The 5th 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.
Congratulations to all of this year’s Awardees!
- Cori Hughes, Program Integration Director, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) Office and PEO Defense Healthcare Management Systems
- Tracie Loving, Director, Office of Organization Development and Engagement, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Lisa Slaughter, Senior Vice President, Maximus
- Kimberly Mingo, VP Government Sales and Business Strategy, Philips
- Suzanne Roosen, Director, Resource Planning and Strategic Management, Office of Food Policy and Response, Food & Drug Administration
- Olivia Trivisani Bowker, Founder & CEO, Amivero
- Diane Yarnell, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff, GRSi
- Pam Rubin, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Faith Roy, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information Security, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Beth Angerman, Chief Operating Officer, MetaPhase Consulting
- Ling Sukri, Vice President of Health IT, Precise Software Solutions, Inc.
- Megan Hicks, Director, REI Systems
- Theressa Kim Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Resolution Think, LLC
- Tobi Pulley, Senior Program Director, Visual Connections, LLC
- Lee Ann Crochunis, Director, Applications Management Group, OIT, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Danni Liu, Senior Manager, Technology Risk, EY
- Srivasavi Chaganti, MD, Founder, President, and CEO, Chags Health Information Technology, LLC (C-HIT)
- Suzanne Shirley, Director, Community Engagement and Fellowship, VHA Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning
- Jennifer Kenney-Smith, Area Sales Manager, GitLab
- LaShanda Cobbs, President & CEO, Optum Serve Preparedness and Emergency Response
- Hannah Bradley, DHA ERMF Program Manager & DHCRM PMO Civilian Lead, Naval Information Warfare Center – Atlantic, Department of Defense
- Joni L. Rutter, Acting Director, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Karen A. Ketchum, Vice President, Data Analytics, ICF
- Kathrine Dass, Chief Delivery Officer, Ventech Solutions
- Lt Col Vikki L. Lopez, Chief Information Officer, Air Force Medical Service
- Joanne Martin, Vice President, Leidos
- Sanja Basaric, AI Program Lead, Department of Health & Human Services
- Yael Harris, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Laurel Health Advisors, LLC
- Dara Corrigan, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Suzanne Boyd, Founder & CEO, Anthro-Tech
- Joanie Barr, Chief Technology Officer, IntelliBridge
- Melissa Bryant, Senior Advisor for Strategic Engagement, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Christine Cocrane, Senior Vice President, Management Advisory Services, LMI
- Ariele Faber, Chief Experience Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Pawla Ghaleb, Founder and CEO, PBG Consulting LLC
- Susan Burke, Sr. Program Director, Cognosante
- Amber Bellsdale, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Enrollment Policy and Operations, Marketplace Eligibility and Enrollment Group, Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Jennifer Rosas, Vice President of Health Solutions, EM Key Solutions, Inc.
- Nara Um, Deputy Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) Office
- Debbie Dean, VP Health Analytics, GDIT
- Jennifer Kwok, ITSM Team Lead, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Rachel Miller, Chief of Staff, WellHive
- Mary Garrison, Vice President, Children and Youth Portfolio, ICF
- Meghana Chalasani, Lead Clinical Analyst, CDER, OND, Food & Drug Administration
- Mary Affeldt, Chief Executive Officer, mPower Incorporated
- Rhonda Taylor, CSSP IPT Lead (Acting), Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, Department of Defense
- Laura Garrison, Salesforce Deputy Practice lead, Octo
- Royce Allen, Director, Enterprise Security Architecture, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Shalika Robie, DET, Regional Director of Student Services-KIPP Nashville, Learning Designer, SR Learning Designs, LLC
- Laura Prietula, Deputy Chief Information Officer, EHRM Integration Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Tina Cheatham, Deputy COO, Health Resources & Services Administration
- Jennie Lucca, Chief Executive Officer, The Children’s Inn at NIH
- Leah Siskind, Chief of Staff, Digital Service, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Teddra Burgess, Managing Director, Federal Civilian, Google
- Angela Reddix, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, A. Reddix and Associates (ARDX)
- LTC Chani Cordero, Chief Information Officer, Brooke Army Medical Center
- Kate Wetherby, Deputy Director, Marketplace IT Group (MITG), Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Marketplace IT Group (MITG), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Monica Rosser, Chief Growth Officer, Favor TechConsulting LLC
- Amy E. Kirby, PhD, National Wastewater Surveillance System Program Lead, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- LTC(P) Sharon Rosser, Acting Commander, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
- Sophie Stern, Managing Director, KPMG
- Amy Cohen, Program Manager, esMD, Unissant, Inc.
- Helga Rippen, MD, PhD, Chief Interoperability Officer, Office of Technical Integration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Faye Curran, PhD, Program Manager, Cognosante
- Nikita Singh, President & CEO, Saliense Consulting
- Kristin Porter, Partner and VA Account Leader, Guidehouse
- Krista Yager, Chief Digital Officer, National Government Services
- Colleen Kummet, PhD, Data Scientist Consultant, GDIT
- Darya Kulyk, Sr. Customer Success Manager, LaunchDarkly
- Marybeth Carragher, Senior Vice President, Consulting Services, CGI Federal
- Joanna Robbs, DHA CyOC Chief, Naval Information Warfare Center – Atlantic, Department of Defense
- Keia B. Eaves, President & CEO, Olive Branch Innovations
- Molly Gatti, Office of Business Integration, Chief Solution Delivery, Veterans Business Administration (VBA)
- Penni Spriggs, Program Manager, Sierra7
