The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in this week’s Spring Training Conference: The Revolutionary Federal Market Continued. We were honored to be joined by senior government leaders and industry experts for two days of important discussions focused on “The New GSA for the Revolutionary Federal Market” and “The Evolving Federal Healthcare Market.”
Throughout the conference, attendees explored the latest acquisition policies, the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS) reorganization efforts, and evolving healthcare market dynamics.
We sincerely thank our guest speakers for sharing their expertise and perspectives throughout the conference.
Day One Speakers
Keynote Speakers:
- Michael Lynch, Deputy Administrator, GSA
- Moshe Schwartz, Coalition Defense Fellow and President, Etherton & Associates
Panelists:
- Laura Stanton, Acting Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA
- Stephen Carroll, Director, Acquisition Policy Division, GSA
- Michelle McNellis, Director, Acquisitions for Technology Transformation Services (TTS), GSA
- Jonathan Evans, Supervisory Portfolio Manager & Senior Facilitator, Center of Excellence for Outcome-Based Contracting, GSA
- Jessica Tillipman, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law, The George Washington University Law School
- Zach Whitman, Chief Data Scientist and Chief AI Officer, GSA
- James Johnson, Program Executive Officer, DLA Information Operations, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
- Duncan Wright, Professional Staff Member, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Anna-Blake Langley, Senior Professional Staff Member, House Small Business Committee
- Tom Meiron, Assistant Commissioner, Centralized Acquisition Services, GSA
- Michael Spriggs, Strategic Relations Manager, GSA
- Quentin Hamm, Service Center Director, GSA
- Larry Hale, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Technology Category, GSA
- Kyra Stewart, Director, Governmentwide IT Vendor Management Office (ITVMO), GSA
- Adam Soderholm, Director, Center for Professional Services, GSA
- Giovanni Onwuchekwa, Senior Director, Office of Acquisition Operations, GSA
- Pete Burr, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Assisted Acquisition (AAS), GSA
- Joe Nickerson, AAS Army Client Executive, GSA
- Darrick Early, AAS Civilian Client Executive, GSA
- Corey Nickens, AAS Innovation Client Executive, GSA
- Jeff Lau, Assistant Commissioner, Office of General Supplies and Services (GSS), GSA
- Sheri Meadema, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, GSA
- Christina Kingsland, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Travel, Transportation and Logistics, GSA
- Rebecca Koses, Director, Office of Acquisition Operations, GSA
- Ryan Schrank, Acting Director, Office of Contract Operations, GSS, GSA
- Amy Lineberry, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Commissioner, GSA
- Greg Rollins, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Policy and Compliance, GSA
- Leah Price, Senior Director, Strategy and Communications, GSA
Day Two
Keynote Speakers:
- Moshe Schwartz, Defense Fellow, The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement and President, Etherton and Associates
- Wayland Coker, Acting Deputy Director and Supply Chain Optimization Director, ASPR, HHS
Panelists:
- Phil Christy, Principal Executive Director and Chief Acquisition Officer, Office of Acquisition, Logistics & Construction (OALC), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Christopher Parker, Deputy Principal Executive Director & Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, OALC, VA
- Jeffrey Neill, Senior Procurement Executive and Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), VA
- Joy Smith, Acting Associate Executive Director of the Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) and the National Acquisition Center (NAC), VA
- Curtis Jordan, Executive Director, Regional Procurement Office – West, Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
- Chanel Bankston-Carter, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), VA
- Joffrey Benford, CMA Division Director, BARDA and Head of Contracting Activity, ASPR, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Lenearo Ashford, Director, Logistics Commodity Management, Office of Supply Chain (OSC), VHA
- Daniele Kurze, Executive Director, Small Business Programs, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
- Kevin Quitmeyer, Director, Denver Logistics Center (DLC), VA
- Ardene Nichols, Clinical Program Manager, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Services, VA
- Andrea Lay, Director, Commodities and Services Acquisition Service, OPAL, NAC, VA
- Nathan Bradley, Director of Acquisition Services, AS4, SAC, VA
- Dan Keefe, Director, Medical Supply Operations, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support
- Tom Emmendorfer, Executive Director, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services (PBM), VA
- Sharon Chang, Director, Federal Supply Schedule Program, NAC, VA
- Diana Lawal, FSS Pharm and Negotiation Division Chief, VA
- Jeremy Parker, MSPV Branch Chief, Team 1, VHA
- Felicia DeMita, MSPV GenZ-V1 Contracting Officer, SAC, VA
- Takia Dunn, Deputy Program Manager, Medical Supply Program Office (MSPO), VA
- Sarah Scott, Branch Chief, MSPV Supplies, VHA
- Lenearo Ashford, Director, Logistics Commodity Management, Office of Supply Chain (OSC), VHA
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:
- Jeff Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, GSA
- Bridget Deary, Federal AI Consulting Leader, IBM
- Tim Brennan, President, Center for Procurement Advocacy
- Staci Wilson, Senior Director, MillerKnoll
- Sonia Pesantes, Vice President of Consulting, The Gormley Group
- Jill Kenney, Growth and Acquisition Lead, Managing Director, Accenture Federal Services
- Kale English, Sr. Dir, Strategic Government Partnerships – Medical Surgical, Solventum
- Aubrey Woolley, Vice President, The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement
- Tammy Anderson, Head of Federal Accounts Vaccines Division, Sanofi
- Kurt Meyer, National Accounts, Abbott
- Johnnie Robles, Sr. Director, Contract Operations and Business Development, Becton Dickinson
- Mike Valentino, Pharmacy Consultant
- Chad Gibson, Sr. Account Manager, National Accounts (Federal Government), Johnson & Johnson
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 Winter Training Conference featured opportunities, including GSA’s Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) and FAS Catalog Platform (FC), VA FSS, VA OALC, and VA MSPV Program. Participating officials included:
- Paula Hance, Procurement Analyst, GSA
- Manuel Gotay, Procurement Analyst, GSA
- Peter Han, Director, Catalog Management Office, GSA
- Amanda Werb, Business Requirements Analyst, GSA
- Josh Royko, Branch Chief, FAS Catalog Management Office, GSA
- Jeffery Calhoun, Contracting Officer, MAS, GSA
- Jeremy Parker, Division Chief – Acting, MSPV Supplies, VHA
- Takia Dunn, Deputy Program Manager, Medical Supply Program Office (MSPO), VA
- Sarah Scott, Branch Chief, MSPV Supplies, VHA
- Melanie Stockman, Contracting Officer, VA
- Pete Lyke, Contracting Officer, VA
- Felicia Demita, MSPV GenZ-V1 Contracting Officer, SAC, VA
- Sharon Chang, Director, Federal Supply Schedule Program, NAC, VA
- Terica Scott, Communications Director, OAL, VA
We would like to express our gratitude for the amazing support of our sponsors who made the Spring Training Conference possible. Our sincere thanks to the following organizations:
To learn more about 2026 Fall Training Conference sponsorship opportunities, please click here.
We look forward to seeing you at the Fall Training Conference on November 18-19, 2026 at the Fairview Park Marriott!