Elaine Ho

Elaine Ho serves as the Associate Administrator for NASA’s Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity. She is the Agency’s Chief Diversity Officer, providing executive and transformative leadership over diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policy and programs for the entire NASA workforce. Ho leads the strategy and execution of NASA’s external civil rights programs; NASA’s …

Carolina Catalan

Carolina Catalan is the Manager of Integration and Support, for the Chief of Staff to the Chief Commerce and Business Solutions Officer (CCBSO). She is responsible for executing the commercial vision across CCBSO priorities. Builds relationships and connections across the organization and drives successful delivery of programmatic initiatives. She began her career with the Postal …

Liz Reinert

Liz Reinert was hired as the Executive Director in August of 2019 after several years of sending ladies from her program over to SFC for professional clothing. Liz came over from DC Central Kitchen, where she served for six years as the Director of Business Engagement and Community Development and then two years as the …

Love Rutledge

Ms. Love Rutledge, currently serves as the Chief of Staff for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Readiness. Outside of work hours, she hosts the FedUpward Podcast (fedupwardcoaching.com/podcast) and coaches federal employees. Previous positions in the Joint Staff focused on global force management, readiness and budgetary issues. Ms. Rutledge also served in a …

Kay Ely

Ms. Kay Ely is a senior acquisition and business leader with over 35 years of public and private sector experience in diverse technical areas at the enterprise level. For close to 20 years of her government career, she was a member of Senior Executive Service (SES) and is a current member of the Senior Executives …

Rhonda C. Shaffer

Rhonda C. Shaffer is currently a Federal Senior Executive. Since January 2021, Rhonda has been serving at the Department of Transportation as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Budget Officer with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) overseeing billions of federal funds in support of our Nation’s infrastructure. Rhonda has also served in federal leadership …

Patricia Waddell

Patricia is senior leader at the General Services Administration (GSA) with a long career in acquisition, program management, strategic planning, and managing major program operations. At present, Patricia leads the Office of Information Technology Services within GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service. As the Director, she oversees a major governmentwide acquisition program, its business operations; develops strategies …

Raquel Morgan

Raquel is a Director in Guidehouse’s Digital Solutions business, and helps lead the firm’s IT Strategy and Transformation services She has led technology strategy and modernization projects across federal and commercial sectors, including helping government agencies develop AI strategies, implement governance structures to manage AI adoption, and to meet the requirements of the Federal Executive …

Pamela Sessoms

Pam is the Chief of Staff for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Project Management Office. Pam demonstrates her strategic expertise and dedication to transformative projects. Her influence extends to the US Office of Personnel Management, where she is detailed and spearheads the creation of a Federal Enterprise Level Virtual …

Mika J. Cross

Mika Cross is a transformational workplace and award-winning government expert. With more than 20 years in public service and industry, she works with government agencies, leaders, and the workforce to help them adapt to the changing needs and demands of the modern work environment. She is driven by a vision of fostering a culture of …