{"id":18689,"date":"2022-10-13T12:48:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T12:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mstcws.com\/?p=18689"},"modified":"2024-10-02T19:31:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:31:24","slug":"spa-nets-three-finalists-for-washingtonexec-2022-pinnacle-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/spa-nets-three-finalists-for-washingtonexec-2022-pinnacle-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"SPA Nets Three Finalists for WashingtonExec 2022 Pinnacle Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18689\" class=\"elementor elementor-18689\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bf6d7 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75bf6d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337bc42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"337bc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEWS<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e1225 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7e1225\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd91fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8cd91fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-09fc93d elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexandria, VA | October 13, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8985532 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8985532\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53e9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c53e9b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPA Nets Three Finalists for WashingtonExec 2022 Pinnacle Awards<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85702f3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"85702f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0376ae0 qodef-sticky-column--no\" data-id=\"0376ae0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e520803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e520803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three executives from Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA), Inc., are finalists for the 2022 Pinnacle Awards. Sponsored by WashingtonExec, the awards recognize the most effective and innovative executives in government and industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81d8e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c81d8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Named as finalists from SPA are Dr. William Vantine, President and Chief Executive Officer; Dave Hearding, Chief Growth Officer; and Pete Gaaserud, Senior Vice President for Contracts and Facilities. Dr. Vantine was the 2021 Pinnacle Award recipient in the Department of Defense Executive of the Year (Industry) category.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669ed33 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"669ed33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa83953 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fa83953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSpeaking for all of us, we are honored to be finalists for these prestigious awards,\u201d said Dr. Vantine. \u201cI am fortunate to be part of an incredibly talented group of people. Each of us sees this as an SPA team award, recognizing our team\u2019s initiative, dedication, and performance in supporting our clients\u2019 national security mission.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Dr. William Vantine<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e9ada e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84e9ada\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e87c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e87c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Final awards will be presented on November 30, 2022, at an event hosted by 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