaders, federal officials, large primes, and SD/VOSB success spotlights to join you for a great morning, afternoon, or evening of training, networking and camaraderie.


Apply for Fellowship in the Regional Hampton Roads Mentor-Cohort:

The Regional Hampton Roads Mentor-Cohort meets quarterly before all engagement events. The NVSBC Mentor-Cohort is comprised of local Fellows (mentees) and Senior Fellows (mentors), where fellows receive a tailored curriculum that focuses on procurement, business readiness, and finance. If interested in this program, please see more details of the regional Mentor-Cohort program here.

All Hampton Roads Engagement events are federal government contracting focused and ALL (NVSBC Members, Non-members, Veteran Owned Small Business Professionals, Veterans, etc) are welcome to attend.

Upcoming Hampton Roads Engagement Dinner Events:

  • 7 August 2025 
  • 13 November 2025

NVSBC Calendar of Events

Past Hampton Roads Engagement Dinner Event Guest Speakers:

  • 1 May 2025 - Speaker: Michael LeJeune, Partner, RSM Federal
  • 27 March 2025 - Speaker: Kean Reilly, Senior Manager - Advisory GovCon, CohnReznick
  • 13 November 2025 - Speaker Panelist:
    • Charlotte Brooks-Dale, Small Business Professional, Air Combat Command (ACC), Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC)
    • Hans Augustus, Director of Business Operations & Small Business Professional, 633rd Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
    • Stacey L. Cooper, Deputy of Small Business Programs, Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC)
    • Tonney Kawuh, Director of Small Business Programs, HQ, ACC
    • Paul Waite, Small Business Professional / Procurement Analyst, Office of Small Business Programs – Army Contracting Command (ACC) – Mission & Installation Contracting Command (MICC)
    • Jennifer Souza-Madura, Procurement Analyst, Small Business, Industry, Innovation and Outreach Division (CG-9133), Office of Procurement Policy & Oversight (CG-913), DHS/U.S. Coast Guard HQ
    • Nettie Straub, Small Business / Subcontracting Program & Acquisition Innovation Advocate (U.S.Coast Guard HQ)
  • 1 August 2024 - Speaker: Nick Kalathas, Rear Admiral (ret.), Division Director, QT2F2BA, Office of Acquisition Operations
  • 2 May 2024 - Speaker: Mike Mellow, Co-Owner and Founder of ITA International
  • 1 February 2024 - Speaker: Gloria Larkin, President & CEO, TargetGov

Past & Present Sponsors:

Thank you to our sponsors whose generous sponsorships of our NVSBC Communities of Interests events.







Sponsorship opportunities are available for future events. As a sponsor, you have the opportunity to introduce the guest speaker and more. If you are interested in learning more about event sponsorship, please contact Zack Armstrong at adelaide.kahn@nvsbc.org