The 4th Annual Leading for Impact, Women in Leadership Awards recognizes women creating IMPACT, leading organizations and mission-focused strategic programs across the Federal Civilian, Federal Health, and Military Health, Technology, and Consulting Community.
Meet the Honorees:
- Simchah Suveyke Bogin, Chief Customer Experience Officer, US Department of Agriculture
- Cathy Carter, Director, Enterprise Systems Solutions Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Jessica Hagood, Chief Executive Officer, INODE INK CORPORATION
- Cara Rose, Division Director, Digital Services, Social Security Administration
- Shanika Palm, Chief Technology Officer, Visual Connections
- Kim Heermann-Do, Acting Interoperability Workstream Director, FEHRM Program Office, Department of Veterans Affairs/OIT
- Sowmya Hariharan, CEO, OM Group
- Hannah Hunt, Chief Product and Innovation Officer, Army Software Factory
- Karen Jackson, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Sonja Jefferson-Brown, Deputy Director, Division of Plan Oversight and Accountability, Center for Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Krista Kinnard, Chief, Emerging Technology, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Labor
- Courtney Modecki, Federal Healthcare Strategic Programs Executive, VMware
- Katherine Lugo, Director, IT Contracting Services Division, Department of State
- Martha Orr, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Quality, Performance, and Risk, Office of Information Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Nashira Nicholson, Vice President, Health Services, Aptive Resources
- Michelle Schreiber, MD, Deputy Director for Quality and Value, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Nancy Sieger, Chief Information Officer, Internal Revenue Service
- Debbie Opiekun, Chief Business Development Officer, Leidos
- Pamela Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Renata Spinks, Assistant Director/Deputy CIO and Senior Information Security Officer, US Marine Corps
- Karen Painter, Director, Program Integrity Portfolio, GDIT
- Jennifer Rostami, Acting Executive Director – Centers of Excellence, General Services Administration
- Amanda Warfield, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, OptumServe
- COL Audra L. Taylor, Division Chief, Armed Services Blood Program
- Amy Gilliland, President, GDIT
- Mina Hsiang, Administrator, US Digital Service
- Melinda Pitchford, Director, Business Development and Capture Management, DSS Inc.
- Donna Roy, Strategic Advisor, National Security Sector, Guidehouse
- Melina Scotto, Federal Health CISO, GDIT
- Melissa Solito, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Cerner Government Services
- Sheena Burrell, Deputy Chief Information Officer, National Archives and Records Administration
- Kathy Taylor, Senior Vice President, Health IT Business Unit, DRT Strategies
- Bryana Tucci, AWS Marketplace — National Security, Amazon Web Services
- Mary Vogel, President, Ellumen
- Lauren Knausenberger, Chief Information Officer, United States Air Force
- Lisa Wetzel, Executive Vice President, eTelligent Group
- Suzanne Yuter, Director, National Security Segment, Guidehouse
- Karen Chan, Staff Vice President, Business Process Solutions, National Government Services
- Elizabeth McNamara, Deputy Director, Technology and Data Services, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration
- Karen Myers, Senior Manager, Contracts Management, Institute for Defense Analyses
- Julie Bush, Head of Public Health, Palantir Technologies
- Kelly Moore, Deputy, Procurement Operations, US Department of Agriculture
- Natalie Carey, Senior Director, Public Sector, Appian
- Leslie Wagstaffe, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) Consumer Support Group – Director, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Jennifer Folsom, Vice President, Growth, ICF Next
- Sarah Garnett, Partner, Guidehouse
- Florence Kasule, Director of Procurement, United States Digital Service, Executive Office of the President
- Vickie Gogo, Senior Partner, Multicultural Communications, ICF Next
- Pamela Graff, Chief Strategy Officer, Planned Systems International
- Meghan Hendery, Managing Director, KPMG
- Elaine Ho, Deputy Chief of Staff, Workforce, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Ioana Singureanu, Chief Innovation Officer, BookZurman
- Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy
- Heidi Bernardo, Vice President Government Services, Philips
- Merissa Larson, Executive Director for Quality and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Ariana Cappuccino, Product Manager/Product Owner, CORMAC Corporation
- Joyce Hunter, Executive Director – Former Deputy CIO, Policy and Planning, USDA; Current Executive Director for the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology
- Gina Casamassima, Executive Vice President, Operations, Apprio
- Holly H. Pavliscsak, Advanced Medical Technology Initiative (AMTI) Portfolio Manager, TATRC, USAMRDC, Army Futures Command
- Diana Ceban, Vice President, Health Account, Defense and Civilian Sector, SAIC
- Jane Zentmyer, Deputy Director for the Architecture and Transformation Division, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services
- Melanie Dowczek, MS Power Platform Practice Lead, B3 Group
- Schuyler Moore, Senior Defense and Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. House of Representatives
- Lisa Flynn, MD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Cerner Government Services
- Darnita Trower, Assistant Director, Modernization Tools and Technologies, Internal Revenue Service
- Dina Guerrero, Deputy Director, Health Information Technology, Sentar
- Tracey Morgan, Chief, Agile Center of Excellence, Metrics and Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Susanne Hake, Senior Vice President, Palantir Technologies
- Cora Tracy, Director, IT Capital Planning Group, Office of Information Technology, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Macon Hardy, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Unissant
- Sandra Oliver Schmidt, Deputy Director, Procurement Innovation Lab, Department of Homeland Security
- Katrina Tuisamatatele Hickam, Executive Vice President, Health Operations, SAIC
- Mia Jordan, Chief Information Officer, Federal Student Aid, Department of Education
- Nazzic Keene, Chief Executive Officer, SAIC
- COL Jennifer Krolikowski, Senior Materiel Leader, Space Command and Control, Cross Mission Ground and Communications Enterprise, United States Space Force
- Peta Messner, Director, Technology Solutions Provider (TSPi)
- Nicole Willis, Chief Technology Officer, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services
- Monique Outerbridge, Associate Partner, IBM
