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Dr. Alfred C. Johnson is the Deputy Director for Management. He brings over 20 years of experience as an NIH researcher and administrator. Previously Dr. Johnson was the Director of the Office of Research Services (ORS). Since 2005, he served as assistant director, Office of Intramural Research (OIR); since 2004, he served as acting director, Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship, OIR; since 2000, he served as director, NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program in the Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship; and since 1996 he served as an investigator in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, NCI.

Johnson completed his Ph.D. in biomedical sciences at the University of Tennessee in 1985, and completed his undergraduate degree in chemistry at Albany State University in 1979. He performed doctoral research at the biology division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and began his NIH career in 1985 as a postdoctoral staff fellow in the NCI Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

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 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 $25 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.

Dr. Jesus J. Caban is the Chief Data and Analytics Officer at the Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia. He serves as the principal advisor to the DHA Deputy Director on all matters related to data, analytics, and artificial intelligence. In this role, Caban is responsible for leading the implementation of a comprehensive data strategy for the DHA, which includes establishing safeguards, controls, and guidelines for the responsible use of AI aligned with the DOW AI Strategy.

As a Health Informatics and IT leader with over 14 years of leadership experience supporting and guiding enterprise healthcare data capabilities, Caban is recognized across the DOW and other federal agencies as a subject matter expert in MHS data.

In previous roles, Caban oversaw and managed a large portfolio of enterprise capabilities, including the MHS Digital Biobank (enterprise bioinformatics and genomics capabilities), MHS Patient Registries, MHS Common Data Model, DAVINCI (DOW/VA data exchange service), several AI/ML projects, data science literacy, and the implementation, testing, and rollout of enterprise data science capabilities used by analysts and researchers across Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency, and the Uniformed Services University.

Caban is an accomplished researcher with over 50 scientific publications and currently serves as adjunct faculty.

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.

Dr. Ronald (Ron) Miller was appointed as the Chief Officer of Support Operations in January 2025. Dr. Miller's portfolio includes 
ten Program Offices in Operations, and he advises the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Deputy COO on matters involving 
VHA's Healthcare Environment and Facilities Programs, Acquisitions, Supply Chain, Healthcare Technology Management, Veterans Canteen Service, National Center for High Consequence
Infections, Emergency Management, Police, Center for Development and Civic Engagement, and Member Services. 
Prior to joining the Veterans Health Administration, he was with the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), serving as the Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Resource Management, where he provided
guidance and support for Departmental and ASPR priorities, including interagency collaboration, logistics, information technology, contracting and business operations. In addition, from 2015 to 2019, 
he served as the Director for the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), which responded globally to provide medical support to those affected by natural and man-made disasters. 

Ron is a U.S. Army Veteran. He received his bachelor’s degree from Chaminade University, his master's degree from the University of Maryland, and his doctorate from the University of Phoenix. He 
is also a graduate of Harvard University’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative and the Federal Executive Institute. He has an Executive Change Management certification from Cornell 
University and Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Certifications in Program Management and Contracting Officer Representative. 

Dr. Sean Mooney, Ph.D., serves as the Director of the NIH Center for Information Technology and the NIH Associate Director for Information Technology, Cyberinfrastructure and Cybersecurity (AD ITCC). As the Director of CIT, he is responsible for providing leadership, vision, and direction for CIT. This includes overseeing an approximately $400 million portfolio that includes a world-renowned supercomputer that allows researchers to conduct large-scale data analyses; a state-of-the-art network that enables research across NIH and around the world; cloud-based services that give researchers a cost-effective way to access datasets and advanced computational tools and services; and the latest collaboration tools to promote flexibility and productivity.

As the Associate Director for ITCC, Dr. Mooney oversees the NIH Office of the Chief Information Officer, which is responsible for NIH enterprise IT strategy, policy, architecture and oversight. Before joining CIT, Dr. Mooney served as a Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine. He also served as Chief Research Information Officer of UW Medicine, Interim Director for the UW Institute for Medical Data Science, Associate Director of the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, and Director of Informatics for the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences. A Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, Dr. Mooney holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of California, San Francisco, a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and was an American Cancer Society John Peter Hoffman Fellow in the Department of Genetics and Stanford Medical Informatics at Stanford University.

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.

Adam Peters is the Account Executive for Military Health Programs at MANTECH.

He ensures strategic alignment of MANTECH capabilities to client needs in the Military Health System (MHS).

Mr. Peters joined MANTECH in 2019, supporting the Defense Health Agency’s Desktop to Datacenter modernization effort, a program key to the successful deployment of the DHA’s MHS GENESIS healthcare record, before transitioning to his current role.

Prior to joining MANTECH, Mr. Peters served in the U.S. Army for 22 years as a Medical Service Corps Officer. He provided clinical support in hospital and research laboratories, was program manager for a variety of healthcare and healthcare support systems, and provided healthcare information technology leadership in field units, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, and at the Defense Health Agency.

Mr. Peters holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master’s of Science in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School.

 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.