

Category 4:
Using Innovative Technologies to Deliver Simple, Seamless, and Secure Services
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Jamie White
Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator
for Farm Programs
Mike Walter
Director, SND
Mary Catherine Cromley
Kim Graham
Acting Assistant Administrator
Caleb Gilead
Brenda Carlson
Cassie Neusch
Evelyn Whitesides
Brandon Soldner
Amanda Brosch
Lani Martin
Lenior Simmons
Julie Pena
John Blankenship
Aren Dameron
Erin Gallahan
John Ingle
Alison Lenz
Jeremy Nalder
Tina Nemec
Todd Pfeifer
Sylvia Redd
Jeanne Schmidt
Kerry Sefton
Tracey Smith
Steve Stark
Barry TerHark
Gordon Washburn
Lisa Berry
Andrea Naughton Insley
Michael Walter
Jennifer Fiser
Jamie Garriott
Tyler Gilkey
Entire FSA Safety Net Division and Program Delivery Division
FPAC Business Center (Information Solutions Division, Economic and Policy Analysis Division)
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Acting Division Director, Technology Solutions
Mark Willis
Supervisory Physical Scientist
Monica Youngman
NWS Chief Scientist
Matt Davis
Physical Scientist
Jeremy Schulz
IT Specialist
Mike Churma
Meteorologist
Don Barto
Software Developer
Allison Northrop
Physical Scientist
Angela Smith
Contract Specialist
Management Analyst
Nate Smith
IT Specialist
Derek Deroche
Mutual Aid Coordinator
Kelly Allen
Sector 4 Operations Center
Meteorologist in Charge
Gina Selig
Project Manager
Conor McSherry
Team Lead
Abdelaal Ali
Software Developer
Micah Young
Junior Software Developer
Ashleigh Pulsifer
Software Developer
Shawn Webber
Senior Software Developer
Adina Anton
Project Manager
Mitch Marsden
Team Lead
Abiy Woldetsadik
Software Developer
Ben Rayden
Junior Software Developer
Alex Nguyen
Software Developer
Jessica Schauer
Business Analyst
Ruchir Narayan
Business Process SME
Amrish Jain
Technical SME
U.S. Department of Education
Federal Student Aid (FSA)
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Branch Chief, Product Management Division and Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Infrastructure and User Services Group
Office of Information Technology
Senior Health Insurance Specialist
Marketplace Innovation and Technology Group
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Division of Data Management Services and Solutions
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Chief Information Technology, Cybersecurity
Technical Readiness Transformation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Office of Information and Technology (OIT)
Executive Director of Passenger Systems Program Directorate
Office of Information Technology
Targeting and Analysis Systems Program Directorate
Nael Samha
Executive Director
Bradley Birch
Deputy Executive Director
Mario Medina
Deputy Executive Director
Han Yi
Director
Chris Havrilla
Director
Matt Kim
Director
Jon Dostal
Director
Cole Thompson
Director
Jessica Kopel
Director
Andrea Cannon
Supervisory Tax Analyst
Ishmael P. Alejo
Director, Taxpayer Services
Samantha R. Cairns Management and Program Analyst, Information Technology
Benjamin D. Crosby
Information Technology Specialist (Policy & Planning), Information Technology
Shaneak T. Dazza
Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC), Information Technology
Mark W. Dearing
Program Manager, Taxpayer Services
Mark A. Gautreaux Supervisory Program Analyst (Project Manager), SB/SE Deputy Commissioner Examination
William S. (Scott) Hargis
Management and Program Analyst, Privacy, Governmental Liaison & Disclosure
Curtis P. Hohn
Supervisory Contact Representative, Enterprise Case Management Office
Daniel W. Horan III Management and Program Analyst, Taxpayer Services
John J. Mackus Jr.
Management and Program Analyst, Information Technology
Edwin A. Patten
Supervisory Tax Analyst, Taxpayer Services
Elizabeth Ortiz
Tax Analyst, Taxpayer Services
Sunil K. Pala
Information Technology Specialist (Policy & Planning), Information Technology
Joseph A. Rodgers
Project Manager, Large Business and International (LB&I)
Titus E. Thomas
IT Specialist (Systems Analysis and Applications Software), Information Technology
Nicholas R. Udy
Management & Program Analyst, Taxpayer Experience Office
Sindhu Vengattery Information Technology Specialist (Systems Analysis), Information Technology
Scott R. Willoughby
Senior Tax Analyst, Taxpayer Services
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Director, Data Center and Cloud Engineering
Veterans Health Administration
Veterans Health Administration Central Office
Office of Geriatrics & Extended Care
National State Home Per Diem Program (SHPD)
Veterans Benefits Administration
Office of Business Integration Team
Office of Mission Support
Project Manager and COR
Supervisor
Business Requirements and Privacy Act Policy SME
State Government
Chief Information Officer & Executive Director
Governor's Office of Information Technology
North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA)
Industry
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
Vice President of Federal Civilian
President
Douglas Honeycutt
Solutions Architect
Nicholas Carpenter
Sr. Developer
Srinivasan Titte
Sr. Developer
Thy Dong
Sr. Developer
Raghu Gadiraju
Solutions Architect (Contractor)
Kudira Emuh
Technical Analyst and SME (Contractor)
Ken Jacobi
Sr. Developer (Contractor)
Tuan Dao
Sr. Developer (Contractor)
Cliff Gobble
Sr. Developer (Contractor)