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If **CMMC** is on your radar (or keeping you up at night), this is the conversation you don’t want to miss! Join us on **Tuesday, May 12, 2026,** at **Honor Brewing Company** at **42604 Trade West Dr, Sterling, VA 20166**! Want a custom name tag to enhance your networking opportunities? Register here and yours will be ready at the door: https://share.hsforms.com/1YxovFyF9RzKCcq9EjAN8-wdwxz1 Join us for an “**Ask the CMMC Experts**” session with **Brian Gallagher and Carter Schoenberg of Koniag Cyber.** These two seasoned leaders have been deep in the trenches of cybersecurity, compliance, and national security! **Brian** brings 20+ years of experience leading cybersecurity services across **highly regulated industries** and a unique perspective as a former **U.S. Secret Service Technical Security Division** professional who has helped secure some of the nation’s most sensitive environments. **Carter** pairs 30+ years spanning cyber investigations, threat intelligence, and cyber law with hands-on CMMC leadership as a **Lead Certified Asessor**. He’s conducted 35+ independent CMMC assessments, supported 30+ Authorizations to Operate for **DHS and DoD**, and helped shape national conversations through work with **NIST, MITRE, and federal agencies.** Bring your questions, your challenges, and your curiosity on **May 12**, for this candid, practical conversation with **Brian Gallagher and Carter Schoenberg**, designed to help you move forward with confidence! **Agenda** 5:30 Social hour and networking begins 6:10 Welcome 6:15 Ask the CMMC Expert - **Brian Gallagher & Carter Schoenberg** 6:50 Q&A 7:00 Open Mic & Networking Continues 7:30 Adjourn

🌿 **James River State Park – 7 Mile Moderate Hike** 🥾 Join us for a scenic and energizing \~7-mile hike through **James River State Park**, one of Virginia’s hidden gems! This route combines river views, forest trails, and a rewarding overlook—perfect for anyone looking for a solid, moderate hike without extreme elevation. ### 📍 Where: James River State Park (meet at Visitor Center parking area) ### 🥾 The Plan: We’ll follow a loop combining the **Cabell Trail, Dixon Trail, and Tye River Overlook**: * 🌲 Peaceful forest hiking * 🌊 Occasional views of the James & Tye Rivers * ⛰️ A moderate climb up to the scenic overlook (our main reward!) ### 📏 Details: * Distance: \~6.5–7 miles * Difficulty: Moderate (some hills, steady pace) * Time: \~3 hours (with breaks) Whether you're looking to get some miles in, enjoy nature, or meet fellow hikers, this is a great way to spend a few hours outdoors. 👉 RSVP if you’re in—looking forward to hitting the trail! Meet at Visitor Center: 37.6306, -78.8127

Attendance is $35 (cash, credit/debit card, or ApplePay - paid at the door), which includes water/soda/coffee, bread, choice of a plated lunch entrée, and a dessert assortment. Parking is also validated in the Reston Station garages (3 hours of validation). Join one of Northern Virginia's most successful business networking groups (part of BNI). Open to the public and is typically attended by business owners, business developers, and entrepreneurs. Meetings are typically attended by 30-40 members and guests. \*\*\*PLEASE RSVP here: [REGISTER HERE](https://square.link/u/0WvC6Eir) \*\*\*If you do not register on the BNI website, there may not be a seat available for you.

## Details Soulfull Spirit Saturdays @ Light Works Spiritual Wellness Center!! If you're looking for a place to go to hang out with light workers, spiritualists, teachers, seekers, readers, and pursuers of high [vibes....look](http://vibes....look) no further! The residents of Light Works Spiritual Wellness Center invite you to come join us for an afternoon on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Share conversation, meet new friends, enjoy some food, or simply come by and soak up the good vibes. Free to attend! If you're interested in a reading or healing session, there will variety of practitioners (mediums, card readers, astrologists, animal communicators, energy healers, massage therapists, and more!) each month, offering their services at discounted rates. Simply stop by and sign up for a session or contact your practitioner directly to book ahead. Our resident practitioners will be available, offering the following: **Juli Richardson** Juli is a certified psychic medium, Reiki master teacher, animal communicator, & founder of Light Works ([www.lightworks.biz](http://www.lightworks.biz)). For this event, she will be hanging out and enjoying the day with everyone! **Tina Neuhaus** Tina is a tarot reader and the owner of Destination Tarot ([fb.com/destinationtarot](http://fb.com/destinationtarot)). She found tarot to be instrumental in her own personal past trauma healing journey and transformative in aligning with her higher purpose. She's been reading professionally for roughly 10 years. Tina takes a therapeutic approach to readings, working with the shadow aspects of the self. She finds this to be essential for growth and empowerment, creating deeper self-awareness to engage with life from a place of strength. For this event, she will be offering 30 minute Tarot readings for $45. To pre-book: 719-930-9673 or [tinaneuhaus@gmail.com](http://tinaneuhaus@gmail.com) **Dr Kirsten Wagner** Kirsten is a clinical psychiatrist, tarot reader, and owner of **Circle of Life, MD**. In Kirsten's 30 years of practicing psychiatry, she discovered her love of tarot and that there are many roads that lead to healing. She offers a variety of services, both traditional and spiritual - individual and group psychotherapy, tarot & runes readings, and oracle/angel cards. For this event, she will be offering tarot readings for $30. To pre-book: 978-239-4945. **Tina McKevitt** Tina is the owner of Hoofs & Woofs Masseuse ([https://hoofs-woofs-masseuse.com/](https://hoofs-woofs-masseuse.com/)) and offers gentle, dog-centered bodywork focused on relaxation, nervous system support, and overall well-being. Her approach is calm, observant, and guided by each dog’s comfort and body language. For this event, she will be offering 20-minute intro massage sessions for dogs at a rate of $45 per dog. **As much as we'd love to have your pet hang out for the day, due to the nature of this event, we ask that you bring your dog for your appointment time only. Pre-booking is strongly encouraged and walk ins may be asked to come back at their assigned tim**e. To pre-book: 571-991-1717 or [tina@hoofs-woofs-masseuse.com](tina@hoofs-woofs-masseuse.com) **Kirsten Sening** Kirsten Sening is a Reiki Master Teacher, Access Bars practitioner, medium, animal communicator, and owner of **Sunburst Energy Healing**. Kirsten discovered her calling unexpectedly - she walked in for a reading and walked out into a decade long journey of healing and intuitive work. Her spirituality isn't something she switches on - it's infused in every part of her life (even while slinging car parts during the day!). Joyful, genuine, and deeply gifted, Kirsten walks through the world as a natural light bringer. She brings compassion, clarity, and soulful connection to every session. For this event, she will be offering 30 min Reiki & Access Bars sessions for $44. To pre-book: 571-220-8797 or [ksening77@gmail.com](ksening77@gmail.com) **\*\*\*Other residents may be added closer to the date of the event - check back later to see who will be attending this month and offering their services!\*\*\*** We're also excited to have the following guest practitioners joining us this month!! **Amber Noelle** Amber is an intuitive channel, a master certified hypnotherapist and a certified Reiki practitioner. Her spiritual journey was activated during during her teen years while living in Athens, Greece through a series of out of body experiences. These experiences set her on a quest to gain a deeper understanding of who she is, of what consciousness is and, ultimately, how to harness the infinite knowledge available to us all. Since that time, she has continued through many years of mentorship and self-study and is passionate about helping others navigate their own awakening. It is her intent to be in service to those who quest for self knowledge and to help those who long to get in touch with their own joy -- so they may live that joy to the fullest ([www.ambernoelle.com](http://www.ambernoelle.com)). For this event, she will be offering 20 minute Intuitive Tarot readings for $60. To pre-book: 703-470-9915 or [ambernoelle@gmail.com](http://ambernoelle@gmail.com) **Nikki Tanks** Psychic Medium, Reiki Master Teacher, Angel Messenger and Shamanic Apprentice, and owner of **Life Energy Reiki and Readings** ([www.lifeenergyreikiandreadings.com](http://www.lifeenergyreikiandreadings.com)) - where her mission is “Healing…1 Touch at a time…1 Message at a time. Using her gifts of claircognizance, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsetience, and clairempathy, she connects with Spirit Guides, Angels and Loved Ones to deliver healing messages of Love, Guidance, Comfort and Joy. As a Reiki Master Teacher she offers a healing technique that supports physical and emotional healing. As a Shamanic Apprentice she focuses on Chakra and Energy Healing. For this event, she will be offering 30 min readings for 60, 30 min Reiki sessions for 50, and 30 min shamanic chakra healings for $45. To pre-book: 703-203-9711 or [lifeenergynikki@gmail.com](http://lifeenergynikki@gmail.com) **\*\*\*Guest practitioners will be added closer to the date of the event - check back later to see who will be attending and offering their services!\*\*\*** Come as you are or bring a friend! Hope to see you there!

We're going to try revisit this venue with a patio. Parrando's Ashburn. One week after Cinco de Mayo, its still Taco Tuesday and time for Happy Hour with BOLD Parrando's opened in December 2016 and has since become known for it's signature craft margaritas and fajitas. They use premium-quality ingredients to create a perfect fusion of traditional Mexican cuisine with a North American flair. Parrando’s is always committed to serving premium, authentic Tex-Mex favorites.

**ProductTank NoVA is back!** After a brief hiatus, we are relaunching the chapter with a format that cuts out the fluff and gets straight to the reality of building. Every product feed is flooded with AI hype right now, but what does it actually look like on the ground? Instead of a polished keynote, we are hosting **0 to 1 with AI: Real Product Talks**—a "Show & Tell" featuring 3–4 lightning talks focused on the intersection of AI and product. The framing for the talks is simple: *"Here is what I'm building, and here is what I'm stuck on."* We want to look at the messy, 0-to-1 reality of integrating AI into your workflows and products. *(Want to share what you are working on? Reach out! The bar is low-pressure, just 10–12 minutes to talk about a real AI problem you are trying to solve.)* **Agenda:** * **5:30 PM - 6:00 PM:** Doors open, networking, & name tags * **6:00 PM - 6:10 PM:** Welcome + Chapter Relaunch Intro * **6:10 PM - 7:30 PM:** Lightning Talks (Three 12-min talks + 5 mins Q&A each, with a 5-min stretch break) * **7:30 PM - 8:00 PM:** Open networking * **8:00 PM:** Soft close **Location & Logistics:** Herndon Fortnightly Library (Extended Hours Meeting Room) 768 Center St, Herndon, VA 20170 * **Parking:** We'll meet at the library, located just behind the Herndon Municipal Center. There is plenty of free public parking available around the municipal center. * **Metro & Bus:** Take the Silver Line to Herndon Metro Station, then connect via Fairfax Connector Route 921 or 950 to Historic Downtown Herndon. * **Driving (via VA-267/Dulles Toll Rd):** Take Exit 10 North (Centreville Rd, which becomes Elden St). Turn left onto Station St or Lynn St. * **Driving (via VA-286/Fairfax Co Pkwy):** Take the Elden St West exit. Turn right onto Lynn St. Looking forward to seeing everyone again and getting back to building!