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!
Board of Directors, Leadership Council, FIE, SBA, and Collaboration Council
2025-2026 Government Leadership Council
- Chair: Laura Stanton
- Executive Vice Chair: David Shive
- Immediate Past Chair: Gary Washington
- Member: Brian Epley
- Member: Cindy Good
- Member: Beth Killoran
- Member: Bijan Mansoury
- Member: Joanne Woytek
- Member: Patrick Newbold
- Member: Ray McCollum
- Member: Jeffrey Pullen
- Member: Robyn Rees
- Member: Christopher Rosier
- Member: Arveice Washington
- Liaison: Kristen Wilson
2025-2026 Board of Directors
- Chair: Stephanie Mango, CGI Federal
- Executive Vice Chair: Kendall Holbrook, Dev Technology Group
- Past Chair: Malcolm Harden, DRT Strategies
- Vice Chair for Finance: Tim Smith, Omni Federal
- Vice Chair at Large: Tiffany Bailey, Aretum
- Vice Chair at Large: Lee Becker, Medallia
- Vice Chair at Large: Janet Clement, Jefferson Solutions Group
- Vice Chair at Large: Shashi Goli, Navitas Business Consulting
- Vice Chair at Large: Todd Hager, Alpha Omega
- Vice Chair at Large: Jylinda Johnson, GDIT
- Vice Chair at Large: Mia Jordan, Salesforce
- Vice Chair at Large: Ratima Kataria, ICF
- Vice Chair at Large: Jeffrey Shen, Red Team Consulting
- Vice Chair at Large: Simon Szykman, Google
- 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
- Appointed Member: Emily Murphy, Government Procurement Strategies
- Collaboration Council/Industry Chair: Darren Ash, Management Science and Innovation
- Appointed Member/Institute for Innovation: James Cook
2026 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 Bent, HumanTouch LLC
- DOI Team Lead: Sean Fromm, Gunnison Consulting Group
- Education Team Lead: Arfa Syed, Leidos
- GSA Team Lead: Deidre Murray, Deidre Murray & Associates LLC
- HHS Team Lead: Connie Sarazin, ARETUM
- Incubator Team Lead: Luke McFadden, Gunnison Consulting Group
- Justice Team Lead: VACANT
- NASA Team Lead: Stacy Klarquist, Dine Development Corporation
- State Team Lead: Robert Turman, CGI Federal
- Transportation Team Lead: Andrew Powell, Strongbridge; and Dan Lichtenstein, Radiant Digital
- Treasury & Financial Agencies Team Lead: Tom Coleman, Silver Corvus
- VA Team Lead: VACANT
2026 Small Business Alliance Leadership
- Industry Chair: Cheryl Waldrup, Walker-Waldrup Consulting
- Industry Chair: Anna Powell, Nginering, Inc.
- Industry Chair: Marc Goldschmitt, Goldschmitt and Associates, LLC
- Industry Chair: Wendy Myers, GovAllies
- Industry Chair: Michael Carroll, Lawelawe Technology Sevices
- Industry Chair: Frank Nestore, Mathtech, Inc
- Industry Chair: Bethlehem Belaineh, TheoryAi
- Industry Chair: Tom Downs, Mobomo
- Industry Chair: Paul Anninos, Growth Path Solutions
- Industry Chair: Mitzi Mead, Anakim Consulting
- Government Chair: John Fedkenheuer
- Government Chair: Tonya Lovelace
2026 Collaboration Council
- Council Industry Chair: Darren Ash, Management Science and Innovation
- Council Government Chair: Brian Epley
- Board Chair: Stephanie Mango, CGI Federal
- Acquisition Industry Chair: Gissa Sateri, SAIC
- Acquisition Government Chair: Mike Skorny
- Acquisition Industry Vice Chair: Ben Marglin, Makwa Global
- Acquisition Industry Vice Chair: Scott Simpson, Koniag
- CX Industry Chair: Lee Becker, Medallia
- CX Government Chair: TBD
- CX Government Vice Chair: Courtney Kay-Decker
- CX Industry Vice Chair: Amanda Chavez, Qualtrics
- Cyber Industry Chair: Kenneth Adams, Foxhole Technology
- Cyber Government Chair: Darren Death
- Cyber Industry Vice Chair: Matthew Sexton, Magnet Forensics
- Cyber Government Vice Chair: James Saunders
- Collaboration Chair: Paul Cunningham, WWT
- ET Government Chair: Robert Wuhrman
- ET Government Vice Chair: Frederic de Vaulx, Prometheus Computing LLC
- ET Industry Vice Chair: Tim Gilday, Leidos
- ET Industry Government Chair: TBD
- Talent Industry Chair: Sydney Heimbrock, Qualtrics
- Talent Government Chair: Javier Inclan
- Talent Government Vice Chair: Terri Shaffer
- Talent Industry Vice Chair: Alka Bhave, Unissant
- Health Industry Chair: Todd Pantezzi, Credence
- Health Government Chair: TBD
- 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: Robert Frey
- N&T Industry Chair: Erika Dinnie, MetTel
- N&T Government Chair: VACANT
- N&T Industry Vice Chair: Stephen Matherne, AT&T
- N&T Government Vice Chair: John Dobriansky
- Resilient Infrastructure Industry Chair: Jim Sprague, Cadmus
- 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
COIs and Institute Board
Communities of Interest 2026 Volunteer Leadership Teams
Acquisition
- Industry Chair: Gissa Sateri, SAIC
- Industry Vice Chair: Ben Marglin, Makwa Global
- Industry Vice Chair: Scott Simpson, Koniag
- Government Chair: Mike Skorny
- Government Vice Chair: VACANT
- Communications Chair: Andrea Azarcon Heller
- Program Chair: Nicole Nunn
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
- Communications Chair: Caitlin Lawrence, Tunlaw Industries
- 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: Darren Death
- Government Vice Chair: VACANT
- Academic Programs Chair: Joe Lewis, Leidos
- Programs Co-Chair: Melissa Marrah, Evolver, Inc
- Programs Co-Chair: Justin Ubert
- Communications Co-Chair: Kemp Jennings-Roche
- Communications Co-Chair: Wendee Roberson, Microsoft
- Collaboration Chair: Paul Cunningham, WWT
- Chair for State and Local: James Saunders
- 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
- Communications Chair: VACANT
- Knowledge Capture Chair: VACANT
- AI Industry Chair: Ravi Gourineni, Lithe Solutions
- AI Industry Vice Chair: Bethlehem Belaineh, Theory AI
- AI Industry Vice Chair: David Hernandez, Salesforce
- AI Government Co-Chair: Omar Bouaichi
- AI Government Co-Chair: Paul Tibbets
- AI Government Vice Chair: Gopakumar Nair
- AI Government Vice Chair: Gabrielle Bedewi
- 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: VACANT
- DevSecOps Government Chair: Jerry Hagedorn
- DevSecOps Industry Chair: David Hernandez, Salesforce
- Quantum Industry Lead: Vanessa Lynch, Leidos
- Quantum Government Lead: VACANT
- DiG Industry Chair: Gabrielle Rivera, Maximus
- DiG Government Chair: Cara Rose
Talent
- Industry Chair: Sydney Heimbrock, Qualtrics, LLC
- Industry Vice Chair: Alka Bhave, Unissant
- Government Chair: Javier Inclan
- Government Vice Chair: Terri Shaffer
- Communications Chair: Destinie Harris, Maximus
- Programs Chair: VACANT
- Programs Support: Samara Schulman, OnPoint
- Programs Support: John O'Duinn
- Program/Portfolio Chair: Railyn Moyers, Oregon Housing and Community Services
- Social Media Lead: Rebecca Rosette, OnPoint
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: Robert Frey
- Programs Chair: Tyler Frederick, Accenture
- Communications Chair: David Freed, Scaled Agile
- Industry Advisor: Margie Graves, IBM
- Industry Advisor: Melvin Brown, CANI LLC
Networks and Telecommunications
- Industry Chair: Erika Dinnie, MetTel
- Industry Vice Chair: Stephen Matherne, AT&T
- Government Chair: VACANT
- Government Vice Chair: John Dobriansky
- Communications Chair: VACANT
- Programs Chair: Deirdre Murray, Deirdre Murray & Associates
Resilient Infrastructure
- Industry Chair: Jim Sprague, Cadmus
- 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 (Data Center): VACANT
- Government Advisor: Beth Killoran
2026 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
Professional Development Programs
Associates
2026 Leadership Team
- Head Coach: Ray McCollum
- Head Coach: Kimberly Pack, Gray Lens Consulting, LLC
- Coach: Shannon Hayes
- Coach: Jeremy Wood
- Coach: Erin Fitzgibbons
- Coach: Jason Abell, AIS
- Coach: Andrew Powell, Strongbridge
- Coach: Martial Michel, Infotrend, Inc
Voyagers
2026 Leadership Team
- Industry Chair: Robert Turman, CGI Federal
- Industry Co-Chair: Lyndsey Hoe, Dev Technology Group
- Industry Co-Chair: Jennifer Kirkhoff, M&C Saatchi World Services US Inc
- Industry Co-Chair: Jessica Alfaro, Makpar
- Government Chair: Ankur Saini
- Government Co-Chair: Sarah Moffat
- Government Co-Chair: Justin Wade
Partners
2026 Leadership Team
- Head Pathfinder: D.J. Dart
- Head Pathfinder: Marisa Roinestad
- Pathfinder: Leah Price
- Pathfinder: Francisco Hernandez
- Pathfinder: Patrick Crovo
- Pathfinder: Steven Brand
2026 Fellows Committee
- Industry Chair: Jonathan Benett, Adobe
- Government Chair: Jeremy Wood
2025 gAp Liaisons
- Liaison: Reed Thompson, ECS Tech
- Liaison: Christopher Goodrich, Cambridge International Systems
Event Planning Committee Leads
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 Co-Chair: Robin Collins
- Government Co-Chair: Victor Lin
- Industry Co-Chair: Maria Gaboury, InterSystems
- Industry Co-Chair: Faye Farah, PCI
Data & Analytic Forum 2025
- Government Chair: Ken Rogers
- Industry Chair: Ann-Marie Johnson, CGI
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
- Emcee: Soraya Correa, NIB
Digital Transformation Summit 2025
- Government Chair: Beth Martin
- Industry Chair: Christy Holley, Leidos
- Emcee: David Hernandez, Salesforce
Cybersecurity Summit 2025
- Industry Chair: Luke McCormack
- Emcee: Pete Tseronis, Dots and Bridges
- Emcee: Tim Gilday, Leidos
Imagine Nation ELC 2025
- Industry Chair: Jylinda Johnson, GDIT
- Industry Vice Chair: Emilie Cordell, Highlight
CX Summit 2025
- Industry Co-Chair: Airis McCottry Gill, Deloitte
- Industry Co-Chair: Angy Peterson, Granicus