The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in this week’s Winter Training Conference: The Revolutionary Federal Market. We were honored to be joined senior government leaders and industry experts to explore how acquisition reform and policy priorities are reshaping the federal procurement landscape. We sincerely thank our guest speakers for sharing their expertise and perspectives.
Day One Speakers
Keynote Speakers:
- The Honorable Edward C. Forst, Administrator, General Services Administration (GSA)
- Mathew Blum, Deputy Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Panelists:
- Larry Allen, Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA
- Laura Stanton, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA
- Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner Office of Policy and Compliance, GSA
- Christina Kingsland, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Transportation, Travel and Logistics, GSA
- Joel Lundy, Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of IT Category Management, GSA
- Kelly Seacrist, Director, Governmentwide Acquisition Services, GSA
- Sheri Meadema, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Professional Services and Human Capital, GSA
- Pete Burr, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Assisted Acquisition, GSA
- Jeff Lau, Assistant Commissioner, Office of General Supplies and Services, GSA
- Larry Hale, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Technology Category, GSA
- Jeff Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, GSA
- John Tenaglia, Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP)
- Julia Wise, Director, Procurement and Grants Policy Division (PGPD), NASA
- Joanne Woytek, SEWP Program Director, NASA
- Ricky Clark, Director, NITAAC
- Cheryl Thornton, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Acquisition, ITC, GSA
- Greg Rollins, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Policy and Compliance, GSA
- Steve Hutchinson, Chief of MAS Policy, Office of Policy and Compliance, GSA
- Adam Soderholm, Director, Center for Professional Services, GSA
- Katherine Rollins, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Awards, Regulatory & Oversight Systems, GSA
- Zack Sionakides, Director, Awards Division (IAE), Office of Awards, Regulatory & Oversight Systems, GSA
- Jeff Calhoun, MAS Solicitation CO, Solicitation Management Office, GSA
- Jack Tekus, Director, Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program Management Office, GSA
Day Two
Keynote Address:
- Howard L. Manuel, Deputy Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, VA
- Phil Christy, Principal Executive Director and Chief Acquisition Officer, Office of Acquisition, Logistics & Construction, VA
Panelists:
- Christopher Parker, Deputy Chief Procurement Executive of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC) and Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, VA
- Joseph Maletta, Acting Senior Procurement Executive and Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), VA
- Chanel Bankston-Carter, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, VA
- Joy Smith, Acting Associate Executive Director of the Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) and the National Acquisition Center (NAC), VA
- Joy Sturm, Partner, Hogan Lovells
- Brooke Stanley, Senior Associate, Covington
- Liz Lindquist, Partner, Arnold & Porter
- Moshe Schwartz, President, Etherton and Associates
- Ed Norton, Chief of Pharmacy Operations, DHA
- Marsha Petersen, Chief, Pharmacy Support Branch/Sr Contracting Officer, DHA
- Sharon Chang, Acting Director, Federal Supply Schedules Program, VA
- William Robert (Bob) Satterfield, FSS Chief, Services Division, VA
- Diana Lawal, FSS Chief, Pharmaceutical/Dental B Division, VA
- Lenearo Ashford, Acting Commodities Director, VHA
- Jeremy Parker, Division Chief, Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) Supplies, VHA
- Crystal Martin, MSPO Director, VA
- Jon-Paul Grizzle, Contracting Officer, MSPV-GenZ V1 Delivery Orders
- Sarah Scott, Branch Chief, MSPV Supplies Branch 2, VHA
- Tom Emmendorfer, Executive Director, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services (PBM), VA
- Eric Dill, Acting VHA Deputy Chief Consultant – Formulary, PBM, VA
- Laura Scott, Acquisition Service Directorate 6 (AS6) Director, SAC, VA
- Jessica Portillo, Division Chief, CCN Next Generation Contracts, SAC, VA
Our members played a key role in the preparation and execution of the conference by serving as moderators for the various panels, lending their expertise to help make the sessions highly informative for all attendees. Industry moderators included:
- Roger Sion, Managing Director, Deloitte
- Jim Fennel, Partner, Assurance Services, and Aerospace, Defense and Government Industry Lead, Aprio
- Jim Dunn, Sr. National Government Sales Manager, Grainger
- Sean Doherty, CEO, GovDash
- Mike Pullen, Vice President, CGI Federal
- Theresa Urban, Vice President, Assisted Acquisition, GDIT
- Kale English, Sr. Director, VHA National Accounts Leader, Solventum
- Ken Dodds, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement
- Karol Ann Sharp, President, AvKARE
- Hannah Zerphey, Managing Member, Orlaithe Consulting
- Mike Valentino, Federal Pharmacy Consultant
We would also like to recognize the officials from the Federal Government who participated in the “Ask the PMO” Table one-on-one meetings. This year’s Fall Training Conference featured opportunities, including the VA Federal Supply Schedule, VA MSPV Program, and NITAAC. Participating officials included:
- Jeremy Boston, VA
- Pedro Jaime Catinchi, VA
- Brett Cook, VA
- Katherine Corcoran, VA
- Jon-Paul Grizzle, VA
- Edward Lyke, VA
- Crystal Martin, VA
- Matthew McDonell, VA
- Princess Mersha, VA
- Jeremy Parker, VA
- Michael Pierson, VA
- Sarah Scott, VA
- Melanie Stockman, VA
- Rashaun Thomas, VA
- Deborah Bukowski, VA
- Tina Butcher-Johnson, VA
- Aretha Spurlock, VA
- Christian Creutzer, Executive Outreach, NITAAC
- Rob Brown, Executive Outreach, NITAAC
We would like to express our gratitude for the amazing support of our sponsors who made the Winter Training Conference possible. Our sincere thanks to the following organizations:
To learn more about 2026 Spring Training Conference sponsorship opportunities, please click here.
We look forward to seeing you on May 13-14 at the Spring Training Conference at the Fairview Park Marriott!