As CEO of the Copper River Family of Companies, Mr. McLaughlin is responsible for leading multiple facets of the organization. He directs the oversight of 14+ subsidiary companies with government contract portfolios of over $300 Million and a workforce of over 500 employees across the U.S. and overseas. He is responsible for strategic long-term planning and leads the operating company presidents and multiple teams and business units within Copper River Shared Services to provide oversight, compliance, and support services to ensure continued strategic growth for the Copper River Family of companies.
Mr. McLaughlin has had a significant impact on the Copper River Family’s growth and success. Immediately after joining Copper River, he quickly utilized prior skills helping Alaska Native-owned companies and his affinity for Alaska Native set aside laws and SBA 8 (a) regulations to create Copper River Shared Services to provide back-office support and oversight for future growth. Mr. McLaughlin continues to be instrumental in the company’s expansion, playing a key role in six strategic acquisitions during his tenure. He also played a major role in the startup of seven additional subsidiary companies for the Copper River Family and continues to increase profitability and growth through insightful strategies and solid leadership.
Mr. McLaughlin is a former Army Officer (Captain) and Judge Advocate Attorney. He is a graduate of multiple Officer Leadership Schools and a graduate of the prestigious U.S Army Judge Advocate Generals School in Charlottesville Virginia.
He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and attained his law degree from Samford University School of Law.
Mr. Halladay leads a team of top-tier sales executives, project managers, and service delivery engineers working to support advanced solutions and services within the cyber security, high-performance networking, and cloud technology arenas. With over 35 years of federal marketplace experience, he has delivered millions of dollars of Technology Solutions and Services to the government market. Mr. Halladay attended the University of South Carolina in the School of Business Administration and Management and is currently ITIL V3 Certified.
Mr. Jeff Babos brings his 16 years of leadership experience supporting the diverse needs of Alaskan Native Tribal companies. As an innovative, forward-thinking Senior-level Executive, Mr. Babos lends his expertise in operations, finance, and human talent to inspire teams and individuals to drive growth, improve operations, and increase profit for the greatest business outcomes. Mr. Babos is a retired U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer where he provided 21 years of distinguished military service.
Chief Operating Officer
Copper River Shared Services
As Chief Operating Officer for Copper River Shared Services, Mr. Brian Anthony is responsible for the operational strategy for the
Copper River Family of Companies. Dedicated to innovation, Mr. Anthony leverages his 28 years of business technology experience
to guide implementation of advanced tools, processes, and procedures that have led to enhanced communication and collaboration efficiencies across multiple business units and departmental functions. With over 16 years of experience in various leadership roles, Mr. Anthony takes pride in mentoring multiple
teams and individuals to help guide in the development of collective solutions that solve complex, multi-functional challenges
Chief Financial Officer
Copper River Shared Services
As the Chief Financial Officer of Copper River Shared Services, Mr. Ed Mangini is responsible for the financial strategy of the Copper River Family of Companies. Mr. Mangini has
devoted the past 35 years of his career to ensuring the successful corporate financial performance of private sector organizations
in both the manufacturing and professional service markets. A seasoned leader, Mr. Mangini leverages his 25 years of seniorlevel management experience to guide large finance teams to operational excellence, improving efficiencies for both internal
and external customers. Mr. Mangini graduated from New Hampshire College where he
earned his MBA with an Advanced Certificate in Finance. He also holds a current CPA License.
Chief Legal Officer
Copper River Shared Servies
Ms. Sarah MacMaster serves as the General Counsel for Copper River Shared Services and brings over 20 years extensive experience in law and contracts compliance. As an attorney, Ms. MacMaster worked with several SDVOSBs as an in-house attorney prior to joining Copper River in the fall of 2019. She has worked in all aspects of government contracting in her former roles. Before entering the world of government contracts, Sarah had extensive experience with Corporate law and litigation as a partner with a firm in Chicago. She is a graduate of Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law.
Copper River Cyber Solutions
Kevin Connolly serves as Copper River Cyber Solutions President, bringing more than 20 years of federal and commercial operational experience to the company. Kevin uses his deep understanding of building high-performing teams and implementing complex technical solutions to improve the overall organizational performance and satisfaction of Copper River’s clients. His team administers multiple programs across the federal, civilian, and defense spaces, including the FDA, NIH, HHS, DISA, HUD, DOL, NIST, and DHA. One of his team’s most significant accomplishments is the award-winning implementation of Splunk at the Food and Drug Administration.
Coho Consulting Group
Mr. Ernie Stevens serves as President of Coho Consulting Group, bringing 20 years of experience in the commercial and government sector to the company. He has built capabilities for the family of companies in new areas based on his strong background in process improvement, agile software development, analytics, and machine learning. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech, a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and certified Scrum Master (CSM). Mr. Stevens has led large transformation efforts across several government agencies such as USDA, USPS, and the US Army.
ReconCraft and Recon Industrial
Mr. Jonathan Hoflich has more than 19 years’ experience supporting a wide variety of military and commercial maritime operations. As the President of Recon Industrial, Mr. Hoflich leads a multidisciplinary team of professionals including designers, engineers, and skilled technicians to create and manufacture innovative solutions to maritime-related challenges. Mr. Hoflich served in various high-profile positions as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, including as a patrol boat Commanding Officer and Executive Officer. A native of Alaska, he graduated cum laude from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Coho Integrated Solutions
Mr. George Bernardy serves as President of Coho Integrated Solutions and is a life-long Alaskan. George holds over forty years of executive, project, contract, financial and human resource managerial experience specific to contracting with the government and private sectors. George is extremely familiar with the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Program and has been serving Alaska Native Corporations for over twenty-five years.
George believes that the success of any company starts with a singular focus on the customer’s mission and needs. It is the ability to change with the operations tempo of our customers and provide the flexibility to deliver on what is promised, even when conditions change, that culminates in long lasting relationships and follow-on work.
Executive VP
Copper River Enterprise Services
& Coho Integrated Services
Ms. Yvette Rogers joined Copper River Enterprise Services in February 2019 as a Program Manager and was promoted to the
Director of Services in February 2020. A retired Naval Commander, government civilian and government contractor, Ms. Rogers has amassed over three decades of leadership, management and program management experience delivering quality results in
challenging environments. A consummate learner, Ms. Rogers holds a master’s in business administration, master’s in management information systems, and master’s in educational administration, plus she is DAWIA Level III Program Management and Scrum Master certified.
Executive VP
Copper River Information Technology
Mr. Paul Pfleger serves as the Executive Vice President of Commercial, State, Local, and Education (SLED), and Federal sales for Copper River IT. After joining Copper River IT in 2010, Mr. Pfleger developed key enterprise client relationships while strategically obtaining multiple state contracts that has led to the expansion of Copper River’s
commercial client base. Mr. Pfleger has delivered millions of dollars of IT solutions and services to his clients and is consistently the top sales performer for all Commercial and SLED business. Mr. Pfleger continues to exceed client expectations while simultaneously developing a team of sales professionals and
fostering key vendor relationships.
Executive VP
Coho Construction Management & Copper River Infrastructure Services
As the Director of Construction Operations for Copper River Infrastructure Services, Mr. Vivek Gowda brings his 30 years of civil engineering and construction management leadership experience supporting the diverse needs of our valued customers. As an innovative engineer and manager, Mr. Gowda lends his expertise in civil engineering, construction management and program leadership to lead teams and individuals to execute design-build and traditional bid-build construction and construction related projects and programs throughout the country. Mr. Gowda is a registered professional civil engineer, graduate of the University of Maryland and has executed US Government and Military construction projects both as a civil servant and private industry professional.
Coho Technology Solutions & Moss Cape
Mr. Jorge Arango is a Senior level Information Technology professional with more than 20 years’ experience as an executive, consultant, and PMI certified project manager. As the Director of Government Services for Moss Cape, Mr. Arango brings extensive experience leading and managing highly valued Government contracted Information Technology, Physical Security, Staff Augmentation, and Law Enforcement Training programs with various government agencies.
Executive VP
ReconCraft
Mr. Josh Pruzek serves as Executive Vice President for ReconCraft. Mr. Pruzek brings two decades of experience in the specialized marine manufacturing industry. He most recently served as the vice president of sales and business development at Vigor for two years and as vice president of marine products at Oregon Iron Works for 17 years, both in the Portland area. He led the successful capture and execution of multiple high-profile programs including SOCOM’s Combatant Craft Heavy (CC-H), Combatant Craft Medium (CC-M), and numerous other craft. Mr. Pruzek holds a Master of Business Administration in Aviation from Embry – Riddle Aeronautical University. He is also an active pilot, aircraft owner, and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI).
VP of Human Resources
Copper River Shared Services
Ms. Colie serves as Vice President, Human Resources responsible for leading our team of HR professionals in the areas of Compensation, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Training, Employee Development, and Compliance. Ms. Colie has more than twenty years of experience cultivating meaningful cross-functional partnerships with Senior Executives in designing and implementing transformative strategic plans that drive organizational performance through aligning HR initiatives, processes, and tools with organizational goals. Prior to joining the Copper River Family of Companies, Trina held several roles in Human Resources Management at an Alaska Native Corporation and a Healthcare Information Technology Organization where she was responsible for providing strategic direction and creating a high-performing culture of success, accountability, transparency, and collaboration. Ms. Colie holds a bachelor’s degree in business management, with a concentration in Human Resources Management from Strayer University.