{"id":613272,"date":"2024-02-12T12:19:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=people&p=613272"},"modified":"2024-03-07T12:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:24:04","slug":"dwight-deneal","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/dwight-deneal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwight Deneal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 0% 17%; object-position: 0% 17%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg 3200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/deneal-nhq202402120001.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">Dwight Deneal<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">Assistant Administrator, Office of Small Business Programs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dwight Deneal is the assistant administrator for the Office of Small Business Programs at NASA Headquarters in Washington. In this role, Deneal provides executive leadership, policy direction, and management for programs that help ensure small businesses are given a fair chance to work with the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having joined NASA Feb. 14, 2024, Deneal brings over a decade of experience leading small business and federal acquisition programs to the agency. Prior to his arrival at NASA, he served as the director for the Defense Logistics Agency\u2019s Office of Small Business Programs, where he supervised all small business programs and contracting activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to that, Deneal also served as the director for the Small Business and Industry Liaison Programs at the U.S. Coast Guard, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In this capacity, he led all small business and socio-economic related guidelines, policies, regulations, and was the authority for planning and carrying out acquisition activities in support of small business programs. Deneal\u2019s experience also includes supporting the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and U.S Department of Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his NASA role, Deneal serves as the vice chairman of the Federal Interagency Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Directors Council. This organization of federal small business program officials meet regularly to exchange and discuss information on small business methods, issues, and strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Deneal graduated from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, where he earned a bachelor\u2019s in Business Management. He also is a graduate of Harvard University\u2019s Kennedy School of Government Executive Education program. Deneal was the recipient of the 2018 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer Excellence in Industry Engagement Award. 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