{"id":23170,"date":"2024-06-10T13:06:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T13:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mstcws.com\/?p=23170"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T20:30:00","slug":"spas-michelle-howell-wins-washingtonexec-chief-human-resources-officer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/spas-michelle-howell-wins-washingtonexec-chief-human-resources-officer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"SPA\u2019s Michelle Howell Wins WashingtonExec Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23170\" class=\"elementor elementor-23170\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bf6d7 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75bf6d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337bc42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"337bc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEWS<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e1225 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7e1225\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd91fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8cd91fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-09fc93d elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexandria, VA | June 10, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8985532 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8985532\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53e9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c53e9b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPA\u2019s Michelle Howell Wins WashingtonExec Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85702f3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"85702f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0376ae0 qodef-sticky-column--no\" data-id=\"0376ae0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e520803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e520803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Systems Planning &amp; Analysis (SPA), a leading global provider of advisory services supporting critical national security objectives, is pleased to announce that Michelle Howell has been honored by WashingtonExec as 2024 Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81d8e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c81d8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michelle leads SPA\u2019s Human Resources and Talent Acquisition departments with nearly three decades of experience across all functions of human resource management in the government contracting space. The award recognizes her deep expertise and accomplishments in human capital development, talent acquisition, leadership development, and benefits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85c0f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b85c0f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPA CEO Rich Sawchak commented, \u201cWe are thrilled for Michelle that her contributions to our rapidly growing company and our employee family have been honored with this highly esteemed award. Michelle provides exactly the right people-oriented care, technical skills, and growth mindset that we at SPA benefit from daily. She leads our employee efforts with finesse in a challenging marketplace, and we thank her for her dedication and leadership.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669ed33 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"669ed33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa83953 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fa83953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI\u2019m extremely grateful for this award, which represents the talent and support of my entire team. We come to work every day excited to take on the human resource opportunities of a rapidly growing company. SPA leadership could not be more supportive of our employees, and my team and I are thrilled to be part of the SPA family.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">MICHELLE HOWELL, SPA CHRO<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e9ada e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84e9ada\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e87c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e87c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WashingtonExec sponsors the Chief Executive awards annually to recognize the highest-performing chief officers in public, private, and 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