CAMBRIDGE, Md., May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council
(ACT-IAC), the premier public-private partnership dedicated to
improving government through the application of information
technology, today is pleased to announce the successful completion
of the Voyagers Program by the 12th graduating class in program
history.
Each program participant is a mid-career professional who was
nominated by his or her respective company or agency.
Applicants were then down-selected to 24 nominees by a panel of
senior executives in government and industry to participate in the
Voyagers program, which ran from September to May. This highly
competitive leadership development program continues to have a 1:1
ratio of government to industry participants, which encourages
participants to "walk in the other sector's shoes" throughout the
nine month program. The 2016 Voyagers graduates completed the
program at the 36th Annual Management of Change (MOC) training and
education event held in Cambridge,
MD.
"It has been a privilege to be a part of each Voyager's journey
of leadership growth and watch friendships form," said Susie Sylvester, Voyagers Industry Chair.
"I am excited about this next group of leaders as they take the
skills from the program to collaborate and implement innovations in
government IT."
2016 Voyagers Program industry graduates are:
- Lindsey Averill, The Ambit
Group
- Solongo Erdenekhuyag, Rigil
- Ali Kavianpour, VMware
- Virginia Madigan, Chartis
Consulting
- Nasim Moghadam, CGI Federal
- David Newport, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Jenna O'Steen, Accenture
- Alex Porfirenko, E3 Federal Solutions
- Joseph Portera, Sawdey Solution
Services
- Kevin Riordan, CA Technologies
- Jessica Tavasti, Microsoft
2016 Voyagers Program government graduates are:
- George Baden, General Services
Administration
- Drew Fagan, Department of the
Interior
- Cindy Gripper, Department of
Health and Human Services
- Brittany Hannah, General
Services Administration
- LaShayla Hopkins, Department of
Housing and Urban Development
- Evan Lee, Department of Homeland
Security
- Andrew Low, General Services
Administration
- Solomon Luke, Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
- Elvis Taylor, Department of
Education
- Nicole Thompson, Department of
Health and Human Services
- Christopher Wallace, Immigration
and Customs Enforcement
- Catrina Watkins, U.S. Department
of Agriculture
Heidi Myers, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, and Susie
Sylvester, Dev Technology, were the 2016 Voyagers Chairs.
Both served as Voyagers Vice Chairs in 2015. Vice Chairs this year
included Deborah Kent,
Transportation Security Administration; Barbara Whitelaw, U.S. Coast Guard; Mike Deutsch, Aquilent; Steve Irish, Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
ACT-IAC also announced the opening of applications for the 2017
Voyagers Program. Applications are currently available on the
ACT-IAC website for the 2017 Voyagers Class. The application
deadline for the 2017 Voyagers Program is July 29, 2016 at 5:00
p.m. For more information on the ACT-IAC Voyagers Program,
please visit the ACT-IAC website under the 'Learning' section.
About ACT-IAC – Advancing Government Through Education,
Collaboration and Action
The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory
Council (ACT-IAC) is a non-profit educational organization
established to create a more effective and innovative
government. ACT-IAC provides a unique, objective and trusted
forum where government and industry executives are working together
to improve public services and agency operations through the use of
technology. To maintain the objectivity and integrity of its
collaborative process, ACT-IAC does not accept government
funding. ACT-IAC activities are underwritten by
AT&T, ACT-IAC's strategic mission partner, and a number of
private sector organizations who share the ACT-IAC commitment to
better government. A complete list of sponsors, as well
as additional information about ACT-IAC, can be found at
www.actiac.org.
Learn more about our organization and how to become a member at
www.actiac.org or call (703) 208-4800.
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