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Ms. Agnew has thirty years of experience in policy development and implementation, program and project management, coalition building and negotiation, public communication in four Federal agencies and five State agencies. Most recently Ann served as Executive Secretariat for the Department of Health and Human Services where she managed the office responsible for ensuring coordination and clearance of all policy documents for Secretary’s briefings, decisions and signature. In this role she directed review and coordinated policy decision making across all of the HHS departments, including CMS, CDC, FDA and NIH. With her staff she served as a gatekeeper for approval of all Department regulations, including complex Medicare payment

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Mr. Alfano is has extensive delivery, and business development experience with highly visible projects He is a results driven senior executive with strong IT development, strategic planning, team-building, communication, problem-solving and program management skills. He has a proven record of developing and delivering business in the Federal Health space. He was responsible for capture and delivery on programs such as Grants.gov for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), MMWR and NCID for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other programs at CMS, HHS’ OIG, and ACF.

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Ray Barberesi is a retired member of the U.S. Federal Senior Executive Service; and a retired U.S. Naval Reserve Officer.  He spent his career sailing as a licensed Mate aboard U.S.-flag vessels, and working at the U.S. Department of Transportation.  Currently, Mr. Barberesi is President of MTS Corporation, an advisory, consulting and representation company specializing in solutions for the transportation and security industries.

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Charlotte Bryan is a nationally recognized expert in aviation security with over 36 years of Federal experience including senior management responsibilities at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).  Key assignments at agency headquarters and in Brussels included senior responsibilities for aviation security policies and programs and stakeholder relations with U.S. and international airports and air carriers.

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Edward Cincinnati has over 32 years of federal experience, primarily in the management of large service-related organizations in the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security.  As a member of the Senior Executive Service, he directed a diverse staff of senior and mid-level officials in the areas of strategic planning, budgeting, human resources, information technology, security, procurement and training.  Mr. Cincinnati is an expert in budget issues, having served as Executive Officer for the nation’s bankruptcy program, Assistant Director of Budget at the Justice Department and most recently, as Assistant Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security.  Mr. Cincinnati was also an instructor on the federal budget process and held a Top Secret SCI clearance.

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Ms. Connelly has more than 20 years’ experience as a senior officer in Federal financial services entities including the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, Resolution Trust Corporation, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Her expertise includes advising boards of directors on complex financial, operational and asset management issues, as well as developing strategies and processes for budgeting, financial control and communications.

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Joe Cuddihy is a retired federal employee with over thirty years experience in the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security.

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Anna Maria Farias is a federal retiree who has held several positions at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development as a political appointee for the Bush Administration from 2001 – 2008.  As the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Initiatives under the auspices of Community Planning and Development in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, she also served as Senior Counsel for HUD Secretary Mel Martinez.   From November 1992-2000, Ms. Farias served as the Executive Director of the Crystal City Housing Authority in Texas. She received the Presidential National Award for being the only Executive Director in the country to reside in public housing.  

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From 2005 to 2009, John held the position of Health Attaché of the United States Mission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In that capacity, John represented the United States at UNESCO and OECD on health, social, and science policy matters such as the effect of U.S. and European health systems’organizational and reimbursement policies on innovation, quality, and access.

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With a 30-year career in the information technology industry, Joyce Hunter is a seasoned executive leveraging a diverse background in providing hardware, software and services to industry and all levels of government with a particular focus on health related agencies and organizations. This multi-dimensional experience enables Ms. Hunter to offer “big picture” strategies to clients, combining knowledge of today’s business needs with expertise in applying a spectrum of technologies, standards and partners to meet local, national and global challenges.

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Casper Jones is a passionate and hands on healthcare leader with a history of promoting positive patient and staff outcomes; performance improvement and organizational advancements; cultural change; process improvements; IT improvements and driving change that redefines institutional success.

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Ms. Lewis has thirty five years of health care policy, strategic planning, and operational experience in the Department of Defense Military Health System, and as a health care consultant with Deloitte, The McVey Company Incorporated, and Intellect Solutions.

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Col. (ret) Lopez is a HealthCare Information Technology Executive Consultant with over 25 years of documented success as a U.S. Army officer culminating in the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the U.S. Army’s global healthcare system. Col (ret) Lopez has over 10 years managing health information technology (HIT) at the C-Suite level; four years as CIO at two 100-plus-bed Army hospitals managing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system; and a proven record in strategic planning, management of multiple concurrent IT projects (acquisition through delivery) and working across the Military Health System (Tri-Service; MHS). Col (ret) Lopez is strong and experienced in integrating the functions of Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio Management, Strategic Planning and Investment Management. Demonstrated skills leading and motivating large staffs, and managing multi-million dollar budgets and geographically dispersed organizations. Col (ret) Lopez is bilingual (fluent in English and Spanish; written and spoken) and holds an active U.S. government SECRET security clearance. He is a certified Defense Acquisition Professional Level 2 in IT and Level 1 in PM.

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Entered government service in competitive Presidential Management Intern Program, beginning in the Secretary’s Budget Office in the Departments of Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development. Served 24 years on House Committees on Appropriations and Budget, and on House and Senate Leadership Task Forces on Congressional Budget Process. For 21 years has provided informational, analytical, planning, representational, advocacy and business development services to private sector organizations in their dealings with the Federal marketplace, and budget process counsel to Federal agencies and foreign governments.

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Senior executive who brings unparalleled expertise in federal legislative and administrative processes.  Known for ability to deliver measurable results by effectively navigating all stages of the federal resource allocation process.

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John Osthaus possesses over twenty years of experience in managing highly complex legislation focused on appropriations for the U.S. Department of State, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Commerce. During his 22-year career with the House Appropriations Committee, he served for 15 years as chief of staff for the Subcommittee on the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and twenty independent agencies.

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Rear Admiral Gordon Piché retired from the US Coast Guard in June, 1998, having served more than 34 years of increasing managerial experience with extensive recruitment, assessment, and personnel management on a national scale in positions as Director of Personnel management for the entire Coast Guard with more than 44,000 military and civilian employees; and Assistant Superintendent at the US Coast Guard Academy.

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Gary Rossio is a retired federal executive (SES-4)with thirty eight years of health care experience in the Department of Veterans Affairs and military service in the US Air Force.

Mr. Rossio expertise is in veteran issues and advocacy, health care administration and service delivery, and leadership development.  During his career, he advanced through the ranks ultimately placing him in leadership positions that culminated in sixteen years as CEO on both coasts of the US.  Mr. Rossio led medical centers in Joint Commission accreditations, developing new medical programs and technology for improved care for military veterans and created an employment culture that reflected excellence on a daily basis. After federal life, he has created community collaboration of service delivery with 77 partners that brought together various levels of government and private sector providers in health care and other benefits to assist cross section service delivery in San Diego that is unique in the US.  Innovations have focused on the current war veterans and the knowledge transfer of current employees in a variety of sectors to work in an integrated manner to help active duty and veterans and their families benefit from this safety net.

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Denny Standridge is a former Director with more than forty years of direct experience in the Social Security Administration (SSA). His areas of expertise at SSA include multi-million dollar procurement efforts, worldwide deployments, and overall support of SSA's information technology infrastructure. He directed 24 x 7 support of SSA's overall network, desktop architecture and the National Data Center in Woodlawn, MD.