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Steve Schliesman, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as Cognosante's vice president and general manager for its military and veterans health business unit. He is responsible for leading strategy development, division growth, client management and program execution to ensure that the business unit successfully delivers key mission programs, Cognosante said. As VP and GM, Schliesman also provides […]
Stephanie Marsden Bidstrup, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as Booz Allen Hamilton's vice president and as a leader in the company's military and veterans technology business. She leverages her expertise in developing and delivering information technology operations, virtual car and telehealth solutions in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States' veterans, […]
Brooks Tucker, as the Department of Veterans Affairs' acting chief of staff, serves as the senior adviser to the VA's secretary and deputy secretary. He also serves as the assistant secretary to the agency's Office of Congressional Legislative Affairs. In the said role, he is responsible for overseeing and coordinating VA's activities with members of […]
James McAleese is the principal at McAleese & Associates, a government contracts consultancy and legal firm that he founded in 1992. He created the firm to help companies of all sizes meet the requirements to do business with the government, in addition to providing relevant legal consulting, according to the McAleese & Associates website. McAleese, […]
Ron Poussard is the owner and chief operating officer of Applied Federal Contract Associates, a professional consulting firm established in March 2017. Backed by 35 years of experience working with agencies like the Department of Defense and NASA, Poussard helps the firm provide practical approaches and solutions to businesses dealing with government contracting matters. The […]
Melissa Starinsky serves as the director and head of contracting activity within the Centers for Medicare Services' Office of Acquisition and Grants Management. She is responsible for overseeing the execution of CMS' activities related to contracting, discretionary grants and inter-agency agreements. Before stepping into her current role in June 2016, Starinsky served as the director […]
Timothy Applegate serves as the director of the Air Force's Acquisition Management and Integration Center, located at Joint Base Langley-Eutis in Hampton, Virginia. Applegate is responsible for an acquisition portfolio worth over $15B, leveraging over 32 years of experience in acquisition and contracting. He also serves as the accounting senior business and technical manager for […]
Jerry McGinn serves as the current executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University’s School of Business. Since taking on the role in June 2018, McGinn has led what is now recognized as a research, education and training hub dedicated to helping the government, industry and academia tackle government contracting issues. […]
Ben Aspero, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as Perspecta's vice president for supply chain and procurement, a role he has held for over two years. Aspero was responsible for leading the post-merger integration of three legacy companies and currently leads Perspecta's vision for all matters related to supply chains. In the said role, Aspero is in […]
Donald Davidson joined software company Synopsis in February 2019 as the director of cyber supply chain risk management programs. In his nearly one-and-a-half-year tenure at Synopsis, Davidson has been assisting in the establishment of a new Chief Security Office in the Office of the President, while also providing hardware and software assurance to enable trusted […]
