Fran Pierce, Chairman, President and CEO

Fran Pierce has been Chairman, CEO and President of DSA since 1991. Under her management, the company has become a leader in enterprise-wide, mission critical information technology solutions. She joined the company in 1971 as a System Design Analyst, having worked for RCA Corporation and Ford Aerospace, where she designed and developed communications projects. Fran serves as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors for the International Eye Foundation, an organization dedicated to the promotion of peace through the prevention of blindness. She also serves on the Rowan University Dean’s Advisory Council and the Women’s Investment Network’s Board of Directors. With over forty years’ domestic and international experience in both commercial and government sectors, Fran has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions from both the private and government sectors throughout her career.

Fran received a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Chestnut Hill College and attended graduate school at Temple University.

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Bill Mecaughey, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Senior Vice President

Bill Mecaughey is DSA’s CFO, Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration. Prior to joining the company in 2002, Bill was CFO and Treasurer at Roy F. Weston, Inc., a publicly-held environmental consulting and construction firm. Bill began his career at Ernst & Young where he rose from Staff Accountant to Senior Manager, responsible for auditing and consulting to companies with over $1 billion in revenues.

A Certified Public Accountant, Bill received his B.S. in Accounting from Drexel University, Cum Laude.

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Roger Salomon, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Strategic Solutions Group

Roger Salomon is responsible for DSA’s Federal operations in the Northeastern United States. Roger began his career with DSA in 1971 as a software engineer, having working in similar positions at ITT Defense Communications Division and NJ Bell Telephone. He worked primarily in Europe ( England, Germany and Holland), acquiring and managing international projects for DSA’s European clients for over 20 years. Upon his return to the U.S., Roger’s responsibilities were expanded to include domestic clients, including the U.S. Army at Fort Monmouth.

Roger holds a B.S. degree from Montclair State College.

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Powell Arms, Corporate Secretary

Powell Arms is Secretary of the Company, Member of the Board of Directors, and Trustee of ERISA Plans for DSA. He joined the company in 1969 as a software engineer. He advanced through technical and project management roles, until being named Vice President and Manager of the company’s DC Metro operations in 1997. In 2001 he assumed the responsibilities of Deputy General Manager in addition to his role as CIO.

Powell received a B.S. in Math from Allegheny College and an MSE in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Bill Jones, Vice President & General Manager, Integrated Solutions Group

As Vice President and General Manager of DSA’s Integrated Solutions Group, Bill Jones manages the company’s operations in the DC Metro and Midwest Regions. He directs support to DSA’s customers in building innovative solutions that improve performance in all critical mission areas of the information technology spectrum. He joined DSA in 1995 as a Lead Engineer, having served as a Communications and Electronics Officer in the U.S. Army for twenty years. He serves as the Executive Vice President of the Fort Belvoir Chapter of the Armed Forces Electronic Communications Association (AFCEA).

Bill has a B.S. degree in Business and Computer Science from the University of Maryland, an M.S. degree in Systems Technology with an emphasis on Joint Command, Control, and Communications from the Naval Postgraduate School, and an M.S. degree in Systems Engineering from George Mason University.

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Charles Cooks, Vice President, Intel, Civil and National Security Programs

Charles Cooks is responsible for strategic planning and service delivery for Intelligence Community and Civil Agency customers. As such, he manages the company’s support to the sixteen-member U.S. Intelligence Community, and oversees IT services and information assurance support for U.S. Civil Agencies. Charles manages DSA’s Network & Information Assurance (NIA) Practice. He also directs corporate business initiatives associated with assisting federal customers and their affiliates in achieving compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) regulatory requirements.

Charles has a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Jackson State University and a graduate Certificate in Telecommunications Operations & Acquisition Management from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology. He also holds a Diploma in U.S. Military Operations and Command & Control Planning from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a Skill Certification in Command & Control Planning from the National Defense University.

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Kathleen Kirk, Vice President, Northeast Federal Operations

Kathleen is responsible for the overall performance of DSA's contract for the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Command, Control, and Communications Tactical (PEO C3T). She leads a team of over fifty members supporting this program, which provides a Knowledge Center Portal for the Communications and Electronics Life Cycle Management Command, CERDEC, and the Joint PEO Chem BIO. Kathleen's team has been honored with numerous Government and commercial awards. The most recent of these awards was the 2006 Army Knowledge Award for Knowledge Management in Battle Command.

Kathleen was awarded an MBA in Business Administration from Penn State University and a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Drexel University. She is a Certified Lotus Notes Application Developer, and is Lean Six Sigma Certified.

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Rob Russell, Vice President, Business Operations

Rob Russell manages all aspects of the company’s human resources, recruiting, contracts administration, security, and IT functions. Prior to DSA, he worked with ChoicePoint Government Services. He has over ten years’ experience developing technical, sales, marketing and executive strategies for Federal clients. Rob serves on the Board of Directors of the Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems (FiXs), and is an Identity Management Committee member of the Information Technology Association of American (ITAA).

Rob received a B.A. degree in History, and holds an MBA degree, both from The College of William and Mary.

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