2020 PSC Board Directory - Names and Bios

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2020 Board Directory


Table of Contents Kathy Albarado​, CEO and Founder​, Helios HR

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Threase A. Baker​, President​, ABBTECH

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Greg Baroni​, Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder​, Attain

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Michele Bolos​, CEO and Founder​, NT Concepts

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James Boomgard​, President and CEO​, DAI

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Pamela Braden​, CEO and Founder​, Gryphon Technologies

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Byron Bright, President, KBR Government Solutions

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Michael Canning​, Government and Public Services Leader, Deloitte

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Lynn Ann Casey​, CEO​, ArcAspicio

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Mel Chaskin​, President and CEO​, Vanguard Rsearch, Inc.

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Timothy Cooke​, President and CEO​, ASI Government

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Fran Craig​, Founder​, Unanet

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Mac Curtis​, President and CEO​, Perspecta

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David Dacquino​, Chairman and CEO​, Serco

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Ted Davies​, President and CEO​, Altamira

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Carl DeGroote​, VP, U.S. Federal​, Cisco Systems

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Babs Doherty, SVP, Eagle Ray Technologies Group, PSS

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Angela Drummond​, Founder and CEO​, SiloSmashers

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Tom Eldridge​, SVP​, Strategic Development​, SAIC

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Kathleen Flanagan​, President and CEO​, Abt Associates

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Randall Fuerst​, President and CEO​, Oceus Networks

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Kelli Furrer​, VP, Channel and System Integrators, Federal, Dell Technologies

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John Gastright​, SVP of Government Relations​, DynCorp International

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Heidi Gerding​, SVP of Government Relations​, HeiTech Services, Inc.

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Gary Giarratano​, President and CEO​, PMI

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John Goodman​, Chief Executive​, Accenture Federal Services

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Sam Gordy​, General Manager, U.S. Federal and Government Industries​, IBM

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Andy Green​, EVP, HII

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Bernard Guerry​, Chief Operating Officer​, GDIT

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Table of Contents (continued) Ronald Hahn​, Executive Vice President, Strategic Growth​, Amentum

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John Heller​, President and CEO​, PAE

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Dawne Hickton​, EVP and COO, Critical Mission Solutions​, Jacobs

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Karina Homme​, Senior Director, Microsoft Azure Government​

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Timothy Hurlebaus​, President​, CGI Federal

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Glen Ives​, President and CEO​, Sabre Systems, Inc.

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Olivier Jeannot​, President, Tetra Tech AMT​

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Nuhad Karaki​, President and CEO​, StellarPeak Corp.

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Roger Krone​, Chairman and CEO, Leidos

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Doug Lane, President and CEO, Capgemini

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John Lange​, President and CEO​, Madison Services, Inc.

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Mark Lee​, SVP, Public Sector​, ICF

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Bobby Lentz, SVP, Business Development and Strategy, Northrop Grumman

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Paul Leslie, Executive Chairman of the Board, Dovel Technologies

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David Levy, VP, U.S. Government, AWS

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Andy Maner, CEO, E3/Sentinel

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Chris Marston, Executive Chairman of the Board, KPMG

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Sherean Miller, Managing Partner, FMP Consulting

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Cristina Mossi, Owner and CEO, Devis

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Susanna Mudge, Former President and CEO, Chemonics

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Michael Niggel, CEO, ACT-I

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Robert Olsen, CEO, Whitney Bradley and Brown, Inc.

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Zachary Parker, President and CEO, DLH

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William Parker, President and CEO, MCR

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Kevin M. Phillips, President and CEO, ManTech

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Richard Pineda, President and CEO, CALIBRE Systems, Inc.

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Maria Proestou, President, Delta Resources Division, VT Group

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Thomas Romeo, General Manager, US Federal Services, MAXIMUS

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Scott Royal, President and CEO, Westat

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Table of Contents (continued) LaJuanna Russell, Founder, President and CEO, BMA

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Julian Setian, President and CEO, SOSi

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Jeness Simler, VP, Global Services, Federal Legislative Affairs, Boeing

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Carey Smith, President and COO, Parsons

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Paul Smith, SVP and General Manger, Public Sector, Red Hat

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Peter Smith, President and CEO, American Systems

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Cord Sterling, VP, Strategic Engagement and Advocacy, Lockheed Martin

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Julie Susman, President, CEO and Owner, Jefferson Consulting Group, LLC

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Gerald Tussing, EVP and COO, USfalcon

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William Vantine, President and CEO, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.

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Robert Vincent, President and CEO, VWI

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George Wilson, President and CEO, ECS

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2020 PSC Board Member Kathy Albarado CEO and Founder

BIO Kathy Albarado founded Helios HR, an award-winning human capital consulting and recruiting firm, with a commitment to aid leaders in solidifying strong human resource practices that build and enhance their corporate culture. With more than 25 years of progressive human capital management experience, she works with executives to help them establish a culture of intention--a culture that allows them to attract, retain and engage exceptional people. Helios is known for helping their clients scale to their next stage of growth. Kathy and her team have helped launch and grow hundreds of organizations ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500. Kathy and her team at Helios HR support the community in many ways, with the belief that IN community is where real change happens. She is active on many Boards to include the Professional Services Council (PSC, the Small Emerging Contractor’s Advisory Forum (SECAF, the Northern Virginia Chamber, The Leadership Center-a girl’s school in rural Honduras and is a founding Board member of George Mason University’s School of Business, Women in Business Initiative. In December of 2019 Kathy was recognized by Virginia Business Magazine as one of the top 100 people to meet! An Alumni of GMU, Kathy holds her B.S. in Psychology and her M.A. in Human Resource Management. The Helios team loves to engage in team building by supporting local area nonprofits to include Shelter House, Northern Virginia Family Service, Women Giving Back and Family PASS.

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KATHY ALBARADO BIO CONTINUED Renowned for her commitment to leadership and the local community, Kathy has been featured on television, radio and quoted in numerous media publications including The New York Times, Forbes, The Washington Post, and The Washington Business Journal. Among their awards, the Helios team was recognized with the National Capital Business Ethics Award, Best of Reston, and the CARE Awards for creating a culture of caring!

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2020 PSC Board Member Threase A. Baker President

BIO Threase joined ABBTECH in 2001 and has more than twenty-five years of experience in all areas of the staffing industry with particular emphasis on corporate recruiting, executive placement and staff augmentation. Her customer focus includes both the government and private sector. Prior to her current role at ABBTECH, Threase worked as a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System project manager which provided vital perspectives on the Information Technology (IT) industry and process. Threase carries two staffing certifications: CSP (Certified Staffing Professional) and TSC (Technical Services Certification) both through the American Staffing Association.

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2020 PSC Board Member Greg Baroni Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder

BIO Greg Baroni is the chairman and chief executive officer, as well as founder of Attain, LLC, a leading consultancy in the region. Before Attain, Mr. Baroni held various leadership roles at Unisys Corporation, including corporate senior vice president of the company and president of its Federal Systems and Global Public Sector unit. Under his leadership, these business units achieved extraordinary results, doubling its revenue while achieving industry standard operating margins. Previously, Mr. Baroni spent nearly 20 years at KPMG Consulting. He departed the company as its senior vice president of Public Services, serving government, nonprofit, education, and health institutions. In this capacity, Mr. Baroni advised numerous organizations on critical business areas such as strategy, cost optimization, enterprise systems and distributed learning. He also led development, implementation, and integration projects involving enterprise-wide packaged solutions and development of software solutions, including financial, talent management, grants management, and cost allocation systems. Furthermore, he pioneered the spinoff of a distributed learning group that is now Blackboard, Inc.

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GREG BARONI BIO CONTINUED Mr. Baroni has received numerous industry leadership awards such as the Fed 100, Fast Company's Fast 50, Consulting Magazine's Top 25, the Greater Washington Government Contracting Awards’ Executive of the Year, NVTC Tech 100 Executives, and the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year in the Greater Washington region. He also has led Attain to being recognized among Consulting Magazine’s 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 Fastest Growing Firms and the publication’s 2017 and 2019 Best Firms to Work For. Mr. Baroni is an active leader in the professional association community and continues to actively serve the missions of our local charitable and industry organizations. He earned a bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of Southern California.

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2020 PSC Board Member Michele Bolos CEO and Founder

BIO Michele Bolos is the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Next Tier Concepts (NT Concepts, a national security solution provider for the US Government. In this role, Ms. Bolos oversees strategic direction, organic growth plans, and a culture of respect in the company. When founding NT Concepts in 1998, her guiding principle was to innovate and deliver high value mission critical solutions without compromising on exceptional customer service. This principle is the foundation of our success. Prior to starting NT Concepts, Ms. Bolos worked for Alfa-Laval Thermal, Mobil Oil, Talus Corporation, and API/WANG Global where she led complex software engineering efforts for the commercial and federal marketplace. As CEO of NT Concepts, Ms. Bolos was named the 2016 Executive of the Year for companies $75 million to $300 million as part of the Greater Washington GovCon Awards. Ms. Bolos is committed to fostering a service-inspired community by empowering employees to pursue their passion in service initiatives. She believes that a company grows stronger when employees work together to serve causes they care about. The company’s platform, #NTC_GivesBack, donates countless hours and resources, both domestically and internationally, to a variety of 501(c organizations. Ms. Bolos earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Virginia Commonwealth University. She maintains an active role in the professional services industry by serving on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Professional Services Council (PSC and on the Board of Directors of the NOVA Chamber of Commerce. She is actively engaged in community philanthropy by serving as the Chair of the Board of Directors for Leadership Mission International, the Board of Directors of Gabriel Homes and The Corps Network.

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2020 PSC Board Member James Boomgard President and CEO

BIO Jim Boomgard has worked at the forefront of economic development issues for more than 30 years in more than 30 countries. For the past 26 years he has worked for DAI—with the exception of a twoyear stint with FMC Corporation, where he was seconded to establish a large-scale farming operation in Eastern Indonesia. Beginning in the early 1990s, Jim assumed progressively responsible roles at DAI, including serving as Senior Vice President of Business Development, Chief Operating Officer, and President. When he was elected Chief Executive Officer in 2009, he became only the fourth CEO in DAI’s 41-year history. An economist by training, Jim is a leading development thinker in the areas of private sector, enterprise, and financial sector development; microfinance; and agriculture and agribusiness. His work on small enterprise development in Thailand in the early 1980s, for example, laid the groundwork for much of the practical work on enterprise development that continues to this day. Subsequently, he helped design and later led the implementation of the Central Java Enterprise Development Project—one of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s first private sectororiented development projects. After that, he led USAID’s path-breaking Microenterprise Stocktaking Study, and in 1989 he was appointed director of the joint DAI-ACCION-Michigan State team that implemented USAID’s applied R&D project on microenterprise: the Growth and Equity through Microenterprise Investments and Institutions Project (GEMINI).

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JAMES BOOMGARD BIO CONTINUED In the past few years, Jim has emerged as a leading figure in industry debates over aid effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and the value private sector firms bring to the development community. As CEO, Jim has final executive responsibility for all aspects of DAI’s performance: operational, financial, strategic, and marketing. • Ph.D., agricultural economics (international agricultural development), Michigan State University • International Executive Program, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France and Singapore • Board member, Professional Services Council • Founding member, Council of International Development Companies • Member, United States’ Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid

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2020 PSC Board Member Pamela Braden CEO and Founder

BIO Pamela Braden is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Gryphon Technologies, LC, a premier engineering and technical services firm providing support to National Security and Coalition Forces. Gryphon is a company that has grown to over 700 employees and $100M in annual revenue since being founded 24 years ago. It was ranked Deloitte Consulting’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 for Maryland as one of 500 fastest growing defense companies in the nation and was hailed by Washington Business Journal’s as one of the “Best Places to Work”. Before founding Gryphon in 1998, Braden served in various positions of increasing responsibility in the defense industry for over 17 years. She began her career as a cost analyst and then quickly moved into business development. She became a Vice President of Marketing for a mid‐sized Navy systems integration company. A few years later she joined a similar business that was a start‐up and became the Sr. Vice President of Business Development and was later promoted to the Sr. Vice President of Operations. When that company sold, she took the opportunity to start Gryphon Technologies. In her capacity as an expert in her field, Braden has testified before the United States Congress on the issue of acquisition reform and how it relates to the marketplace. With Gryphon, Braden has successfully taken a holistic approach to management, focusing not only revenue and profits, but on charitable giving, community involvement, and health and wellness of her employees. Braden served on the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian, American University’s Women in Politics Institute and Lehr Environmental Corporation.

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2020 PSC Board Member Byron Bright President, KBR Government Solutions

BIO Byron Bright is President of KBR Government Solutions, the global government services business of KBR. KBR employs over 15,000 people that deliver the government programs that matter most, providing expertise in Logistics, Defense Systems Engineering & Integration, and Science, Space, and IT solutions. Byron joined KBR in June 2010 and has served in multiple roles including Vice President of Business Development and Senior Vice President of Operations for the Logistics business. Prior to joining KBR, Byron supported the government services industry working on Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and NASA Programs. He also served in the in the U.S. Air Force primarily working in the Developmental Test and Engineering career field supporting weapons development and rotary wing aircraft flight test. Byron graduated as a distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Mechanics. He completed his Master’s degree at Georgia Tech earning an M.S.in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on materials research. Byron also graduated from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and has flown in over 25 different aircraft as a Flight Test Engineer.

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2020 PSC Board Member Michael Canning Government and Public Services Leader

BIO Mike, a Deloitte Consulting LLP principal, leads Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS practice. GPS includes nearly 15,000 practitioners, providing consulting, risk, and financial advisory services to 47 states, all cabinet-level agencies in the US government, as well as at higher education and nonprofit organizations. Mike specializes in helping organizations solve major issues including strategic planning, merger and acquisition activities, business transformations, and implementation of largescale projects. He also currently serves on Deloitte’s US Board of Directors. Prior to his role as GPS leader, Mike was the global clients leader for Global Clients & Industries, where he oversaw efforts to ensure Deloitte member firms consistently deliver exceptional quality and the best of Deloitte’s broad portfolio of services to clients around the globe. During his tenure, Mike has served as chair of Deloitte’s Global Committee and as a member of its Strategy and Governance Committee on the US Board of Directors. He has also served as Deloitte’s global consulting managing director of services. For Deloitte Consulting US, he served as the national managing director of its Strategy and Operations practice, as well as the Strategy and Transformation leader. Mike has more than 30 years of experience at Deloitte, starting as a research analyst in the Detroit office in 1988. Mike holds a bachelor of arts from Oberlin College, a bachelor of music from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a masters in business administration from the University of Chicago. Mike resides with his wife and their three children in the Boston, Massachusetts area. In his spare time, he plays classical piano and is an avid photographer.

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2020 PSC Board Member Lynn Ann Casey CEO

BIO Lynn Ann Casey is an entrepreneur and innovator with a 29-year career driving innovation for government agencies at the state, local, Federal, and international level. In 2004, she founded Arc Aspicio – an innovative strategy, management, and technology consulting company focused on finding innovative solutions to complex challenges. As the architect for Arc Aspicio’s Strategy 2022, she now leads efforts to address challenges in other mission areas, including in law enforcement and justice and for non-profit, mission-based organizations. Lynn Ann has worked on more than 100 projects in all consulting disciplines. As founder of the company, she has created a place where talented, experienced consultants create innovative ways to solve clients’ most difficult challenges, providing services in management, strategy, technology, human capital, data analytics and visualization, operations, and integration. Lynn Ann has received multiple leadership awards and recognition in the homeland security and professional services community. She dedicates her spare time to non-profit service for the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, Harvard Business School, and on the Board of the Professional Services Council.

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2020 PSC Board Member Mel Chaskin President and CEO

BIO Mel Chaskin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vanguard Research, Inc. (VRI, a small business focused on system engineering/integration; system acquisition; issues dealing with communications, command and control; technology transfer; information management and technology; and environmental and security issues. Mel began his career as a Software Engineer with Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. He was a system flight test pilot with Lear Siegler, Inc. supporting the USAF, Eglin AFB, Florida and in 1971 entered into Civil Service with the U.S. Government. His assignments included Deputy Director, and Program Manager of Tactical Loran for the U.S. Air Force; Director, Advanced Space Communications; and Director of the Test and Evaluation program for the Lincoln Experimental Satellites, LES 8 and 9. He was the Assistant Deputy for the World-Wide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. As the Assistant Deputy, he was responsible for strategic and national capability of WWMCCS. Mr. Chaskin directly supported the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I and developed improved concepts and analytical techniques for both domestic and international performance of the system in support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Congress. In 1981, Mel left Government service and joined Horizons Technology, Inc. as Corporate Vice President and President of the Washington Division. In March, 1984 Mel started VRI and has guided it to be selected to Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies and Mid-Atlantic FAST 50 High Tech companies. He was also selected as Small Business Administration Person for the Year in 1990. Mel also holds three patents (Space Vehicle and Methodology, and VIPUR Filtration System).

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MEL CHASKIN BIO CONTINUED Mel’s other activities include: Director, Professional Services Council; Director, U.S. Committee Sports for Israel; Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Chairman, VirginiaIsrael Advisory Board; Chairman, Board of Trustees for the Center for Excellence in Education; Member, Fairfax County Supervisor's Economic Advisory Committee; and Board of Visitors of Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base. Mel has previously served as; Member of the President of the United States’ Management Improvement Council (Department of Defense representative); President of the Mid-Atlantic Fast 50 technical companies; Director, Cardinal Bank NA Board of Directors; Board of Visitors of George Mason University; U.S. Maccabiah Committee, Chairman Open Basketball; Member, Fairfax County Public Schools – Superintendent’s Advisory Council; Member, Virginia Administrator of the Girls Soccer Olympic Development Program/Region I Administration Staff. Mel has also provided expert testimony in Federal Court on Government contracting. Mel was born in New York City and received a B.S. degree from New York University in Management; took courses in Contract Law – U.S. Government, 1976; and Electronic Warfare at the Naval Post Graduate School in 1977. Mel was married on August 29, 1965 to Mary G. Reifer and resides in northern Virginia. They have two children and 4 grandchildren.

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2020 PSC Board Member Timothy Cooke President and CEO

BIO Tim is a veteran of the professional services industry whose business leadership roles helped build and grow premier companies in the industry. As owner, President and CEO of ASI Government, LLC, he puts his experience to work to create value for clients who leverage the marketplace to create mission essential capabilities for dozens of public sector organizations. He believes that value in ASI’s business is driven by services and solutions delivered by highly skilled consultants and experts in acquisition, combined with deep understanding of clients’ organizations, and hunger to create desired mission outcomes. Tim joined ASI in 2013 as President of the company’s Consulting Division and was selected to be President and CEO in 2015. In 2017, he relaunched the company as owner to continue its work helping to create, guide and implement at-scale innovations in federal acquisition. That work began with helping to develop Performance-based Acquisition and the Strategic Sourcing Initiative in the federal government. The latest such initiative is Category Management. He received a Hammer Award from the Secretary of Defense for his work on acquisition reform. Tim is deeply engaged in supporting industry associations including American Council for TechnologyIndustry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC, Professional Services Council (PSC, National Contract Management Association (NCMA and Intelligence and National Security Association (INSA. For ACTIAC, he was the Industry Co-chair of the 2017 annual Acquisition Excellence Conference. He has served on the Board of Directors of the PSC and led the Outcome Oriented Acquisition Working Group for its Acquisition and Business Policy Council. He is also a participant in INSA’s Acquisition Council.

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TIM COOKE BIO CONTINUED Prior to joining ASI, Tim had a 21-year career at SRA International, where he held positions of increasing responsibility that contributed to the company’s growth from $50 million to $1.6 billion. Previously, Tim was Senior Economist with the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), a federally funded research and development organization. Passionate about helping federal agencies achieve their missions, Tim stays attuned to the policy and legislative context to help improve the value of the nation’s investment in its substantial government resources -from providing for the national defense to ensuring economic security and international leadership – by advising its leaders on acquiring commercial capabilities to effectively and efficiently meet its needs. As the nation grapples with its budget constraints, getting more value for money while satisfying political goals is ever more important. Tim received his B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude, from George Mason University, and his M.A. and Ph. D. in political economy from The Johns Hopkins University. He served on the faculty at Rice University as Assistant Professor of Economics and as a consultant to the Houston Area Research Council, a consortium of local universities. He was an Adjunct Professor at American University’s Key Executive Program for federal leaders seeking a master’s degree in public administration. Tim’s grounding in Economics provides him valuable insights on how people and the organizations they work in are influenced by incentives and constraints and how those can be used in the pursuit of public sector missions, including the highly-leveraged activity of acquiring and deploying private sector capabilities.

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2020 PSC Board Member Fran Craig Founder

BIO Investing years of experience in Information Technology and software development, Frances (Fran Craig reengineered her first company, Computer Strategies, a professional services organization into a COTS software product company, Unanet. Unanet built a culture of creative, caring and competitive employees. Unanet collaborated with customers who contributed enhancement ideas. Unanet is committed to enhancing the customer experience and customer success. Today, Unanet is a leading provider of ERP solutions purpose-built for Government Contractors, A/E, and Professional Services. More than 2,000 project-driven organizations depend on Unanet to turn their information into actionable insights, drive better decision-making, and nurture business growth. In 2020, JMI, a strategic growth private equity company invested funding and experience in Unanet to help with the growth. At that time, Fran Craig decided to retire and still serves on the Unanet Board, communicates with customers and employees, and is active in the community and with nascent technology companies, especially those owned by women. In 1997, Fran designed the original concept of the web-based timesheet. Since 1998, Fran has established Unanet as a leading vendor of web-based Professional Services Automation software. She led the company’s strategy and positioning, recruited the Unanet management team, board members and advisors, won key customers, and developed alliances. In 2015, Unanet released the cloud Unanet ERP software for managing projects, people and financials. Unanet’s vision is to be the market maker and market leader for software for professional services organizations.

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FRAN CRAIG BIO CONTINUED Fran founded Computer Strategies, her first company, to set a higher standard for meeting and exceeding customer needs and to create a culture of high energy, bright, responsive, caring, and dedicated team members. With experience in leading IT organizations for Carnegie-Mellon University, GTE Telenet, and DHL Courier, she understands the challenges of customers in building a profitable organization. Responsible for leading the design and development of the first worldwide tracing and tracking system used by DHL Courier, Fran has designed and developed state-of-the-art distributed applications including order management, billing, and financial applications. Fran’s passion is to enrich business performance through affordable and easily accessible software. Fran has been active in the community serving on the Professional Services Council Board, the George Mason GovCon Board of Advisors, SECAF (Small Emerging Contractor Advisory Forum) Board, the Loudoun CEO Cabinet as Chair, the Loudoun Chamber Board and Executive Committee, the Women in Technology Board, the Northern Virginia Technology Council's Executive Forum, the Society for Information Management, President Bill Clinton's Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities, and other organizations. Deeply interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and women in business, Fran serves as an Honorary Trustee of the Loudoun Education Foundation, the Advisory Council of STEM for Her, and the Advisory Council for the Children’s Science Center Board. In 2018, Unanet made the Inc 5000 list. Unanet employees nominated Fran for The SaaS Report top CEOs where she reached #10 out of 5000 nominations. Also, in 2018, the Northern Virginia Tech Council (NVTC), the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia, selected Unanet as a 2018 Tech 100 Company and Fran as a 2018 Tech 100 Executive. Fran is a 1999 Mindshare Graduate, a nominee for the 2004 Women In Technology Leadership Award, a 2006 Woman Who Means Business (Washington Business Journal), a 2015 Nominee for the GWSCPA (Greater Washington Society of CPAs) Community Leader Category for the Woman to Watch award, and a SmartCEO 2016 Brava winner. Fran mentors and speaks on entrepreneurship, women in business, starting and operating small business, project management effectiveness, and benefits of business management software.

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2020 PSC Board Member Mac Curtis President and CEO

BIO Mac Curtis is the president and chief executive officer (CEO of Perspecta. In this role he leads a company of more than 14,000 people who help customers in the defense, intelligence, civilian, health care and state and local markets achieve their missions, transform to digital environments, secure, modernize and optimize their enterprises, and innovate for the future. Prior to leading Perspecta, Curtis was the president and CEO of Vencore, Inc. During his tenure, the company has been named to numerous awards, including the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s 2014 Top Tech Company of the Year (over $50 million in revenue. From 2011 through 2013, Curtis was a senior advisor at Veritas Capital where he served on the boards of three portfolio companies, including Truven Health Analytics, CRGT, and The SI Organization, Inc. which became Vencore, Inc. after a strategic acquisition and new brand launch in 2014. Curtis used his experience in mergers and acquisitions, integration and development of operational synergies to assess future market opportunities and evaluate acquisitions. From 2007 through 2011, Curtis served as president and CEO of Vangent, an information management and business process outsourcing company. In 2009, Vangent was named the #1 company on the move in the federal market by Federal Computer Week. Curtis led the company to becoming a market leader in high-impact information management and strategic business solutions with its strategic expansion into the health IT business, positioning the company as the largest non-government provider of health information in the U.S., subsequently sold to General Dynamics in 2011.

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MAC CURTIS BIO CONTINUED Prior to his role as CEO of Vangent, Curtis served for more than six years as president and CEO of Pearson Government Solutions which sold to Veritas Capital in 2007. Before joining Pearson, he was a senior vice president of the Information & Enterprise Technology Group at DynCorp International. Curtis is a results-oriented executive with more than 25 years of senior leadership experience in the federal government contracting industry. A hands-on leader who sets the highest standards of performance and ethics for himself and his management team, Curtis is best known for his strategic planning, business development and management skills. He is a proven, visionary leader who builds strong leadership teams and motivates employees to deliver exceptional results. Curtis holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Virginia Military Institute. He was named a 2011 Federal 100 Award winner by Federal Computer Week in recognition of his leadership in the federal government IT industry and his efforts in affecting change, progress and efficiency in determining how the federal government acquires, develops and manages IT. From 2015 through 2019, he was selected to the Wash100, a premier group of the most influential leaders in the GovCon sector who are recognized for their push to drive vision, innovation and achievement for American citizens. Curtis was named Executive Leader of the Year at the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2016 Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Awards for raising more than $2.1 million, the largest fundraising total in the history of the D.C. Heart Walk. Curtis offers his time, energy and leadership to the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Board of Directors and the board of directors for the Military Bowl, which supports the United Service Organizations (USO) and Patriot Point, a relaxing and safe environment to enjoy outdoor recreational activities for our nation’s wounded, ill and injured service members and their families. He recently served as a member of Volgenau Engineering School Advisory Board at George Mason University, a member of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) Board of Directors and has Director Emeritus designation from his recent term as chairman of the Professional Services Council (PSC).

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2020 PSC Board Member David Dacquino Chairman and CEO

BIO David (Dave J. Dacquino serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Serco Inc., a leading provider of professional, technology, and management services to every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. federal civilian agencies, the intelligence community, the Government of Canada, state and local governments, and commercial clients. Dave oversees the $1.2 billion business with approximately 8,500 employees providing support in the areas of defense, transportation, citizen services, and health services. Dave brings to Serco more than 30 years of experience in the defense, aeronautics and technical services industry. In his previous role at Serco, Dave served as Senior Vice President of the Defense Services business unit and oversaw the Company's work in the areas of ship and shore/base modernization, hardware integration, acquisition and program management, logistics support, and personnel readiness. Before Serco, Dave served as President and CEO of SkyLink, a leading aviation and logistics service provider with international operations in over 60 countries. Previous roles included: CEO for the North America operations of VT Group, a technology integrator with a strong focus on C4ISR, transportation, logistics and facilities management; Vice President and lead executive of Raytheon Technical Services Company's integrated support solutions division; and an extensive career at Lockheed Martin, where he ultimately held the position of Vice President and General Manager of logistic services and oversaw more than 3,500 personnel at 75 locations worldwide. Dave is a member of various industry groups including: The Economic Club of Washington DC; Greater Washington Board of Trade; Professional Services Council; and National Association of Corporate Directors.

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2020 PSC Board Member Ted Davies President and CEO

BIO Ted Davies is the CEO of Altamira Technologies Corporation, a data analytics and advanced engineering company supporting the U.S. national security community headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Prior to Altamira, Ted was the President of Unisys Federal Systems and a Corporate Officer. He led a team that delivered a broad range of technology solutions and services across the U.S. federal government market including cloud migration, application development and modernization, infrastructure, security and end user services. Ted was also a Partner at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., where he was in charge of cross-government service offerings related to economics and business analysis within the worldwide technology business. Active in the federal contracting community, Ted is a 2016 GovCon Executive of the Year, a 2013 Wash 100 Award winner and a 2011 Federal 100 Award winner. He is a past Chair of the Industry Advisory Council, the industry partner to the American Council for Technology. He received a Distinguished Leadership award from ACT-IAC in 2013 and has led and/or spoken at conferences and industry events on a range of topics. Ted also serves on the Board of Advisors to the Northern Virginia Technology Council and is a past Board member of TechAmerica. Committed to charitable work in the Washington DC community, Ted is a past Chair of the United Way of the National Capital Area. He has served on the board of directors for the Greater Washington Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America, receiving their “Hero” award for his leadership in 2014 and is currently on the Board of LearningPlunge. Ted holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Franklin & Marshall College and an M.B.A. in finance and investments from George Washington University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Carl DeGroote Vice President, U.S. Federal

BIO Carl De Groote, Vice President, U.S. Federal at Cisco Systems is a hands-on leader focused on advancing the mission of our Federal customers across the Defense, Civilian and National Security Operations. It’s the goal of Carl and his team to empower mission customers to achieve unprecedented outcomes as they deliver on their mission, while helping to revolutionize how our country protects and serves its citizens. He advocates for the user community, helping to implement innovative, thoughtful change in how government services are delivered. By solving complex problems with data-driven platforms and intuitive AI driven technology, he helps to transform the way our nation’s most critical networks deliver the connections and collaboration our government customers need to ensure successful execution of their missions. As Vice President of U.S. Federal Carl leads the second largest market in the Americas and one that Cisco has supported for over 25 years. De Groote leads a team of over 400 professionals in sales, engineering, business development and partner relations. Previously, Carl lead’s led Cisco’s U.S. Defense Team focused on helping our military steadily migrate to a digital force to achieve supremacy across all domains –land, air, sea, cyberspace, and outer space. Carl and his teams focused on delivering innovation and platforms to bring skilled operators and intuitive network infrastructure together for greater mission effectiveness. Cisco’s diverse range of capabilities, along with an expertise in Defense that can only come from experience, furthers constant exploration and innovation for greater national security. Through working with Cisco for 18 years in both the public and private sectors, Carl’s cultivated collaborative relationships with government agencies to positively impact mission critical activities, national defense capabilities in the physical and cyber domains, citizen services, government productivity, and local and national educational outcomes. De Groote is a 25-year veteran of the IT industry and a fellow of the ACT-IAC Organization, a partnership between Government and the private sector to innovate and solve government’s challenges. De Groote is an Alumni of the University of Loyola, Baltimore with a BA degree in Business Administration, specialty in Marketing.

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2020 PSC Board Member Babs Doherty Senior Vice President Eagle Ray Technologies Group

BIO PSS acquired Eagle Ray, Inc. in 2020 to expand its capabilities and accelerate growth within the Intelligence Community. Eagle Ray, Inc. offers mission-focused solutions and performance improvement to agencies in the Intelligence Community and the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. Eagle Ray’s founder, Ms. Babs Doherty, transitioned to the role of Senior Vice President within PSS’s newly formed Eagle Ray Technologies Group (ERTG. She is responsible for developing and executing strategies for providing mission-focused support. Ms. Doherty brings more than 30 years of national security expertise and has been recognized as a SmartCEO Brava! awardee and a Women in Technology Leadership award finalist. Under her leadership, Eagle Ray was awarded the prestigious Contractor of the Year GovCon award. She is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Intelligence National Security Alliance (INSA, and she currently sits on the Board for the Professional Services Council (PSC. Ms. Doherty holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from National Louis University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Angela Drummond Founder and CEO

BIO Always the entrepreneur, Angela Drummond founded SiloSmashers in 1992 and has since grown the strategy and technology consulting firm to nearly 100 employees and over $20 million in annual revenues. Recognized as an industry expert in collaborative change management and program management, Angela developed SiloSmashers’ Peak PerformanceŽ Methodology, enabling organizations to realize their full business potential and maximize business success. Ms. Drummond has built a solid corporate culture based on open communication, mutual respect, integrity and professional excellence. She is furthering her goal of open communication through the adoption of a new internal/external social media strategy.

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2020 PSC Board Member Tom Eldridge Senior Vice President Strategic Development

BIO Mr. Eldridge is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Development at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). He is responsible for market intelligence, strategy support and business development, internal and external communications, marketing communications, and corporate social responsibility. He joined SAIC in 2009 following a distinguished career in the federal government, which included serving on the staff of the National Security Council, and as staff director for the U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security at the U.S. Department of State.

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2020 PSC Board Member Kathleen Flanagan President and CEO

BIO Kathleen Flanagan is president and chief executive officer of Abt Associates. She assumed the position on October 1, 2009, after a distinguished career working across the broad range of markets and policy areas that reflect the company's business today. Flanagan joined the company in 1983 as a policy analyst in the Health Area. In 1989 she became managing vice president of the company's Labor Economics Research Area, overseeing research on workforce development and income security programs. In the mid-1990s she launched the International Workforce and Education Practice, winning projects from clients including the U.S. Agency for International Development, World Bank and U.S. Department of Labor. In 1998, she launched the company's Housing and Community Revitalization practice and built a team of more than 75 researchers and technical assistance staff working on affordable housing and community development policies at the federal, state and local levels. In 2005, she was named group vice president for social, economic, and health policy. Flanagan is a board member of the Professional Services Council (PSC. She is secretary of the PSC Executive Committee and chair of its Civilian Agencies Council. She is also a board member of the Maryland World Trade Center Institute, member of the Massachusetts Women's Forum and member of the CEO Forum of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Society for International Development. She is a founding member and former president of Jobs Have Priority, a Washington-area nonprofit that provides job training and housing assistance to homeless individuals and those at risk for homelessness.

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2020 PSC Board Member Randall Fuerst President and CEO

BIO Randy Fuerst is President & CEO of Oceus Networks, the innovative Leader in communication, wireless, and network enterprise solutions providing mobility for client mission success. In this role, he oversees core operational elements, including delivery operations, engineering, product development, professional services, marketing and sales, and business development. Fuerst brings to Oceus more than 30-years of industry experience in the delivery and management of technology systems and services across the federal government. He is an experienced senior corporate level executive who has held numerous executive positions over the course of his career. In his prior position as Chief Operating Officer for CACI International, Fuerst had direct responsibility for the successful growth of all of CACI’s U.S. business groups. The business groups he managed provide systems integration, managed network services, intelligence solutions, and engineering and logistics to the Department of Defense, national intelligence community, federal civilian agencies, and state and local governments. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Radford University, serves on the Board of the Professional Services Council and is a member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, ACT/IAC, and AFCEA.

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2020 PSC Board Member Kelli Furrer Vice President, Channel, System Integrators, and Alliances

BIO Kelli is an accomplished federal business leader, marketer and strategist who was Named a Top Woman in Tech for 2018 by FedScoop. In her role as vice president of federal channel, system integrators and alliances with Dell Technologies, Furrer combines her experience designing and implementing the federal marketing strategy, the launch of a new customer-first Digital Transformation Summit series and account executive to design and deliver mission critical solutions across the federal business. Kelli is an active proponent of diversity in the tech workforce, a wife, mother of three, flyfisher, runner, dog-lover and business mentor who lives with her family in Georgetown, Texas.

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2020 PSC Board Member John Gastright Senior Vice President of Government Relations

BIO From March 2005 to December 2007, Gastright served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and the U.S. Interagency Coordinator for Afghanistan. From March 2003 to June 2005, he served as Special Assistant for South Asia to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. Prior to service at the State Department, Gastright served as a congressional staffer in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from 1995 to 2003. From 1988 to 1994, he was an officer in the United States Navy and from 1987 to 1988, he served as a City of Charleston South Carolina Police Officer. Gastright hold Masters Degrees from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Citadel in Charleston, S.C.

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2020 PSC Board Member Heidi Gerding Senior Vice President of Government Relations

BIO As CEO of HeiTech Services, Inc., Heidi Gerding is focused on setting the perception and tone of the company, while skillfully laying the groundwork, to foster the continued economic well‐being of the company. She works to insure that employees understand the company’s’ vision, direction and goals. Ms. Gerding holds the distinction of being the first woman from Minnesota to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy. Ms. Gerding’s Navy career spanned nearly ten years during a time period in our country’s history when being an Academy graduate, a Naval officer, and a woman challenged established tradition. Her Navy career was highlighted by assignments which were previously unique for a woman, such as leading a Mobile Mine Assembly Group. In her last assignment, in which she was detailed to Washington, D.C., Ms. Gerding was the officer responsible for establishing and administering the Navy and Marine Corps’ HIV-AIDS personnel policy. She worked in challenging environments, managing up to 500 employees and overseeing budgets exceeding $100 million while serving her country in the U.S. Navy. After leaving the Navy, she continued service to the country through employment with two other small business federal contractors where she embraced every aspect of those businesses. Her leadership and organizational skills placed her in management positions of increasing responsibility with Washington-area management services firms contracting with the Federal Government. Ms. Gerding advanced from Project Manager in one firm to eventually the President of Operations and a Corporate Officer for another.

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HEIDI GERDING BIO CONTINUED During her many years directing projects, Ms. Gerding gained extensive experience in the intelligent application of a wide range of technologies, finding great satisfaction in developing a sensible solution to meet a clients’ need. During the course of her career, Ms. Gerding developed and refined her own style and approach for satisfying her clients, learning first-hand what methods led to successful projects and delivering more value than expected to her delighted customers. Ms. Gerding co-founded HeiTech Services, Inc. in October 1999 with longtime business partner Jim Clement, HeiTech Services’ Executive Vice President. HeiTech Services was founded to provide management consulting and information technology services to the Federal Government. She began the business to ensure that promises made to customers were honored. Her business acumen is founded around the Naval Academy’s Honor Concept which, simply stated, is: “Midshipmen will not lie, cheat, or steal.” She believes that services delivered with this concept in mind, will always result in success. Heidi Gerding is an entrepreneur, accomplished business leader, advocate of veteran and small business enterprise — and wife and a mother of four. Her dedication and commitment to her work and her family is evident in the manner with which she provides exceptional customer service to her clients while nurturing the professional and personal needs of her employees. These qualities, combined with her knowledge, skills and abilities, have proved to be a successful combination and enable Ms. Gerding to succeed as a woman, a Naval Officer, and business owner.

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2020 PSC Board Member Gary Giarratano President and CEO

BIO As President and CEO, Mr. Giarratano oversees daily operations of all aspects of the company and is responsible for the overall success of the company. He has overall responsibility for creating, planning, implementing and integrating strategic direction for all departments. He makes certain the company's corporate personnel maintain constant awareness of the competitive landscape, opportunities for expansion, customers, markets, new industry developments and standards, and so forth. His duties include reviewing, recommending and finalizing departmental standards, policies and procedures. He also develops and implements the corporate strategic plan. Many of his daily activities encompass oversight and analysis of contract operations and administration, business and proposal development, priority personnel matters, and the financial health of the company. Mr. Giarratano’s previous experience includes a distinguished career, with more than 20 years of service, in the United States Air Force. His formal training, education and direct experience in numerous positions within the Air Force have helped him become well-versed in leadership, management and administration within the Logistics, Air Transportation, Contracting, and Education & Training fields. He has extensive experience within the various facets of Logistics Operations including: cargo and passenger movement; air terminal operations; hazardous materials certification; air load planning; aircraft loading; fleet service; baggage handling; airport management; manpower; readiness; budget; and equipment & facility management.

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GARY GIARRATANO BIO CONTINUED He possesses expertise in education, training, and standards development; to include curriculum development for both web-based and classroom instruction, and hands-on task training & certification. He’s been a platform instructor and a practical application trainer, and has developed and deployed qualification standards and certification training programs for critical Logistics Operations worldwide. His direct experience in government contracting includes contract development, evaluation, reporting, management and negotiation. He’s served as a proposal & technical evaluator, Quality Assurance Evaluator, and Functional Area Chief at numerous locations. One of Mr. Giarratano’s former Air Force assignments includes Superintendent, HQ USAF Mobility Operations School and Air Transportation Branch where he managed logistics training programs for Air Mobility Command. Some of his responsibilities included the development of standardization evaluation materials reaching 16,000 personnel worldwide; orchestrating three Community College of the Air Force accredited courses, teaching 2,000 students annually; and exercising direct personnel and administrative leadership over 100 people. He also managed a $5.2M Air Transportation E-learning courseware and Learning Management tracking system, supporting 236 sites across the Department of Defense. He led analysis teams and established contractual requirements to ensure courses, training & associate programs that would remain responsive to Air Force- and command-level requirements. Another of his many assignments includes Detachment Chief at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), where he exercised command responsibility and operated commercial gateway facilities for Air Mobility Command’s Patriot Express chartered aircraft. He directed airport operations handling over 51,000 Department of Defense passengers and 250 commercial contract aircraft per year. He developed and implemented passenger processing and aircraft loading procedures; was the Functional Area Chief for AMC airlift and service contracts; and negotiated with the city of Los Angeles Airport Authorities as the on-scene USAF/AMC representative. Mr. Giarratano holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Touro University, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership, with honors, from Chapman University, and two Associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force; one in Transportation Management and one as an Instructor of Technology and Military Science. Lastly, he is a Distinguished Graduate of the highest level of Professional Military Education available to Air Force Noncommissioned Officers–the USAF Senior NCO Academy.

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2020 PSC Board Member John Goodman Chief Executive

BIO John Goodman is the Chief Executive of Accenture Federal Services (AFS, which serves clients across all sectors of the US federal government - defense, intelligence, public safety, health, and civilian. Since joining Accenture in 1998, he has held a variety of leadership roles - including managing director of Accenture’s Defense & Intelligence portfolio, head of Management Consulting for the global Public Service Operating Group, and most recently Chief Operating Officer of AFS. John began his career at Accenture as a Member of the Communications & High Technology practice. Prior to joining Accenture, John served for five years in the federal government as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs & Installations, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs, and a member of the staff of the National Economic Council, the White House office responsible for coordination of economic policy. He previously served on the Harvard Business School faculty. John is co-chair of the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Commission and member of the boards of both the Atlantic Council and the Northern Virginia Technology Council, as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a member, and the immediate past chair, of the Executive Committee of the Professional Services Council, a former member of the Executive Committee of AFCEA, and the former chairman of the Defense Business Board. John was named Executive of the Year by the Greater Washington Government Contractors in 2018; a Wash100 inductee in 2018, 2019, and 2020; and a Fed100 Award winner in 2015. He has been awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service, the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, and the Department of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. John received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Middlebury College and his Master of Arts and Ph.D. from Harvard University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Sam Gordy General Manager – Chief Strategy Officer, Public and Federal Market

BIO Samuel (Sam Gordy joined IBM in January 2016 as General Manager, U.S. Federal and Government Industries. In this capacity, he leads the development and delivery of IBM’s products, services and solutions to help all U.S. federal agencies take advantage of the innovations driven by analytics, cloud, security and cognitive systems. Mr. Gordy brings to IBM 30 years of experience in key areas, including cybersecurity, analytics and enterprise information systems. Before joining IBM, he served as Group President of the Integrated Systems Group within the National Security Sector of Leidos, which spun off from SAIC. In this role, Gordy led a $1.3 billion business with more than 3,800 employees. From 1991 to 2013, Gordy held technical analysis, program management, and line management roles at all levels of SAIC, including Senior Vice President and Deputy General Manager for the Integrated Systems Group and Vice President and Operations Manager for the Geospatial-Intelligence Engineering and Development Operation. He supported a wide range of Intelligence Community clients and worked on intelligence issues including tactical support, combat/crisis operations, and national/strategic level requirements. Gordy began his career as an active duty Intelligence Officer with the U.S. Navy in 1985. He was directly involved in naval operations responding to the Soviet Union, freedom of navigation involving Libya, anti-terrorist operations in the Middle East, and combat support activity for Operation Just Cause (Panama and Operation Desert Shield/Storm (Iraq. Gordy received a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an MBA from George Washington University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Andy Green Executive Vice President

BIO Andy Green is executive vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries and president of HII’s Technical Solutions division. Named to this position in 2016, he is responsible for HII’s national security solutions provided in the areas of information technology, unmanned systems, C5ISR support, training systems, nuclear and environmental services, fleet maintenance and modernization, and logistics support. Green previously served as corporate vice president of strategy and corporate development, and as vice president, component manufacturing, where he directed the manufacture of major components used in the construction of aircraft carriers and submarines. He joined HII in 2011 as corporate vice president of investor relations, where he was responsible for the company’s relationships with Wall Street analysts and shareholders. Before joining HII, Green served as vice president of investor relations at Celanese Corp. and was a Managing Director of High Yield Capital Markets at Wells Fargo, where he covered the defense and aerospace industry. Prior to attending graduate school, Green was a manufacturing plant engineer at Eaton Corp. He is also a former U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer, having served aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS Tecumseh (SSBN 628 and qualified Nuclear Engineer Officer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA from Duke University. Green serves on the Board of Directors of the Professional Services Council.

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ANDY GREEN BIO CONTINUED Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, defense and federal solutions, nuclear and environmental services, and fleet sustainment. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally.

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2020 PSC Board Member Bernard Guerry Chief Operating Officer

BIO Bernie Guerry is GDIT’s chief operating officer, reporting to President Amy Gilliland. Bernie is responsible for GDIT’s day-to-day operations, as well as assisting with the development and execution of the company’s strategy. Bernie also serves as senior vice president of GDIT’s intelligence and homeland security division. He previously led the national intelligence sector as vice president and general manager. Prior to joining GDIT, he served as the senior procurement executive for the Central Intelligence Agency. He also led organizations at the National Reconnaissance Office and the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency. Bernie began his career as an active duty U.S. Air Force officer and received extensive acquisitions training at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in business management from The Citadel. Bernie is also a graduate of the Air War College.

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2020 PSC Board Member Ronald Hahn Executive Vice President, Strategic Growth

BIO Ron serves as the Executive Vice President, Strategic Growth Organization at Amentum. He is responsible for the development of a comprehensive growth strategies strategy that include – evaluation of growth markets, development of new capabilities and expanding Amentum to new clients and markets. Ron also has key other growth initiatives under his direction to include Amentum’s Advanced Technology Office, IDIQ/GWAC, branding/marketing, and competitive intelligence. Ron has more than 34 years of government and corporate experience in the defense industry. He has advised numerous federal organizations to include: Department of State, Department of Defense, NATO, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Senate Armed Services Committee and the Defense Science Board. Ron has served on numerous boards and executive committees to include the Defense Science Board, Armed Forces Communications and the Association of Old Crows. He holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from American University, a master’s of International & Strategic Studies from Marine Corps University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Delaware.

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2020 PSC Board Member SECRETARY

John Heller President and CEO

BIO John Heller is the president and chief executive officer of PAE. Since taking this role in December 2013, Heller has led the company’s progression into an industry-leading provider of services to the U.S. government. He has overseen the company’s organic and inorganic growth strategy guiding the company from $1.6 billion in revenue when he joined the business to over $2.5 billion in revenue today. This expansion included several major acquisitions, as well as the successful sale of the company from Lindsay Goldberg, LLC to Platinum Equity in 2016. Under Heller’s leadership, the company has grown organically by focusing on superior performance and integrating adjacent capabilities, particularly in the national security sector, into its portfolio of services. Prior to joining PAE, Heller served as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Engility Corporation after the company was spun off from L-3 Communications. Before Engility, Heller served as president of the professional support services division of L-3 Communications, a position he accepted in April 2012 to support Engility’s transition to operating as an independent and publicly traded company. Before joining L-3, Heller held several leadership positions at Harris Corporation, including president of internet technology services. He also served as CEO of Netco, Inc. and president and chief operating officer of Multimax, Inc., a Cerberus Capital Management portfolio company. He led its sale to Harris Corporation in 2007. Heller started his career in the U.S. Army. He served five years in various leadership positions as a logistics officer. He then attended graduate business school and joined Deloitte Consulting. Following several years in the consulting field, Heller attained his first CEO position at Rentport, Inc., a portfolio company of Catterton Partners (now L Catterton), a venture capital and private equity firm.

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JOHN HELLER BIO CONTINUED Heller graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Today he serves the University of Pittsburgh on the Chancellor’s Global Advisory Council and on the Business Alumni Association board of directors for the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration. In recognition of his achievements and contributions, Heller has been named a Katz Graduate School Distinguished Alumni Honoree. In addition to serving his alma mater, Heller more recently joined the advisory council for American University’s Kogod School of Business and was elected to the Professional Services Council board of directors. Heller has also made significant contributions to charitable causes in the Washington, D.C., community, specifically through his involvement on the executive leadership team of the American Heart Association’s Greater Washington Heart Walk. In 2015, Heller was honored with the GovCon Executive of the Year award for his success as CEO and his many contributions to both academic and community-oriented organizations.

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2020 PSC Board Member Dawne Hickton Executive Vice President and COO, Critical Mission Solutions

BIO Dawne S. Hickton serves as Jacobs Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Critical Mission Solutions line of business, and she is a member of the Executive Leadership Team for Jacobs. Additionally, Ms. Hickton oversees several corporate teams, including Federal Government Relations and International Relations. Ms. Hickton joined Jacobs on June 3, 2019 after having served on the Jacobs Board of Directors since 2015. She has more than 30 years of diversified manufacturing experience, including more than 15 years at the executive officer level in the aerospace and defense metals industry spanning several business cycles. She is the former Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc. a billion dollar, vertically-integrated global supplier of advanced titanium and specialty metals fabricated structural products that was acquired by Alcoa in July 2015, and subsequently split into a division of Arconic in 2016. Under her leadership from 2007-2015, RTI was transformed from a mid-size manufacturer of titanium mill products to one of the world’s largest integrated, value-added suppliers of titanium and aluminum parts and engineered structures as part of a key supply chain to the aerospace industry and other markets. Ms. Hickton and her team were able to grow the company by doubling its revenue and were able to provide shareholders a 50% premium in stock value with the sale to Alcoa. She was named in the Top 100 STEM Leaders by STEMconnector, a consortium of businesses, organizations, and universities that connects thought leaders on issues related to science, technology, engineering, and math.

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DAWNE HICKTON BIO CONTINUED Ms. Hickton is the founding partner of Cumberland Highstreet Partners, Inc., a consulting services company established in 2016, where she currently serves in an advisory capacity. She is past president of the board of directors of the International Titanium Association (ITA). In her capacity as a director of ITA, she founded an international organization, Women in Titanium, which provides mentoring for young women in the material sciences. Ms. Hickton also served on the executive committee of the Aerospace Industries Association, a Washington, D.C. based organization supporting the U.S. aerospace and defense industries. She is a board member of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as well as a member of the University of Pittsburgh’s Board of Trustees. Ms. Hickton earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and is a graduate of the University of Rochester.

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2020 PSC Board Member Karina Homme Senior Director, Azure Government

BIO As senior director for Microsoft Azure Government, Karina is the federal market lead and liaison between the US Federal Ecosystem & Microsoft Azure Engineering. She works closely with a wide range of executive stakeholders to understand US government needs, remove cloud adoption blockers and ensure Microsoft’s Government Cloud roadmap meets agency missions. As an advocate for government, Karina supports cloud adoption in federal civilian agencies.

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2020 PSC Board Member Timothy Hurlebaus President

BIO Tim Hurlebaus leads CGI Federal, a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group, Inc., which serves CGI’s clients across civilian, defense and intelligence sectors of the U.S. Federal Government. Formerly Mr. Hurlebaus served as Senior Vice President of the National Security and Defense Programs business unit within CGI Federal, supporting missions in agencies and programs such as the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, several intelligence community clients, the U.S. General Services Administration, and the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. In addition to leading CGI Federal, he is also a member of the U.S. Executive Management Committee, as well as the Strategic Growth Council which drives the growth of the U.S. business. During Mr. Hurlebaus’ more than 25-year career, he has served in leadership positions across the government and commercial markets in profit and loss operations, business development, sales operations, and strategic planning. In addition, he led CGI’s U.S. Enterprise Markets Business Engineering and Strategic Sales group to drive growth across the private and public sectors, including state and local governments, healthcare, banking, insurance, telecommunications, utilities and manufacturing, and retail and distribution. Previously, Mr. Hurlebaus led strategic growth initiatives for CGI in Europe and Asia, focusing on key strategy accounts and establishing a culture of sales effectiveness. In addition, Mr. Hurlebaus led the annual planning process and worked to connect global CGI resources with Europe and Asia pursuit and delivery teams.

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TIMOTHY HURLEBAUS BIO CONTINUED Prior to this role, Mr. Hurlebaus worked in the U.S. markets for more than 16 years, where he led a $90 million portfolio of civilian agency accounts and worked in the intelligence community with clients such as the Central Intelligence Agency and National Reconnaissance Office. Mr. Hurlebaus has also managed the procurement solutions group at CGI, implementing federal and commercial procurement solutions to provide catalogue ordering, supplier management, solicitation and contract management support for the acquisitions functions of these organizations. Mr. Hurlebaus remains active in the community, having served as the president of the AnnandaleNorth Springfield Little League, on the Board of Sleepy Hollow School, and as the honorary chairman for the 10th annual Teardrops to Rainbows gala celebration. Mr. Hurlebaus holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems from Purdue University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Glen Ives President and CEO

BIO Glen Ives is responsible for all operations and performance within the company including business development efforts. Mr. Ives joined Sabre in July 2008, after having led an extensive career with the United States Navy which included more than 15 years of top-level executive management. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the United States Army War College. In addition to leading the company operational performance, Mr. Ives is responsible for promoting and fostering a corporate culture dedicated to the professional and personal development of its people and a workforce dedicated to quality and excellence. Mr. Ives serves on several community and professional boards and is the lead champion for Veteran and Military engagement, charity, and volunteer activities within Sabre Systems.

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2020 PSC Board Member Olivier Jeannot President, Tetra Tech AMT

BIO Olivier Jeannot is the President of Tetra Tech AMT. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Tetra Tech, AMT is the aviation management and information technology arm of a $2.6 billion engineering services firm with 13,000 employees in 330 locations worldwide. AMT is committed to providing clients with integrated solutions while operating as a trusted partner. He is responsible for developing the overall strategy and vision for AMT as well as overall responsibility for the quality delivery, P&L and financial management, personnel management, client relations and business development. He plays an active and collaborative role in working with other senior leaders within Tetra Tech AMT and across the wider spectrum of Tetra Tech, Inc. business units, and co-leads the Aviation Initiative for Tetra Tech. Prior to this position, Mr. Jeannot was a Senior Vice President leading the Aerospace Line of Business for Tetra Tech AMT. In that capacity, Mr. Jeannot was responsible for the oversight of the Navigation Technical Assistant contract (NAVTAC, GPS Technical Assistance contract (GPS TAC, PerformanceBased Navigation contract, the Air Force Material Command contract, as well as the commercial and international contracts . He was also responsible for moving Tetra Tech AMT into a premier NextGen service provider for the FAA and industry. Mr. Jeannot has seventeen years of experience in financial and program management in the Airline Industry. Mr. Jeannot has conducted budget planning and execution within the private and governmental sectors of the Airline Industry as well as treasury operations. In the private sector, Mr. Jeannot counseled companies on how they could streamline financial and operational activities and analyzed market research. In the public sector, he has served as the Business Management Deputy, conducting business management activities, such as preparation of narratives for budget planning and execution. Mr. Jeannot also has extensive experience in cost/benefit analysis, financial modeling, Earned Value Management (EVM, budget formulation and execution, program management, and business development abroad.

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OLIVIER JEANNOT BIO CONTINUED As the NAVTAC Program Manager for six years, Mr. Jeannot lead and managed a multi-faceted team of engineers, air traffic controllers, program management specialists, financial analysts, and aviation subject matter experts. Mr. Jeannot was also a member of the Engineering Process Group (EPG) that monitored the successful implementation of Tetra Tech AMT CMMI level 3 and ISO-9000-2008 certification. Mr. Jeannot graduated from The George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management with a Master's of Business Administration (MBA)in Finance and International Business. He also holds a Master's in Econometrics from the University of Montpellier School of Economics, France.

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2020 PSC Board Member Nuhad Karaki President and CEO

BIO As President and CEO of StellarPeak Corp., Nuhad Karaki provides executive leadership, strategic direction and experienced oversight. Mr. Karaki draws upon his extensive Intelligence Community (IC and other federal agency experience to drive and enhance growth while encouraging solutions that exceed customer expectations. Mr. Karaki brings expertise in technology, project management, due diligence, strategic growth, business process reengineering and organizational restructuring. Prior to joining StellarPeak Corp., Mr. Karaki was the Chief Operating Officer of Inceptre Corporation where he successfully built Inceptre’s brand as a premier systems engineering solutions provider to the IC and Department of Homeland Security (DHS. Prior to Inceptre, Mr. Karaki was Chief Operating Officer at Torres AES, a privately held firm that provided sensitive training, Subject-Matter-Experts and language services for both the Department Defense (DOD and Department of State (DOS in Afghanistan and Iraq. Before Torres AES, Mr. Karaki managed a significant and highly successful counterterrorism program in support of the IC. Mr. Karaki is an avid believer in continuous development and self-improvement. Mr. Karaki is a council member at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and council member, Technology, Innovation and Cyber at INSA. He is also board member the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG and the Professional Services Council (PSC. He is fluent in English, Arabic, and French and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance.

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2020 PSC Board Member CHAIR

Roger Krone Chairman and CEO

BIO

Roger A. Krone is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leidos. With approximately $10 billion in annual revenue and 36,000 employees worldwide, Leidos is a recognized global leader in solving important problems in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. Before being named CEO in July 2014, Krone held leadership roles at some of the most prominent organizations in aerospace for nearly 40 years. For Krone, the future of Leidos is one with a laser focus on its customers, shareholders, and employees. In 2016, Krone engineered Leidos’ return to growth through major program wins, and mergers and acquisition activity. This included the acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions business, among others. Under his strategic vision, the organization remains committed to fostering a culture of innovation and investing in critical internal research and development efforts. Before joining Leidos, Krone served as president of Network and Space Systems for The Boeing Company, where he provided calculated direction for approximately 15,000 employees in 35 states and 12 countries. He joined McDonnell Douglas in 1992 serving as director of financial planning, vice president and treasurer after a 14-year career at General Dynamics, where he held positions in program management, engineering, and finance. Krone earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

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ROGER KRONE BIO CONTINUED A Six Sigma Green Belt, Krone is both a licensed commercial pilot and a certified public accountant. He is also a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in the United Kingdom. Krone is a member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees, WETA Public Television and Radio in Washington board, the Greater Washington Urban League chapter board, the Business Roundtable, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation’s Board of Advisors. He serves as the chair of the Professional Services Council (PSC), and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA).

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2020 PSC Board Member Doug Lane Chairman, President and CEO

BIO Doug Lane is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capgemini Government Solutions (CGGS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capgemini, a global technology and management consulting firm. The mission of CGGS is to provide products and services to public sector clients in the United States. Mr. Lane is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of CGGS and guiding the delivery of a diverse range of solutions for the U.S. Federal Government agencies. He serves as Chairman of the CGGS Board of Directors and is a senior member of the Capgemini North American leadership team. Mr. Lane has over a thirty-five year career building and leading professional service organizations to serve government and private sector clients. After beginning his career as a Systems Analyst at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1983), he joined Price Waterhouse in 1987 and was elected as Partner in 1997. While at Price Waterhouse / PwC, he built and led consulting groups focused on technology capabilities and industry verticals. After PwC's consulting business was acquired by IBM, Mr. Lane joined Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) as a Vice President in 2006 where he led BAH's information technology capability for the Federal Health market. He was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2009 and assumed responsibility for BAH's Transportation business. Mr. Lane subsequently joined A.T. Kearney, a global strategy consulting firm, in 2012 to lead their public sector business. He left A.T. Kearney in 2014 to join Capgemini Government Solutions.

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DOUG LANE BIO CONTINUED Currently, Mr. Lane is Chairman of the Talent and Compensation Committee and a member of the Board of Directors for UMUC Ventures, a not-for-profit organization that develops innovative businesses and partnerships, supporting efforts to reduce the cost of higher education for adult learners while addressing the workforce needs of the 21st century. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Y of Central Maryland and is an active member of their Mission Impact committee. Mr. Lane previously served on the Board of Directors of the Linwood Center, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He served on the Linwood board from 2005 to 2014 and was the Chairman of the Board's Compensation Committee. Mr. Lane has a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from Towson State University. He is the father of two adult children and lives in downtown Baltimore, Maryland and in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

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2020 PSC Board Member John Lange President and CEO

BIO John Lange is president of Madison Services, Inc., a Mississippi small business. Since 1984, Madison Services has successfully performed a variety of service and construction contracts for agencies of the federal government and private industry. Much of Madison’s work has been with branches of the Department of Defense. During its history, Madison has developed expertise in a wide array of operations and maintenance and logistics services. Specifically, Madison has performed military family housing maintenance, base operations and maintenance, commissary shelf stocking and warehousing, custodial services, grounds maintenance and construction. Recently, Madison has provided disaster response and aid to the Department of Homeland Security. Madison continues to aggressively expand its business base into emerging federal and state government markets, and into the private sector. John previously served as Chairman of The Contract Services Association before its merger with PSC.

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2020 PSC Board Member Mark Lee Senior Vice President, Public Sector

BIO Mark Lee leads ICF’s Public Sector operating group, which includes the vast majority of ICF’s public sector business. Mark’s team supports clients by providing advisory and implementation services in areas including health, technology, cyber security, communications, and social programs. Mark joined ICF in 1997 as an associate and has held a variety of key leadership positions during his 20-year tenure. Prior to his current role, he served as business development leader for HEARS and led the company’s fast-growing disaster management division. Before this, Mark oversaw ICF’s climate, sustainability, environmental health sciences, and surface transportation businesses and supported a wide variety of clients in addressing environmental, health, regulatory, IT, and policy challenges. Mark holds a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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2020 PSC Board Member Bobby Lentz Senior Vice President Business Development and Strategy

BIO Bobby Lentz is sector vice president, Strategy and Business Development, for Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, a broad-spectrum provider of critical technology services, sustainment and modernization, including integrated battle command systems, tactical weapons and information systems, focused on evolving threats and quick-turn requirements for a wide variety of national security, military and civilian customers. In this role, Lentz oversees all strategy, business development and cross-cutting customer engagement activities for the sector, including identifying, assessing, shaping and capturing new business opportunities across the sector’s customer and industry partner communities around the globe. He is also responsible for defining the sector’s strategy; developing the Long-Range Strategic Plan; innovation and portfolio management; and driving strategic initiatives. Prior to this appointment, Lentz was sector vice president, business development and strategy, for Northrop Grumman’s former Technology services sector. Lentz also served as vice president of the Global Cyber Solutions business unit within Northrop Grumman’s Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions division. He was responsible for the overall growth and program activities of the global cyber portfolio, including delivery of integrated offensive and defensive cyber, cyber intelligence and biometric capabilities to civilian, defense and intelligence customers, including key customers in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. And before that, he was vice president of Strategy for Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems sector.

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BOBBY LENTZ BIO CONTINUED Previously, Lentz was vice president of Strategy for the heritage Information Systems sector. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of the sector’s strategic growth initiatives, including sector and division strategies, market and competitive analysis, mergers, acquisitions, investment management, and portfolio shaping. Earlier, Lentz was director, Strategy, for both the Defense Systems and the Civil Systems division within the heritage Information Systems sector, as well as the sector’s commercial, state and local group. He joined Northrop Grumman from iFour, LLC, where, as vice president, he was responsible for management consulting engagements with executives and companies competing in the government IT and aerospace markets. Previous to that role, he held varied positions in support of strategy leadership, business development and strategic investments in the technology field, including seven years with TRW, Inc. Lentz was a member of the first class of the Systems Engineering Associates Program in 1996, which began at TRW and continues within Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. He earned a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering from George Mason University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Paul Leslie Executive Chairman of the Board

BIO Today, Paul Leslie provides advisory services and guidance around Dovel’s growth strategy including M&A activity. He previously served as CEO and led Dovel from a $9M small business with under 50 employees to a significant solutions provider to the federal health and life science technology market with over 2,200 personnel today. Leslie brings over 30 years of entrepreneurial success building companies for substantial market value and growth. He has proven leadership experience and expertise in operational excellence, innovative solution development, business development, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and extensive public sector operations. Prior to Dovel, Leslie served as President of Apptis, Inc., a Chantilly, Virginia-based technology services company acquired by URS Corp. in 2011. Before joining Apptis, he co-founded and served as President and CEO of Apogen Technologies, a Federal IT services and technology company with a focus on homeland security and defense. He led Apogen’s accelerated business expansion through an impressive combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Apogen was acquired by QinetiQ in 2005. Leslie has also held key leadership positions with EDS, BDM International, TRW, and BTG. Leslie serves as a Board Member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, a Board member of the Professional Services Council (PSC, and serves on the Advisory Boards of George Mason University’s Volgenau School of Engineering and the Children’s Science Center. He is a former Chairman and Board member of the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia. Leslie graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Boston State College (UMASS Boston).

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2020 PSC Board Member David Levy Vice President, U.S. Government

BIO David leads AWS’s U.S. Government business where he helps governments, enterprise and nonprofit customers realize the potential of technology to transform their organizations and fulfill on their missions. David is an experienced executive and impactful leader in the information technology sector. For more than 20 years, David has passionately focused on the intersection of technology and organizational change. Prior to joining AWS, David worked for Apple Inc. for 12 years and led the teams that helped government usher in the age of mobile technology. In addition to his executive career, David co-founded Sulla Technology Group. At Sulla, as co-founder and COO, he built a successful datacenter services company focused on higher education clients and state and local governments such as the University of Georgia, Howard University, the City of San Antonio and Cook County. Before founding Sulla, David started Empire Capital Management to focus on the investment needs of mid-market institutional clients. His studies include a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Texas Tech University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Andy Maner CEO

BIO Andrew (“Andy� Maner is the Chief Executive Officer of the merged E3/Sentinel. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction, long-term goals, and growth objectives while positioning the firm for continued expansion into new markets. Andy ensures consistent delivery excellence to clients while maintaining a strong culture of professional development and a future strategy of growth. He has over 25 years of executive leadership experience in both private and public sectors. In 2016, Andy purchased a majority stake in Sentinel where he served as the Chairman. He helped lead organic and external acquisition growth strategies for Sentinel, which is a management consulting and solutions business focused on national security clients. NewSpring Holdings purchased a controlling interest in Sentinel in September 2018. From 2010 to 2015, Andy served as the Managing Partner of US Federal within IBM Global Business Services where he managed the $1.6B consulting and solutions and technology business. Prior to leading their acquisition by IBM, Andy was the Chief Executive Officer of NISC, a $200M information management, services, and technology consulting firm serving the federal market. In addition to his work in the private sector, Andy served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Homeland Security from 2004 to 2006 and as Chief of Staff to Customs Commissioner Bonner from 2002 to 2004, where he led the transition of three agencies into Customs and Border Protection. He also served in the administration of President George H. W. Bush in the White House and as a Staff Assistant under Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater in the White House Press Office (1991 to 1993. He later accompanied President Bush into private life in Houston after the 1992 election and served as the Special Assistant to the 1993 United Nations Envoy to Somalia in Mogadishu.

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ANDY MANER BIO CONTINUED Andy holds a Master of Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University. He also serves on the Board of Directors for No Greater Sacrifice, a non-profit that dedicates scholarships for higher education to families of fallen and wounded service members.

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2020 PSC Board Member Chris Marston Executive Chairman of the Board

BIO Chris is the Advisory Industry Leader for the Federal Government practice and in this role, is responsible for leading all aspects of the Firm’s Federal Advisory business, including its market strategy and execution, people development, and client satisfaction. He leads a large and diverse team of professionals who serve the varied and changing needs of Federal agencies, including cybersecurity, financial management transformation, technology strategy and implementation, and regulatory compliance. Chris brings over 22 years of experience in management consulting in both public and private sectors across a wide range of functional and technical areas, including program management, IT strategy, IT capital planning, business risk management, earned value management, organizational assessment and design, IT project management, independent verification and validation (IV&V, and systems integration from system concept through design, development, test and implementation.

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2020 PSC Board Member Sherean Miller Managing Partner

BIO Sherean Miller is a Managing Partner at FMP Consulting. Ms. Miller joined FMP in 2000, following consecutive research positions with The Pennsylvania State University and George Mason University. Ms. Miller earned a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from George Mason University and provides consulting services in the areas of human resource management and organizational assessment and development. Over the years, Ms. Miller has developed long standing partnerships with Federal Departments and Agencies to help implement a multitude of human capital initiatives in the areas of strategic human capital planning, human resource solutions and organizational effectiveness. She has also worked extensively across FMP on many projects that have involved strategic workforce planning, HR technologies and tools, competency validation and analysis, career development, organizational assessment and organizational development interventions. Ms. Miller was named the George Mason University IOPSA Distinguished Master’s Alumni for 2009.

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2020 PSC Board Member Cristina Mossi Owner and CEO

BIO As owner and Chief Executive Officer, Cristina Mossi is responsible for setting and executing the vision and goals of Devis. She is directly involved in defining the business growth strategy for the company. She also oversees Devis’ day-to-day operations and oversees personnel and technical resource allocations for all projects. As part of her management responsibilities, Mossi develops strategic plans and provides oversight and monitoring of operations as well as proposal and contracting teams. Using her considerable planning, monitoring, and implementation skills, Mossi supervises the Project Management Office and is a leader and mentor to all Devis’ Managers leading federal government projects. In 1995, Mossi joined Devis after a consulting career during which she worked on a variety of missioncritical software development projects. During her early years at Devis, she worked as a trainer and software developer on several software systems. She later moved into project management and created the PMO office at Devis. Mossi also has extensive expertise in user training, database development, data conversion and management, and user interface design. A native Spanish speaker, Mossi has contributed to a variety of international federal government projects in the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, South America, the Middle East, Africa and Central America.

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CRISTINA MOSSI BIO CONTINUED Mossi holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University and is a frequent attendee of industry-leading professional conferences. Mossi is also a Project Management Institute Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

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2020 PSC Board Member Susanna Mudge Former President and CEO

BIO Former President and Chief Executive Officer Susanna Mudge came to Chemonics in 1992 and has served the company in many key leadership roles, including as executive vice president, senior vice president of the Latin America and Caribbean region, and as director of several of the company’s larger programs. She brings in-depth global expertise in strategic private sector development, organizational development, trade and investment promotion and sustainable natural resource management. Ms. Mudge joined the firm as a director in the then Central Division, responsible for leading a private enterprise development indefinite quantity contract (IQC. She then served as a director in the Europe and Newly Independent States (ENI Division, where she oversaw several large privatization and enterprise restructuring-related projects. In 1996, she took on technical leadership of the firm’s private sector development practice and served as a centralized technical director and adviser to Chemonics’ growing portfolio in export finance, enterprise development and product marketing. Ms. Mudge was appointed Senior Vice President of the Latin America and Caribbean region in 1998, and during her tenure, grew the region from four programs in three countries to 26 projects in 14 countries. She also served as acting Chief of Party of one of the firm’s flagship projects, the Peru Alternative Development project, in 2004-2005. During her seven-year tenure as executive vice president, Ms. Mudge led several critical corporate initiatives, including leading the Transaction Committee that led to Chemonics becoming 100-percent employee-owned.

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SUSANNA MUDGE BIO CONTINUED Ms. Mudge sees quality project management as “inextricably linked to business success because that is what differentiates us and makes us competitive.� Raised both in the U.S. and in several countries in Latin America, she began her career as a regional development and tourism specialist for the Organization of American States, then as a privatization specialist with Ernst and Young, responsible for managing marketing and investment projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ms. Mudge holds a B.A. from Oberlin College and an MBA from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

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2020 PSC Board Member Michael Niggel CEO

BIO Michael Niggel is Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, L.L.C. (ACT I. As CEO, he sets the strategic direction of ACT I, leading strategic growth initiatives, overseeing successful delivery for all ACT I programs, and guiding company value and governance. He also directs the firm’s engagements with corporate and government partners with a focus on ensuring both customer and employee satisfaction, develops the long-term goals of the company. Niggel has grown his small business into a thriving mid-tier company and industry leader in providing Total Program/Acquisition Management, Intelligence, Cyber, Security, and Foreign Military Sales solutions to government customers worldwide. With clients across the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security along with Intelligence Community and Foreign Partner nations, ACT I has continued to demonstrate positive growth and enterprise value since its founding over 20 years ago. In 2019, the company was recognized as the 27th fastest-growing company on Washington Business Journal’s 2019 75 Fastest Growing Companies in Washington and as a Fast 50 by Washington Technology, listed as their 29th fastest-growing company of the 2019 Washington Technology Fast 50. His Total Acquisition Management experience spans over 35 years in providing acquisition, program and financial management as well as contract negotiations support for large, complex ACAT I / DHS Level 1 Programs, and Foreign Military Sales cases.

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MICHAEL NIGGEL BIO CONTINUED Before founding ACT I, Niggel served as a Vice President and Operations Manager of SAIC’s Technical and Business Solutions Operations (TBSO), providing support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) on the National Defense Panel as well as overseeing three acquisition Divisions supporting the DoD Armed Services. He served as a Presidential Management Intern (PMI) during the Reagan Administration (1983-86) with the Air Force and OSD working ACAT I systems. He is a member of the Ronald Reagan Institute’s National Leadership Council, the Board of Directors of the Professional Service Council (PSC), on the Advisory Boards of the Cyber Bytes Foundation and the Association for Enterprise Growth (AEG), and NDIA’s International Committee and U.S./Japan Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Small and Emerging Contractor Advisory Forum (SECAF). Niggel earned an MPA in Financial and Policy Analysis from Indiana University and holds a BA with Distinction in Political Science and History from Hendrix College. He is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management College Program Manager’s Course (DAU PM Level III). Mr. Niggel has authored and co-authored numerous studies and papers on cost estimating, analysis, modeling, and systems acquisition reform.

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2020 PSC Board Member Robert Olsen CEO

BIO As Chief Executive Officer of Whitney Bradley and Brown, Inc. Robert Olsen brings the knowledge, skill, and abilities gained from government and industry experience to focus on providing high quality products to WBB’s customers in a collaborative, employee-development-oriented workspace, the foundation for the growth of WBB. Mr. Olsen joined Whitney, Bradley and Brown in 2000 as the Manager for Acquisition and Systems Engineering. In 2007, he was promoted to Vice President, responsible for company’s Acquisition Support Product Area. He led that sphere until 2010, when he was promoted to Senior Vice President, managing the Acquisition and Program Management Business group. In 2011 Mr. Olsen was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and as such was responsible for all business sectors. Prior to joining WBB, Mr. Olsen had a successful career working for the U.S. Navy. From 1986 to 2000, Mr. Olsen served in government service as a civil servant at Naval Air Systems Command, with the final billet as the F-14 IPT Lead for Precision Strike and Modification/ Assistant Deputy Program Manager. His responsibilities included both engineering and program management functions primarily focused on weapon and aircraft design and integration functions. Mr. Olsen holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from West Virginia University and Masters of Science from The Catholic University. He is a graduate of the Program Manager’s Course at the Defense Systems Management College. In addition, Mr. Olsen serves on the board of the Professional Services Council (PSC).

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2020 PSC Board Member Zachary Parker President and CEO

BIO Zachary "Zach" Parker has served as DLH's president, chief executive officer, and board director since 2010. In 2016, Mr. Parker led the strategic acquisition of Danya International, Inc., expanding DLH’s service portfolio to include a broader range technology-enabled Government services. Prior to joining DLH, Mr. Parker held leadership roles within Northrop Grumman Corporation, VT Group, GE Government Services (now Lockheed Martin, and VSE Corporation. He has served on the boards of various joint ventures, companies, and associations. He is active in both professional and community associations, having served as co-chair of the Department of Defense/Industry Partnership Executive Council, and as a committee leader with National Defense Industry Association and the American Society of Naval Engineers. He is an active member of the Washington, D.C.-based Professional Services Council, the Government Affairs Council, and the Veteran Affairs Task Force. He has implemented initiatives with both the House and Senate Armed Services Committee. In 2002, Mr. Parker received the honor of congressional "Business Man of the Year." In 2007, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., inducted him into the organization. He remains active in various "Hope for the Warrior" mentoring programs. Mr. Parker earned his bachelor’s degree, with honors, in Behavioral Sciences from California State University Northridge in 1979, specializing in Human Factors Engineering with a minor in Statistics. He has completed post-graduate studies. Mr. Parker and his wife, Jackie, reside in Roswell, Georgia, and have six children.

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2020 PSC Board Member William Parker President and CEO

BIO William M. Parker became President and CEO of MCR in July 2018. Mr. Parker brings a unique combination of skills and experience that provide the market savvy of an industry-leading business development executive, the nuts and bolts operational background from over 25 years of growing business while rising through the operational ranks to the top tier of management, and the valuedriven financial acumen to improve efficiency and performance. Prior to joining MCR, Mr. Parker successfully developed and executed comprehensive strategies for multiple companies in the government technology services market, including MCR. Bill was the Chief Operating Officer of Salient Federal Solutions. As part of Salient’s founding management team, he was instrumental in building the company from its founding to $235M in revenue and merger with CRGT. Previously, Bill was COO of NCI Information Systems (NCIT. Bill came to NCI through its acquisition of Karta Technologies, Inc., where he served as President. Prior to joining Karta, he was President of Pinkerton Computer Consultants, Government Solutions until its sale to Kforce (KFRC, where he served as President of KForce Government Solutions. Bill went out of Govcon for 3 years to serve as CEO of Crosswalk.com, a publicly traded company (NASDAQ/national market. Bill Parker’s experience in government technology services was grounded in his 16 years at CACI International, Inc. (CACI, where he advanced from Senior Associate to Executive Vice President. There he was responsible for CACI’s information technology business group. During his tenure with CACI, he was also the company’s Director of Business Development, Marketing and Sales. Bill is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served six years in the U.S. Navy.

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2020 PSC Board Member Kevin M. Phillips President and CEO

BIO Kevin M. Phillips is president and CEO of ManTech. He leads a global team of 9,000 employees who are committed to advancing technologies that solve some of the nation’s most challenging problems. Mr. Phillips brings a record of success to delivering results for defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies that rely on ManTech for full-spectrum cyber operations, analytics and automation, digital transformation and enterprise IT solutions tailored to support their missions. Mr. Phillips was appointed CEO of ManTech on Jan. 1, 2018, after serving as president and COO since 2016. He also served as chief financial officer from 2005 to 2016 and has been corporate vice president and assistant to the chairman and chief of staff. He joined the company in 2002 through ManTech’s acquisition of CTX Corporation. He is a strong proponent of adapting and harnessing the power of technology to help federal agencies accomplish their missions. He serves in leadership positions at several technology-related industry groups and has won numerous awards for his contributions. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Professional Services Council (PSC, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA, and in March was elected as the 2nd Vice Chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council after having been appointed to the Board of Directors in 2018. Additional recognition has occurred via several awards, including being inducted to Federal Computer Week’s 2019 Federal100, and Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Mr. Phillips spent 10 years in the U.S. Army Reserves. ManTech is committed to being the nation’s No. 1 employer of veterans.

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KEVIN PHILLIPS BIO CONTINUED Mr. Phillips is a graduate of William & Mary with a degree in Business Administration, and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the William & Mary Foundation.

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2020 PSC Board Member Richard Pineda President and CEO

BIO As CALIBRE’s President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO, Richard Pineda is responsible for establishing and overseeing the company’s strategic direction; establishing corporate policies; and managing the overall business, financial performance, and CALIBRE’s long-term growth. Mr. Pineda comes to CALIBRE through the company’s acquisition of Spear, Inc., a professional Information Technology (IT solutions provider. Prior to his current position as CALIBRE’s President & CEO, Richard served as the Co-Founder and CEO of Spear, Inc. Under Mr. Pineda’s leadership, Spear was one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the federal contracting industry, and was known for its IT expertise in the areas of cyber, data analytics, network, and end-user support. Spear grew to deliver solutions for clients all across the globe from 18 offices in 21 states. Additionally, Spear won the 2017 Greater Washington GovCon Contractor of the Year Award (up to $25M, as well as the 2017 Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF Government Contractor of the Year ($12M-$25M. It was also named to the 2018 Best Places to Work list by the Washington Business Journal, Washington Technology’s Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing small businesses for 2018 (#25 and 2017 (#5, and was recognized as one of Inc. 500 | 5000’s fastest-growing private companies in 2018 and 2017. Before founding Spear, Inc., Mr. Pineda was President of Dell Services Federal Government, a Fortune 50 organization. There he was responsible for overseeing the company’s business operations and service delivery to its civilian Federal Government, Department of Defense, and National Security clients.

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RICHARD PINEDA BIO CONTINUED Mr. Pineda is a member of the Boards of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), SECAF, Professional Services Council, Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Laurel Grove School Museum Association, and Community Foundation for Northern Virginia (CFNOVA). He is also a Co-Chair for the 2020 Decennial Census Northern Virginia Complete Count Committee and Council Member of the Virginia Tech President’s National Capital Region Leadership Council. Mr. Pineda earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Virginia Tech and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Management Information Systems from George Washington University. Mr. Pineda and his wife, Kathryn, have three children.

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2020 PSC Board Member Maria Proestou President, Delta Resources Division

BIO Maria Proestou is the President of the Delta Resources Division at VT Group. She was the President and Chief Executive Officer of DELTA, which she co-founded in 2000, until it was recently acquired by VT Group. In addition to guiding the company’s growth and development, Proestou oversees quality control and serves as an expert on the Navy’s strategic planning, budgeting, and program management. She is one of only a few financial contractors qualified to work alongside the Lean/ Six Sigma experts to implement the NAVSEA Lean/Six Sigma practices. Proestou is a frequent speaker on issues related to defense contracting and the workplace.

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2020 PSC Board Member Thomas Romeo General Manager and President US Federal Services Segment

BIO Tom Romeo is the General Manager of MAXIMUS Federal Services, a subsidiary of MAXIMUS Inc. that provides business process management and IT solutions to federal government agencies and programs. Mr. Romeo maintains responsibility for the overall financial performance, business operations and strategic expansion of MAXIMUS Federal Services. Since joining MAXIMUS, Mr. Romeo has transformed the Company’s federal business portfolio by leveraging core capabilities into complimentary adjacencies. He’s credited with enhancing business development and operational resources that bring significant expertise to MAXIMUS. Through all these efforts, MAXIMUS Federal has grown over 10-fold into a $1.3B business under his leadership. A leading expert in government contracting, Mr. Romeo has been recognized numerous times on lists such as Fed 100, Wash 100 and GovCon. As an industry expert, he is also a sought-after speaker who has provided interviews with “The Wall Street Journal,” “Federal News Radio,” “Government Health IT,” “Government Contractor Weekly,” “The Federal Drive,” “Federal Tech Talk,” “Executive Leaders Radio,” and others. Prior to joining MAXIMUS in November 2011, Mr. Romeo served as a senior executive for Accenture's health and human services business. Before that, he worked for IBM for 25 years in various capacities in the company's federal general government, education, healthcare, NASA, social services, financial services and global business services portfolios.

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THOMAS ROMEO BIO CONTINUED Mr. Romeo has extensive experience in government contracting and information technology. He has delivered large projects to federal agencies, including the Census Bureau, the Commerce Department and the U.S. Postal Service. He has led teams – both nationally and internationally – focused on areas that include consulting, insurance, health, the building industry, software deployment and public sector projects. Mr. Romeo holds a master's degree in management information systems from the University of Maryland. He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from the State University of New York, where he also earned his associate degree in applied science business administration.

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2020 PSC Board Member Scott Royal President and CEO

BIO Scott Royal, Ph.D., serves as the President and CEO of Westat. He joined Westat in November 2017 as President, was elected to the Board of Directors in May 2018, and became CEO in 2020. He has both a Ph.D. and an M.P.H. from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Royal has a strong background in public health, with a focus on HIV prevention and its impact on disadvantaged communities. Throughout his career, he has conducted a range of research on HIV, led large epidemiologic projects, and built rigorous professional capacities. Over the years, he has transitioned from frontline research to corporate leadership where he excels in bringing talented people together and enhancing how they perform on all dimensions of research work. In his almost 30-year career in the field of government contracting and professional services, Dr. Royal has held technical and management positions at RTI International, Abt Associates, and The Lewin Group. He has also served the community at large on the Board of Directors for Metro Teen AIDS in Washington, DC, and Capital Caring (Hospice in Falls Church, Virginia. He currently serves on the Beebe Medical Foundation Board in Lewes, Delaware.

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2020 PSC Board Member LaJuanna Russell Founder, President and CEO

BIO LaJuanna Russell is driven by her deeply held belief in the tremendous value of the human spirit. She dedicates her energy and passion for business not only to growing her own company but also to reaching out, around, and behind her – to extend a helping hand so that others will succeed. Ms. Russell founded Business Management Associates, Inc. (BMA, a business process and human capital management firm, after a decade of experience in the IT consulting industry. As President and CEO, she has grown her Alexandria, VA, company from a $500 investment in 2005 to a flourishing federal, state, and local government contracting firm with more than 100 employees and $10 million in yearly revenue. Today, her smart, dedicated staff members integrate people and process to transform client organizations and meet BMA’s vision – Love thy work, Love thy customer, Love thy system®. Ms. Russell focuses on human capital in her community, too, giving her time freely so that others may prosper. She mentors young African-American women business owners, sharing her passion for enterprise, and actively supports Year Up, an organization empowering low-income youth to follow professional careers. Ms. Russell serves on the City of Alexandria Commission for Employment (ACE whose mandate is to develop a consistent, compelling message and increase visibility for the city’s Workforce Development Center (WDC. We connect the local business community with individuals in search of employment. Ms. Russell serves as Chair of the Board of the boards of Small Business Majority, a national organization that advocates for small business issues at the federal, state, and local government levels.

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2020 PSC Board Member Julian Setian President and CEO

BIO Julian M. Setian is the President and CEO of SOSi, among the largest private technology and services integrator in the aerospace, defense, and government services industry. The company was founded by his mother in 1989 to provide foreign language support to the U.S. federal law enforcement community. He joined her in 1995, became the CEO in 2001, and, over the past 20 years, has diversified the business into logistics, intelligence, network engineering, and software development. He has completed four major acquisitions and grown the company at an average annual rate of 25% to more than 1,500 personnel worldwide. Setian is also the founder and chairman of two other businesses in the technology and mining sectors. Exovera, a data analytics company he founded in 2012, uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to identify media narratives and measure public sentiment in support of both government and commercial enterprises. Another he founded in 2016, called Sodevco, provides socially responsible and environmentally friendly renewable energy and mining solutions in developing countries. Most notably, Sodevco established the first large-scale mineral processing capability in Afghanistan. It employs a large number of Afghan citizens and has become a cornerstone in U.S.-led efforts to promote the country’s economic independence and prosperity.

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JULIAN SETIAN BIO CONTINUED Setian is a hands-on philanthropist who personally fosters a culture of service at SOSi. One in four SOSi employees served in the U.S. military, and SOSi is proud to be a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certified company. Under Setian’s leadership, the company actively supports a wide range of civic and nonprofit organizations that provide advocacy and assistance to active-duty military members, military spouses and caregivers, and veteran entrepreneurs. It also supports organizations that fund medical research, promote early STEM education, and provide advocacy and assistance to underserved communities and at-risk children. These include the PenFed Foundation, USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore, Bunker Labs, Cornerstones, Ayuda, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Fight for Children, and Chance for Life. Setian serves on the Executive Committee and is a past chairman of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). He serves on the Executive Committee of the Professional Services Council (PSC) and the Board of Directors of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. He is also a member of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). Setian holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Columbia University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Jeness Simler Vice President, Global Services, Federal Legislative Affairs

BIO Over 20 years as a national security executive within the private and public-sector, including both the legislative and executive branch. Organizational leader, with proven skills in strategic planning, building effective teams, directing operations, and achieving tangible results. I am a collaborator who seeks out diverse input and then rapidly synthesizes complex information to identify data relevant for decision making, persuasion, and consensus building.

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2020 PSC Board Member VICE CHAIR

Carey Smith President and COO

BIO

Carey Smith is the President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the company’s global business, profits and loss of the federal and infrastructure markets, as well as implementing the corporate organic growth strategy built on continuous technology innovation. Before joining Parsons, she served in progressive leadership roles at Honeywell, including as President of its defense and space division, Vice President of Honeywell Aerospace Customer and Product Support, and President of Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. Prior to joining Honeywell, Ms. Smith held various positions at Lockheed Martin. She is on the Edison International Board of Directors and the Professional Services Council’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and is a member of the Intelligence National Security Alliance.

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2020 PSC Board Member Paul Smith Senior Vice President and General Manger, Public Sector

BIO

Paul Smith is senior vice president and general manager of Public Sector at Red Hat. Smith joined Red Hat in November 2004 and leads the Red Hat government business unit with responsibility for sales, marketing, consulting, channels, and strategic planning. The business unit is responsible for the U.S. federal government worldwide and the U.S. state, local, and education marketplace nationally. Smith brings to Red Hat more than 30 years of experience marketing key technologies to the government marketplace holding various management positions in the sales of software solutions to government agencies and to systems integrators. Before joining Red Hat, Smith was vice president of Government Operations at VERITAS where he, within his 5-year tenure, helped lead his business unit to be the fastest-growing vertical within the company. Smith also worked at Netscape Communication, where he led sales for its state and local organization nationwide. Prior to that, he led sales organizations at Oracle in the areas of Public Sector, Aerospace, and Defense, and the Department of Defense. Smith also worked for Unisys Corporation, where he held management positions responsible for federal civilian agencies.

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2020 PSC Board Member Peter Smith President, CEO, and Vice Chairman of the Board

BIO Mr. Smith began his AMERICAN SYSTEMS career in August 1980 and has been instrumental in aligning the company’s business development and delivery of strategic offerings with customer needs. Mr. Smith held a number of roles with increased responsibility within the company before being named President and Chief Executive Officer in 2014. Mr. Smith previously served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer; Executive Vice President and General Manager; Vice President and Executive Director; Vice President of Engineering; Vice President and Director; Program Manager; and Systems Engineer. In addition to his role as AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ President and CEO, he is Vice Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Smith also serves/has served in several industry leadership roles including the TechAmerica Public Sector Board of Directors and the Professional Services Council Board of Directors as well as other industry and community organizations. In January, 2015, and again in January, 2017, Mr. Smith was named to the Wash100 list of influential leaders in the Government Contracting community by GovCon Executive. Mr. Smith received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University.

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2020 PSC Board Member Cord Sterling Vice President Strategic Engagement and Advocacy

BIO

Cord A. Sterling has broad experience in policy making and analysis at all levels of government stemming from his work in the United States Congress as a Professional Staff Member and later Deputy Staff Director on the Senate Armed Services Committee and as advisor to Chairman of the Senate Armed Services, John Warner. In addition his service as an appointed official in Virginia, and elected office in Stafford County gives him experience and insight into the decision making process at those levels. His primary areas of focus include Aerospace and Defense, Transportation, and Budget.

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2020 PSC Board Member Julie Susman President, CEO and Owner

BIO

Julie Susman is President, CEO, and owner of Jefferson Consulting Group, LLC. Jefferson Consulting Group is a small, woman-owned, Washington, DC professional services firm. Jefferson Consulting Group is comprised of two wholly owned subsidiaries: Jefferson Solutions and Jefferson Business Consulting. Ms. Susman oversees, manages, and guides each business. Jefferson Solutions assists federal government customers navigate today’s dynamic Acquisition and Management environment. Jefferson Solutions provides assistance in Acquisition, Human Capital, and Program Management, and has served more than 50 Federal Agencies since 1996.Jefferson Business Consulting provides business strategy and results-focused tactics. We help industry clients develop effective positioning and targeted advocacy to create demand, funding and contracts from federal agencies for their products and services. Ms. Susman established this line of business in 1988.Ms. Susman is an expert in business development, government relations, and government procurement, with a focus on health care, information technology, and improving how the government buys. She is a nationally recognized expert in federal health care programs, including veterans’ and military health care programs. Prior to heading Jefferson Consulting Group, she managed the Washington operations of McDonnell Douglas’ Health Information Systems Company, and previously served as Deputy Staff Director, Legislative Director, and Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

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JULIE SUSMAN BIO CONTINUED Jefferson Solutions is the recipient of the USDA’s 2015 OIG Woman-Owned Business Contractor of the Year award. Ms. Susman was the recipient of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Special Recognition Award for her efforts on behalf of homeless chronically mentally ill veterans. She is a Board member of the Professional Services Council (PSC), serves on the ACT-IAC Executive Advisory Council, and is a Board member of the Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA). For 14 years she chaired the National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) Health Affairs Division. Ms. Susman holds a master’s degree in psychological counseling from The George Washington University, and a bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in Royal Oak, Maryland, and has four children and nine grandchildren.

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2020 PSC Board Member Gerald Tussing Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

BIO

Gerald H. “Jerry” Tussing joined USfalcon as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2014. Jerry has over thirty years of progressively comprehensive experience in DoD program management, information technology management and command and control. He also has over twenty years of experience in managing full life cycle systems development multi-task contracts. Prior to joining USfalcon, Jerry was the Senior Vice President for Operations in the National and Homeland Security Division (NHSD of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT where he had oversight of business operations and performance for this geographically and functionally diverse $1.2B, 4000 employee organization located throughout the United States and worldwide. He retired from GDIT in January 2013. Jerry joined Anteon Corporation as a Program Manager after retiring from the US Army and held leadership positions as a Division Manager, Vice President for Defense Programs and Systems, Vice President and General Manager of Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Solutions Sector and finally Senior Vice President with GDIT after its acquisition of Anteon Corporation. Jerry holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and is a retired US Army Field Artillery Officer. In the Army he held leadership positions up through Battalion Operations Officer, managed information systems and short courses for the Department of Defense Computer Institute and instructed graduate level courses at the Information Resources Management College, National Defense University.

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GERALD TUSSING BIO CONTINUED Jerry has participated in numerous local and international mission trips including to Mexico City, Pyatagorsk, Russia, and Bo, Sierra Leone. He currently serves on the Board of Healthy Schools International, a non-profit focused on providing clean water, energy and sanitation to schools in subSahara Africa and which also supports the Ebert-Kakua School for the Deaf in Bo, Sierra Leone

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2020 PSC Board Member William Vantine President and CEO

BIO

Dr. William Vantine is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA where he leads a team of highly skilled professionals working in the national defense, security, and advanced technologies communities. A results-oriented executive with more than 35 years of experience in the government and commercial sectors, Dr. Vantine is a strong technical leader with a proven track record of growing companies ethically and with the highest integrity. In 2019, Dr. Vantine was named Executive of the Year (firms with annual revenues between $75m and $300m by the Professional Services Council and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining SPA, Dr. Vantine served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Alamos Technical Associates, an engineering and technology firm supporting the Departments of Energy and Defense as well as numerous commercial clients. Previously, he served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the ARES Corporation where his leadership helped the company grow by more than one thousand percent over a fifteen-year period. Dr. Vantine began his career at NASA, where he held numerous program management positions. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA, a member of the Pi Alpha National Honor Society, a former Presidential Management Intern/Fellow and a former Wolcott Fellow. He serves on the Board of Directors and/or Advisory Board for several private companies as well as for the Professional Services Council, the Rotary National Space Trophy, and the George Washington University Trachtenberg School.

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WILLIAM VANTINE BIO CONTINUED Dr. Vantine received his undergraduate and Master’s degrees at George Washington University and his Ph.D. at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In addition to his Ph.D. dissertation, “Managing the Risk of Failure in Large Complex Systems,” Dr. Vantine is the author of more than 20 professional papers on risk management, software, IT, data analysis, safety and reliability. Dr. Vantine currently holds an active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.

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2020 PSC Board Member Robert Vincent President and CEO

BIO

After teaching for a short while in Virginia Public Schools he left to pursue a business career, opening a Domino’s Pizza franchise that ranked in the top 2% of sales, worldwide. After selling the franchise he began working for VW International, Inc. (VWI). VWI was founded as a small family-owned business that provided health facility planning services. Now, with over 25 years of corporate experience and hundreds of years of combined individual experience, VWI develops and implements innovative and cost-effective solutions to our clients’ facility-related challenges, problems and issues and helps pave the way for our clients to provide safe and successful delivery of quality facility services. Vincent earned an Education degree at the University of South Carolina and a Masters Degree in Business from the University of Maryland, University College.

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2020 PSC Board Member George Wilson President and CEO

BIO

George Wilson is president of ECS, a segment of ASGN. Under his leadership, the company has grown from a small, services-oriented business into a company with more than 3,000 employees providing advanced technology, science, and engineering solutions. Revenue has increased during his tenure from just over $100M in 2010 to approaching $1B. Mr. Wilson joined ECS in 2011 as chief strategy officer and was promoted to president and chief executive officer in February 2014. Prior to joining ECS, he was instrumental in growing Stanley Inc. from a small, private business with 20 employees and $2 million in revenue to a public company of nearly 6,000 employees and more than $900 million in annual revenue. While at Stanley, Mr. Wilson organized and led executive teams responsible for customer relations, corporate development, business growth, strategic investments and company strategy. Mr. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from United States Naval Academy and a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University. He serves on the ECS board of directors, and is a board member of Professional Services Council, Brain Injury Services, and the Washington Choral Arts. For two consecutive years, Mr. Wilson has won the Wash100 award, recognizing his impact in the GovCon sector.

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Articles inside

Julie Susman, President, CEO and Owner, Jefferson Consulting Group, LLC

1min
pages 95-96

George Wilson, President and CEO, ECS

1min
page 102

William Vantine, President and CEO, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc

1min
pages 99-100

Gerald Tussing, EVP and COO, USfalcon

1min
pages 97-98

Carey Smith, President and COO, Parsons

1min
page 91

Paul Smith, SVP and General Manger, Public Sector, Red Hat

1min
page 92

Cord Sterling, VP, Strategic Engagement and Advocacy, Lockheed Martin

1min
page 94

Jeness Simler, VP, Global Services, Federal Legislative Affairs, Boeing

1min
page 90

Thomas Romeo, General Manager, US Federal Services, MAXIMUS

1min
pages 84-85

Richard Pineda, President and CEO, CALIBRE Systems, Inc

2min
pages 80-82

Kevin M. Phillips, President and CEO, ManTech

1min
page 79

Julian Setian, President and CEO, SOSi

2min
pages 88-89

LaJuanna Russell, Founder, President and CEO, BMA

1min
page 87

Maria Proestou, President, Delta Resources Division, VT Group

1min
page 83

Zachary Parker, President and CEO, DLH

1min
page 77

Scott Royal, President and CEO, Westat

1min
page 86

Robert Olsen, CEO, Whitney Bradley and Brown, Inc

1min
page 76

Cristina Mossi, Owner and CEO, Devis

1min
pages 70-71

Chris Marston, Executive Chairman of the Board, KPMG

1min
page 68

Andy Maner, CEO, E3/Sentinel

1min
pages 66-67

Michael Niggel, CEO, ACT I

2min
pages 74-75

Sherean Miller, Managing Partner, FMP Consulting

1min
page 69

Susanna Mudge, Former President and CEO, Chemonics

1min
pages 72-73

David Levy, VP, U.S. Government, AWS

1min
page 65

Bobby Lentz, SVP, Business Development and Strategy, Northrop Grumman

2min
pages 62-63

Paul Leslie, Executive Chairman of the Board, Dovel Technologies

1min
page 64

John Lange​, President and CEO​, Madison Services, Inc

1min
page 60

Mark Lee​, SVP, Public Sector​, ICF

1min
page 61

Nuhad Karaki​, President and CEO​, StellarPeak Corp

1min
page 55

Roger Krone​, Chairman and CEO, Leidos

1min
pages 56-57

Doug Lane, President and CEO, Capgemini

2min
pages 58-59

Olivier Jeannot​, President, Tetra Tech AMT​

2min
pages 53-54

Glen Ives​, President and CEO​, Sabre Systems, Inc

1min
page 52

Timothy Hurlebaus​, President​, CGI Federal

2min
pages 50-51

Karina Homme​, Senior Director, Microsoft Azure Government​

1min
page 49

Dawne Hickton​, EVP and COO, Critical Mission Solutions​, Jacobs

2min
pages 47-48

John Heller​, President and CEO​, PAE

2min
pages 45-46

Ronald Hahn​, Executive Vice President, Strategic Growth​, Amentum

1min
page 44

Bernard Guerry​, Chief Operating Officer​, GDIT

1min
page 43

Andy Green​, EVP, HII

1min
pages 41-42

John Goodman​, Chief Executive​, Accenture Federal Services

1min
page 39

Gary Giarratano​, President and CEO​, PMI

3min
pages 37-38

Kelli Furrer​, VP, Channel and System Integrators, Federal, Dell Technologies

1min
page 33

John Gastright​, SVP of Government Relations​, DynCorp International

1min
page 34

Randall Fuerst​, President and CEO​, Oceus Networks

1min
page 32

Tom Eldridge​, SVP​, Strategic Development​, SAIC

1min
page 30

Carl DeGroote​, VP, U.S. Federal​, Cisco Systems

1min
page 27

Babs Doherty, SVP, Eagle Ray Technologies Group, PSS

1min
page 28

Fran Craig​, Founder​, Unanet

3min
pages 21-22

David Dacquino​, Chairman and CEO​, Serco

1min
page 25

Ted Davies​, President and CEO​, Altamira

1min
page 26

Mac Curtis​, President and CEO​, Perspecta

3min
pages 23-24

Timothy Cooke​, President and CEO​, ASI Government

2min
pages 19-20

Pamela Braden​, CEO and Founder​, Gryphon Technologies

1min
page 13

Lynn Ann Casey​, CEO​, ArcAspicio

1min
page 16

Michael Canning​, Government and Public Services Leader, Deloitte

1min
page 15

Threase A. Baker​, President​, ABBTECH

1min
page 7

Michele Bolos​, CEO and Founder​, NT Concepts

1min
page 10

Kathy Albarado​, CEO and Founder​, Helios HR

1min
pages 5-6

James Boomgard​, President and CEO​, DAI

1min
pages 11-12

Greg Baroni​, Chairman, CEO, Co Founder​, Attain

1min
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