After a hiatus for a couple of years, DCA Live is back with our Rising Stars of GovCon list in 2026. We can’t wait to gather and toast this group of up and coming Founders, CEOs, and C-level execs leading and advising some of the fastest growing and most exciting firms in the DC region’s robust and dynamic government contracting community.
We’ll profile these young(ish) stars in the coming weeks and recognize them at a special event on Tuesday, May 5 downtown Washington, DC. Join us! You will want to get to know these great leaders.
DCA Live's 2026
The Rising Stars of GovCon
Jennifer Alickson, Sorrel Associates
Manisha Morris, MSM Technologies
Leah Sanders, D&G Support Services
Sheila Duffy, Greystones Group
Mohamed Hussien, Piedmont Global
Katherine Zablonski, CohnReznick
Pooja Baheti, Kaps Solutions
Carita O’Rourke, PBG
Samantha Scott, ITegrity, Inc.
Ashleigh Axios, Public Servants LLC
Dietrich Affeldt, mPower
Curtis Hernandez, AWS
Anthony Miller, Contact Government Services
Steve Forgue, ThinkTek
Elijah Santiago, Fraym
Natasha Cox, Avani Services
Sheena Gill, CognitiveCare
Ross O’Rourke, Crimson Phoenix
Jessica Albosta, Anser
Hannah Xiu, VertoSoft
Kyle Waters, Valence
Aravind Jasty, Delviom, LLC
Max Sivohins, OldRex Technologies
Sam Yeganeh, Executive 1st
Jinesh Dan, iStream Solutions
Bharti Shah, CTIS
Brian Gay, NR Labs
Nandita Gududuri, APV
Dawn Amore, Volanno
Usman Sheikh, UISAT
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