Intelligence Champions Council
The Intelligence Champions Council (ICC) strives to strengthen and grow the IC workforce by advising, mentoring, advocating for, and fostering dialogue among professionals across organizations and experience levels who are interested in intelligence-related careers.
Through programming and mentoring events, the Council facilitates informal learning for the intelligence and national security workforce and helps these professionals build positive relationships, discover mentors, and gain an appreciation for other perspectives.
Developed by the Council, the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast explores the variety of IC careers, including insights from professionals in the field, advice on career paths, education requirements, and current trends and challenges, including talent acquisition and retention, diversity issues, and opportunities across the public, private, and academic sectors.
Intelligence Career Conversations Podcast
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Wyetta Morrow: Giving Back, Leading ForwardOn this week's episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Wyetta Morrow, INSA's Vice Chair of the Intelligence Champions Council and VP, Human Resources, Collins Aerospace, An RTX Business. Tune in to hear Ms. Morrow discuss the value of challenging yourself and the importance of storytelling in business.
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Charles Carithers: Shaping a Career Through ServiceThis week on the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Charles Carithers, Principal, Cornerstone Government Affairs. Tune in as he discusses his educational path, how to organically reach out to potential mentors, and the importance of using employer-sponsored learning opportunities.
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Chitra Sivanandam: Connecting People, Solving ProblemsThis week on the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly sits down with Chitra Sivanandam, President of Living Dino, LLC. Tune in as Ms. Sivanandam shares how her creative outlets have enriched her career, highlights valuable low-cost educational opportunities, and discusses innovative approaches to modernizing work-life balance in SCIF environments.
Leadership
Council News and Publications
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Nominations Open for 2025 Achievement AwardsAugust 20, 2024
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and INSA Foundation are now accepting nominations for the 2025 INSA Charlie Allen Achievement Awards. Now in its 15th year, these awards recognize outstanding early- to mid-career professionals from the intelligence, homeland, and national security communities, as well as a senior leader who inspires their success.
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INSA Announces Recipients of 2024 Charlie Allen Achievement AwardsJanuary 10, 2024
The awards, to be presented on February 15 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA, acknowledge the exceptional contributions of early to mid-career professionals to U.S. national security, as well as one senior leader for sustained commitment to building and mentoring a worldclass workforce.
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New Paper Offers Recommendations to Reimagine SCIF LifeSeptember 25, 2023
In a September 2023 white paper, INSA's Intelligence Champions Council provides recommendations for both government and industry employers on ways to improve the physical and cultural environments for the IC's cleared workforce.