YOU MUST BE REGISTERED BY JUNE 1st to ensure request to participate is processed by base security.
Join us for Coffee with the Commander at Volk Field! Additional agenda details to be posted to this page.
SCHEDULE
8:00 AM — Check-in / Registration
8:45 AM — Program Open
12:00 NOON — Program End
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: This event takes place at Volk Field in Camp Douglas, WI. Please register NO LATER THAN June 1st, in advance of the event to ensure facility security has time to process your request for access.
SESSION TOPICS
- Briefing from Base Commander, Col. Timothy Guy, Volk Field ANG
- Briefing from Base Contracting, SMSgt. Seth Swieter, Base Contracting Officer, Volk Field ANG
- Briefing from the Ability One Base Supply Center
- Briefings from U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Briefing from Regional WisDOT Office
- Briefing from Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
- Presentation – What You May Not Know About Selling to the Government
- Presentation – Leveraging AI in Government Contracting
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
- Col. Timothy Guy, Commander, Volk Field Air National Gard Base (ANGB)
- SMSgt. Seth Swieter, Base Contracting Officer, Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center/PK
- Mark Tallman, Regional Economic Development Director, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
- Joe Knilans – National Rural Affairs Advocate, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Shane Mahaffy – Lead Business Opportunity Specialist (Wisconsin), U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Tammie Clendenning – Lead Economic Development Specialist (Wisconsin), U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Jessica Adams – BSC Manager for Ability One Base Supply Center
- Elizabeth Garland – Section Chief – Supervisor Central Purchasing Office, WisDOT
- Tamaya Loewe, Executive Director, Juneau County Economic Development Corp
- Aina Vilumsons, President-Executive Director, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)
Questions? Contact Michael Steger at Michaels@wispro.org or at (414) 270-3600.

