Cody Nagle (she/her) is a staff attorney with Civil Survival’s Reentry Legal Aid Program. Born and raised in Seattle, she recently returned to the Pacific Northwest after nearly a decade on the East Coast. She holds a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and is licensed to practice in Washington State and the District of Columbia.

Cody’s passion for reentry and legal reform stems from her personal experience overcoming barriers to employment and housing as a result of her criminal record. Cody struggled with substance use disorder from a very young age and spent most of her teens and early twenties cycling through treatment centers and jails across Western Washington. She successfully completed Pierce County’s drug court program in 2012. Since that time Cody has become acutely aware of the institutional and systemic barriers for people with criminal convictions. After struggling for years to find meaningful employment, she became dedicated to helping others reclaim their lives after incarceration or mental health and substance use disorders.

Jenny Mattingley oversees the strategic direction for the Partnership’s government affairs and advocacy efforts focused on improving and modernizing government management and services for the public. Jenny comes to the Partnership and the Government Affairs team with a passion for supporting federal public servants through policies and programs that provide the tools needed to meet their missions.

Jenny has been working to make government better in a variety of roles prior to joining the Partnership. She served in the executive branch at OMB focusing on hiring reform efforts and the workforce priority of the President’s Management Agenda, spent several years consulting with good government organizations, served as the executive director of the Performance Improvement Council and the founding director of the White House Leadership Development Program, and spent many years overseeing policy for the Senior Executives Association.

Dr. Sterling Thomas is GAO’s Chief Scientist in Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics.  

Prior to joining GAO, he was the Chief Scientist at Noblis, a Reston, VA based research institute overseeing their applied research programs for the past 13 years. Sterling has also served as a principal investigator for research programs funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. His work has included creating new methods regarding synthetic biology, strategies for decoupling qubits for improving error correction in quantum computing, methods for using artificial intelligence to detect decentralized coordinated cyber-attacks, and network-based optimization algorithms to detect abnormalities in public equities markets. 

He also worked with the institute’s executive council to develop their five- and ten-year research strategy. Sterling also served as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer and collaborated with the institute’s professional development department to create data science and cyber analytics training programs in partnership with George Mason University (GMU) and George Washington University. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor at GMU, sits on the Dean’s Advisory Board at GMU’s College of Engineering and Computing, along with sitting on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center for Biological Data Science Advisory Board. 

Richard Chandler is a seasoned federal executive and U.S. Army veteran with three decades of leadership experience across the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Homeland Security. He currently leads Richard Chandler Consulting, LLC, where he advises private and public sector organizations on strategic transformation, acquisition reform, and operational excellence. 

Most recently, Mr. Chandler served as the Deputy Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration (NCA). In this role, he oversaw acquisitions, facilities design and construction, information technology, and human resources, leading a team of 140 employees and managing over $300 million in annual acquisitions and large-scale construction projects. Under his leadership, NCA delivered seven new cemeteries and implemented Strategic Sourcing initiatives that significantly improved acquisition efficiency and reduced costs. His tenure was marked by NCA achieving the highest customer satisfaction scores in North America and among the highest employee satisfaction ratings in government.  He is most proud of significantly increasing his office’s Best Places to Work and employee satisfaction scores during his tenure. 

Stuart Andreason is Executive Director of Programs at the Burning Glass Institute where he leads efforts in research and engagement on workforce innovation, higher education, and economic mobility. At BGI, Andreason has helped to lead the development of Jobs that Mobilize, an initiative that builds data strategies to align talent development and economic development. He’s also developed measures of skill-based hiring, the identification of skills in demand in the growing green economy, the measures of non-degree credential quality in the Education Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) initiative, and skill-based educational strategies. 

Previously, Andreason was the founding director of the Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, a first of its kind “think and do” center in the Federal Reserve System. He led major initiatives including Investing in America’s Workforce and Workforce Realigned. He also led the Fed’s contributions to the Rework America Alliance and the Talent Finance Innovation Network. He also served as an officer of the bank and applied innovations in economic mobility in the bank. 

Mr. Tamburrino is Chief Operating Officer of NobleReach Foundation, where he leads enterprise operations and supports mission-driven innovation in government and public service. A former career member of the Senior Executive Service, he previously served as Senior Vice President at LMI, overseeing health-related federal consulting services including medical logistics, health policy, and emergency response. 

Prior to this assignment, Mr. Tamburrino held senior roles in the Department of Defense, including Chief Human Capital Officer and Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. He managed key human capital initiatives such as military healthcare modernization, workforce planning, and personnel system reforms. He holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a certified Acquisition Professional and Executive Coach. 

Virginia (Ginny) Hill serves as a Senior Facilitator for various leadership programs and initiatives across the Partnership. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) with over 600 hours of paid coaching. Ginny’s passion is working with leaders to reach their full potential through developing self-command, growth mindset, and an enhanced ability to work with others. Ginny’s career began in the federal government as a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2007. As a PMF, she experienced a federal leadership program, and she later went on to manage leadership programs and trainings for the NIH Office of Human Resources. 

Mary Elizabeth Bailey has worked in state government, specifically in human resources, for over 25 years. In her current role as Secretary of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, Secretary Bailey provides executive policy and management support to the Cabinet's departments, offices, and divisions; promulgates administrative regulations; establishes human resource policies for the Executive Branch; and advises the Personnel Board and all agencies in the executive branch on matters pertaining to the classified service. In her previous role as the commissioner of the Department of Human Resources Administration, she oversaw the administration of the commonwealth's employment application process, state payroll functions, personnel administration for all branches of government, official personnel records for state employees, the state Classification and Compensation system, the Executive Branch Performance Management Program, and state government's organizational structure. Throughout her career, she has served on numerous committees and is a member of the National Association for State Personnel Executives, CSG South-Staff Alliance for Intergovernmental Leadership, and Society for Human Resource Management. 

Dr. Karlease Kelly served as the Chief Learning Officer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture from August 2010 to March 2021 and as Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer from 2011-2017. During this time, Dr. Kelly led USDA’s implementation of Federal training policies including mentoring, individual development planning, leadership development, details, new supervisor training, the President’s Management Council Rotation Program, the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program, and other programs to increase employee skills and development, satisfaction and effectiveness.

Peter Bonner is a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists, working at the crossroads of government capacity, workforce development, leadership effectiveness, and operational excellence.  He was an OPM Associate Director leading its HR Solutions team and is an Adjunct Professor at the GMU Schar School of Public Administration. He leads an FAS project on the implementation of skills-based talent practices in the Chance to Compete Act. 

With an emphasis on bringing clarity to complex situations, David is a management consultant with 25 years’ experience providing HR advisory services to federal agencies. Four years of federal service as an analyst with the Justice Department, followed by consultation on the design, implementation and evaluation of alternative personnel systems for federal agencies. The rest is all about making the civil service system work better for everyone! Recent clients have ranged from Smithsonian to the Pentagon, from the Selective Service System to the Department of Agriculture. 

Alex Snider is the former Program Manager for the White House Leadership Development Program at the General Service Administration and a contributing writer for Psychology Today. Previously, he led strategy for the President’s Management Agenda, helping shape how government improves service and trust through cross-agency collaboration. 

Alex spent the first decade of his career at the U.S. Department of State, working on anti-corruption, democracy, counterterrorism, and Africa policy. He holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. He’s also worked in the World Bank, US Mission to the UN, and for Senator Chris Murphy. 

Mika J. Cross is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in human capital strategy, workplace transformation, and organizational health and performance. As an award-winning leader in workforce innovation, she has shaped precedent-setting policies and programs that enhance resilience, wellbeing, and performance for government employees, military personnel, contractors, and private-sector teams alike.  

Kristina Savoy is an organizational development professional with over eighteen years of experience in executive leadership coaching, organizational training and design, strategic development, and program management. With a specific passion to motivate and inspire executive leaders and managers across all levels to incorporate transformational leadership strategies within the changing organizational landscape, she seeks to reenergize learning and development across organizational lines.  

Dartanion Swift-Williams is a passionate public sector executive and civic technologist leading the Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation in the City of Baltimore. As Executive Director and Chief Data Officer, he oversees CitiStat, civic design, analytics, and AI strategy to drive results across city government.

Beverly Ortega Babers is a seasoned organizational strategy and human capital professional with 30-plus years of hands-on experience leading in large scale government agencies across organizational lines to design, implement, and oversee complex enterprise-wide programs. Previously she served as an SES in the roles of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget (US Treasury), Chief Administrative Officer (US Mint), Chief Human Capital Officer (IRS), Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support (IRS), Performance Improvement Officer and Chief Administrative Officer (Dept of Education), and Transition Director (US Treasury). Beverly was a Senior Principal and Domestic Policy Lead at The MITRE Corporation before joining AvantGarde, LLC as its Chief Operating Officer. 

Matisha Montgomery is the Chief Learning Officer at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she leads agency-wide efforts in employee training, leadership development, workforce strategy, learning technology, and organizational development. With nearly 20 years of federal service, she has a proven track record of transforming government through bold, human-centered strategies that prioritize people first because she firmly believes that employee experience is customer experience (EX = CX). 

Matisha is known for building programs that don’t just check a box - they spark belonging, trust, and performance. Whether it’s redesigning leadership pipelines, launching award-winning learning programs, or using data to tell the story of culture change, she blends vision with execution and always brings the human element to the forefront. 

Rebecca Contreras is currently the President & CEO of AvantGarde LLC (AG), a Women Owned Small Business that specializes in Human Capital (HR), Organizational & Strategic Solutions, Business Operations and Technology. Rebecca co-founded AG in 2011. Today, AG has grown to more than 120 consulting team members located across multiple states including Texas the DC metro area, AGs primary area of focus is to provide services to the government sector. Rebecca has dedicated her entire career to the People business. Rebecca has received numerous accolades and awards including in 2023 Small Business Person of the Year & the SBA Legacy Award from the SBA District Office in TX, Small Business of the Year in Austin Texas, and she won the 2022 Gold Women in Business (STEVIE) award for Best Female Entrepreneur and the 2022 Silver STEVIE for Woman of the Year. She was also selected by the local affiliate of CBS for as the “Remarkable Women of Texas”, a highly competitive award for women in central Texas for her work establishing and growing a thriving AG culture as well as her focus and give back through her signature initiative, Girls of Legacy. Girls of Legacy, featured in 2023 in both Forbes and Fortune Magazine, is a mentoring and scholarship program through her non-profit LaunchPad supporting young high school graduates from inner city schools and underserved Communities. To date Girls of Legacy has given over $100,000 to 16 graduating seniors. 

Carol de Fries is an expert at building successful strategic partnerships for economic and civic growth, with more than 15 years of experience in business development, finance, government relations, philanthropy, higher education and economic and workforce development. 

Ms. Carol J. de Fries is currently the Executive Director of the City College for Municipal Employment and Workforce Programming for the City of Philadelphia, a new initiative to open doors of access to Philadelphians to quality jobs with the City and with regional employers. She has held previous senior leadership roles with the University of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia and its economic development agency PIDC, the Community College of Philadelphia, and JEVS Human Services dedicating her professional career to supporting Philadelphia’s efforts to grow and expand its economy. Ms. de Fries holds a Masters in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University. 

Ms. Love Rutledge hosts the FedUpward Podcast, a show dedicated to providing information and advice to federal employees. She serves clients as an executive coach and holds the Associate Certified Coach credential from the International Coaching Federation.  

Love served in various positions in the Department of Defense, most recently as a member of the Senior Executive Service in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. Over 25 years of federal service, she also worked in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Department of the Navy and Headquarters, United States Marine Corps.   

Sarah C. Moffat is an award-winning executive and change strategist with over 20 years of experience driving transformation across the public and private sectors. She’s led high-impact initiatives across the government including at NASA, NIST, and NIH—modernizing operations, building workforce readiness, and advancing digital and AI innovation. 

A nationally sought-after speaker, Prosci®-certified change expert, and author of Motivated Mornings, Sarah brings energy, clarity, and heart to every room. She is the 2022 AFFIRM Leadership in Health IT Award winner and was named 2022 Woman of Influence – Public Sector by the Executive Women's Forum. Sarah also serves as a trainer and consultant on leadership development, human capital strategy, organizational transformation, and operational innovation across government and industry. 

Sankar Venkatraman serves as LinkedIn’s Global Evangelist. With a deep passion for the evolving world of work, Sankar partners with organizations across the globe to help them navigate the complexities of modern workforce challenges. A recognized thought leader on the Future of Work, Sankar focuses on how organizations can adopt and adapt to the emerging transformations, address talent challenges, embrace agility, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape. 

His expertise lies in harnessing data-driven insights, helping shape AI-powered solutions, and share innovative strategies to empower companies to reimagine their talent strategies, driving success by aligning workforce capabilities with long-term business goals. 

Sankar has a Ph.D. from Rutgers University and an MBA from Cornell University and is based out of LinkedIn’s Headquarters in Mountain View, California.    Outside of work, Sankar enjoys hiking and traveling with his friends and family. 

Scott Kupor was sworn in as Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on July 14, 2025. In this role, Kupor leads the Trump Administration’s efforts to build a high-performing, accountable, and mission-driven workforce that upholds the trust of every American taxpayer. He brings nearly three decades of executive leadership and investment experience in the technology industry to the federal workforce.  

Before joining OPM, Kupor served as a managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm he helped build from its inception in 2009 into one of the largest in the United States, managing more than $45 billion in assets. He previously held senior leadership roles at a pioneering web hosting company acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP), where he led the company’s global support organization, a one-billion-dollar business within HP’s software division.

Katy Hogan leads the Partnership’s strategy to inspire the next generation to consider a career in public service. In her role, she manages several key government internship programs and oversees the Call to Serve network of colleges and universities. Previously, Katy directed Ohio State University’s Washington, DC internship and fellowship programs through the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, welcoming 75+ students to Washington annually for career-launching internship experiences. Katy also worked on a U.S. State Department program that sends high school students abroad to learn critical languages. Through this work, Katy developed a passion for building high-impact professional programs and supporting the career development of aspiring public servants. Katy’s favorite public servants are the National Park Service rangers that have made her visits to 40 National Parks (so far—she’ll visit all 63 someday) fun and engaging. 

Dr. Elizabeth P. Van Winkle is an established executive-level leader specializing in the application of technology and data analytics to inform policy decisions within the federal government. She currently serves as the Industry Executive for Federal Government at Oracle, where she supports federal agencies in using innovative technology to solve their most complex challenges. 

Prior to Oracle, Dr. Van Winkle was a member of the Senior Executive Service within the Department of Defense and served in multiple leadership roles across the Department. Most notably, in 2017 Dr. Van Winkle was designated by then-Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to perform the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and served as his principal staff advisor on all matters related to the readiness of the armed forces to carry out the National Security Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, and the National Military Strategy. During her tenure in this role, she developed the Department’s first-ever Readiness Recovery Framework, using data across systems to track the readiness of the force across joint operations, for which she received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service. Dr. Van Winkle also served as the Executive Director for the Office of Force Resiliency as the principal staff advisor to the Secretary of Defense on violence prevention and resilience policies and programs to include the Department’s collaborative efforts with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. She developed the Department’s first integrated prevention policies and prevention framework, for which she received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service. She also served as the Deputy Director for Military Force Management Policy for the U.S. Air Force, developing, managing, and overseeing policies related to all aspects of military force management. 

Jeff Bardwell serves as OPM’s Acting Deputy Associate Director for Strategic Workforce Planning and Senior Advisor for Human Resources Workforce Programs. He leads a team that guides, enables, and assesses workforce strategy and planning across federal departments and agencies. This includes closing skill gaps; supporting workforce transformation efforts; administering the world's largest employment survey; and using evidence-based policy, forecasting, and data analytics to drive enterprise workforce priorities. Mr. Bardwell advises OPM’s senior leadership and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council on elevating skills within the Federal HR Workforce. 

Prior to this role, Mr. Bardwell spent 15 years with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in increasing roles of responsibility within the acquisition workforce. 

Anthony Vetrano has recently celebrated his fourth year at the Partnership for Public Service. As a member of the Communications team, he works on storytelling initiatives showcasing strong examples of good government and is a main researcher on the Partnership’s Federal Harms Tracker. 

Previously, Anthony led out on components of the Partnership’s Major Federal Investments work. Conducting research about the implementation of major federal spending bills and convening leaders across government silos to create a community of learning that cultivates government-wide best practices. 

Anthony has a strong research background on key topics related to the civil workforce. Including customer experience, employee engagement, enterprise risk management, trust in government, and strategic foresight and planning. He is also a long-time member of the data team for the Political Appointee Tracker as seen on the Washington Post.  

Blair is the Senior VP of Public Sector and Policy at Opportunity@Work, where she leads national and regional strategies to advance STAR mobility through public sector partnerships and policy innovation. Previously, she launched and led the organization’s innovation studio, developing practical solutions to inclusive hiring challenges. With over 15 years of experience at the intersection of strategy and economic mobility, Blair has held leadership roles across the public sector and mission-driven organizations focused on transforming public service delivery, affordable housing, and workforce development.  

Notable roles include: leading teams at Fannie Mae to advance employee experience and affordable housing innovation; driving hiring and employee experience reforms at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; and managing a multimillion-dollar federal grant portfolio at the US Department of Health and Human Services working with states, community colleges, workforce centers, and community-based organizations to expand career pathways in healthcare for low-income individuals, including those on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). 

Paul Monteiro is the first Secretary of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation. Prior to this role, President Joseph Biden tapped Monteiro as the Director of the Department of Justice Community Relations Service and the United States Senate confirmed his nomination in April 2022. 

From 2017 to 2022, Monteiro served as Chief of Staff to the President and Assistant Vice President of External Affairs at Howard University in Washington, D.C. 

In 2014, President Barack Obama appointed Monteiro as national director of AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), the federal anti-poverty program established in 1965 as the domestic counterpart to the Peace Corps. 

Monteiro was a member of the White House staff from 2009 to 2013 working as an associate director of the Office of Public Engagement. In that role, he worked on President Obama’s Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Initiative, the My Brother’s Keeper mentorship program for young men, and as a liaison to religious and secular belief communities as well as ethnic groups including Arab Americans and Afghan Americans. 

Kalaida Holmes is a human capital leader with more than 20 years of experience across federal service, consulting, and the private sector. She currently serves as a Senior Principal Customer Experience Product Manager at Workday Government, where she helps public sector clients modernize HR systems, implement digital solutions, and design people-centered strategies that drive workforce success. 

Previously, Kalaida was the Chief Human Capital Officer at AmeriCorps, leading a team of 40+ civilian and contract personnel and managing an $11.5 million budget to execute HR operations, advance employee experience and engagement, leadership development, and equitable workforce practices. She has also held leadership roles at the Department of the Army, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Veterans Affairs, and worked in the private sector with Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (now Guidehouse), and other firms on large-scale HR technology, strategic communications, and workforce planning initiatives. 

Julie Broussard Berko serves as the Director of the Office of Human Resources (OHR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A leading voice in federal human capital management, she is the proud recipient of the 2022 Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service. 

Julie leads a team of 400+ human resources professionals who support the 20,000+ workforce of researchers, clinicians, fellows, and mission support, through a best-in- class lifecycle of HR programs and services. She has focused on transforming HR from a transactional function into a strategic partner and a catalyst for organizational excellence. Her approach emphasizes building robust talent ecosystems where individuals are empowered to learn, grow, and give their best. 

A key focus of Julie’s leadership has been promoting employee well-being. She developed and implemented the NIH Leave Bank Program and the Maxiflex work schedule to attract and retain top talent. Additionally, she was instrumental in launching new procedures for handling harassment allegations, enhancing oversight, consistency, and accountability through the NIH Civil Program. Before her current role, Julie held various leadership positions within OHR and at the Federal Aviation Administration. She holds a Master of Public Administration from American University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Howard University.

Kevin Johnson, II, is an experienced practitioner in organizational development, strategic talent management, and workplace culture with over 15 years of experience transforming teams and organizations across diverse sectors. Currently serving as Director of Workforce Effectiveness at the Partnership for Public Service, Kevin has spearheaded several groundbreaking initiatives like the first-of-its-kind Federal Chief Diversity Officer Bootcamp. 

Kevin also played an integral role in developing the Partnership’s Public Service Leadership Model, which established a new standard for effective federal leadership. He has designed and facilitated hundreds of leadership development sessions, including Cabinet-level retreats, on a wide range of topics that have equipped participants with actionable and innovative strategies that enabled them to lead more effectively and intentionally. He has led collaborative efforts to solve cultural and operational challenges by identifying, designing, and implementing people-centric solutions.