{"id":19596,"date":"2024-03-21T23:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T23:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mstcws.com\/?p=19596"},"modified":"2024-10-02T19:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:23:32","slug":"spa-expands-board-of-directors-with-appointment-of-betty-j-sapp-former-nro-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/spa-expands-board-of-directors-with-appointment-of-betty-j-sapp-former-nro-director\/","title":{"rendered":"SPA Expands Board of Directors with Appointment of Betty J. Sapp, Former NRO Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19596\" class=\"elementor elementor-19596\" 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 | March 19, 2024\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 Expands Board of Directors with Appointment of Betty J. Sapp, Former NRO Director<\/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\">(SPA), a leading global provider of advisory services supporting critical national security objectives, is pleased to announce Betty J. Sapp has joined the Board of Directors. Ms. Sapp brings deep advisory expertise in the space and intelligence domains to SPA\u2019s growing portfolio of business in these areas.<\/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>She\u00a0is the former Director of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Reconnaissance_Office\">National Reconnaissance Office<\/a>, where she served in that capacity for nearly 7 years.\u00a0Ms. Sapp also served as a US Air Force officer in a variety of acquisition and financial management positions before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 1997, where she served for more than 20 years.<\/p><p>In addition to serving on SPA\u2019s Board, Ms. Sapp serves on the Boards of Ball Corporation and the Charles Stark Draper Lab. She is also a consultant to the Chief Executive Officer of the United Launch Alliance.<\/p><p>Prior to her retirement from the Central Intelligence Agency in 2019, Ms. Sapp held positions of increasing responsibility in both the Department of Defense and in the Intelligence Community. These positions included Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and Director of the NRO.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are honored and delighted that Betty has joined the Board,\u201d commented SPA CEO Rich Sawchak. \u201cShe is a superb addition for us as our growth in the space and intelligence markets continues to accelerate. Our acquisitions of Arena Technologies and PRKK along with some recent strategic hires have positioned SPA well for expansion within these markets.\u201d<\/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\u201cBetty\u2019s advice, experience, and insight will be invaluable to helping us achieve our strategic goals. We warmly welcome Betty to the SPA family!\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\">SPA CEO RICH SAWCHAK<\/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>David Wodlinger, Chairman of the SPA Board and a Managing Partner of Arlington Capital Partners, owners of SPA, added, \u201cBetty is joining our Board of Directors at an incredibly exciting time for the company, and her remarkable track record in the space and intelligence domains makes her an invaluable asset to the team. This is a pivotal moment for SPA, and we look forward to the expertise, perspectives, and leadership Betty will bring to our collective efforts as SPA builds upon its position as a leading trusted advisor to our government clients.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cSPA\u2019s mission of providing innovative solutions to solve their clients\u2019 most challenging problems, is critically important and has a strategic and lasting impact on national security,\u201d said Betty Sapp. \u201cI am deeply committed to leveraging my expertise within the space and intelligence communities to help guide SPA through its next phase of growth and beyond. 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