Category 3:
Using Innovation, Data, and Breaking Down Organizational Barriers
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U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Kyle Ward
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 State
Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT/EA/CST) Consular Technology
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
Emily White
Senior Advisor for Payment Integrity Program
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
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
National Institute of Health
Center for Information Technology (CIT)
Acting Director, Office of Scientific Computing Services
Program Director
National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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
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
Internal Revenue Service
Courtney Kay-Decker
Chief Taxpayer Experience Officer
Justin Axelrod
Lindsey Buchholz
Jessica Melodia
Michelle Street
U.S. Department of War
Defense Information Systems Agency
Joint Enterprise Licensing Agreement Portfolio Manager
U.S. Department of the Navy
Marine Corps
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration Televeda
Mission Daybreak Suicide Prevention Innovation Initiative
Veterans Benefits Administration
Salem VA Medical Center; VHA Innovation Ecosystem Entrepreneur in Residence
Pulmonary/Sleep Attending Physician
State & Local Government
City of Austin
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Health & Human Services Delivery Center
Deputy Secretary of Office of Income Maintenance
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Workforce Services and Transformation
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
Joint Government & Industry
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CCSQ) Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, Service Center
Program Lead and IT Specialist, Division of Quality Systems, Operations, and Support
Rhiannon K. Hill
Director, Solutions Delivery
Chad Dawson
Solutions Architect
Sameer Rawal
Data Architect
Chirag Bhatt
Sr Solutions Architect
Sravanthi Killamsetty
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