John C. Rogers, President, Capstone National Partners, Wisconsin Procurement Institute

John C. Rogers, an attorney, has more than 20 years of experience in politics, public policy, business and government affairs and is president of the Wisconsin Procurement Institute. He has worked at the federal and state levels of government, in the Executive and Legislative branches and as an advocate for corporations, municipalities, state governments and non-profit organizations.

Before moving into the private sector, John was appointed by President Clinton to the posts of principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs and deputy assistant secretary of plans and operations at the Department of Defense. He also served as senior staff to the late Congressman Les Aspin, holding the position of ombudsman (district director) and political director.

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Steve Moffitt, Principal, Capstone National Partners

Steve Moffitt is a principal in CNP’s Washington, DC office. After almost 20 years working in Washington, DC, Steve has earned his reputation as the “go-to” guy for those looking to understand the federal government and mechanics of the legislative process, services he offers to a wide range of CNP clients, including high tech companies, universities, research organizations and military contractors. Steve has successfully secured tens of millions of dollars in congressional directed funds for clients by marrying the needs of the U.S. Government with the capabilities and expertise of his clients. He has been able to find legislative solutions that have saved clients tens of millions of dollars.

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Nicole Barnes, Procurement and Contracting Specialist, , Office of the Sergeant at Arms

Nicole Barnes is a Procurement and Contracting Specialist for the United States Senate, Office of the Sergeant at Arms with responsibility for acquisition and post award contract management. Nicole holds a BA from Strayer University with a concentration in Acquisition and Contract Management. She has been with the Office of the Sergeant at Arms since 2001, prior to joining the Senate Nicole worked as a Buyer for Loral CyberStar, a division of Loral Aerospace. During her time at the Senate, Nicole has provided acquisition and contract management support for other Legislative Branch entities, including the United States Capitol Police and the Secretary of the Senate.

Paul Carver, Adjunct Professor, Public Policy Analysis, Virginia Tech (previously Senior Adviser for Congressman David Obey)

Paul Carver is a Capitol Hill veteran of nearly 28 years, all working for Congressman David R. Obey, a Democrat from Wisconsin. Obey won a special election in April, 1969 and upon his retirement in January, 2011 had served longer than any other federally-elected official from Wisconsin. Carver was a senior advisor for more than 20 years, during which Obey led debate for House Democrats on a wide range of domestic, military and foreign aid policy matters within the federal discretionary budget. For example, as Chairman of the House Foreign Operations Subcommittee in the mid-1980s, Obey was responsible for holding the Reagan Administration accountable for the secret military operations in Central America; in 2009, as, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee he was responsible for presiding over passage of the Obama Stimulus. In the mid-1990s, as leader of the now-minority Democrats on the Appropriations committee, Obey led the opposition to assaults on federal investments in health research, student loans and environmental cleanup.

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Steven J. Kempf, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service

Steven J. Kempf was appointed Commissioner for the U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, effective July 10, 2010. In this capacity, he sets strategic direction and oversees the delivery of over $50 billion of best-value products, services and solutions to federal customers, allowing them to effectively and efficiently achieve their missions. He also held this position in an acting capacity from April through June 2010, and was the Deputy Commissioner prior to that.

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Mike McCord, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense

Mike McCord was appointed Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) in January, 2009. He joined the Department of Defense (DoD) with 24 years of experience in national security issues in the legislative branch, including 21 years as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) from 1987-2002 and from 2004 through January 2009

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Wayne Everett McDonald, Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Social Security Administration

Wayne Everett McDonald has served as the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for the Social Security Administration since March 2004. A career federal government employee, Mr. McDonald has been with SSA since 1985 and has held supervisory and management positions within the Office of Acquisition and Grants. Prior to SSA Mr. McDonald worked for 10 years at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland where he started his career in the Professional Intern Program.

Jiyoung Park, Associate Administrator for Small Business Utilization, GSA

Jiyoung Park was appointed Associate Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Small Business Utilization effective October 13, 2009.

In her role, Park manages and oversees GSA's small business policies and programs. The Office of Small Business Utilization strives to expand opportunities in federal government procurement for small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, historically under-utilized business zone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

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Sharon Phillips, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Homeland Security

Mrs. Phillips is a Senior Procurement Analyst in the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Mrs. Phillips serves primarily as a Desk Officer to 4 components of DHS: United States Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, with the responsibility for providing acquisition advice with respect to the Small Business Program. She is also responsible for tracking the Department’s progress in achieving its small business goals through FPDS-NG. Mrs. Phillips is a member of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Small Business Committee as the DHS representative. The committee is responsible for revising the FAR to implement changes to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) program(s) as a result of revisions to the SBA regulations. In addition, she counsels small businesses interested in doing business with the DHS, assists with the DHS Vendor Outreach Sessions, and participates in conferences and other outreach activities sponsored by Government agencies, congressional members, and trade associations.

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William A. Sisk, Acting Commissioner for General Supplies and Services , Federal Acquisition Service

William A. Sisk was named Acting Commissioner of General Supplies and Services beginning January 3, 2011. In this position, he leads the U.S. General Services Administration’s acquisition of a wide range of general supplies and services used by Federal agencies. He is responsible for the management of supply operations, most of the non-information technology multiple award schedules program, and the disposal of Federal personal property, including public auctions. Mr. Sisk leads an organization of over 1200 Government employees and contractors with $23 billion in annual business volume.

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Howard Snow, Federal Business Access Coordinator, Federal Business Strategies and Solutions

Lt. Col. Howard Snow, US Marine Corp, Retired, acting as a Federal Business Access Coordinator for Defense Firms. He has more than 30 years of military, business and Federal Government experience. He commands a solid understanding of the Federal budget cycle and its impact on building business strategies.

In the recent past, Mr. Snow has served as both the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations, Facilities and Energy. He also served as a Special Assistant for Installations, Environment and Intergovernmental Affairs (IE&IA) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs.

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Oreta Stinson, Acting Director,Small Business Programs, Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Mrs. Oreta B. Stinson, Acting Director, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Small Business Programs, has over 28 years of experience in Defense Acquisition. Ms. Stinson is the Navy’s principal advisor for all small-business matters. She is responsible for implementation of the Federal acquisition programs designed to assist small businesses, including small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, historically underutilized business zone businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI).

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Will Stone, Vice President, Denny Miller Associates

Will Stone joined Denny Miller Associates in 2007, bringing with him distinctive public and private sector experience.

Will formerly was Chief of Staff to Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) for nine years and acted as his chief advisor on a variety of issues. Will also worked as the Director of Financial Services for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Prior to that, Will worked as a senior political consultant at Campbell, Falk & Selby, as the Regional Political Director of the American Medical Association Political Action Committee, and as the Director of a national bipartisan political action committee.

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Eugene Toni, Program Manager, United States Air Force

Mr. Toni is the Air Force Small Business Office’s Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business /Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB) program manager. In this position he manages the program for the Air Force in order to meet goals and specifically meeting the congressionally mandated goals. He works with SDVOSBs/VOSBs and assists them in navigating the Air Force procurement system to discover and bid on Air Force opportunities.

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Houston W. Taylor, Assistant Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service

Houston Taylor is Assistant Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service’s Office of Acquisition Management, with full authority and shared responsibility for direction in planning, organizing and managing major functional areas including Acquisition Career Field Management, Policy Implementation, Socio-Economic Programs, Supplier Management, and the Federal Supply Schedules Program. Previously Mr. Taylor served as Director of the Program Analysis Division, where he managed the FAS Environmental Program, working in direct support of the General Services Administration’s commitment to providing “green” options for Federal customers while leading the way in environmentally friendly acquisition practices. Mr. Taylor started his career with GSA in the Center for Services Acquisition, where he was responsible for the Financial and Business Solutions Schedule, a program that exceeded one billion dollars in sales under his leadership.

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Belinda C. Ward, Associate Director, Small Business Contracting, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization,U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ms. Ward is an Associate Director, Small Business Contracting, in the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). She has been with the office since its inception in 1979. During her tenure in OSDBU, Ms. Ward has served as Acting Director and Deputy Director. Ms. Ward is instrumental in developing and implementing policies and programs that enhance the growth and competitiveness of small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, HUBZone and service- disabled veteran-owned small business concerns

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