About Us
Duty First Consulting LLC (DFC) is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Information Technology and Management Consulting services primarily to the federal Government. With years of participation in mission-critical client projects, we have developed expertise in the areas of information technology, human capital management, business process and strategy, and strategic communications and research. Through these services we contribute to transforming and enhancing the federal Government. As a small business, we can deliver value through custom solutions and superior service while maintaining an unmatched level of agility and flexibility.
Our team members come to DFC having held prestigious positions at some of the world’s largest consulting firms, government agencies, and technology companies. We leverage our deep past experience and knowledge of our clients’ businesses on each and every engagement. We are passionate about achieving high quality results for our clients and maintain a commitment to excellent customer service.
Meet the Team
 Terry Speegle / MBA / President Mr. Speegle, a Service-Disabled Veteran of the U.S. Army, is President and co-founder of Duty First Consulting. |
 Ronald R. Aument / Partner Mr. Aument is a founding partner of Duty First Consulting with extensive experience in operations, policy making, program development and implementation, and public representation. He is a highly accomplished executive with proven experience managing large, diverse and complex organizations. |
 Kate Fennell / MBA, PMP / Director, Strategic Communications & Research Ms. Fennell is the Director of the Strategic Communications & Research practice at Duty First Consulting. She is an experienced marketing professional with expertise in applying private-sector models to social marketing with particular focus in health communications and research. |
 Jennifer Smiley / SPHR / Director, Human Capital Management Ms. Smiley is the Director of the Human Capital Management practice at Duty First Consulting. She has over 12 years of experience working with government agencies and commercial clients to help minimize the people-related risks to their organizations. |
 Terry Cooper / MS, MBA / Director, Information Technology Mr. Cooper is the Director of Information Technology at Duty First Consulting, with more than 25 years of experience applying document management, workflow, and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies to resolve clients’ business problems. |
 Kevin Waugh / Director, Veterans Affairs Programs Mr. Waugh is the Director of Veterans Affairs Programs at Duty First Consulting. He has extensive experience in the transformation of businesses and government agencies through strategic consulting and large-scale system implementation. |
 Marirose Coulson Ziebarth / MS, CMAP / Director, Business Process & Strategy Marirose Coulson Ziebarth is the new Director of Business Process & Strategy at Duty First Consulting. Ms. |
  Mr. Speegle, a Service-Disabled Veteran of the U.S. Army, is President and co-founder of Duty First Consulting. |
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Duty First works with VA to build public awareness of the VA/DoD eBenefits web portal through marketing and strategic communications in an effort to encourage enrollments amongst target audiences.
