SANDY SMALLWOOD

Director of NGA Programs

Sandy Smallwood is ACS’s Director of NGA Programs. In this role Sandy is responsible for the service delivery, quality, and growth of the ACS National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) portfolio of programs. Under her guidance are ACS's NGA work in systems engineering, digital engineering, and managed services.

Sandy has more than 30 years of experience serving the Defense and Intelligence communities. Previously as the Intelligence Systems & Applications (IS&A) Operating Unit Director at Peraton through the acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s Federal IT and Mission Support Services, Sandy oversaw a multitude of employees world-wide, including several overseas personnel with a primary focus at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Prior to this role, she was a Department and Program Manager at Northrop Grumman for 37 years serving DIA, and NGA as well as other Intelligence Community restricted customers, USN, and Civil Federal agencies.

Sandy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics/Economics from the University of Mary Washington. She is a certified Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP).

Outside of ACS, Sandy is married with two adult children and one granddaughter. In 2021 Sandy completed the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) program through Virginia Tech and became a VCE Master Gardener through the Loudoun County Extension office.