Councils
Where Expertise Meets Action.
INSA’s policy councils and subcommittees bring together professionals from government, industry, and academia to address the intelligence and national security community’s most pressing challenges. Councils do not just talk about issues; they help shape them.
As a member, councils offer:
- Opportunities to shape policies that strengthen the IC's effectiveness and efficiency
- Thought leadership through white papers, op-eds, podcasts, and panel discussions
- Collaboration with peers and government partners in trusted, solution-focused forums
- Access to government and academic leaders who share challenges, priorities, and opportunities for collaboration
Get Involved!
Council service ensures that INSA members play an active part in advancing policy ideas and solutions that support the U.S. intelligence and national security mission.
Thought Leadership
White Papers & Op-Eds
Christina Mancinelli: From Internship to Senior Leadership
Episode 74
On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Christina Mancinelli, Vice President of Global Communications and Navigation at Lockheed Martin Space. She reflects on her path from engineering intern to senior executive and explains how degrees in electrical engineering, finance, and systems engineering gave her the technical, business, and big-picture perspectives needed to lead. She also discusses mentorship, leading through rapid technological change, and the guiding advice she shares with others: “Be you.”
Podcasts
Christina Mancinelli: From Internship to Senior Leadership
Episode 74
On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Christina Mancinelli, Vice President of Global Communications and Navigation at Lockheed Martin Space. She reflects on her path from engineering intern to senior executive and explains how degrees in electrical engineering, finance, and systems engineering gave her the technical, business, and big-picture perspectives needed to lead. She also discusses mentorship, leading through rapid technological change, and the guiding advice she shares with others: “Be you.”