STEELE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC
ARLINGTON, VA

Our mission is to contribute to the success of our clients through a partnership approach by offering high-quality services, professional expertise and innovative solutions to unique business challenges. STEELE is a woman-owned small business providing professional services in both the government and commercial sectors. Our services offerings are focused in three areas of expertise: management consulting, facility portfolio management, and workspace solutions. As a professional service provider, we thrive on collaboration, creating innovative solutions, and solving problems. We work with clients to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Our success is founded on our three core company values that guide our work and relationships: We care deeply about making a difference and contributing to the greater good and the world at large. Through our corporate responsibility and social impact program, , we provide pro bono services, participate in community service volunteer activities and offer matching charitable donations throughout the year. We are committed to serving our communities by giving back to where we live and work and supporting the philanthropic causes that are important to us. We’ve got big hearts with a lot of love to give. Located in the Washington, DC area, STEELE serves public and private sector clients with professional consulting services that help achieve short and long term goals. Our diverse business portfolio is strong and growing, and we are committed to offering the highest quality experience to each and every client. At our core, we’re passionate about what we do and strive to create meaningful relationships through meaningful work. We understand that no two companies are the same. Therefore, we take the time to get to know you and your unique business needs and priorities. We will work together to develop forward-thinking, customized solutions and actionable strategies that meet your business goals and help you succeed. We’re more than just a consulting firm, we’re your business partner. We believe that from great partnerships comes great work. It’s what sets us apart. As the face and voice of STEELE, our employees are the cornerstone of everything we do and the key to our success. The value of any business is the skills, experience and character of its people. That’s why we are committed to tried and true recruitment approaches that forecast hiring needs and build employee relationships. Ann Steele is the owner and CEO of STEELE, a woman-owned small business and emerging player in the federal sector, particularly in the area of homeland security. Ann combines a wealth of experience as an engineer and project manager in the private sector with a decade of federal service to provide her customers with a unique set of skills to provide facility and program management services to the federal government. Ann began her professional career in land development, then made a jump to federal contracting as an engineer supporting a large-scale NASA research project in the Brazilian Amazon.  During that time she regularly commuted to Brazil to oversee the installation of towers, roads, and other support infrastructure that provided NASA and the Brazilian government with key data to understand the relationship of the Amazon Forest with regional and global atmospheres.  Following completion of that project, Ann went to work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).  One of her most significant accomplishments at CBP was to lead all technical aspects of CBP’s $400M Land Port of Entry Modernization Program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  Ann led the planning, design, and construction of over 30 severely dilapidated land ports, bringing them in line with the Agency’s mission in the post 9-11 world. Originally from the Monterey Bay area, Ann has called Arlington, Virginia home for nearly 20 years.  She was once a world traveler who visited over 35 countries on her own. Now she enjoys sharing her passion for world travel with her husband, five year old daughter, and four year old son at a much slower pace.  When not building her business, Ann does her best thinking while running and is a 13-time marathoner, beach volleyball enthusiast, decent cook, and gardener with a periodically green thumb.  She holds a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University and a Master of Public Administration from George Mason University. I have a special affinity for solving problems; I was the one who enjoyed writing proofs in high school geometry. I relax by doing the New York Times crossword. I love the challenge of taking a complex problem or project and figuring it out step by step. I make a difference by helping my clients thrive in figuring out and executing their most challenging work. I love to work with others to create new ideas and ways to approach challenges. Working side by side, I love to help others find simplicity in solutions to their largest challenges. Aron Beninghove is the Director of Facilities and Design at STEELE focusing on the impact of facility design and management on the workforce and productivity. Aron brings experience as an architect, economist, and project manager to provide customers with facility solutions and support that are well-defined and sustainable. Aron began his professional career in Dijon, France, helping the local wine industry promote themselves globally, and also learning the balance between established processes and innovative strategies/tools.  He then spent four years working in the field of economic consulting in Washington DC, helping customers understand the impacts of global markets and acquisition strategies.  Then, Aron went back to school to earn his Masters of Architecture degree from Catholic University.  He spent the next 10 years working for architecture firms on projects ranging from high-end residential properties and religious institutions, to urban centers, mixed-use buildings, and government agency support spaces.  For the past 6 years, Aron has worked specifically with US Customs and Border Protection, helping to re-think the design of ports of entry, mission support space, foreign airport processing spaces, and office space.