DLA News Archive

Tag: PaCE Pathways to Career Excellence Program Process Excellence

Feb. 26, 2026

Jade Denny is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) Group 50, which began in 2025. For her second year in the PaCE Program, she will continue at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Headquarters at Battle Creek, Mich.

April 15, 2025

PACE Spotlight: Casch Kunkel

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Casch Kunkel is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Group 48, which began in 2024. For his second year in PACE, he will be placed at the DLA Disposition Services site at Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania.

Cathy Contreras, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s acquisition executive and head of contracting agency, discusses acquisition policies with Matthew Beebe, DLA Headquarters Acquisitions director, former DLA Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day, and Miquel Zayas, far right, supervisory procurement analyst, DLA Headquarters Acquisitions, March 10, 2017 during an Agency Management Review March 6 – 10, 2017 at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

July 14, 2017

A Conversation with ... Cathy Contreras

Cathy Contreras explains her role as DLA Aviation’s acquisition executive and head of contracting activity as three components: acquisition workforce development, acquisition compliance and tactical and strategic procurement execution