Insights

It was a record-breaking year for AFCEA Bethesda. The 12th Annual Health IT Summit, held January 15-16, 2020 in North Bethesda, Md., exceeded chapter goals for attendance, sponsorship, exhibitors, media coverage, and revenue.

Bob Sprague joined a panel on “HR Considerations in Mergers & Acquisitions,” sponsored by Quantive Events, at the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce February 12.

Yes& adds Jennifer Anderson, Senior Account Manager, and Alfred Warren, PR Account Executive to our talented team.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has selected Yes& to provide a communications audit—helping the civil rights and free speech organization prioritize top issues in 2020.

On December 12th, the AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) Washington, D.C. chapter celebrated its 44th Winter Gala. More than 1,000 technology professionals, along with their partners from federal military and intelligence agencies, turned out in black tie for a festive evening of networking, great food and drink, and raising money to help underprivileged children in the Washington, D.C. area.

Yes& adds a new Event Manager, Elizabeth Richards to the stellar team.

For the second year in a row, Yes& was honored to receive Corporate Philanthropy Awards from the Washington Business Journal in two small-business categories. Yes& ranked number eight for Giving and number four for Volunteer Hours.

Chance for Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving every child a fighting chance by funding pediatric cancer research. Chance for Life was founded in 2005 by Brad Nierenberg – CEO of our teaming partner RedPeg – and is run by Brad and his wife, Callie Nierenberg. Last year, Chance for Life donated more than $1 million to pediatric cancer projects at The National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital in Washington, DC, and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for the fight to cure pediatric cancers.

We’re excited to announce the addition of two new team members. Karin Beswick joins Yes& as Event Manager and Kyle Butler adds creative force to our design team, as a Junior Designer.

We are happy to announce that we were awarded a second five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Once again, we are teaming with our with our partner Stratacomm.

As the fourth-largest ad agency in the Washington, D.C region, Yes& has signed on as a sponsor of this year’s event, entitled “The Ripple Effect.”