Susan N. Houde-Walter

Bausch & Lomb, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets eye health products. It offers over-the-counter supplements, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, contact lenses, lens care, ophthalmic surgical devices, and instruments. The company was founded by John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb in 1853 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

MCMS, Inc. is a global provider of advanced electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers that primarily serve the data communications, telecommunications, and computer/memory module industries. It offers a broad range of electronics manufacturing services, including pre-production engineering and product design support, prototyping, supply chain management, manufacturing and testing of printed circuit board assemblies, full system assembly, end-order fulfillment and after-sales product support. It delivers this broad range of services through operations in Nampa, Idaho; Durham, North Carolina; Penang, Malaysia; Colfontaine, Belgium; Monterrey, Mexico; and San Jose, California.

Control Delivery Systems Inc. designs, develops and manufactures drug delivery products. The products are designed to deliver precise quantities of drugs to difficult-to-treat areas of the body. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Newlight Technologies LLC provides greenhouse gas-to-plastic bioconversion technology services. It produces thermoplastics from air and methane emissions that match the performance of oil-based plastics. The company was founded by Markus D. Herrema and Kenton Kimmel in 2003 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Part of Safilo Group SpA, Outlook Eyewear Co. is a company that distributes and retails eyewear. The company is based in Denver, CO. Outlook Eyewear was acquired by Safilo SpA from Bausch & Lomb, Inc. on July 03, 2003.

The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America provides information on how businesses can adapt their workforce development and management strategies to deal with the changing labor market. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America is the world's largest business organization, advocating, connecting, informing, and fighting for business growth and success. The American company was founded by Michael Scown, and Suzanne P. Clark has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Pentagon Federal Credit Union provides financial services. It offers mortgages, credit card center, auto loans, home center, other loans, calculator, checking, and savings. The company was founded on March 25, 1935 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Northern Virginia Technology Council operates as a membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. It serves businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Kennedy Center Corporate Fund operates as a nationwide partnership of distinguished business leaders who help to mobilize corporate partners and secure critical funding. The company was founded by Harold Burson in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Val-U-Tech Corp. manufactures printed circuit boards. The firm offers cable and wire harness assembly, design, prototype, and volume printed circuit board assembly services. The company is headquartered in Newark, NY.

Serco, Inc. provides services and project management support services. It specializes in fleet management, transportation, information technology and business consulting, engineering, human resources, and logistics services. The firm also offers human capital management, systems integration, lifecycle management, and economic cost analysis solutions. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

PenFed Realty is a full service real estate brokerage firm that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pentagon Federal Credit Union, a 74 year old financial institution with over $14 Billion in assets and almost 1 Million members worldwide. PenFed Realty offers comprehensive real estate services nationwide to both Pentagon Federal Credit Union members and non-members alike. Pentagon Federal membership is not required to work with PenFed Realty. Since opening in 2006, PenFed Realty has helped over 1,500 clients achieve their real estate goals with the purchase and/or sale of over half a Billion Dollars worth of real estate. PenFed Realty has also given their PenFed member clients over 3 Million Dollars in rebates during that time! At PenFed Realty their business philosophy and delivery of services is consistent for every home buyer and every home seller, they provide full service representation to every client. They believe that if they charge reasonable fees and deliver high quality services to every client then those clients will be able to achieve their goal(s) of buying and/or selling a home much more efficiently. No membership is required to work with PenFed Realty. Because their agents work out of regional service centers they are able to deliver local knowledge & expertise throughout all of the markets they serve. PenFed Realty is proud to be affiliated with some of the most talented real estate agents in the industry. Every one of their licensed real estate agents is a REALTOR, a designation reserved only for real estate agents who are members of the National Association of REALTORS and who adhere to a stringent Code of Ethics and Professional Standards. Most of their agents hold college degrees and many of their agents have advanced designations such as Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR), Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Graduate Realtors Insititute (GRI), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). All of the Realtors at PenFed Realty share a philosophy of providing each client with Expert Representation & Communication, Superior Customer Service, Accurate Information & Advice. Additionally their Realtors utilize state of the art technology to help their clients achieve their home buying and selling goals, whether it be the Enhanced Showcase Listings on Realtor.com for their seller clients or the Automated Listing Search for their buyer clients. PenFed Realty affiliates with top Realtors and provides them with the best tools & technology available so they can focus on selling their listings and representing their buyers!

The Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is a Chamber of Commerce based in Washington.

Cyber Reliant Corp. provides data protection to select government agencies. Its cutting-edge process of encryption, data shredding and file reconstitution integrates seamlessly with existing technology and demonstrates significant value across the federal government as well as commercial markets. The company was founded by Ermis Sfakiyanudis in 2010 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

Spartronics LLC develops robots. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Bainbridge Island, WA.

Part of Spartronics LLC, Spartronics offers contract manufacturing and design services for complex products in various industries such as commercial aerospace, defense, space, life sciences, medical devices, and instrumentation and control. Spartronics is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Vietnamese company also provides instrumentation and control engineering and logistics services to manage the full lifecycle of complex electrical and electromechanical devices for OEMs. Jeffrey T. Schlarbaum has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

TrackingPoint, Inc. manufactures and develops precision guided firearms for hunters. Its hardware products include networked tracking scopes, tag buttons, guided triggers, and barrel reference systems. The company was founded by John F. McHale in February 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Ocean Aero, Inc. engages in solving the ocean observation challenges for the military, scientific, security, and oil and gas. Its Submaran SaaS offers the ideal platform for scientific, commercial, government, defense and intelligence applications including: environmental monitoring and sampling, remote area monitoring and protection, and marine mammal tracking, bathymetry and hydrography services. The company was founded by Kenneth Childress in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.