2023 Federal Acquisition Conference Speakers

	Honorable Gabe Camarillo Under Secretary of the Army The Honorable Gabe Camarillo was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 3, 2022 and sworn in as the 35th Under Secretary of the Army on February 8, 2022. As the Under Secretary of the Army, Mr. Camarillo serves as the Army’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Management Officer, helping oversee a budget of more than $170 billion and sharing responsibility for the manning, training, and equipping of more than 970,000 Soldiers across the active, Guard, and Reserve components. Mr. Camarillo is also responsible for the Army’s enterprise management and business operations as well as budget development and execution.
	Mathew Blum* Associate Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, OFPP Mathew Blum is the Associate Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) where he manages a branch that is responsible for the development of policies, regulations, legislation, and associated workforce tools to support federal procurement activities. His branch supports management of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, the Acquisition Innovation Advocates Council, the Cost Accounting Standards Board, the Procurement Policy and Attorneys Roundtable, and the AbilityOne Team. Prior to his work at OMB, Mr. Blum was a law clerk at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Mr. Blum serves as a member on GW Law’s Government Contracts Advisory Board and is a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow. He has published articles on a variety of procurement policy issues and is a member of the District of Columbia and Virginia Bars. Mr. Blum lectures at GW in is personal capacity, not in connection with his official duties at OMB.
	Nathan Tash Deputy Assistant Administrator for Acquisition and Business Services and Acquisition Executive, FAA Mr. Tash has been with the Federal government for over 25 years in various positions. He started his career as a procurement law staff attorney in the FAA’s Office of the Chief Counsel. From there, he moved to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). At OFPP, Mr. Tash worked on such projects as the FAR Part 15 rewrite (for which he received the Vice-President’s Hammer award) and the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act. Prior to leaving OFPP, Mr. Tash was appointed a Deputy Associate Administrator for Procurement Innovation. Upon returning to the FAA, Mr. Tash has worked in a number of positions and offices as both a certified Program Manager and a Contracting Officer with an unlimited warrant. He has served as a manager on the ATOP, ERAM, ATCOTS, and Technical Training programs. Prior to his current position, Mr. Tash was the Assistant Chief Counsel for Acquisition and Fiscal Law in the Chief Counsel’s Office. Currently, Mr. Tash serves as the FAA’s Deputy Assistant Administrator for Acquisition and Business Services and is the FAA’s Acquisition Executive.
	Nancy Andrews Program Executive Officer for Combat and Mission Support and Senior Services Manager for Services, U.S. Air Force Ms. Andrews provides leadership in the acquisition of Air Force services and is responsible for a portfolio of more than $164 billion in existing and planned contracts across the Air Force. She provides oversight for acquisition planning, competitive selection processes and performance-based acquisition, and ensures deployment of proper management controls for service acquisitions and advises the Senior Acquisition Executive on all matters related to service providers. She has served in a wide variety of contracting assignments for Space and Missile Systems Center, National Reconnaissance Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Electronics Systems Center, and Air Force Sustainment Center.
	Todd Anthony Chief Procurement Officer, IRS
	Jim Ghiloni IDIQ Labs Group Manager, GSA/FEDSIM Jim Ghiloni is a thought leader with more than 17 years of experience in federal government managing large-scale, complex programs and acquisitions. Jim is the “Father” of the Alliant and OASIS contracts. Jim has deep expertise in the areas of Business Development, Program Management, Customer Relations, and Federal Acquisition. His unique blend of acquisition and program knowledge as well as his varied and successful experience managing multiple enterprise procurements provide Jim with a keen strategic understanding of both Industry and Government and the intersection of the two.
	Sebastian Herrick Sr. Associate for Public Policy, PSC Sebastian Herrick serves as Senior Associate, Public Policy, where he provides cross-association support for the Professional Services Council and its member organizations. Sebastian was previously Policy and Program Analyst for the Government Relations department of AECOM, a leading engineering and infrastructure firm. Prior to AECOM, Sebastian served as Chief Analyst for ASC Echo, a boutique political and media data firm in the Washington, D.C. area. Sebastian interned for two congressional offices and graduated from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. He is proudly from Golden, Colorado.
	Tiffany Hixson Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, GSA Ms. Hixson serves as the assistant commissioner for the Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, FAS’ Northwest-Arctic regional commissioner, and governmentwide professional services category executive. In these roles, Ms. Hixson is responsible for strategic leadership and management of FAS’s $50 billion portfolio of professional services, human capital services, and charge card management programs and contracts; support to FAS’ federal agency customers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; as well as category management for the government’s $90 billion professional services spend.
	Dorice Kenely Public Policy Manager, Amazon Web Services
	Kitty Klaus Vice President of Contracts, Easy Dynamics Kitty is currently the Vice President, Contracts at Easy Dynamics Corporation and is responsible for the mitigation of risk through the development and administration of contracts supporting Easy Dynamics’ commercial and government projects and the implementation of compliance programs. She develops programs to maximize use of IDIQ vehicles resulting in company growth through increased revenue generation and operational efficiencies. Outreach is critical to business growth and Kitty participates in organizations to further enhance knowledge of Government Procurement processes that may have an impact on how we conduct business in the Government marketplace. Kitty co-chairs the Professional Services Council Vision Acquisition Trends Outlook which delivers a detailed analysis of the impact of current federal procurement policy.
	Phillip Lee Agreements Officer, Defense Innovation Unit Mr. Lee serves as the cognizant Agreements Officer for the Human Systems Portfolio within the Defense Innovation Unit since August 2021. In his current role at DIU he executes all cradle to grave OTA (10 USC 4022) actions and provides acquisition expertise for both standard procurement instruments and other transactions, including production and support services. Mr. Lee has previously served as the Chief of the Execution and Analysis Division within the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Defense Counterintelligence Agency, managed the Navy’s FFRDC contract and other R&D Contracting Officer efforts at the Office of Naval Research, operational contracting with the USMC, and post-award with the Defense Contract Management Agency.
	Stacy McQuage Contracts Deputy Division Director ebusiness / SeaPort Deputy Program Manager, NAVSEA
	Kameke Mitchell Chief of Contracts, Commercial Space Office, Space Systems Command, US Space Force Ms. Kameke Mitchell is a passionate contract management leader. She currently serves as the Chief of Contracts for the Space Systems Command, Commercial Space Office. The office is the focal point for the procurement of commercial space related services. She brings demonstrated experience of cultivating growth and innovation throughout the acquisition life cycle. Ms. Mitchell has led teams responsible for acquisitions with portfolios valued at over $160B. Over the past 15 years, Ms. Mitchell held contracting positions in support of major weapon systems, combat information systems, networks, and legacy IT business systems. In addition, Ms. Mitchell worked passionately on acquisition policy reform, specifically with initiatives that focused on Competition in the Defense Industrial Base as well as leading the 2022 rewrite of the DoD Source Selection Procedures, while serving as a policy analyst at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Defense Pricing and Contracting.
	Sharon Roberts Associate Director (acting), Acquisition Services Directorate, Interior Business Center, Department of the Interior
	Adam Spacht Director, Compliance and Internal Control Service Strategic Acquisition Center, VA Adam M. Spacht, CFCM is the Director of the Compliance and Internal Control Service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC). He has been working in this position since November 2020 and he is responsible for managing the procurement and contracting oversight and internal control system for all of the SAC acquisitions. He is responsible for providing internal quality control and assurance reviews to ensure policy adherence, performance measurements, and appropriate contract risk management for all SAC acquisitions, which includes a contract portfolio valued in excess of $120 Billion. Adam also oversees the organization’s internal contract performance reviews and audits, assists contracting staff with strategy regulatory interpretation and application, and provides comprehensive training and development to the SAC workforce and the SAC’s customer organizations.
	Monica Taylor Sr Innovation Coach, PIL, DHS Monica Taylor is a Senior Innovation Coach within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL). The PIL is a virtual lab that provides a “safe space” for acquisition teams to test innovative techniques to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of procurements. This is done by lowering entry barriers for innovative and non-traditional contractors, shortening the time-to- award, encouraging competition, and increasing the likelihood of successful mission outcomes. Monica works directly with procurement teams within DHS and external federal agencies, assisting teams in determining the contract method and strategy to be used while implementing procurement innovation techniques. Monica provides training through events such as PIL Boot Camps, PIL Webinars, speaking engagements, and more. Monica serves as the industry liaison for external PIL trainings, planning the overall industry outreach, and represents PIL on many cross-agency and external efforts.
	Jeffrey S. Thomas Director, Acquisition and Grants Office, NOAA
	Mark Youman Senior Vice President, ICF Mark Youman is a Senior Vice President at ICF and leads the firm’s Strategic Contract Vehicle Program Management Office. In this role he coordinates ICF business development, service offerings and partners to provide professional services and technology solutions through government-wide and agency-specific contracts. He works across ICF’s market and service areas to provide innovative solutions to customers, grow ICF’s market share and revenue, and provide growth opportunities for ICF’s staff. Mr. Youman has over 25 years of management and technology services experience covering federal, state, insurance, and health care organizations.
	*pending ethics approval