• CBDA IN PERSON NETWORKING DINNER EVENT

    Wednesday December 11, 2024
    5:00PM to 9:00PM
    Army Navy Country Club
    1700 Army Navy Drive
    Arlington, VA

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    Capital Business Development Association in person meetings
  • Working Together to Find, WIN & Execute Opportunities

    The Capital Business Development Association is dedicated to helping businesses succeed in the marketplace

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Who We Are

The Capital Business Development Association (CBDA) is a Virginia registered, federally tax exempt educational 501(c)3 not-for-profit that focuses exclusively on supporting GOVCON small and medium sized businesses in identifying opportunities, winning them, and executing work in the federal, state, and local markets. CBDA members represent a wide variety of companies ranging from the largest systems integrators to mid-cap corporations, to small businesses across all socio-economic categories. Our programs bring government procurement and business leaders together, match companies with similar capabilities to pursue opportunities, foster winning business partnerships, and sponsor activities to promote information and intelligence sharing among our members. All of this is done at no cost to our individual members or the businesses they represent. Our mantra has been from the creation of CBDA – “You only have to pay for your meal!”

The CBDA mission is to afford GOVCON businesses, regardless of size, the opportunity to network, share opportunities, explore teaming possibilities, and share industry intelligence at little or no cost. We sponsor bimonthly dinners at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA and offer vibrant Zoom-based virtual “happy hour” networking sessions. These well attended in-person and virtual events promote networking between members and afford opportunities for developing new opportunities and teaming.

We are one of the fastest growing business development/capture management GOVCON associations in the Washington, DC area. Our members work within the Intelligence Community, DoD, Fed Civ, state, and local governments as well as commercial industries. At CBDA events you will meet other business development professionals that you know. More importantly, you will meet business developers that you NEED to know. We cordially invite you to join our group through our website “Contact Us” link and we welcome you to work with us to Find, WIN and Execute Opportunities!

Our History

In June 2018. Dr. Charles Painter invited four GOVCON business development professionals that he knew well to dinner in Fairfax, VA. He had partnered with and competed against all of them over the years and had developed a standing personal NDA with all four. The purpose of the group was to create an informal atmosphere with food and drink in which opportunities could be shared and the group could explore ways to team and share industry intelligence. The dinner was a hit and the group agreed to continue to meet every month. As members invited other members the group grew to the point that it began taking up almost the entire restaurant! A new venue was chosen and then another as the CBDA began to take shape and more space was needed.

Thanks to our Vice President, BG Tom Verbeck (USAF Ret), the CBDA found a primary home for our monthly meetings at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. Since June 2018, the CBDA has grown to over 2,900 members! We continue to meet bimonthly and to offer virtual networking events in the same spirit and with the same objectives from our first meeting – in a relaxed, informal atmosphere at no cost to you other than your meal, we look for ways to identify GOVCON business opportunities, develop partnerships, WIN work, and share information.

What We Do

Timely Topical GOVCON Information

Host & Facilitate In-person and
Virtual Networking Events

CBDA Govcon Crowdsourcing

Facilitate Member “Crowdsourcing”
of Teaming Opportunities

Connecting GOVCON Leaders and
Professionals

Forum for Sharing Information and
Business Intelligence

Foster Teaming Relationships

TOTAL Business Development Focus

Business Development & Capture
Professionals

Large Systems Integrators

Mid-Cap Firms

CBDA Govcon Forums

Small Businesses Across All Socio-
Economic Categories

Virginia Registered Federally Tax-Exempt Educational 501(c)3 Not for
Profit

CBDA - 2900 members strong

  • Business Development Professionals

  • Large Systems Integrators

  • Mid-cap firms

  • Small businesses from all socio-economic categories

One of the fastest growing BD groups in the National Capital Region

Virginia registered 501(c)3 educational not-for-profit organization

Our Leadership

Charles N. Painter

Charles N. Painter

President

Dr. Charlie Painter, 38 years experience; former CIA officer; IC/DoD business development.

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Thomas Verbeck

Thomas Verbeck

Vice President

Tom Verbeck is a successful, tested world leader, and strategic innovator & Business Developer.

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Bruce Schomaker

Bruce Schomaker

Treasurer

Bruce Schomaker has more than 20 years of experience supporting U.S. Federal Government agencies and programs.

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Arthur “Tony” Abrams

Arthur “Tony” Abrams

Director

Arthur “Tony” Abrams III works with the Parker Tide Corp., as Director Business Development and Security Operations.

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Jeff Shapiro

Jeff Shapiro

Director

Jeff Shapiro, is a partner in CohnReznick’s Government Contracting Industry practice, and a Certified Public Accountant.

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Hilda Leuterio Gigioli

Hilda Leuterio Gigioli

Director

Hilda Leuterio Gigioli is the president and CEO of Roccomar, Inc, an Information Technology and Professional Support Services firm located in Falls Church, Virginia.

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Benjamin Ranieri

Benjamin Ranieri

Director

Benjamin Ranieri is the Director of Business Development and CIO for Degree Six, an outsourced IT Department and CIO consultant for small government contractors.

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Arsenio Ayón

Arsenio Ayón

Director

Arsenio Ayón is a founding member and CEO of NextStep Technology, Inc., a niche player in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Financial Management markets.

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Brady Wentlandt

Brady Wentlandt

Director

Brady Wentlandt has been supporting business development at Trillion Technology Solutions, Inc. Trillion is an 8(a) applications development, systems integration, and custom solution IT company.

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Timothy Hansell

Timothy Hansell

Director

Timothy Hansell is an experienced GOVCON professional having experience in both the business development and program management sides of the business.

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Cherylyn Harley LeBon

Cherylyn Harley LeBon

Director

Cherylyn Harley LeBon has 25 years of experience working at the intersection of business and government. She is currently a Partner with Womble Bond Dickinson in the Government Contracts and Corporate practice areas.

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Lewis Rhodes

Lewis Rhodes

Corporate Counsel

Lewis Rhodes is an experienced government contracts attorney with both law firm and in-house experience.

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