Leadership

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Debra Delmar - Debra Del Mar is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Vanguard Advisors, LLC - a strategic consultancy that advises premier firms serving the Federal Government.  She has been an engaged industry leader within the Defense Business community for over 30 years.  Ms Del Mar was recently selected as the first DoD Information Technology Exchange Program (ITEP) Industry Executive working for the OSD Comptroller.  This unique role allowed her to infuse industry thinking, influence approaches, and advocate innovative partnering to gain meaningful outcomes. She possesses a BS in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary and an MBA in Science and Technology Management from George Washington University.  Ms Del Mar has been both the ASMC Washington Chapter Corporate/Retired Vice President and Chair of the ASMC National Capital Region PDI since 2006.  She is a frequent speaker and author advocating rapid migration to common, affordable capabilities within a Standard Business Environment in the DoD.

Roger W. Scearce - Senior partner and owner of Vanguard Advisors LLC. A highly respected leader with extensive knowledge of DoD business operations and logistics stemming from a distinguished military career spanning thirty years -- that included combat service during Operations Desert Shield/Storm and Deputy Director for DFAS -- culminating as Brigadier General, U.S. Army. Once in the private sector, rapidly attained a leadership position as Senior Vice President for a large professional services contractor, with significant profit & loss responsibilities for their rapidly growing DoD Financial and Acquisition Division. Most recently, deputy Program Manager for DoD’s critical Business Management Modernization Program (BMMP), responsible for the activities of 300+ contractors implementing the C4ISR methodology to transform the way DoD conducts business. Experienced in all aspects of business operations and management, client relationship management, large opportunity creation and capture for growth-oriented industry leaders serving the DoD and Federal government.