J.C. is an operations and project management professional with 17 years of experience supporting the goals of nonprofits, membership associations and small businesses. She most recently worked for a healthcare consulting firm developing process improvement plans, including streamlined forms for client information, a proposal pipeline for better managing the client proposal process, and systematic opportunities to gather client feedback. Prior to this, the bulk of her work was as an association management firm owner and association manager to six different member-based healthcare associations. As an association manager, she oversaw daily operations and annual organizational goals to include membership development, membership management and annual conference and meeting planning. She is proficient in MS Office Suite, Google Suite, Asana, and Proposify. She has an MPA from George Mason University and a Bachelors in Business Administration from Marymount University.

A.W. has 20+ years of accounting experience for both banking institutions and nonprofits. From 2012-2019, he worked for a nonprofit healthcare provider operating 12 homes for persons with disabilities, where he started as Staff Accountant and was promoted to Senior Accountant. He managed a three-person accounting team responsible for AP, AR, payroll for 130+ employees, monthly reporting, and financial reporting. From 2008-2011, he was Operations Manager for Wells Fargo Capital Finance, which provided accounts receivable financing-factoring services. He processed cash applications, fund disbursements, client invoices, reconciliations, and journal entries. He is proficient in QB Desktop Pro and online versions and ADP payroll. He has a BA in Communications from American University and has completed accounting classes at University of Maryland, University College.

C.D.S. is a media relations, PR, and communications professional who has booked a national news/talk radio show, made multiple books NY Times bestsellers, and led PR efforts for the world’s largest refugee resettlement program. She has a unique and well-rounded blend of experience, having served on the media, public relations, and in-house side of communications. She is currently a media relations and marketing consultant to small businesses and prospective book authors. From 2013-2016, she positioned the Catholic bishops as a voice in the refugee/immigrant/human trafficking sphere, via earned (e.g. NBC News, Univision, etc.) and social media, and led a branding initiative to design and implement the department’s own logo. As Communications Manager at the bishops’ conference, she also wrote remarks and speeches for the executive director, and chaired event planning committees for national conferences. From 2009-2011 she worked for Simon & Schuster where she was promoted to Senior Publicist and created public relations campaigns for 65 books ranging from business to cooking, religion, and history. Her publicity efforts secured her authors on outlets such as NPR and in niche magazines and local hometown media, and propelled the books on to the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Earlier in her career, she was a Booker for one of the top 15 news/talk radio shows in the country, The Alan Colmes Show. She reviewed pitches and press releases on a daily basis, booked guests ranging from John McCain to Gene Simmons, and produced research packets for all topics. She has a Master in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University (repeatedly ranked the #1 PR program in the country by PR Week magazine) and a BA in English from Lehigh University.

S.K. is an HR generalist and management professional with experience working in small business and start-up environments. She is currently serving as the sole HR manager for a cyber intelligence startup with 15 employees, including employees working remotely and in international locations. She created and implements the company’s performance management process; manages the relationship with an outsourced PEO provider; developed the first online employee handbook, oversaw a summer internship program; and leads initiatives to develop staff and create a positive work culture. From 2016-2019, S.K. worked for a small HR consulting firm, where she served as the on-site HR representative for Lansinoh Laboratories, a global company with 200+ employees that produced breastfeeding products. She managed onboarding and offboarding; coordinated Open Enrollment; managed the rollout of a new HRIS system; and led an employee development and training initiative. She has a BA from the University of Virginia and recently obtained her SHRM-CP, SHRM Certified Professional designation.

A.A. has 14 years of experience managing health care operations, from small clinics to large medical facilities. She brings strong budgeting and financial reporting and analysis skills and is eager to transition to a role where she can gain more experience in transactional accounting. Most recently, A.A. worked as a consultant to her former employer, a large health system, where she managed various projects and updated all administrative and clinical policies for a growing business line. From 2012 – 2017 A.A held progressively more complex roles within MedStar Health, culminating in a Director role for MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre – a large medical center in downtown DC. In this role, A.A was responsible for the planning, opening, and managing of a medical facility with over 150 associates, seeing an average of 500 patients daily. She is proficient in MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel. A.A. has a Masters in Healthcare Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelors in Gerontology from the University of Southern California

S.K. is a Software Test Analyst with 7 years of experience working for global technology firms, where she led testing, requirements analysis. and QA on key client accounts including Pfizer and Bank of America.  She has expertise in test planning, design and execution; user support and training, UX, UI, usability and accessibility testing; smoke, functional, regression, end-to-end, and acceptance testing; and defect tracking and analysis. She is currently working on a short-term project to help a school convert from a manual operations system to Salesforce by conducting user testing and evaluation on the newly configured system. While on career break, she has also kept her skills sharp by serving as a Tester for a trivia game mobile application and as a mentor and trainer of junior testers at her former employer.  From 2013-2014, she was Test Analyst for quTIP.com, a global firm specializing in healthcare solutions and mobile applications. She worked in an agile environment with project managers on all test phases for the company’s largest account with Pfizer Pharmaceutical. From 2008-2013, she worked as QC Lead for NTPSoftware, a U.S-based firm specializing in data storage solutions and data management. She worked in a 100% remote environment with a U.S. team on the Bank of America account. She is Proficient in test management tools (TFS, JIRA, Testlog); databases (MS SQL Server, MS Access); and agile, waterfall, and scrum methodologies.

C.J. is currently self-employed as a Proposal Consultant. Recently, he served as the senior proposal manager for a FlexProfessionals client that needed to rebuild its proposal shop’s capabilities in the wake of some employee turnover. In addition, he provided capture support to another FlexProfessionals client that was positioning an opportunity with FEMA. Prior to that, he was the lead content integrator for a Marine Corps food services proposal with a contract value of $3B. In another previous assignment, he performed business development services for a company pursuing business primarily with USAID, DOS, and international government agencies. Before becoming a consultant, C.J. worked for 20+ years primarily as a Proposal Manager for various federal government contractors, including Data Networks Corporation/ASRC Federal, Dynamics Research Corporation/Engility, Ultra Electronics/Prologic, and The Boeing Company. He has extensive experience in the areas of: proposal writing and editing, color team reviews, capture management and facilitation, business development process optimization, federal marketing research and analysis, and post-award lessons learned analysis. He has an MPA from Indiana University Bloomington and BA from Saint Joseph’s University. C.J. is a member of both the Association of Proposal Management Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association. He holds a Foundation Level certification from APMP.

M.R. is a Deloitte and Touche-trained accounting professional with 12+ years of finance and management experience.  Prior to leaving the workforce, she was Controller of a large investment management company from 2002-2005. She managed an accounting team of 3 that was responsible for AR, AP, and collections. She provided account and expense analysis to track and control expenses, prepared financial statements, oversaw audit, and drafted financial annual reports to shareholders. She has held senior financial reporting and analysis roles at The Mills Corporation, American Management Systems (AMS), and MCI. At federal government contractor AMS, M.R. prepared financial statements, analyzed general ledger account activity, tracked revenues and expenses, provided SEC reporting, managed audits, and supported investor relations.  She created and implemented a contract review process for the company and taught a revenue recognition workshop to business managers to ensure GAAP compliance and strengthen internal controls. M.R. began her career as an auditor with Deloitte and Touche. She has an MBA from Loyola College and a BS in Accounting from the University of Maryland. She is proficient in MS Office (Intermediate Excel) and quickly masters an understanding of work flow and proprietary accounting software.

I.K. has 20+ years of accounting and finance experience with companies in the US and abroad. She has worked in accounting; financial planning and analysis; improving operational procedures; coordinating efforts between business areas and IT departments; and leading teams for both small and large companies. From 2007-2018, she owned a web service for the on-line retail industry where she organized and maintained all company accounting, controlling and reporting systems as well as oversaw all other financial matters. She also led project management efforts in creating and optimizing IT solutions needed for business operations, and led a team of customer-service employees. During her MBA study at George Mason University (GMU), she was a graduate assistant at the Accounting department, were she assisted two professors in researching and teaching accounting concepts and business practices. Earlier in her career she worked at the AIG Life Insurance Company, where she was promoted multiple times, serving as a Business Analyst, FP&A Manager, and Operations Manager, eventually managing a staff of 20 specialists. She was responsible for leading complex commissions calculations (up to $6M per year), financial planning and analyses, budget preparation, reporting of budget achievements, and other financial matters. She is an advanced user of QuickBooks, Excel, PowerPoint and many other business-related software and applications; she knows the Russian language. She has an MBA degree from GMU.

S.S. has 20+ years of experience serving a variety of non-profit organizations through membership programs, planning events, community outreach and working directly with constituents. Currently, S.S. is an executive function coach for a small firm working with college students with executive function disorder, helping them achieve academic goals and learn organizational skills. From 2015-2018, she served as an independent contractor, tutoring elementary-age students in reading and writing as well as directly supporting clients with disabilities needing guidance through the job search process. At JSSA, from 2011-2014, S.S. designed and delivered a recurring, 8-week course for people with disabilities focused on various parts of the job search, including resumes, cover and thank you letters, elevator speeches, informational and job interviews. Prior to this, she worked as a meeting planner for an international association. Lastly, she served as membership and outreach director for a historical society and museum, where she developed membership packages, planned events and led educational programs. She has a Masters from American University.