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AFCEA Leadership Bios
Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, USA (Ret.)
President and Chief Executive Officer
AFCEA
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Susan Lawrence, a leader in defense information technology and communications systems and a former Army CIO/G-6, now heads up AFCEA International. Prior to joining the AFCEA staff, she served as a managing director, national security practice, Accenture Federal Services (AFS). At AFS, Gen. Lawrence was responsible for supporting AFS clients in developing and executing technology transformation and mission-support strategies that are designed to deter, deflect and defeat today’s evolving threats. She brought extensive knowledge and experience in fielding new communications and wireless systems, electronic platforms and advanced technology to the warfighter. Prior to her work at AFS, Gen. Lawrence was senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton in the Defense Market Group, helping lead business initiatives in the defense and security markets.
Ms. Tamara Greenspan
Chair of the Board of Directors
AFCEA International
Tamara Greenspan serves as the chair of AFCEA International’s Board of Directors, a past vice chair of the board and a past president of AFCEA’s Northern Virginia Chapter.
A focused, results-oriented business executive with more than 30 years in the U.S. public sector, Ms. Greenspan also serves as the senior vice president for Oracle's Government Defense & Intelligence organization, where she leads a team responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with U.S. and Canadian federal government customers to deliver solutions and insights that support mission objectives.
INSA Leadership Bios
Letitia A. Long
Chairwoman of the Board
INSA
Letitia “Tish” Long became the fifth chair of the INSA Board of Directors in January 2016. She served as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from October 2010 to October 2014, becoming the first woman to lead a major U.S. intelligence agency. Ms. Long started her career in Naval Intelligence and went on to serve as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, the first Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence (Policy, Requirements and Resources), the first CIO and later the Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. She is a proud alum of Virginia Tech, where she earned a B.S. in Electric Engineering. Ms. Long also holds a Master of Science in Engineering from The Catholic University of America and was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Strategic Intelligence by the National Intelligence University. She currently sits on the boards of INSA member companies Noblis, Parsons, Maxar, Everfox and T-Mobile, as well as AIS, and COPT Defense Properties. She also chairs the Advisory Board for INSA member company HawkEye 360 and serves on the Board of Visitors of Virginia Tech, currently serving as the Rector.
Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg
President
INSA
Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg became president of INSA and INSF (501c3) on December 1, 2019. As president, Suzanne oversees INSA’s finances, strategic planning, marketing, events, and corporate partnerships. She leads strategic initiatives across the organization focused on building the association’s brand, strengthening member value, and growing member ranks. Since 2010, Suzanne has held various leadership positions at INSA, most recently serving as the organization’s first Chief Operating Officer. She was the driving force behind INSA’s expansion into markets outside the Washington, DC region, as well as its popular The New IC symposium, which focuses on diversity with inclusion in the intelligence community. Suzanne works closely with the executive leadership team, advisory committee, and members of the board of directors to coordinate policy initiatives and programs on issues that are key to the intelligence and national security community. Prior to INSA, she served as Vice President of Marketing for Ripple Communications, a woman-owned strategic communications firm.