
Digital Itinerary
Welcome to the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC’s 2022 D.C. Fly-In presented by Norwood Development Group!
Please visit this page often for the most up-to-date logistics and details.
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- Monday: Welcome Reception
- Tuesday: Defense Development Track
- Tuesday: Economic Development Track
- Tuesday: Small Group Dinners
- Wednesday: Day on the Hill + Closing Reception
- Hotel Information + Nearby Places
- What Track am I on?

- 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
DC Fly-In Check-in
Thompson Hotel Lobby
221 Tingey St SE, Washington, DC 20003 - 6 p.m.
Meet in Thompson Hotel lobby to walk to Opening Reception - 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Opening Reception at District Winery
385 Water St. SE
Attire: Business Casual

Attire: Business
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast | Hotel Thompson
7:15 a.m.
Load on to charter bus
7:30 – 8 a.m.
Travel to Boeing
929 Long Bridge Dr, Arlington, VA
8 – 8:20 a.m.
Check-in
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Preston Dunlap, Department of the Air Force’s First Chief Architect Officer
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Toniann Fisher, Secretary of the Air Force, Director of Air Force Community Partnerships and Sustainment
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Mr. Paul Farnan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
- Carla K. Coulson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing and Partnerships
- Mr. Ivan Bolden, US Army Chief of Partnerships
- Mr. Andy Napoli, Assistant for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations, Energy, and Environment
12 – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Brig. Gen. Troy L. Endicott, Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear, Space Force Update
1:30 – 2 p.m.
Mr. Bryan P. Shannon, Division Chief Secretary of the Air Force, Space Acquisition, and Integration.
2 – 2:30 p.m.
Connor Jeffers, Military Legislative Assistant from the office of Congressman Jason Crow
3 – 4 p.m.
Rear Admiral (Retired) Mark Montgomery Executive Director of Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation
4 – 4:30 p.m.
Bus back to Thompson Hotel
5:30 p.m.
Meet in Lobby for Small Group Dinners
6 or 6:30 p.m.
Small Group Dinners | Attire: Business Casual
See Small Group Dinner tab for your restaurant and time

Attire: Business
Breakfast | Hotel Thompson
8:15 – 8:50 a.m.
Travel to The Hamilton via Metro
9 – 10 a.m.
Federal Transportation Issues Briefing-Brittney Kohler, National League of Cities
10 – 11 a.m.
Building the Space Economy-Tim Chrisman, Foundation for the Future
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Bailey Devries, Small Business Administration
12 – 1 p.m.
Lunch
1 – 2 p.m.
Rosie Hepner, Housing Policy and Best Practices-Urban Land Institutes Terwilliger Center
2 – 3 p.m.
Mara Stark-Alcala, Freight and Passenger Rail Infrastructure and Expansion-Federal Railroad Administration
3 – 4 p.m.
Stacy Nakintu, National Association of Counties
Increasing Urbanization Trends in Counties Nationwide
4 – 4:45 p.m.
Travel to Thompson Hotel via Metro
5:30 p.m.
Meet in Lobby for Small Group Dinners
6 or 6:30 p.m.
Small Group Dinners | Attire: Business Casual
See Small Group Dinner tab for your restaurant and time

Gatsby | 1205 Half St SE Suite #105
6 – 8 p.m.
- Cecilia Harry, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Dennis Roark, Terra Ferma
- Don Kidd, Omitron, Inc.
- Ernest Campos, Information Systems Security Association, Colorado Springs Chapter
- Lawrence Wagner, Spark Mindset
- Matthew Oliver, LinQuest Corporation
- Mike Coy, MLC Enterprises
- Natasha Hutson, US Bank
- Robert Beletic, Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
- Rodney Gullatte, Firma IT Solutions and Services, LLC
- Stephanie Edwards, Gold Hill Mesa
Osteria Morini | 301 Water St SE
6 – 8 p.m.
- Andy Colosimo, Colorado Springs Utilities
- Brian Burns, Bryan Construction, Inc.
- Chuck Lesnick, Veterans Victory Housing and Small Business Centers
- Forrest Senti, National Cybersecurity Center
- Jeffrey Renehan, LinQuest Corporation
- Kate Hatten, Home Front Military Network
- Longinos Gonzalez, El Paso County Commissioners Office
- Michelle Talarico, The Picnic Basket Catering Collective
- Renee Behr, Behr and Behr – The Platinum Group, Realtors
- Scott Bryan, Bryan Construction, Inc.
- Vinnie Persichetti, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
Circa | 99 M St SE #100
6 – 8 p.m.
- Andrea Barker, HB&A Architecture and Planning
- Andrew Gunning, Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments
- Dave Dazlich, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Hayley McGuire, The Boeing Company
- Jessica Kimber, City of Colorado Springs
- Kathy Boe, Boecore, Inc.
- Keith Klaehn, Defense Mission Task Force
- Ryan Roberts, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
- Scott Aken, Axellio Inc.
- Wayne Williams, City of Colorado Springs
Salt Line | 79 Potomac Ave SE
6 – 8 p.m.
- Ann Kidd, Pikes Peak Association of Realtors, Inc.
- Becca Tonn, Pikes Peak Workforce Center
- Jim Lovewell, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- John Trylch, City of Fountain
- Kelly Leaverton, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Leslie Sabin, Pikes Peak Community Foundation
- Meredith Payne, Caliola Engineering
- Michael Gaal, Colorado Springs School District 11
- Nancy Henjum, City of Colorado Springs
- Robert Thompson, Underline
- Samuel Clark, Pikes Peak Community Foundation
Chloe | 1331 4th St SE
6- 8 p.m.
- Andy Merritt, The O’Neil Group Company
- Bobby Frazee, Frazee Construction
- Erin Miller, National Cybersecurity Center
- John Suthers, City of Colorado Springs
- Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Stan VanderWerf, El Paso County Commissioners Office
- Stephannie Fortune, City of Colorado Springs
- Tim Seibert, Norwood Development Group
Ambar | 523 8th St SE
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Bob McLaughlin, Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center
- Devin Camacho, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Jamie Fabos, Colorado Springs Utilities
- Jenifer Furda, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Kent Fortune, Military Affairs Council Chair
- Patrick Barrett, Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation
- Reggie Ash, Caliola Engineering
- Ron Fitch, UCHealth Southern Colorado Region
- Ryan Parsell, El Paso County Commissioners Office

Day on the Hill
Attire: Business
Breakfast | Hotel Thompson
8 a.m.
Meet in Hotel Thompson lobby
8:45 a.m.
Group photo on Capitol steps
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Capitol Hill Update-Jack Howard, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
10:30 – 11 a.m.
Remarks from Representative Doug Lamborn
11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Remarks from Senator John Hickenlooper
12 – 1 p.m.
Lunch
1 – 1:30 p.m.
Remarks from Senator Michael Bennet
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Remarks from Congresswoman Kat Cammack
2:15 – 3 p.m.
Federal Tax Policy Briefing-Will McBride, Tax Foundation
3:15 – 4 p.m.
2022 Midterm Election Update
Brownstein Panel
4 – 4:45 p.m.
Travel to International Spy Museum
Closing Reception
5 – 7 p.m.
International Spy Museum
Remarks from Chris Meagher, White House Deputy Press Secretary

Thompson Hotel
221 Tingey St SE
202.916.5200
Harris Teeter (Supermarket/Pharmacy)
401 M St SE
5-minute walk
Safeway
1100 4th St SW
20-minute walk, 7-minute drive
CVS
1100 New Jersey Ave SE
5-minute walk
Philz Coffee
1331 4th St SE #101
3-minute walk
Starbucks
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
2-minute walk
Bethesda Bagels
120 M St SE
4-minute walk
Toastique
1331 4th St SE
3-minute walk
VIDA Fitness
1212 4th St SE #170a
4-minute walk
Cedar Hill Urgent Care
2228 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
9-minute drive
George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd St NW
17-minute drive
DC Metro Police
202.698.0555

Defense & Cyber Track
- Andrea Barker, HB&A Architecture and Planning
- Andy Colosimo, Colorado Springs Utilities
- Bob McLaughlin, Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center
- Chuck Lesnick, Veterans Victory Housing and Small Business Centers
- Dennis Roark, Terra Ferma
- Don Kidd, Omitron, Inc.
- Erin Miller, National Cybersecurity Center
- Ernest Campos, Information Systems Security Association, Colorado Springs Chapter
- Forrest Senti, National Cybersecurity Center
- Hayley McGuire, The Boeing Company
- Jeffrey Renehan, LinQuest Corporation
- Jessica Kimber, City of Colorado Springs
- Jim Lovewell, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- John Trylch, City of Fountain
- Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Kate Hatten, Home Front Military Network
- Kathy Boe, Boecore, Inc.
- Keith Klaehn, Chairman, Defense Mission Task Force
- Kelly Leaverton, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Kent Fortune, Military Affairs Council Chair
- Lawrence Wagner, Spark Mindset
- Longinos Gonzalez, El Paso County Commissioners Office
- Matthew Oliver, LinQuest Corporation
- Meredith Payne, Caliola Engineering
- Patrick Barrett, Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation
- Reggie Ash, Caliola Engineering
- Rodney Gullatte, Firma IT Solutions and Services, LLC
- Ron Fitch, UCHealth Southern Colorado Region
- Ryan Roberts, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
- Scott Aken, Axellio Inc.
- Scott Bryan, Bryan Construction, Inc.
- Vinnie Persichetti, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Wayne Williams, City of Colorado Springs
Economic Development Track
- Andrew Gunning, Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments
- Andy Merritt, The O’Neil Group Company
- Ann Kidd, Pikes Peak Association of Realtors, Inc.
- Becca Tonn, Pikes Peak Workforce Center
- Bobby Frazee, Frazee Construction
- Brian Burns, Bryan Construction, Inc.
- Cecilia Harry, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Dave Dazlich, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Devin Camacho, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Jamie Fabos, Colorado Springs Utilities
- Jenifer Furda, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- John Suthers, City of Colorado Springs
- Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
- Leslie Sabin, Pikes Peak Community Foundation
- Michael Gaal, Colorado Springs School District 11
- Michelle Talarico, The Picnic Basket Catering Collective
- Mike Coy, MLC Enterprises
- Nancy Henjum, City of Colorado Springs
- Natasha Hutson, US Bank
- Renee Behr, Behr and Behr – The Platinum Group, Realtors
- Robert Beletic, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
- Robert Thompson, Underline
- Ryan Parsell, El Paso County Commissioners Office
- Samuel Clark, Pikes Peak Community Foundation
- Stan VanderWerf, El Paso County Commissioners Office
- Stephanie Edwards, Gold Hill Mesa
- Stephannie Fortune, Elected Officials – City of Colorado Springs
- Tim Seibert, Norwood Development Group
Chamber & EDC Staff Contact Info
Primary Point of Contact
Devin Camacho, dcamacho@cscedc.com, 719.469.7924
Defense Track
Jim Lovewell, jlovewell@cscedc.com, 719.661.7402
Vinnie Persichetti, vpersichetti@cscedc.com, 719.237.1346
Kelly Leaverton, kleaverton@cscedc.com, 360.349.2466
Economic Development Track
Cecilia Harry, charry@cscedc.com, 719.888.0919
Dave Dazlich, ddazlich@cscedc.com, 970.420.1848
Day on the Hill
Dave Dazlich, ddazlich@cscedc.com, 970.420.1848
Devin Camacho, dcamacho@cscedc.com, 719.469.7924