ACT-IAC Volunteer Leaders Spotlight

ACT-IAC is honored to have the privilege of working alongside exceptional volunteers from government and industry. Every year we have members from various government agencies and industry companies come together to donate their time and talents towards ACT-IAC programs and the greater IT community.

Join us in sharing our thanks and gratitude for the volunteer leaders listed below for their commitment and selfless contributions to our organization. Their passion, expertise, and dedication have been an inspiration to us all! 

2025-2026 ACT Executive Committee

  • ACT President: Laura Stanton
  • ACT Executive Vice President: VACANT
  • Immediate Past President: Gary Washington
  • ACT Vice President at Large: Vera Ashworth
  • ACT Vice President at Large: Brian Epley
  • ACT Vice President at Large: Cindy Good
  • ACT Vice President at Large: Beth Killoran
  • ACT Vice President at Large: Bijan Mansoury
  • ACT Vice President at Large: Calvin Mitchell
  • ACT Vice President at Large: Jaclyn Rubino
  • ACT Vice President at Large: David Shive
  • ACT Vice President at Large: Joanne Woytek
  • Liaison: Kristen Wilson

2025-2026 IAC Executive Committee

  • IAC Chair: Stephanie Mango, CGI Federal
  • IAC Executive Vice Chair: Kendall Holbrook, Dev Technology Group
  • IAC Past Chair: Malcolm Harden, DRT Strategies
  • IAC Vice Chair for Finance: Tim Smith, Omni Federal
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Tiffany Bailey, NuAxis Innovations
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Lee Becker, Medallia
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Janet Clement, Jefferson Consulting
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Shashi Goli, Navitas Business Consulting
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Todd Hager, Macro Solutions
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Jylinda Johnson, GDIT
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Mia Jordan, Salesforce
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Ratima Kataria, ICF
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Jeffrey Shen, Red Team Consulting
  • IAC Vice Chair at Large: Simon Szykman, Maximus
  • Appointed Member: Soraya Correa, National Industries for the Blind
  • Appointed Member: Martha Dorris, Dorris Consulting International
  • Appointed Member: Ann-Marie Johnson, CGI Federal
  • Appointed Member: Suzette Kent, Kent Advisory Services
  • Collaboration Council/Industry Chair: Judy Douglas
  • IAC Appointed Member/Institute for Innovation: James Cook

2025 FIE Team Leadership

  • Industry Chair: Ann-Marie Johnson, CGI Federal
  • Agriculture Team Lead: Kimberly Homolka, Koniag Government Services
  • Commerce Team Lead: Brittany Jackson, CGI Federal
  • DHS Team Lead: Shashi Goli, Navitas Business Consulting, Inc
  • DoD/Intel Team Lead: Kelly Morrison, HumanTouch LLC
  • DOI Team Lead: Sean Fromm, Gunnison Consulting Group
  • Education Team Lead: Khyati Nayak, Grant Thornton; and Arfa Syed, Leidos
  • GSA Team Lead: Deidre Murray, Deidre Murray & Associates LLC
  • HHS Team Lead: Priya Dewsbury, ARTEUM
  • Incubator Team Lead: Luke McFadden, Gunnison Consulting Group
  • Justice Team Lead: Caroline Nelson, CGI Federal
  • NASA Team Lead: Carlos Aguilar, Leidos
  • State Team Lead: Robert Turman, CGI Federal
  • Transportation Team Lead: Andrew Powell, Strongbridge; and Dan Lichtenstein, TCG
  • Treasury & Financial Agencies Team Lead: Kevin Bierschenk, Leidos
  • VA Team Lead: Mj Sivulich, Jefferson Consulting Group

2025 Small Business Alliance Leadership

  • Industry Chair: Will Choi, VerticalApps
  • Industry Chair: Cheryl Waldrup, AIMC, LLC
  • Industry Chair: Earl Stafford, Aperio Global, LLC
  • Industry Chair: Marc Goldschmitt, Goldschmitt and Associates, LLC
  • Industry Chair: Jon Faul, ITegrity, Inc
  • Industry Chair: Janis Keating, Wilco Group, LLC
  • Industry Chair: Kia Rorie, KSQUARED Technology Consulting Corp
  • Industry Chair: Krista Pulliam, DDC
  • Industry Chair: Anna Patsel-Powell, Nginering, Inc
  • Government Chair: Calvin Mitchell
  • Government Chair: Tonya Lovelace

2025 Collaboration Council

  • Council Industry Chair: Judy Douglas, Peraton
  • Council Government Chair: VACANT
  • IAC Chair: Stephanie Mango, CGI Federal
  • Acquisition Industry Chair: Gissa Sateri, SAIC
  • Acquisition Government Chair: Scott Simpson
  • Acquisition Industry Vice Chair: Ben Marglin, Makwa Global
  • Acquisition Government Vice Chair: Mike Skorny
  • CX Industry Chair: Lee Becker, Medallia
  • CX Government Chair: VACANT
  • CX Government Vice Chair: Courtney Kay-Decker
  • CX Industry Vice Chair: Amanda Chavez, Qualtrics
  • Cyber Industry Chair: Kenneth Adams, Foxhole Technology
  • Cyber Government Chair: Paul Selby
  • Cyber Industry Vice Chair: Matthew Sexton, Magnet Forensics
  • Cyber Government Vice Chair: Darren Death, EXIM
  • Collaboration Chair: Paul Cunningham, WWT
  • ET Government Chair: Robert Wuhrman
  • ET Government Vice Chair: VACANT
  • ET Industry Vice Chair: Frederic de Vaulx, Prometheus Computing LLC
  • ET Industry Vice Chair: Tim Gilday, Leidos
  • Talent Industry Chair: Sydney Heimbrock, Qualtrics
  • Talent Government Chair: Javier Inclan
  • Talent Government Vice Chair: Terri Shaffer
  • Talent Industry Vice Chair: Alka Bhave, Fearless
  • Health Industry Chair: Todd Pantezzi, Credence
  • Health Government Chair: Kevin Duvall
  • Health Industry Vice Chair: Ben Duan, Nira
  • Health Government Vice Chair: Naomi Escoffery
  • IT M&M Industry Chair: Varsha Maheshwari, IBM
  • IT M&M Government Chair: Daniel York
  • IT M&M Industry Vice-Chair: Shak McCants, MacMore
  • IT M&M Government Vice-Chair: VACANT
  • N&T Industry Chair: Erika Dinnie, MetTel
  • N&T Government Chair: John Dobriansky
  • N&T Industry Vice Chair: Stephen Matherne, AT&T
  • N&T Government Vice Chair: VACANT
  • Resilient Infrastructure Industry Chair: Amy Norgren Salfi, Excel Technologies
  • Resilient Infrastructure Government Chair: Vera Ashworth
  • Resilient Infrastructure Industry Vice Chair: Pete Tseronis, Dots and Bridges
  • Resilient Infrastructure Government Vice Chair: Sunny Wescott
  • Institute for Innovation: Jim Cook
  • Small Business Alliance: VACANT

Communities of Interest 2025 Volunteer Leadership Teams

Acquisition
  • Industry Chair: Gissa Sateri, SAIC
  • Industry Vice Chair: Ben Marglin, Makwa Global
  • Government Chair: Scott Simpson
  • Governnment Vice Chair: Mike Skorny
  • Communications Chair: VACANT
  • Program Chair: VACANT
Customer Experience
  • Industry Chair: Lee Becker, Medallia
  • Industry Vice Chair: Amanda Chavez, Qualtrics
  • Government Chair: VACANT
  • Government Vice Chair: Courtney Kay-Decker
  • Program Chair: Dominic Sale, Code and Theory
  • EX Working Group Industry Chair: Airis Gill, Deloitte
  • EX Working Group Government Chair: A'ndrea Jones
  • Advisor: Martha Dorris, Dorris Consulting International
  • Advisor: Crystal Philcox, ACT Affiliate
Cybersecurity
  • Industry Chair: Kenneth Adams, Foxhole Technology
  • Industry Vice Chair: Matthew Sexton, Magnet Forensics
  • Government Chair: Paul Selby
  • Government Vice Chair: Darren Death
  • Academic Program Chair: Joe Lewis, Leidos
  • Program Chair: Melissa Marrah, Evolver, Inc
  • Communications Chair: Wendee Roberson, Microsoft
  • Collaboration Chair: Paul Cunningham, WWT
  • Zero Trust Chair: Theodore Gates, Foxhole Technology
Emerging Technology
  • Industry Chair: Frederic de Vaulx, Prometheus Computing, LLC
  • Industry Vice Chair: Tim Gilday, Leidos
  • Government Chair: Robert Wuhrman
  • Government Vice Chair: VACANT
  • Program Chair: Martial Michel, Infotrend
  • Social Media Lead: Jessica Price, NuAxis Innovations
  • AI Industry Chair: Chunlei Ding, Azulo Group
  • AI Industry Vice Chair: David Hernandez, Unqork
  • AI Government Co-Chair: Omar Bouaichi
  • AI Government Co-Chair: Paul Tibbets
  • AI Government Vice Chair: Ola Olude-Afolabi
  • IoT Industry Co-Chair: Pete Tseronis, Dots and Bridges, LLC
  • IoT Industry Co-Chair: Samuel Navarro, Microsoft
  • IoT Government Chair: Cara Rose
  • Blockchain Industry Chair: Frederic De Vaulx, Prometheus Computing, LLC
  • Blockchain Government Chair: Jorge Ferrer
  • DevSecOps Government Chair: VACANT
  • DevSecOps Industry Chair: David Hernandez, Unqork
  • Quantum Industry Lead: Karlene Stecchi, Tantus
  • Quantum Government Lead: Jeremy Wood
  • DiG Industry Chair: Gabrielle Rivera, Maximus
  • DiG Government Co-Chair: Shenandoah Speers
  • DiG Government Co-Chair: Cara Rose     
Talent
  • Industry Chair: Sydney Heimbrock, Qualtrics, LLC
  • Industry Vice Chair: Alka Bhave, Fearless
  • Government Chair: Javier Inclan
  • Government Vice Chair: Terri Shaffer
  • Communications Chair: Kristina McQuire
  • Program Chair: John O'Duinn, ACT Affiliate
  • Project Chair: Railyn Moyers, ACT Affiliate
  • Knowledge Capture Chair: Craig Petrun, MITRE
Health
  • Industry Chair: Todd Pantezzi, Credence
  • Industry Vice Chair: Ben Duan, IRA
  • Government Chair: Kevin Duvall
  • Government Vice Chair: Naomi Escoffery
  • Program Chair: Ratima Kataria, ICF
  • Communications Chair: Jonathan Shapland, Maximus
  • Knowledge Capture Chair: Zhen Xiao, Truvante
IT Management and Modernization
  • Industry Chair: Varsha Maheshwari, IBM
  • Industry Vice Chair: Shak McCants, MacMore  
  • Government Chair: Daniel York
  • Government Vice Chair: VACANT
  • Program Co-Chair: Tyler Frederick, Accenture
  • Program Co-Chair: VACANT
  • Communications Chair: VACANT
  • IAC Executive Sponsor: Margie Graves, IBM
  • ACT Executive Sponsor: Melvin Brown, ACT Affiliate
Networks and Telecommunications
  • Industry Chair: Erika Dinnie, MetTel
  • Industry Vice Chair: Stephen Matherne, AT&T
  • Government Chair: John Dobriansky
  • Government Vice Chair: VACANT
  • Communications Chair: Ginger Crawford, GDIT
  • Program Co-Chair: Deirdre Murray, Deirdre Murray & Associates
  • Program Co-Chair: Lee Moser, Fortinet Federal, Inc.
  • Industry Advisor: Jonathan Vandenberg, Verizon
  • Industry Advisor: Don Parente, MetTel
  • Government Advisor: Robert Hamlett
Resilient Infrastructure
  • Industry Chair: Amy Norgren Salfi, Excel Technologies
  • Industry Vice Chair: Pete Tseronis, Dots and Bridges
  • Government Chair: Vera Ashworth
  • Government Vice Chair: Sunny Wescott
  • Communications Chair: Kristin Murphy, Fors Marsh
  • Program Chair: VACANT
  • Project Lead (Scorecard): Elisha Hardy, Metrostar
  • Project Lead (Cloud): Jim Sprague, Cadmus
  • Project Lead Industry (HPC): VACANT
  • Government Advisor: Beth Killoran

2025 Institute Board

  • Jim Cook, ACT-IAC
  • Samara Schulman, OnPoint Consulting
  • Kevin Toner, MITRE
  • Tim Cooke, ASI Government, LLC
  • Victor Foulk, CGI Federal
  • Brant Horio, LMI
  • Tahera Zamanzada, ICF 

Voyagers

2025 Leadership Team
  • Industry Chair: Jeff Nulf, Alpha Omega Integrations, LCC
  • Industry Co-Chair: Robert Turman, CGI Federal
  • Industry Co-Chair: Shakira (Shak) McCants, MacMore
  • Industry Co-Chair: Cody Mruk, ECS Federal

Associates

2025 Leadership Team
  • Industry Chair: William Manel, Peraton
  • Industry Head Coach: Laura Smith, Cambio Digital Transformations
  • Industry Head Coach: Daniel Lichtenstein
  • Industry Head Coach: Kim Pack, AIS
2025 Fellows Committee
  • Industry Chair: Mitzi Mead, Anakim Consulting
  • Government Chair: Jeremy Wood
2025 gAp Liaisons
  • Liaison: Reed Thompson, ECS Tech
  • Liaison: Christopher Goodrich, Cambridge Internationsl Systems

Contact Center Summit 2025

  • Government Co-Chair: Meghan Daly
  • Government Co-Chair: Rachel Houghton
  • Industry Co-Chair: Julia Atkin, Medallia
  • Industry Co-Chair: Laura Parsons, MAXIMUS

Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference 2025

  • Government Chair: Polly Hall
  • Industry Chair: Paul Chandler, GDIT

Health Innovation Summit 2025

  • Government Chair: Robin Collins
  • Industry Chair: Maria Gaboury, InterSystems

Data & Analytic Forum 2025

  • TBD

AI Acquisition Forum

  • Government Co-Chair: Andrea Brandon
  • Government Co-Chair: Joanie Newhart
  • Industry Co-Chair: Tim Cooke, ASI Government
  • Industry Co-Chair: Hugh Murphy, Leadership Connect, Inc

Digital Transformation Summit 2025

  • Government Co-Chair: Shelby Hritz
  • Government Co-Chair: Beth Martin
  • Industry Chair: Christy Holley, Leidos

Cybersecurity Summit 2025

  • TBD

Imagine Nation ELC 2025

  • Government Chair: TBD
  • Industry Chair: Jylinda Johnson, GDIT

CX Summit 2025

  • TBD