Chenega MIOS Recognized as a Top Workplace in Both the DC Metro and St. Louis Regions

Posted on June 22, 2026

Chenega MIOS has been named a Top Workplace in both the Washington, DC Metro Area and the St. Louis region, with the recognitions announced within days of each other. While the awards span two distinct markets, the message they send is the same: Chenega MIOS’ workplace culture is not dependent on geography; it’s built intentionally through leadership, consistency, and accountability.

Being recognized in multiple regions at the same time reinforces that Chenega MIOS has developed a culture that can scale without losing integrity. It reflects a system of leadership behaviors and expectations that hold up across teams, locations, and missions.

When recognition like this happens once, it’s meaningful,” said JC Campagna, President of Chenega MIOS. “When it happens repeatedly, and across different regions, it signals that culture isn’t accidental here. It’s something we work at every day, and something our leaders are accountable for sustaining.”

What These Awards Represent

Top Workplaces recognition is based on employee feedback, making it a true reflection of how people experience the organization, not how leadership hopes to be perceived. Earning this recognition in both the DC Metro Area and St. Louis underscores that employees across Chenega MIOS feel heard, supported, and aligned with the organization’s values.

Leadership Behaviors That Make Culture Repeatable

One of the defining characteristics of Chenega MIOS’ culture is its repeatability. While each region operates in its own context, leaders across the enterprise share a common set of expectations around how they show up for employees.

Those behaviors include:

Leading with consistency and transparency
Actively listening to employee feedback and acting on it
Treating culture as something to be maintained—not assumed

Sustaining culture year over year is hard,” Campagna said. “It requires leaders at every level to be intentional. Culture doesn’t sustain itself just because it worked once—it sustains because leaders protect it, model it, and hold one another accountable.”

“This kind of feedback tells us our people feel pride in their work and trust in the organization. It also raises the bar for leadership. Recognition creates responsibility to protect what’s working and improve what isn’t.”

John "JC" Campagna

President, Chenega MIOS

St. Louis Spotlight: Culture in Practice at CARS

The St. Louis Top Workplaces recognition, earned primarily by Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions (CARS), highlights how those enterprise‑wide expectations come to life locally through strong, hands‑on leadership.

This recognition means a great deal to our team,” said Torie Williams, President of CARS. “It validates how our employees experience our leadership and our culture—not just what we say, but what we do.”

In St. Louis, CARS leaders emphasize connection, trust, and clarity, ensuring employees understand not just their roles, but how their work contributes to larger mission outcomes.

Members of the St. Louis leadership team echoed that sentiment:

Employees know when leadership is consistent,” said a member of the CARS leadership team. “When expectations are clear, and feedback is valued, people feel empowered to do their best work, and that shows up in results like this.”

“Our leadership team is intentional about being visible, being present, and listening. Culture isn’t something we talk about once a year—it’s something we reinforce every day through our decisions and actions.”

Torie Williams

President, Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions

What This Recognition Is Meant to Do

For employees across Chenega MIOS, these recognitions are intended to foster pride but also momentum.

I want employees to feel proud of where they work,” Campagna said. “But I also want them to feel confident holding leadership, including me, accountable to the culture we’ve built.”

Williams agreed.

Awards like this don’t mark the finish line,” he said. “They remind us that our people are watching how we lead, and they expect us to keep earning their trust.”

Looking Ahead

As Chenega MIOS continues to grow, leadership remains focused on sustaining the behaviors that made these recognitions possible, listening closely to employee feedback, supporting local leadership, and reinforcing a culture that values people as much as performance.

Two regions. One culture. And a clear commitment to doing the work required to sustain it.