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Arrah Tabe-Bedward is the Deputy Director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) leading the Center’s operations. She previously served as the Director of the Medicare Enrollment and Appeals Group in CMS’ Center for Medicare, where she oversaw enrollment and appeals policy and operations for Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage (MA), and the Part D program and has worked in CMS’ Program Integrity Group and Office of Legislation. She holds a JD from the University of Maryland School of Law, and an MPS from DePaul University, and began her federal career as a Presidential Management Fellow.

Douglas Bergevin is the Acting Director for the Office of Acquisition & Grants Management (OAGM) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Mr. Bergevin is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and managing an agency-wide acquisition program with annual obligations of $ 9 – 10 billion to support the CMS mission.

Mr. Bergevin has more than 23 years of contracting experience and over 13 years of management experience. Before joining CMS, Mr. Bergevin served as the Deputy Director, Office of Acquisition Management, National Nuclear Security Administration responsible for approximately $18 billion in annual appropriations obligated to contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements. Mr. Bergevin has also served as a subcontract administrator for Los Alamos National Laboratory and as a Contracting Officer for the Department of the Navy.

Mr. Bergevin holds a Master of Business Administration degree from National University and an undergraduate degree in Management from Southern Utah University. He is a graduate of the Navy Acquisition Internship Program, received the designation of Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM) from the National Contract Management Association, and is a graduate of the Management Concepts Grants Management Certificate Program. He also completed the Partnership for Public Service’s Excellence in Government Fellows Program and Annenberg Leadership Institute.

Cody Inman serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), where he oversees agency-wide programs advancing the well-being of children, youth, and families. He also performs the duties of the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) (delegated), overseeing the Children’s Bureau and the Family and Youth Services Bureau.

Inman brings extensive leadership experience across federal and state government, with a strong background in human services policy, grants management, and technology modernization. He has led government-wide efforts to modernize federal grants systems, coordinating across more than 50 agencies to improve transparency, performance, and program integrity across a $600 billion portfolio.

He previously served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor of Oklahoma. He also held senior leadership roles at the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, leading reforms across child welfare, disability, and aging systems to improve access and services for individuals with high-acuity needs.

Throughout his career, Inman has focused on connecting policy, technology, and operations to strengthen program delivery, improve program integrity, and achieve better outcomes in human services.

He is a graduate of Oral Roberts University, where he earned a degree in pre-law with a minor in business management and history.

Jennifer Johnson is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions (DAS-A) and Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) – the top Department executive responsible for the strategic management, oversight, and execution of HHS' acquisition programs. In this capacity, she provides executive leadership in shaping acquisition policy, ensuring compliance with Federal acquisition statutes, driving operational excellence across all procurement activities, and serves as the principal acquisition advisor to HHS senior leadership, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO)/Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) in carrying out their responsibilities for leading the Department’s acquisition program of over $25B annually in federal contracts.

Previously, Ms. Johnson served as the Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition Policy, Legislation, Oversight & Workforce for HHS where she advised the DAS-A/HHS SPE and CAO/ASFR on the formulation and promulgation of Department-wide policy, proposed legislation, regulations governing the Department's acquisition programs, and provided executive leadership of the acquisition workforce certification, training and development and procurement oversight and compliance programs.

Prior to joining HHS, Ms. Johnson served as Associate Director for Acquisition Policy, Oversight and Business Strategies for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of the Senior Procurement Executive in the Office of the Secretary (OST). Earlier in her career, she previously held roles as an Acquisition Policy Team Lead, Small Business Specialist and Contracting Officer at the Federal Highway Administration. She worked as a contracting professional in the private sector prior to joining the Federal Government. Ms. Johnson has over 19 years of experience as an acquisition professional and holds a Master of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science of Administration of Justice – both from George Mason University and a Master’s Certificate in Government Contracting from The George Washington University.

In August 2025 Mr. Parker was appointed DPED of OALC and VA’s Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer. In this role, he is responsible for leadership and oversight of over 17,000 acquisition and support personnel across VA’s portfolio of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction activities directly supporting the delivery of benefits and healthcare at 1380 facilities for over 9 million Veterans.

He previously served as Associate Executive Director of the Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) and the National Acquisition Center (NAC)
as Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA). This multi-disciplined organization of 700 acquisition professionals and support staff operationalized a contracts portfolio of over $400B. Under his leadership, the SAC and NAC provided acquisition and logistics solutions that expanded access and quality of healthcare and services provided to Veterans and their families. SAC and NAC awarded and administered contracts across VA national programs including Community Care Network, national 
pharmaceutical and prime vendor, telehealth, prosthetics, medical-surgical prime vendor, medical equipment, medical disability exams, VA home loan and education, as well as enterprise supply and service contracts impacting every phase of the Veteran lifecycle. In addition, he oversaw nine medical Federal Supply Schedules and $1billion per year nationwide direct-to-Veteran durable medical equipment (DME) fulfilment operation with associated warehouses and logistics. Prior to joining VA, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Supply Corps Officer and retired as a Captain with 30 years of service. As Director of Contracting for the Navy’s Office of Special Projects, he directly enabled the Navy’s highest priority programs. He also served as the Division Chief for Strategy and Readiness on the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, J4, where he developed logistics strategy and planning factors for joint operation plans and recommended logistics investments in support of national military objectives. Mr. Parker served as Commanding Officer for the Fleet Logistics Center for Europe and Africa, leading 600 personnel across 10 
operating sites. He optimized and coordinated theater logistics and acquisition in support of fleet and 
expeditionary units; delivered emergent ship repairs; provided safe refueling and operational logistics at ports and aviation sites; and established deployable logistics teams to support operations in austere 
environments across two continents.

Prior to command, he served as Director of Contracting for Naval Supply Systems Command, where he acquired weapons system support, theater logistics, and led Navy wide efforts that re-engineered and implemented new global ship port visit and voyage repair processes. He was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3), Meritorious Service Medal (3) and various individual, unit and campaign awards. 

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
2025 – Present Deputy Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics & Construction
2021 – 2025 Assistant Executive Director, Strategic Acquisition Center & Nat’l Acquisition Center
2019 – 2020 Director of Contracting, Navy Office of Special Projects, Washington, D.C.
2017 – 2019 Division Chief Strategy and Readiness, Joint Staff J4, Washington, D.C.
2015 – 2017 Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Center for Europe and Africa, Sigonella, Italy
2012 – 2015 Assistant Commander (Contracts), NAVSUP Headquarters, Mechanicsburg, PA

EDUCATION:
2012 Master in National Decision Making and Strategy, Naval War College, Newport, RI 2011 The Executive Program, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, VA

2003 Master of Business Administration (Contracting); Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
1991 Bachelor of Arts; Foreign Affairs; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Mr. James A. Perkins serves as the acting program executive officer for the Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems. The mission of PEO DHMS is to acquire and deliver health care technology that enriches patient care. Mr. Perkins provides direct support to the 
Program Executive Officer and oversees multiple program offices, including the DOD Healthcare Management System Modernization’s delivery of a single, common, federal electronic health record;
the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems’ delivery of operational medicine capabilities;
and the Enterprise Intelligence and Data Solutions’ data management.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Previously, Mr. Perkins served as the deputy program manager for the DHMSM program management office. He provided direction and guidance for the acquisition, modernization, testing, product improvements, deployment, and sustainment for the Department of Defense’s electronic health record, MHS GENESIS. He also oversaw cost estimating, planning, programming, budgeting,
program integration, and interoperability.
Before joining DHMSM, he served as chief of staff for the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization program office. In this role, he planned and directed all administrative, financial, and operational activities for the director and deputy director of the FEHRM. Mr. Perkins organized and prioritized critical issues and required information to facilitate efficient decision making to support the implementation of a common federal EHR with the DOD, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Coast Guard. He also served as assistant program manager of business operations for the DHMSM PMO, providing direction and oversight of program operations and controls, finance/budget execution, and contract management. Additionally, Mr. Perkins served as an information technology director at the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, overseeing the information management/IT budget development and
execution. He drove IM/IT policy and strategic planning, as well as cyber workforce strategy, planning, development, and support programs for IM/IT resources. He held additional positions within the Military Health System, supporting the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, Force Health Protection and Readiness, Program Executive Office for Joint Medical Information Systems, and Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support program office. Mr. Perkins is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

EDUCATION

Mr. Perkins earned a bachelor of science degree in business management and an MBA. His professional executive education was conducted at the Harvard Business School, where he completed the General Management Program. Mr. Perkins’ awards include the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Presidential Service Badge, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd Award), and numerous civilian and military letters and certificates of r ecognition.

Ratima is a seasoned and effective growth leader with more than 25 years of success driving business in new and emerging markets, as well as technology transformations, building strategic partnerships, Chief Information Officer (CIO)/Chief Experience Officer (CXO) advisory, profit and loss (P&L) management, organizational development, and providing outstanding customer service. Ratima has a proven track record of leading growth across multiple markets including federal healthcare, satellite communications, and semiconductor industries. She has also led global accounts across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific for federal and commercial enterprises.

Ratima is a thought leader in federal health IT, having served previously both in the public and private sector including as deputy chief information officer for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Operating Division of HRSA and as a senior business development and P&L executive at large and mid-size companies such as CGI Federal and Net ESolutions (now NTT Data). She is a trusted advisor for federal executives in areas of emerging technology, data modernization, C-suite advisory, and change management. Ratima has achieved much success in disruptive digital and organizational transformations and has won multiple awards for her leadership and contributions.

With her extensive experience, Ratima is also a leader in growth strategy and client engagement. Prior to her healthcare work, Ratima led digital modernizations and penetrated emerging markets in semi-conductor and satellite communications industries. She has managed multiple large, complex, and transformational programs and has led portfolios of more than $100M and 200+ team members.

Ratima is passionate about the health mission and enjoys being a bridge builder and bringing together government and industry thought leaders through collaborative associations such as ACT-IAC, AFCEA and PSC

Kathy Lentz founded Federal Insights in 2007 as a sales and market consulting firm focused on the federal government and health care industries. Ms. Lentz provides tactical federal and state and local business development advisory services to a diverse group of clients including large privately held companies, small businesses and non-profits. Her goal is to increase your opportunity win probability through better capture strategies.

For over 40 years, Ms. Lentz has advised the federal and state and local government and non-profit companies, both large and small on strategies for successful growth and revenue generation. In 2025, she launched FedwinAcademy.com, a virtual webinar training organization, that educates companies about successful business development strategies. Prior to her current consulting role, Ms. Lentz held senior business development positions at major IT firms: Booz Allen Hamilton, Computer Sciences Corporation, SAIC, Federal Sources, HCL James Martin, and Pearson.

For the Professional Services Council, she currently supports the HHS and VA Vision Teams with setting up discussions and attending key decision maker meetings. For over 8 years she led the HHS and CMS Vision teams as well as running the VA discussion team. She has presented at both CMS and FDA reverse industry days

Ms. Lentz holds a M.A. in Telecommunications from George Washington University and a B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Valparaiso University.

 The Hon. Jim Carroll became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Professional Services Council (PSC) on May 19, 2025.

As CEO, Jim is responsible for advocating for the interests of companies that provide cutting-edge solutions and services to the government. Under his leadership, PSC is shaping public policy, leading strategic coalitions, and establishing communications between government and industry — all with a focus on best outcomes and results for the government and the American taxpayers.

Carroll brings over 30 years of relevant government and industry experience, including service across multiple federal departments and agencies, and a Fortune 25 corporation. He has been appointed by two U.S. Presidents to senior positions and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate.

Jim is widely recognized as a trusted leader with a well-documented track record of bipartisan collaboration and strategic policy influence. He is an active member of the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington-based think tank that fosters cross-party dialogue and develops pragmatic policy solutions to address national challenges.

Prior to joining PSC, Jim Carroll was a Partner at the law firm Frost Brown Todd (FBT) in Washington, D.C., and served as a Principal at CivicPoint, FBT’s public affairs subsidiary. He advised clients on a wide range of government enforcement and compliance matters, from internal reviews to high-profile investigations.

From 2018-2021, Jim served as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), leading efforts to address the national opioid crisis. Under his leadership, the United States recorded its first year-over-year decrease in overdose deaths in three decades. He oversaw the coordination of a $35 billion annual budget across 16 federal agencies.

A seasoned policy strategist, Jim Carroll has testified before Congress multiple times, successfully securing funding and driving policy advancements in areas such as public health, law enforcement, and federal procurement. He is widely respected for his ability to navigate complex legal frameworks and government regulatory issues.

Carroll’s deep relationships with senior decision-makers across federal agencies, the White House, and Capitol Hill uniquely position him to help influence and shape policies. His ability to foster bipartisan dialogue and deliver meaningful results has been consistently demonstrated throughout his career.

From 2016 to 2018, Jim held several high-profile roles at the White House, including Principal Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy White House Counsel, and General Counsel of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Earlier in his career, during the George W. Bush Administration, Jim held various senior roles, including Associate Counsel and Special Assistant to the President before becoming the Deputy General Counsel and Acting General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Treasury. He also held key positions within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy and the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.

In the private sector, Carroll spent a decade with the Ford Motor Company, where he served as Washington Counsel and Global Director of Compliance. Under his leadership, Ford was recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for three consecutive years. He also served as General Counsel for the Ford Motor Company Fund, the company’s philanthropic arm. A team builder and servant leader, Jim is known for cultivating high-performing teams that prioritize stakeholder needs and deliver results. 

Stephanie Kostro became President of the Professional Services Council (PSC) on June 11, 2025, where she guides PSC’s strategic direction, advocacy, and member engagement efforts across growing federal industry priorities.

Previously, she served as Executive Vice President for Policy, leading PSC's policy team in its commitment to advocating for and supporting productive collaboration between the federal government and services industry. As a recognized executive, on-air commentator, and policy expert with more than 20 years of experience in the U.S. Government and industry, she brings a wealth of knowledge in federal procurement policy and acquisition regulations, government processes and programs, and public-private partnerships.

Prior to joining PSC in 2021, Kostro was a Principal at a government relations and consulting firm where she developed and implemented policy, funding, and business development strategies for a global client base. She worked extensively with civilian, defense, diplomatic, and intelligence officials, as well as with federal departments’ oversight committees in Congress.

From 2010-2015, she was a senior fellow and director of the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a prominent national security think tank. Kostro served as a State Department contractor at U.S. Embassy Baghdad for one year, and from 2005-2008, she was a senior professional staff member and policy director on the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee. At the Pentagon from 1998-2005, she worked in a variety of offices within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, on the Joint Staff, and in embassies and missions overseas.