Chief Operating Officer, Howell Laboratories, Inc.

Angela Gillespie is Chief Operating Officer at Howell Laboratories, Inc. (HLI), ODAT Machine, and GDL Powder Coating.  She has been with HLI for 22 years. She began her career at HLI in the drafting and design department, later transitioning to International Sales and Marketing for ten years within the Shively Broadcast division of HLI, and eventually returned to government contracts.

Angela earned her Undergraduate and Master's degrees in Leadership and Organizational Studies from the University of Southern Maine.  She is a current mentor for the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute and is on the Board of Directors for HLI, AWIBC (Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition), and Howell CleanTech.

HLI engineers, manufactures, assembles, and tests fluid processing equipment for the US Navy. It has been in business for over 60 years. HLI has recently acquired two divisions: GDL Powder Coatings, which specializes in MIL-spec coatings, and ODAT Machine, a Level 1, SUBSAFE-certified supplier of critical parts to the submarine fleet.  HLI is a 100% Employee-Owned Company.