AMEER ALZER
Mr. Ameer Alzer is a Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.  He is currently serving as Financial Analyst for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).  His duties have included providing portfolio financial management, leading the validation and verification audit, managing the financial execution of the budget, and acting as the financial liaison between program managers, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and the Office of Procurement Operations. Prior to working with DHS, Mr. Alzer was a financial management analyst with GSA where took a leadership role in the implementation of Activity Based Costing agency-wide. Mr. Alzer holds a dual major BS degree in Finance and Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems from George Mason University. Mr. Alzer also received his Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. 

DREW BRENNER
Drew Brenner currently works as a Financial Analyst for the US Army Family & MWR Command (FMWRC).   FMWRC is responsible for a wide range of activities to include business operations, recreation and family support for the Army.  In his current position Drew is responsible for analyzing various financial data and budgetary actions, formulating short and long-range resource requirements, tracking funding for current and out years and determining the availability of funds on various financial documents.  Drew has held several positions through his career with the Army to include Program Analyst, Budget Analyst and the Marketing Director at Fort Benning.   He received his Bachelors Degree in Finance from Salisbury University.    

KRISTI DESAI
Kristi Desai started her career off at Bell Helicopter and has had experience working in both public and private sectors, and small to large firms. Currently, Kristi is a Development Lead on a multi-million dollar project for Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the world's leading management consulting firms. Booz Allen provides strategic and technical consulting services worldwide. In addition, Kristi has co-chaired Booz Allen’s Asia Pacific American Forum (APAF) from 2005-2007 and now serves on their Advisory Board. She is actively involved with The South Asian Women’s Leadership Forum (SAWLF), serving as a Corporate Ambassador and on the Executive Committee for Women in Technology. Kristi received her Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of Texas, Arlington. She is a Microsoft Certified Software Developer. She has 8+ years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) Industry. At Booz Allen, she is responsible for all development and assists with deployment and configuration management activities on her current project. She has a team of 6 developers reporting directly to her. Kristi is looking to enhance her personal and professional skills through this program.

JAY FARRELL
Jay Farrell currently serves as the Assistant Vice President in charge of the North East commercial leasing operations of ePlus Group inc, a subsidiary of ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NM: PLUS).  Jay has been with ePlus for ten years and served in various marketing and sales positions in each of ePlus’ divisions.  His primary responsibilities include customer marketing and acquisition, cross selling with other divisions of ePlus, and management of marketing relationships with vendor and global bank partners.  Jay earned a BA in Political Science from Gettysburg College. 

DEBORAH GINSBURG
Deborah is a recognized product package and design expert having created some of the most familiar product packaging found in homes across the nation. Today, as the Principal owner and team manager for Strategia Design, Deborah combines her consummate knowledge of consumer buying habits and how they make choices to leading edge graphic designs.  If you’ve “Got Milk” in your home or hundreds of other products from frozen pizza to consumer electronics, chances are you’ve seen one of her designs.  Over the past 15 years, Deborah has successfully designed and managed over 7,000 product skus and complementary corporate messaging campaigns.  She is the former design director for HEB Grocery in San Antonio, Texas and led a design team that created product packaging and visuals for international grocery leader, Ahold, USA.  She says, “Design plays a higher level of importance to consumers than most companies realize.”  Today, Strategia Design focuses on how companies can use design to sell their products and services.  Her model is based on helping her clients answer key product and service questions: How is your brand perceived?, Do you have a clear and consistent brand message? How are you exposing your brand?, How do your employees talk about your brand? “With only 3-5% of corporate budgets set aside for marketing and advertising, each dollar spent has to count.”  Deborah has a graphics degree from California State University at Northridge and earned a prestigious Rotary Scholarship where she traveled across the globe to the renowned Centre of Design at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.  Strategia Design offers full-scale design programs from concept development to print management.

CHRISTOPHER GRISAFE
Chris Grisafe is currently a political appointee at the U.S. Department of Labor, where he serves as a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment & Training Service. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Grisafe served as an account manager for a public relations firm based in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Mr. Grisafe earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Loyola Marymont University in Los Angeles. He is a California native and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard.  

STEVE JOHNSON
Steve Johnson is a senior associate for Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Virginia. Steve is the Deputy Program Manager for a $9 billion Air Force IT contract. He works with the Air Force and Department of Defense (DoD) clients on cost efficient information technology services and solutions that support the migration of network-centric systems. Before Booz Allen, Steve was a Program Manager for an international criminal investigative training program with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and worked for the United Nations and Peace Corps in Central Asia. 

KRISTEN KESSLER
Kristen is a consultant for RGS Associates, Inc., a business management and strategy-consulting firm located in Crystal City, Virginia.  Kristen is currently the project manager for a team supporting the Naval Sea Systems Command Information Office (NAVSEA CIO). Serving as an advisor on IT portfolio management and IT governance, Kristen works very closely with key members of the Department of Navy (DON) Community to ensure that NAVSEA provides clear guidance throughout the command that is in compliance with ever changing DON and DoD policy.  Kristen has been in the consultant capacity for RGS Associates since 2004 providing service on projects supporting major governmental agencies.  Through these projects she has developed skills in analytical research and strategic business improvement; solving complex problems, developing business strategies, and improving operational performance.  Kristen began her career at Feld Entertainment, supporting the management of Disney On Ice and Ringling Brothers brands.  She fine-tuned her marketing capabilities at America Online, serving as a project manager in the Premium and Subscription Services Department where she developed and executed year-end promotions to drive subscriptions for "AOL Music Now" and other premium services.  Kristen received her Bachelors degree in Marketing from Virginia Tech.  In her free time, Kristen enjoys playing tennis and golf, traveling, and spending time with her family.

JAMES MILLER
Jim is an S&T program manager at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).  With over five years experience working for NGA he has experience as an intelligence analyst, future warfare systems liaison, and RDT&E program management. Prior to working for NGA, Jim worked for the Department of the Navy for a little over five years on major aircraft systems acquisition in the field of lifecycle logistics.  Currently, he is the RDT&E program manager for a major acquisition for which the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is responsible.  Jim is preparing to transition to a new position with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an acquisition support officer focused on ensuring technology can be transitioned more efficiently from the Intelligence Advanced Research and Projects Agency (IARPA).  He received a bachelor of science in political science from Georgia Southern University.   

SARA MILLER, CAE
Sara Miller is the Senior Director of Member Loyalty and Conferences/Events for The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).  She has worked at The HSUS since 2001 growing the Membership department from 2 to 12 people.  Sara accepted oversight of the Events department in March 2007.  Prior to working at The HSUS, Sara worked at Challenger Center for Space Science Education where she managed the support of over 30 learning centers in the US, Canada, and England.  Sara received her bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Criminal Justice from Roanoke College.

RENE (CHICO) MOLINE
I was born and in raised in the Washington DC area. Upon graduating from the University of Richmond in 1985 with a degree in Economics, I went to work selling mutual funds. I later took a job with Investment Diversified Services (American Express) selling full service financial planning to include any and every available financial vehicle. I realized selling was not what I wanted to do with my career. I tended bar for 10 or so years and woke up one day, realized I wasn’t 20 years old anymore, and began thinking it was time to go back to a day job. I then went to work for an IT service company pulling cable and building servers. At this point in my career I pursued every engineering certification I could get and found myself running network engineering teams for a Government contractor based out of Alaska. I ultimately reached Chief Engineer and had management responsibility for a handful of employees. In late 2000 I went to work for a company on the Navy Marine Corp Intranet Contract. This was the largest non- weapons contract ever awarded at that time. I was hired as an engineer and quickly progressed to Chief Design Engineer with management responsibility of the entire Network Design Engineering Department. My next and career defining, step was taking the job of USMC Program Manager and managing deployment of the entire United States Marine Corp. throughout the world onto the network. After a successful deployment I was then promoted to Senior Program Director overseeing the entire program which is what I continue to do today.

EHSAN NARENJI
Ehsan Narenji is a senior mechanical design engineer at Rockwell Collins. He is responsible for identifying and gathering aircraft data to complete a variety of mechanical and electromechanical designs for MH-60 Weapons Load Trainer. He acts as a liaison with sub-contractors / vendors who provide turn-key components of simulated designs.
Ehsan works as a consultant for Electric Motion System to establish client relationships and radiate throughout client organization in cultivation of network and strategic relationships, develop a thorough market intelligence platform to identify and prioritize product opportunities for business.  Before joining Rockwell Collins, Ehsan served as a senior mechanical design engineer at Orbital Sciences Corporation to design and develop Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) communications satellites. His responsibility was to layout payloads and structures designs to support proposals and costs reductions.  Prior to Orbital, he was mechanical design engineer at Wavecrest Laboratories. He designed and developed electromechanical assemblies and components for DC Brushless motors, battery packs and electric drive systems.  Earlier, He worked for Iran Exports/ Imports as exports/ imports manager to establish contacts between company and foreign counterparts, promote economic and trade cooperation between company and outside world within the private and public sector, and represent potentials that were attractive for foreign investment.  Ehsan received a bachelor’s in computer science from Strayer University. He holds multiengine airplane commercial pilot instrument rated, and private pilot helicopter licenses.

JASON ROCKELEIN
Jason Rockelein is an Associate for Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, D.C. supporting the United States Coast Guard on the RB-M project. Jason works in the Economic Business Analysis sector of Booz Allen which provides strong quantitative, analytical services for contract strategy and program control capabilities to minimize risk and maximizing performance objectives. Currently, he works on the Response Boat Medium project located at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters focusing on implementing a program-wide Earned Value Management System and other program management support tasks. Before this, he was consulting for IBM and Lockheed Martin, supporting numerous Government Agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard, the Navy, Air Force and the Department of Homeland Security. He has 8 years experience developing business, building client relationships and consulting in project and earned value management. Jason received his bachelor's degree in business finance from Virginia Tech.

JOHN THOMAS SMITH
John joined ManTech International Corporation in January, 2008 as Corporate Vice President for Strategic Program Capture.  Prior, John was Director for Program Development in Northrop Grumman’s Information Technology Intelligence Group (TASC).  He has over 35 years combined space and defense experience in industry (Northrop Grumman and prior TRW Inc.) and military service (USN), having leadership positions in multiple diverse assignments spanning the full P&L responsibilities for sales cycle including strategy, concept exploration, technology assessment, business development, proposal preparation, program management, technology/product innovation, product development, T&E, and product roll-out. John received his BSBA degree from Strayer University (Summa Cum Laude) and is a cohort at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Pamplin Executive MBA program.  John is a Certified Program Management Professional (PMP), Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Instructor, and an active member in both the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA).  He has attended executive education programs at the University of Virginia Darden School and at the Gleacher Center of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.