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Karolyn Gardner Senior Vice President, Contracts, Procurement & Pricing, ICF Karolyn Gardner brings a multifaceted approach to her role that involves strengthening ICF’s contracts, procurement and pricing teams to continue to serve as strong strategic partners in client delivery. Her team closely aligns their mission, goals and ways of working with ICF’s broader modernization efforts to

Laurell Aiton Chief Administrative Officer, SMX Laurell Aiton recently led the implementation of the National Contract Management Association Contract Management Standard. This initiative has been instrumental in upskilling SMX’s contracts workforce, strengthening professional development, and continuing the company’s evolution from a transactional contracts function to a more strategic business partner. As a result, Aiton’s team

Sujey Edward has spent more than 25 years watching technology evolve from the inside out. He started his career as a software tester, moved into development and architecture, and eventually transitioned into leadership roles where his ability to translate complex technology into business outcomes became a defining strength. As chief strategy and innovation officer at

Lea Alice L. Parker Subcontract Management & Procurement Lead, Accenture Federal Services In November 2025, Lea Alice Parker led the reorganization of Accenture Federal Services’ subcontract management and procurement group. She is using her 15-plus years of program manager delivery experience at Accenture Federal to simplify corporate functions through people and organization changes, business process

LeNaye Willis-Lloyd Operating Executive, NewSpring Holdings Federal Across NewSpring Holdings Federal’s three current federal platforms — C Speed, Xpect Solutions, and B/CORE — LeNaye Willis-Lloyd helps navigate critical inflection points. She helped one platform strengthen its contracts leadership as it sharpened its technology and operational focus, guided another through a series of complex regulatory and

Everfox has appointed Maureen Stevens as chief corporate affairs officer to lead the company’s enterprise corporate affairs strategy and oversee communications, government relations, media relations and corporate reputation. In her role, Stevens will also serve as a senior advisor to CEO and chairman Dave Wajsgras and the executive team on external affairs, stakeholder engagement and

Amentum has appointed Khalid Syed as vice president of strategic national security initiatives. Syed will help strengthen national security solutions for integrated air and missile defense, C5ISR and space systems. “Amentum is dedicated to supporting the defense of our nation and delivering advanced solutions across the Department of War. Khalid Syed is uniquely suited to

Sarah L. Getty Vice President, Contracts and Procurement, SAIC When SAIC recently integrated two teams to support the total acquisition lifecycle for the Air Force, Space Force and national intelligence markets, Sarah L. Getty led the way. The integrations required fostering cohesiveness between distinct groups with unique skills, workflows and processes. By developing and executing

Mandy Walter-Beam Vice President of Contracts & Procurement, Two Six Technologies Mandy Walter-Beam’s biggest recent achievement was leading Two Six through its first CPSR review and getting DCMA approval on the purchasing and government property systems in a single cycle. It was a big win that eliminated critical risk for the company, while meeting demanding

For James Vant, CEO of XLA, the lessons that shaped his leadership style started well before his career in government contracting, and rather, on a dairy farm in rural upstate New York. There, he learned early that the work gets done, no matter the weather. Those lessons followed him into a GovCon career spanning PwC,

WashingtonExec’s Rachel Kirkland speaks with Dallas Atkinson, executive director of HillVets Foundation, about how the nonprofit supports veterans and their families in the Washington, D.C., area. Atkinson, the 2026 AFI Pentagon Military Spouse of the Year, shares her insight on life as a military spouse, how HillVets is helping veterans and their families, and what

Tanya Bergeron Senior Vice President, Contracts and Procurement, Koniag Government Services, LLC In 2025, Tanya Bergeron transformed Koniag Government Services’ contracts and procurement function in a way that continues to strengthen her team. She restructured team alignment across KGS’s lines of business and operating groups, enhanced communications, including implementation of a comprehensive SharePoint-based resource hub,

Tiffany Mitchell Director of Acquisition Management, Nightwing Tiffany Mitchell’s biggest recent achievement was leading the successful supply chain integration and implementation of Deltek Costpoint following a major organizational transition. Mitchell guided internal teams and suppliers through new processes, developed policies and job aids, and helped establish a stronger operational foundation for the organization. “Tiffany is

Adel Al-Saleh of SES has won WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Award for CEO of the Year (Private & Public Company, annual…

Chugach Government Solutions has appointed Eric Bowen as business development executive and Jon Walman as business development executive. Bowen will be focused on expanding the company’s support to the U.S. Army, and Walman on advancing its strategic growth and mission-ready solutions across U.S. Navy and Marine Corps markets. Bowen, an experienced Army acquisition and C5ISR