About Artemis
Artemis ARC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business with expertise in marketing and communications; health care; staffing and recruitment; and business transformation.
Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Artemis employees blend traditional techniques with cutting-edge technology and data science to challenge conventional methods, inspire change, revolutionize experiences and inform our clients. Our innovative, creative and impactful solutions drive positive outcomes.
Meet Our Leaders
Luke Sturges
Luke Sturges is the founder and managing partner at Artemis ARC. Prior to starting Artemis, he served as an Explosive Detection Canine Handler and Security Professional. He has more than 10 years of experience training and caring for assigned working dogs; searching facilities, mail, cargo and people for the presence of explosives; and conducting antiterrorism operations. In this role, he performed explosive detection searches alongside Secret Service for U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents and Secretaries of State. It was these experiences and the desire to continue making a public impact that led him to establish a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business.
Inspired by his military experience, Luke founded Artemis with the goal of advancing the health, wellness and achievement of our nation’s Veterans. To successfully accomplish this objective, Artemis leverages innovative marketing techniques, technology and data science to educate Veterans and service members and drive awareness about available benefits and resources. Luke’s experience enables him to provide tailored guidance based on clients’ unique goals and objectives.
Aly Glick
With 15 years of experience in all facets of communications, project management and strategic planning, Alyson leads the daily operations of Artemis. She is a proven problem solver and leader who applies data analysis and human-centered design approaches to engineer processes and create more functional organizations and more cohesive teams. She leads project teams and collaborates with partners to implement innovative strategies for federal clients, including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), among others. Alyson is passionate about her client’s missions and viewed as a trusted advisor. Under her leadership, clients have won more than 50 industry awards including Hermes Platinum and Gold Awards; Bronze Anvil Awards; the G2Xchange Disruptive Tech Program Award; and Gold Communicator Awards.
Alyson’s experience includes standing up program management offices, overseeing large-scale recruitment marketing and benefits campaigns, aiding change management transformations, documenting effectiveness and developing innovative print and electronic materials.
Jess Overbeck
Jess Overbeck is an expert communications and marketing professional with more than 15 years of experience leading large-scale federal communications campaigns for the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Defense Health Agency and Department of Homeland Security. As Vice President, Jess leads the communications and marketing business line, overseeing contract management and portfolio growth. She also focuses on expanding Artemis’ presence across federal agencies and enhancing relationships with existing clients.
Over the course of Jess’s career, she has been instrumental in the development of the National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide, the creation and rollout of a new brand identity for VA’s Vet Centers and VBA’s campaign encouraging Veterans to file claims for disability compensation related to toxic exposures. Under her leadership, the VBA team won a total of 28 Hermes and MarCom awards for a variety of print, digital, video, social media and human-centered design research products.
- M.S., Project Management, Walden University
- B.A., Communication, Public Relations, George Mason University
- Certified Human-Centered Design Facilitator, LUMA Institute
- Certified Human-Centered Design Practitioner, LUMA Institute
- Prosci Certified Change Management Practitioner (CCMP)
Claire Brunette
Claire brings a decade of experience in capture and proposal development within the professional services sector. She leads Artemis’s growth strategy and oversees proposal management operations. Using a human-centered design approach, Claire has a passion for identifying growth opportunities coupled with a proven ability to cultivate innovative partnerships across industry and the Federal government.
Her extensive experience spans various agencies, including Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Interior, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation. Demonstrating her success, Claire has excelled in identifying, capturing, managing proposals and securing multimillion-dollar contracts in marketing communications, project management, strategic planning and IT enterprise operations.
Claire’s expertise extends to researching and analyzing market trends, deciphering unspoken client needs, and leveraging this insight to guide her team in developing innovative solutions. Her strategic approach aims to expand the organizational portfolio and drive growth across the entirety of the organization.
Background
- B.A., Catholic University of America
Brett Sheats, JD
Brett Sheats is a tactical leader with over 10 years of experience leading and supporting Veteran and disability initiatives in the consulting, government and non-profit sectors. At Artemis, Brett utilizes his strategic planning and project management skills to create course curricula and weekly materials and conduct classes for health employees.
Over the past several years, Brett has worked with federal clients including the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Labor and FBI. He strives to incorporate leadership and management lessons learned from the military, non-governmental organizations, consulting, government and private sectors into crafting innovative solutions for his federal government clients.
A certified professional coach, Brett believes in the power of diverse teams and enjoys the challenge of cultivating and implementing effective workforce development initiatives. Before Artemis, he was a finance attorney for the law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel in New York City and a commercial fisherman in Alaska (ask him about salmon recommendations).
Outside of work, Brett serves on the board of directors for an outdoor recreational therapy non-profit focused on kayak fishing for Veterans, first responders and their families. He is a Veteran of the United States Army, serving as an airborne Field Artillery Officer from 2001 to 2005.
- Member, New York State Bar
- J.D., The George Washington University Law School
- B.S., Business Administration, Wake Forest University
- Board of Directors, Heroes on the Water
- Veteran, U.S. Army Veteran (Operation Enduring Freedom)
Artemis Cares
Engaging with our Communities
We invest in our communities by supporting our employees’ philanthropic passions through our Artemis Cares program. The program is reflective of our culture and a heartfelt employee engagement strategy.
Together, we are assisting underserved populations, helping nonprofits provide critical services, supporting research for life-threatening conditions and much more.
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