<i>Send announcements to The Reston Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to
reston@connectionnewspapers.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. Call Jean Card at 703-917-6437, with questions.
This free listing is reserved for activities and events that are open to the public at no or minimal cost.</i>
Greater Reston area business people have a new professional networking opportunity. A.M. Executive Connections is held the third Wednesday of each month, 8-9:30 a.m., and features a full, hot breakfast, complimentary display table for promotional literature and door prizes. Cost is $25 for registration prior to March 11; $30 after March 11. Contact Barbara LaRock, 703-709-8600, e-mail at bml@barbaralarock.com or visit www.barbaralarock.com.
Owner and director, Tina Carlo, announces that "Dance With Me!" Ballroom Dance Studio is moving from Sterling Plaza Shopping Center in Sterling to the 251 Sunset Business Park at the intersection of Sunset Hills/Spring Street and Fairfax County Parkway in Herndon on April 4. New classes and activities will start during the week of March 14.
After being at its Sterling location for the past six years and at other local locations for a total of 18 years, Dance With Me! will settle in with new programs such as lunch-time, drop-in classes and after-work classes. The studio plans classes in salsa, Latin, ballroom, swing, "Nite Club Survival” and extensive wedding preparation classes. The studio's new "Club" look will lend itself to small weddings as well as great dances and social events and is available for such rentals. Call 703-444-3061 or visit www.dancewithme.net.
Dragonfly and Mayflowers are continuing the Second Friday Studio Series each month from 6–9 p.m. Gallery talks are at 7 p.m. April 8: Bulb Mania From Holland – see and hear from the growers; May 13: Living Outdoors – create a whole new room.
Angela’s Happy Stamper offers free Learn at Lunch programs every Tuesday from 12–2 p.m., free make and take opportunities and many new classes. Currently, Happy Stamper customers are creating and donating all kinds of stationery for the charity, Support Our Troops. In Iraq, stationery is in short supply for those wishing to send mail home.
Blooms Florist is proud to announce their selection as one of Washingtonian Magazine’s best wedding florists in the Washington, D.C., region, for the second year in a row. Blooms is listed in the Washingtonian January 2005 Wedding Guide in the article “They Know Weddings." Last November, Blooms celebrated their 11th Anniversary in Reston. Owner Gail Dobberfuhl says the high wedding planning season is now in full swing and brides and planners are already placing orders for September and October weddings. Blooms Florist is located at 11515 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.
Dunlap & Grubb, P.C., a law firm based in Leesburg, announces the addition of two new partners, Jeffrey W. Weaver and John C. Whitbeck Jr., to form Dunlap, Grubb, Weaver & Whitbeck, P.C. a firm of 12 attorneys with three offices, located in Leesburg, Reston and Winchester.
Weaver earned a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a J.D. from Washington & Lee University. Whitbeck Jr. earned his B.A. in Political Science from Occidental College and his J.D., cum laude from George Mason University.
The top agents of National Realty for the month of January 2005 are: Top Producer Tim Johnson; Top Sales Nan Gilley; Top Lister and Top Buyer Agents, The Bell Team; Top Rental Agent Wade Gilley, Sr. The President's Club honorees are: Tim Johnson, Ivette Reategui, Wade Gilley, Sr., Shimon Hye. The Listing "Go-Getters" are Ozzie Jaymond, Imran Awan, Derek J. Clarke, David Kresslein, Tim Johnson, Wade Gilley, Sr. and The Bell Team. Other National Top Performers are Wade Gilley, Jr. and Susan Holbrook.
The intellectual property law firm of Greenblum & Bernstein, PLC, announced the addition of two professionals. Charles D. Niebylski, PhD., joins the firm as an associate and Azy S. Kokabi will serve as a technical specialist until she graduates from law school in May and becomes an associate.
Nancy Brinker’s tribute to her sister, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, is recognized today as a leading catalyst in the fight against breast cancer. Hear how Nancy's personal tragedy has offered hope and inspiration to millions, and learn more about steps to take charge of your health and financial information for women. Join Art Wimble of EdwardJones, March 8 at 11:30 a.m. for a free video presentation for women of all ages. For reservations, call 703-860-4538. 1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 120, Reston. www.edwardjones.com.
Fairfax County Government is seeking a partner to design and construct a mixed-use, transit-oriented development on county-owned real property to complement the future Wiehle Avenue Metrorail Station. The county owns a 9-acre site immediately adjacent to the planned station, which in conjunction with development on adjacent parcels — now privately owned — offers an opportunity for a coordinated public-private development. Proposal information can be found by logging on to www.fairfaxcounty.gov, then clicking on doing business, doing business with county, current solicitations, PPEA opportunities.
The Incubator of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the acceptance of Veris Group and Principals Douglas Greise and David Svec into the program. The recognizable curriculum, known for high-level business mentoring and networking, excellent programming and a 90 percent graduation rate, has mentored nearly 30 companies in five years of operation. Graduates have created over 80 jobs in this region, attracted $7 million in investment capital and secured 23,000 square feet of commercial space in Fairfax County.
Started in February, 2005, Veris Group provides quality information assurance and operational continuity strategies and solutions by planning and implementing solutions to protect assets and sustain operations during an emergency, such as a security breach. Targeting government contractors, and federal and state government agencies, Greise and Svec bring security management experience to a field made necessary given recent national security events.
Northrop Grumman Corporation has achieved its seventeenth CMMI Level 5, the highest possible rating for benchmarking commercial and defense industry best practices for management and engineering.
The National Security Operations business, part of Northrop
Grumman’s Mission Systems sector, attained an organization-wide CMMI-SE/SW Level 5 maturity rating against the Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) standard.
The Mission Systems sector now has 12 and Northrop Grumman has 17 CMMI Level 5 ratings, the most earned by any defense or commercial company to date. The ratings assure Northrop Grumman customers that the company is providing improved quality, greater productivity and predictable program performance.
Northrop Grumman's latest rating was awarded after a
comprehensive assessment of its Landover, Md., facility. Comskil, Inc., an independent external organization, conducted the appraisal in accordance with the formal Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) methodology.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, based in Reston, is a
global integrator of complex, mission-enabling systems and services for defense, intelligence and civil government markets. The sector's technology leadership and expertise spans areas such as strategic systems, including ICBMs; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; command and control; technical services; and training.