Alumnus Update: David Slentz '06

From David Slentz, PLS '06: After graduating in December
2006, I moved out to Washington, DC to accept a 7 week internship with
Presidential Classroom. I worked as a Congressional Assistant at PC and
planned and executed meetings for the programs students to meet with their
Congress persons. I also worked as a liaison for some of our featured guests
who spoke to the students. Those guests included WH Press Secretary Tony
Snow, (Then) Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, author of the PATRIOT ACT
Viet Dinh, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns, Secretary of Labor Elaine
Chao, NBC Justice Correspondent Pete Williams, Special Assistant to the
President for Counter Terrorism Frances Townsend, and Congressman Dennis
Kucinich. The program also included seminars at the Eisenhower Executive
Office Building, Department of State, FBI HQ, Secret Service HQ, the floor of
the House of Representatives, and a private engagement at the Smithsonian Air
and Space Museum. My time was well spent there and my professors at GV
prepared me well for the questions the students often asked.

Following the internship, I went immediately into a job that was waiting
until the end of my internship. I currently work as a private defense
contractor for the Department of Defense/Department of the Navy on
acquisitions. I have offices both in the Crystal City area of Arlington, VA
and the Pentagon. I work to support the Special Assistant to ASN RDA
(Assistant Sec. of Navy for Research Development and Acquisitions). As an
EA/AA for the Special Assistant, I perform tasking mostly with Power Point
and Excel ensuring that all information is ready to present and that
information gets to all those who need it. I credit my professors with
pushing me to be open minded about exploring my options.

If anyone is interested in the world of defense contracting, please hit me
with an email. I would be happy to help anyone with any questions about the
DC area or defense contracting.

Very respectfully,

David Slentz
Junior Program Analyst
Delta Resources, Inc.
P: (703) 418-1960
F: (703) 418-1962
dslentz@delta-va.com