Allison Ritz is an experienced leader in the technology sector, with a strong background supporting some of the world’s largest government contracting organizations. A certified APMP member, Allison is a recognized thought leader and frequent speaker at GovCon events, sharing insights on the power of strategic connections. Her passions lie in driving success by helping organizations realize the value of meaningful relationships. With a firm belief in the importance of planning, process, and thoughtful execution, Allison excels at making SaaS solutions personal, fostering long-lasting, profitable client relationships.
- Upcoming Webinar
One Team, Full Visibility: Aligning BD and Proposals from Capture to Submission
The handoff between business development and proposals is one of the most critical and most frustrating moments in the capture process. Join us for a practical webinar with practitioners from WPS who’ve built a process that works. We’ll cover real workflows, lessons learned, and how VisibleThread is helping teams replace silos with visibility.
- August 5, 2026 , 11.00 am
- Eastern Time (ET)
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In this webinar we will discuss
Closing the gap between business development and proposals, from a messy handoff to a clean relay, with a real look at how WPS runs it on VisibleThread.
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Topics
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The moment everything can go wrong
Why the BD-to-proposals handoff is where context gets lost, requirements slip, and teams rework content they thought was settled.
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A process that actually works
A real workflow for moving opportunities from capture to submission with nothing dropped between teams: shared context, clear ownership, a clean relay.
Karin Olson Held
Jamie Lee
Jamie Lee
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VisibleThread in the real world
How WPS uses VisibleThread today: shredding SOWs, running gap analysis, and comparing RFPs so teams start early and qualify effort before the RFP drops.
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Where the platform is heading
An early look at what’s next: compliance matrices, multi-document analysis, and a unified BD-and-proposals workspace, for less rework and more visibility.
Allison Ritz
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Bring your questions
Open Q&A across all speakers, from day-to-day workflow to rollout and governance. Come ready to ask how this could work for your team.
Speakers
Karin Olson Held
Director, Strategic Growth Enablement
WPS - A Health Solutions Company
Karin Olson Held
Director, Strategic Growth Enablement
WPS - A Health Solutions Company
With over 20 years of experience in federal, state, and nonprofit proposals, Karin combines proposal management best practices with leadership grounded in listening first, communicating intentionally, and creating space for thoughtful work rather than reactive urgency. Karin holds APMP Foundation and Practitioner certifications, was recognized as a member of the 2020 class of APMP 40 Under 40 award recipients, and has served in multiple Greater Midwest Chapter leadership roles.
Jamie Lee
Business Development and Process Lead
WPS - A Health Solutions Company
Jamie Lee
Business Development and Process Lead
WPS - A Health Solutions Company
Jamie is the operational owner of how opportunities move from capture through to proposal submission at WPS, and a hands-on VisibleThread user. She leads the internal process side of BD/proposals alignment, owning the capture-to-proposal handshake (customer problem, solution, teaming strategy, discriminators, proof points, win themes, staffing) and continuous process improvement.
Allison Ritz
Director of Product Marketing
VisibleThread
Allison Ritz
Director of Product Marketing
VisibleThread
Micheál McGrath
VP of Marketing and Business Development
VisibleThread
Micheál McGrath
VP of Marketing and Business Development
VisibleThread
VP of Marketing & Business Development at VisibleThread, Micheál is a seasoned professional known for producing thought leadership communication events with organizations like Capital One, HSBC, Deloitte, McDonald’s, and IKEA. His frequent appearances at IABC events and as a Marketing Lecturer at MTU Cork demonstrate his dedication to inspiring and educating fellow marketers.
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