Category 3:
Using Innovation, Data, and Breaking Down Organizational Barriers
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Chief Innovation Officer
Rural Data Gateway Team:
Director, Data Analytics Division and RD Assistant Chief Data Officer
Chief, Program Evaluation Branch, Data Analytics Division
Senior Data Scientist, Program Performance Branch, Data Analytics Division
Chief, Program Performance Branch, Data Analytics Division
Core Team Members:
Chief, Regional Development and Assistance Branch
Program Coordinator, Regional Development and Assistance Branch
Social Scientist, Regional Development and Assistance Branch
Senior Social Science Analyst, Data Analytics Division
Partnership Liaison Specialist, Regional Development and Assistance Branch
Partnership Liaison Specialist, Regional Development and Assistance Branch
Partnership Liaison Specialist, Regional Development and Assistance Branch
Senior Statistician for Demographic Research, Demographic Directorate
Associate Director for Demographic Programs
Chief, Demographic Surveys Division
Chief, Demographic Surveys Division
Survey Director High Frequency
Surveys Team:
Division Chief Demographic Statistical Methods Division
Senior Researcher for Demographic Programs and the SIPP
Assistant Division Chief for Frames and Samples, Demographic Systems Division
Research Mathematical Statistician, Center for Behavioral Science Methods
Research Platforms and Applications Group Leader, Center for Behavioral Science Methods
Division Chief, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division
Assistant Division Chief, Internet Applications and Dissemination, Demographic Surveys Division
Assistant Division Chief, Survey Processing, Demographic Surveys Division
Assistant Division Chief Survey Coordination and Disclosure Avoidance, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division
Statistician Demographer, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division
Lead Scientist for National Crime and Victimization Survey and Current Population Survey Supplements, Demographic Statistical Methods Division
U.S. Department of Defense
Leadership, Ethics, and Law Department
Captain, LEAD Division Deputy Director
Class of 1967 Leadership Fellow
Office of Naval Research
U.S. General Services Administration
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Director of Analytics and Decision Support
Data Scientist
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Senior Human Capital Advisor
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Office of Data, Analytics & Research (ODAR)
Office of Digital Transformation (ODT)
Director, Health Informatics Staff (HIS)
Carson Wang
Appian Architect
Kevin Zong
Appian Developer
Mira Roark
Sr. Appian Developer
Amy McKeehan
Business Analyst / Product Owner
Harinder Singh
Cloud Engineer
Wensheng Hu
Database Engineer
Pratik Sapkota
Database Engineer
Jamie Deignan
Imfra Architect
Bin Duan
Lead Architect
Wilbur Chen
App Architect
Prakash Karri
App Architect
Ling Sukri
Program Manager
Judy Li
Program Manager
Elizabeth Fernandez
Program Manager
Srinivas Nallajanula
QA Tester / Engineer
Steven Kahn
Cloud Architect / Security
Autumn Raven
UI/UX
Kate Solow
UI/UX
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
United States Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
Office of Information and Technology
Director of Enterprise Cloud Services Directorate
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Office of Civil Rights & Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement
Customer Service Branch (CSB)’s Passenger Experience Survey (PES) Team
Niki French
Customer, Service Branch Manager
Patrick Dunn
Program Analyst
Kristin Andrade
Program Analyst
Edith Vaisey
Program Analyst
Ben Terrell
Program Analyst
Natika Cleaves
Program Analyst
Tamisha Hurley-Shinholt
Program Analyst
Christina Walsh
PRA Coordinator
James Williamson
Section Chief Operations & Program Support
John Clagett
Equal Opportunity Assistant
Desameaux N. Shorter
Branch Manager
HQ Support Branch
End-User Services Division
Information Technology
Christopher Johnson Program Analyst
My Linh Bui
Senior Test Engineer
Robert Spinden
Federal Security Director
Russell Whitaker
Customer Service Manager
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
David Hardy
Program Analyst
Bryaneshua Hill Transportation Security Officer
Donald Barker
Federal Security Director
John DiPaola
Customer Service Manager
Jeromie Arch
Transportation Security Officer
Devon Placido
Transportation Security Officer
Luis Rodriguez
Transportation Security Officer
Anne Cross
Federal Security Director
Carie Muirhead
Customer Service Manager
Louie Luiz
Transportation Security Officer
Ann McKinley
Transportation Security Officer
Ceahnna Pelt
Transportation Security Officer
Andrea Medeiros Transportation Security Officer
Jennifer Torres
Program Analyst
Shiloah Louden
Administrative Assistant
John Busch
Federal Security Director
June Forte
Customer Service Manager
Daryush Mazhari
Transportation Security Manager
Larry Webster
Security and Protocol Coordination Center Manager
Stevie Wilcox
Transportation Security Officer
Mark Balbuena
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer
Tracy Simpson
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer
Polly Johnson
Transportation Security Officer
Sheila Sachs
Travel Protocol Liaison Officer
Paola Peralta
Travel Protocol Liaison
Angel Feliciano
Transportation Security Officer
Reginald Thompson
Travel Protocol Officer
Tatiana Bengoechea
Travel Protocol Officer
Kriste Jordan-Smith
Federal Security Director
Juan Ovalle
Customer Service Manager
Stephany Haidar Transportation Security Officer
Craig Noakes
Transportation Security Officer
Nedra Richmond
Program Assistant
Reginald L. Stephens II Federal Security Director
William Byrne
Deputy Federal Security Director
Denise Amicucci
Assitant Federal Security Director
Neil A. Cantor
Transportation Security Officer
Margaret Nied
Transportation Security Officer
Jason Martin
Federal Security Director
Lorondria Smith
Customer Service Manager
Katherine Dandola
Supervisory Program Specialist
Jephte Privert
Transportation Security Officer
Daniella Ellington Transportation Security Officer
Susan Velez-Esteve Transportation Security Officer
Fred Gordon
Program Analyst
Greg Hawko
Federal Security Director
Sharon Moriyasu
Customer Service Manager
Alma Arroyo
Program Analyst
Laura Warren
Transportation Security Manager
Aaron Davenport Transportation Security Manager
Christopher Rue
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer
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
Abdelillah Boudissa Supervisory Transportation Security Officer
Jeannie Soto
Lead Transportation Security Officer
John Essig
Federal Security Director
Charlene Bailey
Customer Service Manager
Joe Lee
Administrative Assistant
Tanisea Williams Transportation Security Officer
Jermaine Cammock Transportation Security Officer
Teddy Jara
Transportation Security Officer
Michele Lee
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer
Zenita Leonard
Transportation Security Officer
Robert Duffy
Federal Security Director
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
Carmen Yepes
Customer Service Manager
Roland Fernandez
Program Specialist
Brenda Medina
Human Resource Assistant
Ysamar Garcia
Program Assistant
Sairismar Serrano Murcello Transportation Security Officer
Stephen Taber
Federal Security Director
David Bressler
Assistant Federal Security Director
David McLain
Customer Service Manager
Adlin Rodriguez
Program Analyst
Victoria Taque
Transportation Security Officer
Stephanie Duarte
Terminal Administrative Assistant
Brythney Marshall
Program Assistant
Daneelle James
Transportation Security Officer
Sean Rogers
Transportation Security Officer
Martin Robinson
Federal Security Director
Aprilynn Hartung
Customer Service Manager
Carolyn Shrewsbury Transportation Security Officer
Andrea Ramirez
Transportation Security Officer
Kirk Skinner
Federal Security Director
Christopher Paskert
Customer Service Manager
Katherine Stitely Transportation Security Officer
Connie Mota
Supervisory Transportation Security Officer
William M. Whitten Transportation Security Officer
Social Security Administration
Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Systems, Deputy Chief Information Officer (former)
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Douglas Anderson
Customer Service Director, Retail Securities Services
Joseph Gioeli III
Deputy Commissioner for Transformation and Modernization
Matthew Garber
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fiscal Operations and
Policy, Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary
Amanda Kupfner
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Strategy
and Transformation, and Chief Strategy Integration Officer
Paula Corbin
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Administrative
Resource Center
Alyssa Riedl
Deputy Assistant Commissioner for
Retail Securities Services
Joe Depergola
Director, Division of Customer Service
Christopher Harbour
Program Support Director, Retail Securities Services
Brandon Hersman
Program Manager
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Geriatrics & Extended Care (GEC)
National Lead for Age-Friendly Health Systems
Age-Friendly Program Analyst
Age-Friendly Program Analyst
Katie Braun, MS, RD
Chief, Employee Engagement Center & Innovation Specialist
Julie Appolonia, DTR
Employee Whole Health Coordinator
Jody Clark
Employee Engagement Specialist
Melissa Mossburg
Employee Engagement Specialist
Ryan Uber, MPH/LSW
Systems Redesign & Improvement Specialist
Nicole Walsh, MS, RD, LDN
Employee Whole Health Coordinator
Cody Ziegler
Program Support Assistant
Olivia Awad, MSW, LCSW
Innovation Specialist
Earl Brown, MA, LPC
Employee Engagement Specialist
Anna Hamett, MS,RD, LDN
Systems Redesign & Improvement Specialist
Patrick Hickey
Employee Engagement Specialist
Katelyn Krauss, CTRS
Employee Whole Health Coordinator
Gelasia Megarry, MBA
Systems Redesign & Improvement Specialist
Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients (SHEP) Team
Jim Schaefer, MPH
Director of Surveys
Evelyn Reyes-Harvey, MS
Health Systems Specialist
Thara F. Lerner, MS
Health Systems Specialist
Heather Pezzullo
Program Specialist
James A. Flaherty
Administrative Officer for Surveys
Mark Meterko, PhD
Survey Methodologist
Steve Fleury, MBA, CSSBB
Management Analyst
Heather Pezzullo, MSW, LICSW, FHX
Program Analyst
Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 1 Connected Care
Industrial Engineer
Advanced Telehealth Clinical Technician
VAMC Manchester Somersworth and Portsmouth Outpatient Clinic
Telehealth Clinical Technician
VAMC Manchester Somersworth and Portsmouth Outpatient Clinic
Telehealth Clinical Technician, VAMC Manchester Somersworth and Portsmouth Outpatient Clinic
Veterans Experience Office (VEO)
VetResources Community Network (VRCN)
MHA, Veterans Experience Office, Senior Partnerships
Advisor & Special Assistant
BSM, MBA, ACHE, Veterans Experience Office, Partnerships Program Specialist & Consultant
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)
Medicaid and SNAP Enrollment and Outreach Section Manager
Division of Medicaid Services Bureau of Eligibility and Enrollment Policy