1. Charleston Defense Contractors Association
Annual Luncheon
26 July 2016

2. CDCA Board of Directors
See the “About Us” tab on our website for contact information.

3. Membership Report TOTAL MEMBERS: 252 Platinum: 3 Corporate: 152
Small Business: 28
Affiliate: 69
See the “Join Us” tab at our website for what you get for each level of membership.

5. CDCA’s 41st Annual Small Business and Industry Outreach Initiative
“SBIOI” Save the Date!
CDCA’s 41st Annual Small Business and Industry Outreach Initiative
8 Sept. 2016

6. Must be a
CDCA Member
to Sponsor

7. Strategic Think Tank
3-5 Year
Strategic Plan

8. Vision/Mission CDCA VISION
“Premier Advocate for the Charleston Defense Contractor Industry”
CDCA MISSION
“To advocate for, preserve, strengthen, and grow the Charleston defense industry through partnership and collaboration with stakeholders and our community.”

9. 10 GOALs for 3-4 year period:
As champion, lead/build development of Charleston Cyber Corridor.
Be central, trusted voice for industry to the federal, state and local leadership.
Grow Charleston business by attracting Government agencies from outside the area.
Be the industry leader for development of a local BRAC strategy.
Strengthen CDCA/SSC Atlantic partnership.
Be the “go to” association for Small Business’ wanting to do business in the defense industry.
Elevate community awareness of local defense industry
Make C5ISR Summit the premier national level Summit.
500 Corporate members for CDCA.
Expand post-graduate educational initiatives.

10. Next Steps: Review Strategic Plan with Stakeholders
Emphasis on Goal Activities
Finalize Strategic Plan and Publish to CDCA Membership
Implement new activities as part of Strategic Plan

11. Volunteer on one of our committees
Want to be more involved?
Volunteer on one of our committees
See the “Committee” tab at our website for a complete description of each committee and the contact information for the chair & co-chair.

12. Follow us on Social Media
Facebook:
/CharlestonDCA – Public
Twitter:
@CharlestonDCA – Public
LinkedIn:
CDCA – Members Only

13. Legislative Panel Sean Bennett, SC State Senator
Paul Campbell, SC State Senator
Jenny Horne, SC Representative, District 98
Leon Howard, SC House District 76, Chair of Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Patsy Knight, SC Representative, District 97
Chris Murphy, SC Representative, District 98
Tim Scott, SC State Senator
Sandy Senn, SC Representative, District 41

14. Sean Bennett SC State Senator

15. Paul Campbell SC State Senator

16. Jenny Horne SC Representative, District 98

17. Leon Howard SC House District 76, Chair of Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee

18. Patsy Knight SC Representative, District 97

19. Chris Murphy SC Representative, District 98

20. Tim Scott SC State Senator

21. Sandy Senn SC Representative, District 41