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Category 3:

Using Innovation, Data, and Breaking Down Organizational Barriers

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Development Innovation Center

Jacqueline Ponti-Lazaruk

Chief Innovation Officer

 

Rural Data Gateway Team:

Dr. James Barham

Director, Data Analytics Division and RD Assistant Chief Data Officer

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Dr. Kasey Martin

Chief, Program Evaluation Branch, Data Analytics Division

 

Christopher Whaley

Senior Data Scientist, Program Performance Branch, Data Analytics Division

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Karl Lekrone

Chief, Program Performance Branch, Data Analytics Division

Core Team Members:

Chris Stever

Chief, Regional Development and Assistance Branch

 

Sara Loe

Program Coordinator, Regional Development and Assistance Branch

 

Celina Martinez

Social Scientist, Regional Development and Assistance Branch

 

Dr. Amanda Hope

Senior Social Science Analyst, Data Analytics Division

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Marie Pittman

Partnership Liaison Specialist, Regional Development and Assistance Branch

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Alexandria Anderson

 Partnership Liaison Specialist, Regional Development and Assistance Branch

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Melissa Ng

Partnership Liaison Specialist, Regional Development and Assistance Branch

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Census Bureau

Household Pulse Team

Jennifer Hunter Childs

Senior Statistician for Demographic Research, Demographic Directorate

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Victoria (Tori) Velkoff

 Associate Director for Demographic Programs

 

Eloise Parker

Chief, Demographic Surveys Division

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Jeff Sisson

Chief, Demographic Surveys Division

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Cassandra (Cass) Logan

 Survey Director High Frequency

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Surveys Team:

Anthony (Tony) Tersine

 Division Chief Demographic Statistical Methods Division 

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Jason Fields

Senior Researcher for Demographic Programs and the SIPP 

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Shawn Barber

Assistant Division Chief for Frames and Samples, Demographic Systems Division

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Casey Eggleston

Research Mathematical Statistician, Center for Behavioral Science Methods

Aleia Clark Fobia

Research Platforms and Applications Group Leader, Center for Behavioral Science Methods

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David (Dave) Waddington

Division Chief, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division

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Jeffrey (Jeff) Stark

Assistant Division Chief, Internet Applications and Dissemination, Demographic Surveys Division

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Craig Johnson

Assistant Division Chief, Survey Processing, Demographic Surveys Division

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Hyon Shin

Assistant Division Chief Survey Coordination and Disclosure Avoidance, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division

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Derek Breese

Statistician Demographer, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division

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David Hornick

Lead Scientist for National Crime and Victimization Survey and Current Population Survey Supplements, Demographic Statistical Methods Division

U.S. Department of Defense​

U.S. Naval Academy

Leadership, Ethics, and Law Department

Kevin Mullaney

Captain, LEAD Division Deputy Director

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Dr. Chris Nye

Class of 1967 Leadership Fellow

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Dr. Dan Cervone

Office of Naval Research

U.S. General Services Administration​

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Ashleigh Sanders

Director of Analytics and Decision Support

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Isabel Metzger

Data Scientist

Carson Wang

Appian Architect

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Kevin Zong

Appian Developer

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Mira Roark

Sr. Appian Developer

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Amy McKeehan

Business Analyst / Product Owner

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Harinder Singh

Cloud Engineer

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Wensheng Hu

Database Engineer

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Pratik Sapkota

Database Engineer

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Jamie Deignan

Imfra Architect

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Bin Duan

Lead Architect

Wilbur Chen

App Architect

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Prakash Karri

App Architect

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Ling Sukri

Program Manager

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Judy Li

Program Manager

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Elizabeth Fernandez
Program Manager

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Srinivas Nallajanula

QA Tester / Engineer

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Steven Kahn

Cloud Architect / Security

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Autumn Raven

UI/UX

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Kate Solow

UI/UX

Niki French

Customer, Service Branch Manager

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Patrick Dunn

Program Analyst

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Kristin Andrade

Program Analyst

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Edith Vaisey

Program Analyst

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Ben Terrell

Program Analyst

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Natika Cleaves

Program Analyst

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Tamisha Hurley-Shinholt

Program Analyst

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Christina Walsh

PRA Coordinator

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James Williamson

Section Chief Operations & Program Support

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John Clagett

Equal Opportunity Assistant 

 

Desameaux N. Shorter

Branch Manager

HQ Support Branch

End-User Services Division

Information Technology

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Christopher Johnson Program Analyst

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My Linh Bui

Senior Test Engineer

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Robert Spinden

Federal Security Director

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Russell Whitaker

Customer Service Manager

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Keith Hill

Transportation Security Officer

 

Tiffany Sparrow

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Khaliah Joshua

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

 

Dedrick Brooks

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

 

Chris Murgia

Federal Security Director

 

Dana Oman

Customer Service Manager

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David Hardy

Program Analyst

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Bryaneshua Hill Transportation Security Officer

 

Donald Barker

Federal Security Director

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John DiPaola

Customer Service Manager

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Jeromie Arch

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Devon Placido

Transportation Security Officer

 

Luis Rodriguez

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Anne Cross

Federal Security Director

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Carie Muirhead

Customer Service Manager

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Louie Luiz

Transportation Security Officer

 

Ann McKinley

Transportation Security Officer

 

Ceahnna Pelt

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Andrea Medeiros Transportation Security Officer 

 

Jennifer Torres

Program Analyst

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Shiloah Louden

Administrative Assistant

 

John Busch

Federal Security Director

 

June Forte

Customer Service Manager

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Daryush Mazhari

Transportation Security Manager 

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Larry Webster

Security and Protocol Coordination Center Manager 

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Stevie Wilcox

Transportation Security Officer

 

Mark Balbuena

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

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Tracy Simpson

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

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Polly Johnson

Transportation Security Officer 

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Sheila Sachs

Travel Protocol Liaison Officer 

 

Paola Peralta

Travel Protocol Liaison

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Angel Feliciano

Transportation Security Officer 

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Reginald Thompson

Travel Protocol Officer 

 

Tatiana Bengoechea

Travel Protocol Officer

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Kriste Jordan-Smith

Federal Security Director

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Juan Ovalle

Customer Service Manager

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Stephany Haidar Transportation Security Officer 

 

Craig Noakes

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Nedra Richmond

Program Assistant 

 

Reginald L. Stephens II Federal Security Director

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William Byrne

Deputy Federal Security Director

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Denise Amicucci

Assitant Federal Security Director 

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Neil A. Cantor

Transportation Security Officer 

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Margaret Nied

Transportation Security Officer

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Jason Martin

Federal Security Director

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Lorondria Smith

Customer Service Manager

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Katherine Dandola

Supervisory Program Specialist 

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Jephte Privert

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Daniella Ellington Transportation Security Officer 

 

Susan Velez-Esteve Transportation Security Officer

 

Fred Gordon

Program Analyst

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Greg Hawko

Federal Security Director

​

Sharon Moriyasu

Customer Service Manager
 

Alma Arroyo

Program Analyst

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Laura Warren

Transportation Security Manager 

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Aaron Davenport Transportation Security Manager 

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Christopher Rue

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

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Megan Riggle

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Sheree James

Transportation Security Officer

 

Scott Johnson

Federal Security Director

 

Dean Cummings

Customer Service Manager

 

Kyle Martin

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

 

Cheri Castellani-Bean Transportation Security Officer 

 

Yolande Newbill

Lead Transportation Security Officer

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Abdelillah Boudissa Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

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Jeannie Soto

Lead Transportation Security Officer

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John Essig

Federal Security Director

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Charlene Bailey

Customer Service Manager

 

Joe Lee

Administrative Assistant

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Tanisea Williams Transportation Security Officer 

 

Jermaine Cammock Transportation Security Officer 

 

Teddy Jara

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Michele Lee

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer 

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Zenita Leonard

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Robert Duffy

Federal Security Director

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Janine Ganas

Customer Service Manager

 

Falon Moody

Transportation Security Officer

 

Julian Rojas

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Gerard Murray

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer 

 

Emil Marian

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Pete Garcia

Federal Security Director

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Carmen Yepes

Customer Service Manager

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Roland Fernandez

Program Specialist 

 

Brenda Medina

Human Resource Assistant 

 

Ysamar Garcia

Program Assistant 

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Sairismar Serrano Murcello Transportation Security Officer 

 

Stephen Taber

Federal Security Director

 

David Bressler

Assistant Federal Security Director 

 

David McLain

Customer Service Manager

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Adlin Rodriguez

Program Analyst 

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Victoria Taque

Transportation Security Officer
 

Stephanie Duarte

Terminal Administrative Assistant 

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Brythney Marshall

Program Assistant 

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Daneelle James

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Sean Rogers

Transportation Security Officer

 

Martin Robinson

Federal Security Director

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Aprilynn Hartung

Customer Service Manager

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Carolyn Shrewsbury Transportation Security Officer

 

Andrea Ramirez

Transportation Security Officer 

 

Kirk Skinner

Federal Security Director

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Christopher Paskert

Customer Service Manager

 

Katherine Stitely Transportation Security Officer 

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Connie Mota

Supervisory Transportation Security Officer 

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William M. Whitten Transportation Security Officer

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Office of Public Affairs

Michael Johnson

Section Chief, Strategic Communications

U.S. Department of the Treasury​

Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Retail Securities Services

Douglas Anderson

Customer Service Director, Retail Securities Services​

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Joseph Gioeli III

Deputy Commissioner for Transformation and Modernization

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Matthew Garber

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fiscal Operations and
Policy, Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary

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Amanda Kupfner

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Strategy
and Transformation, and Chief Strategy Integration Officer

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Paula Corbin

Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Administrative
Resource Center

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Alyssa Riedl

Deputy Assistant Commissioner for

Retail Securities Services

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Joe Depergola

Director, Division of Customer Service

 

Christopher Harbour

Program Support Director, Retail Securities Services

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Brandon Hersman

Program Manager

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs​

Office of Geriatrics & Extended Care (GEC)

Age-Friendly Health Systems

Kimberly Wozneak

National Lead for Age-Friendly Health Systems

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Kayla Lalande

Age-Friendly Program Analyst

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Ines Valencia-Mendoza

Age-Friendly Program Analyst

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VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Employee Engagement Center

Katie Braun, MS, RD

Chief, Employee Engagement Center & Innovation Specialist

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Julie Appolonia, DTR

Employee Whole Health Coordinator

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Jody Clark

Employee Engagement Specialist

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Melissa Mossburg

Employee Engagement Specialist

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Ryan Uber, MPH/LSW

Systems Redesign & Improvement Specialist 

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Nicole Walsh, MS, RD, LDN

Employee Whole Health Coordinator

Cody Ziegler

Program Support Assistant

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Olivia Awad, MSW, LCSW

Innovation Specialist

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Earl Brown, MA, LPC

Employee Engagement Specialist

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Anna Hamett, MS,RD, LDN

Systems Redesign & Improvement Specialist

 

Patrick Hickey

Employee Engagement Specialist

 

Katelyn Krauss, CTRS

Employee Whole Health Coordinator

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Gelasia Megarry, MBA

Systems Redesign & Improvement Specialist

​Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients (SHEP) Team

Jim Schaefer, MPH

Director of Surveys

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Evelyn Reyes-Harvey, MS

Health Systems Specialist

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Thara F. Lerner, MS

Health Systems Specialist

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Heather Pezzullo

Program Specialist

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James A. Flaherty

Administrative Officer for Surveys

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Mark Meterko, PhD

Survey Methodologist

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Steve Fleury, MBA, CSSBB

Management Analyst

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Heather Pezzullo, MSW, LICSW, FHX

Program Analyst

​Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 1 Connected Care

Benjamin Colonna

Industrial Engineer

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Raquel Rojas

Advanced Telehealth Clinical Technician

VAMC Manchester Somersworth and Portsmouth Outpatient Clinic

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Brian Loughlin

Telehealth Clinical Technician

VAMC Manchester Somersworth and Portsmouth Outpatient Clinic

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Shelly R. Hanson, LPN TCT

Telehealth Clinical Technician, VAMC Manchester Somersworth and Portsmouth Outpatient Clinic

​Veterans Experience Office (VEO)

VetResources Community Network (VRCN)

Andi Martinez

MHA, Veterans Experience Office, Senior Partnerships
Advisor & Special Assistant​

 

Matthew A. Campbell

BSM, MBA, ACHE, Veterans Experience Office, Partnerships Program Specialist & Consultant

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Angela Spatz

Veterans Experience Office, Partnerships Program Specialist & Consultant

State Government​

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Division of Medicaid Services (DMS)

Bureau of Eligibility and Enrollment Policy (BEEP)

Stephanie Jung Dorfman

Medicaid and SNAP Enrollment and Outreach Section Manager

Division of Medicaid Services Bureau of Eligibility and Enrollment Policy

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