(L to R) Marlana Fraser, Christy Beach and Michelle Quinn say that, in a male-dominated industry, Patriot Group International prizes its female leaders. Photo by Stephen Gosling
Marlana Fraser joined Warrenton-based Patriot Group International Inc. (PGI) with a special insight into the people on the ground carrying out PGI’s special operations.
Her husband had served in the Marine Corps in Afghanistan performing the “exact same work” that PGI does now, says Fraser, the company’s vice president of business operations. As a contractor offering support to intelligence, defense and private sector clients, PGI’s missions can often involve sensitive and confidential information — and high-risk work.
“I have a heartstring based off of my own experience,” Fraser says. “That’s also reversed. There’s many times when I have to be a little bit more firm in our decision making.”
