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Category 3:

Using Innovation, Data, and Breaking Down Organizational Barriers

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U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Census Bureau

Sean Morse

Senior Business Analyst

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Monica Youngman

Acting AI Director National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Kyle Ward

Data Scientist

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Shivon P. Kenshaw

Senior Innovation Advisor

U.S. Department of Energy

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Kirsten Dalboe

Chief Data Officer


Doug Reimel

Chief, Data Policy & Stewardship


Andrew Iyengar

Data Engineering


Franklin Chou

Data Engineering


Hillary Huffer

Data Analytics


Richard Pfleeger

Data Analytics


Jennifer Kish

Data Policy & Stewardship


Kayla Williams

Information Collection


Ken Ambrose

Information Collection

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

National Institute of Health

Center for Information Technology (CIT)

Nick Weber

Acting Director, Office of Scientific Computing Services

Lakshmi Kumar Matukumalli

Program Director

National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Michelle Zebrowski

Chief Data Officer

Transportation Security Administration

Customer Experience Branch's CX Runway Suite

Patrick Dunn

Supervisory Program Analyst


Edith Vaisey

Program Analyst


Niki French

Manager


Tamisha Shinholt

Program Analyst


Kristin Andrade

Program Analyst


Natika Cleaves

Program Analyst


Benjamin Terrell

Program Analyst

Customer Experience Branch's CX Runway Suite

Connie Huebner

Training Development Division Branch Manager


Jared Babin

El Paso Federal Security Director


Ryan Gebhart

ECCO


Matthew McCalligett

Program Specialist


Sean Cooley

Southeast Region Program Analyst

Customer Experience Branch's CX Runway Suite

Rachel Schwind

Director


Sarah Spradlin

IO Psychologist


Tiffany Basdeo

Consultant


Louisa Schaefer

Senior Program/Process Specialist


Juliana Fitzsimmons

Consultant


Tara Smith

Consultant


Farhan Iqbal

Power BI Architect


Fred Panzer

IO Psychologist

Social Security Administration

SSI Improvement Team

Sean Brune

Founding Executive

Erik Jones

Head of SSI Improvement

Clayton Wood

Director of Policy and Process Improvement

Syed Ashfaq

Director of Automation and Digitization

Beth Hamill

Innovation Lab Director

Dawn Bystry

Director of Communications Data

Sierra Burgess

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Lynn Henstenburg

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Stacy Hozalski

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Bilan Jama

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Latonia Jennings

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Dana Marquez

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Wendy Robles-Cortes

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Timothy Stewart

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Bunna Teav

Policy and Process Improvement Analyst

Kia Anderson

Communications, Data and Reporting Analyst

Veronda Coffman Communications, Data and Reporting Analyst

Joshua Cohen

Communications, Data and Reporting Analyst

Vanise Joy-Griffin

Communications, Data and Reporting Analyst

Teleah Moore

Communications, Data and Reporting Analyst

Awa Ceesay

Automation and Digitization Analyst

Julie Cuniffe

Automation and Digitization Analyst

Kay Mosley

Automation and Digitization Analyst

Christopher Pascale

Automation and Digitization Analyst

Christopher Bowser

Automation and Digitization Analyst

Robert Register III

Automation and Digitization Analyst

Nicholas Temple

Automation and Digitization Analyst

Megan Workley

Automation and Digitization Analyst

Olga Villasenor

Innovation Lab Analyst

Lynn Sipe

Innovation Lab Analyst

Roberto Perez

Innovation Lab Analyst

Sheila Lee

Innovation Lab Analyst

Stasha Maiden

Innovation Lab Analyst

William Carter

Innovation Lab Analyst

Tonya Boren

Innovator

Gina Delgado

Innovator

Amanda Flood

Innovator

Daijah Keenan

Innovator

Cheyla Ocasio

Innovator

Aisha Patrick

Innovator

 

Andrea Rohn-Weyeneth

Innovator

Silva Sanguinetti

Innovator

Jacqueline Yates

Innovator

Eunjung (Jennifer) Kim

Innovator

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT/EA/CST) Consular Technology

Angelica Gutierrez

Visa Portfolio Lead, Division Chief

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Office of Financial Integrity Office of Financial Integrity

Daniel Kwiatkowski

Acting Director


Ai Young

Agency Outreach Lead


Ernest Jon Ortiz

Agency Outreach Lead


Jack Harbour

Agency Outreach Lead


Jessica Taylor

Agency Outreach Lead


Stephanie Weakley

Agency Outreach Lead


Brian Hewitt

Branch Manager


Grace Lim

Branch Manager


Lucas Anderson

Branch Manager


Carly Schippits

Data Analyst/Scientist

Kevin McDaniels

Director


Mary Zimmer

Investigative Analyst

Wayne Everett

Investigative Analyst


Amy Sipps

Management and Program Analyst


Derek Pachla

Management and Program Analyst


Jeremy Harr

Management and Program Analyst


Robert Fumanti

Management and Program Analyst


Corey Smith

Privacy Analyst


Letitia Malloy

Privacy Analyst


Gary Swasey

Product Manager


Ian Thomas

Product Owner, Web Portal


Jean Stevens

Project Manager, Outreach


Justin Marsico

Executive Director

Internal Revenue Service

Dottie Romo

Chief Operating Office

Cynthia DeCoster

Human Resources Information Technology Specialist

Tax Experience Office

Courtney Kay-Decker

Chief Taxpayer Experience Officer


Justin Axelrod


Lindsey Buchholz

Jessica Melodia

Michelle Street 

U.S. Department of War

Defense Information Systems Agency

David White

Supervisory Program Analyst, JELA Portfolio Manager

U.S. Department of the Navy

Marine Corps

Jason Smith

Program Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administration Televeda

Mission Daybreak Suicide Prevention Innovation Initiative

Dr. Christie Prairie Chicken

Director, VHA Office of Tribal Health

Terri “Moon” Boswell

Administrative Officer

VHA Office of Tribal Health

Veterans Benefits Administration

Colin Deaso

Deputy Director

 Salem VA Medical Center; VHA Innovation Ecosystem Entrepreneur in Residence

Madalina Macrea

Pulmonary/Sleep Attending Physician

South Texas Veterans Health Care System; VHA Innovation Ecosystem (IE) Fellowships Entrepreneur in Residence

Tammy Sanders

Program Director-Geriatrics Extended Care (GEC)

State & Local Government

City of Austin

Prakhar Bajpai

IT Data Architect

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Dory McGuire

Chief Information Officer

Health & Human Services Delivery Center

Hoa Pham

Deputy Secretary of Office of Income Maintenance

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Workforce Services and Transformation

Minnesota Paid Leave Team

Evan Rowe

Deputy Commissioner

Greg Norfleet

Paid Leave Director

Jill Carlson

Chief Operating Officer

Kate Redden

Chief of Staff

Kelly Knight

Chief Product Officer

Kate Kunitz

Chief Strategy Officer

Heather Bestler

Deputy COO / Financial and Program Integrity

Britta Rinke

Deputy Chief Product Officer

Sasha Mackin

Sr. Manager of Appeals

Kelley Green

Sr. Manager of Contact Center Operations

Deana Chase

Sr. Manager of Claims Administration

Jill Marchand

PMO Manager

Hannah Buckland

Manager of Learning and Development

Emily Miller

Manager of Grants Administration

Lauren Leonard

Manager of Administrative Services

Spencer Chow

Manager of Data and Analytics

Ryan Evans

Manager of UI/UX Design

Sam Fettig

External Communications Manager

Betsy Ohrn

Program Analysis Manager

Linda Miller

Public Engagement Manager

Industry

KLC Consulting

State of Florida

Raj Prahast Maheswarapu

Data Safeguarding Lead

Salesforce

Mia Jordan

Industry Advisor

Joint Government & Industry

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

(CCSQ) Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, Service Center 

Jay Vancil

Program Lead and IT Specialist, Division of Quality Systems, Operations, and Support 

ServBeyond

Rhiannon K. Hill

Director, Solutions Delivery

 Chad Dawson

Solutions Architect

Sameer Rawal

Data Architect

Chirag Bhatt

Sr Solutions Architect

Sravanthi Killamsetty 

Jay Vancil

Program Lead and IT Specialist, Division of Quality Systems, Operations, and Support 

 Fairness Act Award Digital Services

Djimy Chapron

Head of Benefit Information Systems

Randoe Dice

Head of Workload Support

Billy Donner

Head of Portfolio 2

Shannon Ebron

Head of Disability Operations

Stephen Evangelista

Chief of Digital Services

Michele Holcomb

Retired

Jack Leuchtman

Head of Product

Michelle Minton

Head of Priority Product Development

Anya Olsen

Director

Patrick Robinson

Head of Portfolio 1

Melissa Rowe

Product Manager

Margie Sletten

Retired

Jennifer Stevenson

Head of Digital Solutions

Cherie Thacker

Senior Advisor

Denise Wiley

Head of International Operations

Shannon Wittman

Head of Digital Engagement

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