J.F. is a U.S. Veteran (Coast Guard) with an active Top-Secret Security Clearance and 30+ years of senior-level program management and operations management experience. He has a background in strategic planning, human capital management, workforce development, logistics planning and management, process improvement, quality assurance, and training and development. J.P. is also tech-savvy and an Excel wiz, with a strong background in financial planning & analysis and budgeting & forecasting.  In his most recent position with the Coast Guard from 2016-2018, J.P. was assigned to DOD’s Office of Compensation, where he provided program and policy guidance related to a $9B compensation budget for all DOD personnel. From 2011-2016, he was Director of Workforce Management, Human Capital and Resource Directorate, where he orchestrated the development of service-wide policy and workforce plans to manage a 7,000-person workforce. While at the Coast Guard, he led crisis operations for 17 hurricane operations, including managing personnel, supplies, and equipment and coordinating with FEMA and state and local authorities. He has an MBA from The George Washington University and a BS in Finance and Business from the University of South Florida. He is excited about transitioning to a commercial or nonprofit environment.

V.B. is a retired Lieutenant Colonel with 22 years of experience as a leader and manager in the U.S. Air Force. Since retiring in 2014, she has shifted her focus to the area of environmental sustainability.  She is currently enrolled in Virginia Tech’s Executive Masters Program in Natural Resources: Global Leadership in Sustainability.  She is also a Virginia Master Naturalist and volunteer at Hidden Oaks Nature Center. As a member of the U.S. Air Force from 1992-2014, V.B. held a wide-range of assignments, from leading manpower divisions responsible for calculating workload for fielding weapon systems to running an HR division for Air Force and NATO personnel.  She is looking to use her project management skills in the area of sustainability. She has a BS in Management from Virginia Tech and MA in Business from Bowie State University.

A senior level business leader with over 14 years of experience delivering complex technology solutions to large corporate clients.  CH has a proven record of strong leadership, communication, and project management skills. Most recently, as a Senior Client Service Delivery Manager for a company providing SaaS (software as a service), CH led the delivery of a new cloud-based hybrid software model for clients consolidating benefits administration to a single platform. Prior to this, CH worked as an Implementation Manager, leading a team that designed, built and implemented benefit enrollment/eligibility systems for large corporate clients. CH has advanced experience using all Microsoft Office products. CH has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Bentley University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Providence College.

An experienced technology translator with a master’s degree in astrophysics and more than eight years’ experience in public relations/communications at research and engineering firms. As a member of the Strategic Communications team of a large, multidisciplinary engineering firm, she was the primary author of dozens of press releases and web-based case studies as well as marketing materials including posters and brochures. She worked for seven years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center as part of a nascent education and outreach group responsible for developing and disseminating original web-based and print content. Combining a technical background and education with marketing and communications experience, she specializes in overcoming technological and jargon bottlenecks between highly specialized staff and more general target audiences. She has a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Reed College and a master’s degree in astrophysics from the University of Minnesota. Online learning includes a certificate in strategic marketing from eCornell and a molecular biology course from edX, MIT’s online platform.

A seasoned, self-employed contractor for the government with excellent knowledge of business and accounting practices spanning 25 years.  She is currently a contract Special Investigator for a federal agency independently planning, coordinating and executing background investigations.  K.C. also served as the Assistant Background Coordinator in this position assigning, reviewing and approving reports.  K.C. owns and operates her own contract business, managing all bookkeeping and reporting requirements.  K.C. recently worked on a one year project for a local Board of Health reporting to the director.  The project involved working with a diverse group of volunteers strategizing and organizing recruitment activities as well as scheduling and coordinating meetings.  Prior to that, KC was a Special Investigator for the Federal Government, working in a fast paced environment planning and investigating crimes under title 18 US Criminal Code.  In this position, she was competitively promoted to Team Leader.  K.C. started her career as an auditor with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prior to being recruited as a Special Agent.   She is proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point.  K.C. has a B.A. in accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

More than 25 years of accounting experience with responsibilities that have covered the full cycle of accounting duties including individual and business tax returns, audit and payroll activities. She has a strong working knowledge of tax rules and regulations working previously as a Senior Accountant, an enrolled IRS agent for a full-service CPA firm and as a VITA preparer in a non-profit organization. Currently, she is working as an Accountant, reporting directly to the CEO, of an IT Consulting group, categorized as a C Corporation. She has experience working with a variety of financial software programs including Desktop QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, ProSystem fx Engagement, TaxAct, and Lacerte. In addition, she is proficient in MS Word, Advanced Excel, and Google Docs. Her varied work experiences have strengthened her professional knowledge and problem-solving skills. She received a degree in Accounting from Shanghai Lixin University in China as well as a Business Accounting Degree from Wuxi Institute of Commerce also in China.

D.M. (Ashburn, VA) is an accounting and financial analysis professional with 10+ years of experience at a Fortune 500 company and Big 4 audit firm. She was a Senior Financial Analyst at Rand McNally, reporting directly to the CFO. While at Rand McNally she created and presented financial models and forecasts to senior executives to facilitate strategic direction and corporate decision making. She reviewed company financial statements and analyzed sales revenues, costs, and expenses for all major company product lines. She was a Senior Audit Accountant for Deloitte where she performed audits, reviews and compilations for various manufacturing clients located in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. She created and presented work papers to audit partners as well as trained and directed the work of junior auditors. Prior to this, she was a Portfolio Accountant at a Fortune 500 real estate service company where she was responsible for preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements per GAAP for investments held on behalf of clients. She is proficient in Excel modeling and analysis and is recently familiar with QuickBooks. She has a BS in Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.

D.M. (McLean, VA) has 50+ years of diversified business experience, which offers potential solutions to interim business needs – (Partner with Ernst & Young, CFO and CEO of a $60 million import/export company, founder and CEO of a $7 million import/export company, and founder of a vibrant business advisory practice). In his business advisory practice, D.M. currently helps small business owners start,
grow and exit their businesses. Prior to this, in 2000 D.M. purchased the inventory for one product line from his former company, cut his own deal with the Japanese supplier and founded an import/export company, growing it from one product line ($3 million annual sales) to 5 product lines ($7 million annual sales) in 5 years. D.M. sold the business in 2005 to start his business advisory practice. In 1990 D.M.
became the CFO (and later CEO) of a $30 million import/export business, which doubled in size during his time with the company. The owner died in 1999 requiring D.M. to liquidate the company in a timely fashion for the benefit of the owner’s wife. At Ernst & Young, from 1961 to 1990, D.M. served a diversified audit client base working through the ranks from staff accountant to Partner. He has a Bachelors in Finance and Accounting from California State University at Los Angeles and is a CPA.

P.Z. is a lawyer actively admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar with 20+ years of combined experience working for law firms and business, and with various nonprofit organizations. She is currently an independent consultant, drafting, reviewing, and revising contracts and other legal documents governed by state, federal, and international law for a tech firm based in Seattle. Other current work includes freelance writing on legal issues for a subscription-based website for legal and financial professionals, and facilitative mediation. From 2011 up to the present, P.Z. has negotiated hundreds of settlements to legal and community disputes, many of which were emotionally charged and conducted under limited time constraints. In addition to and in tandem with her negotiation work, she has spent nearly 10 years building consensus as a volunteer board member at nonprofits. P.Z. has more than a decade’s experience working on complex legal matters in Philadelphia law firms. Following a settlement in her client’s favor of a large international insurance fraud involving players from Texas, North Carolina, and brokerage houses in London and New York, P.Z. was recruited by another firm to work on a major legal case, complex due to its large number of parties, legal issues, and procedural intricacies. She has a JD from Dickinson School of Law, a graduate certificate in Conflict Resolution and Management from the UMass McCormack Graduate School of Policy & Global Studies, a BA from the University of Maryland, executive training from Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, and multiple specialized trainings in mediation and negotiation.

E.R. has ten years of nonprofit experience, including four in a managerial capacity, communicating with top-level donors, streamlining procedures, compiling data to inform key financial decisions, and ensuring the integrity of a complex database. She was employed by a top arts organization in the Boston area from 2008 to 2018, earning three promotions during that time. Most recently, she was tasked with maintaining the accuracy of 24,000+ gift transactions, regular reporting of fundraising progress ($40+ million annually), adherence to accounting rules and guidelines, and database and Excel training for her department. She collaborated with outside departments such as finance, IT, and marketing to address operational inefficiencies and to devise, implement, and enforce improvements to processes such as gift designation standards and database management. Prior to this role, she was the organization’s bequest program manager. She facilitated gift commitments from donors, executed marketing and prospecting tactics, and prepared materials for board committee meetings. She is proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite and Tessitura (CRM software), and comfortable with G Suite. She holds an MBA and a BA in English and Political Science, both from Boston College.