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Jeffrey Cook
CFO, Advisor, Board Member
Jeffrey Cook is a senior finance executive with extensive experience across accounting, auditing, financial planning, and financial management. He brings a strategic, detail-driven approach to organizational finance, supporting leadership teams in building sustainable growth, strong governance, and sound fiscal operations. Jeffrey holds an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where he developed a rigorous foundation in corporate strategy and financial leadership. He is passionate about meaningful networking and exploring collaborative business opportunities that drive long-term value.
Eric Junker
CFO
Sayres Defense:
Eric Junker is a finance management specialist with more than 25 years of experience overseeing full life-cycle financial management, including planning and analysis, program control, resource and capacity planning, indirect rate development, mergers and acquisitions integration, and pricing strategy. His expertise spans critical government contracting and financial frameworks such as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DCAA compliance, and GAAP. Eric is also well-versed in proposal pricing strategy and financial training, bringing a disciplined, strategic approach to supporting growth, compliance, and operational excellence within government services organizations.
Mark Lee
Asst. Commissioner
Office of Policy and Compliance - Federal Acquisition Service:
Mark Lee serves as Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Policy and Compliance within the Federal Acquisition Service and is a member of the Senior Executive Service. He oversees FAS acquisition policy and drives data-informed strategies to strengthen acquisition excellence across the federal government, supporting more than $100 billion in annual procurement spend and a 3,000-member acquisition workforce.
Throughout his career at GSA, Mark has led acquisition policy, workforce development, and strategic planning initiatives, earning multiple Administrator and Commissioner awards for performance excellence and innovation.
He is a graduate of Harvard University’s Senior Executive Fellows Program and holds a Master of Public Administration from American University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Hofstra University
Michael Ottomanelli, CRPC™
SVP | SFA
Merrill Lynch:
Michael Ottomanelli, CRPC™ brings an analytical, customer-centric approach to helping individuals and businesses navigate complex financial decisions. Leveraging more than a decade of experience in the technology industry, he works closely with clients to identify their financial needs, long-term goals, and sensitivity to risk, then implements strategies tailored to their unique circumstances. Michael provides customized wealth management services to a select group of clients through a consultative process that carefully considers risk tolerance, time horizon, and performance expectations. He holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™) designation, awarded by The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp., reflecting his commitment to informed, strategic financial planning.
Ryan Rohr
Chief Strategy Officer
TRSS: As Chief Strategy Officer Ryan brings nearly 20 years of leadership experience in government contracting. A graduate of the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, he has built a career spanning business development, operations, and strategic growth.
He joins TRSS from Empower AI, where he served as Vice President and Deputy General Manager for the Federal Civilian Business unit, leading customer delivery, financial performance, and growth strategy. He previously held leadership roles at ASRC Federal, Solerity, and AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
Ryan lives in Hillsboro, Virginia, with his wife and two sons.
Tom Springer
Managing Partner
SD Capital:
Tom Springer brings more than 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, technical advisory, and value creation, having worked with some of the world’s most respected professional services and private equity firms. A former private equity portfolio company CEO, operating partner, and strategic advisor, he has built, led, and successfully sold multiple companies and has participated in transactions ranging from small to enterprise-level M&A. Tom specializes in helping owners prepare for critical financial events, including recapitalizations, management buyouts, family transitions, and other monetization strategies. Known for solving complex middle-market business challenges, he combines deep technical expertise in application development, cybersecurity, and systems integration with strong business acumen to deliver innovative, results-driven solutions. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Tom holds degrees from North Carolina Wesleyan and Johns Hopkins University.
David Hyams
CBDO
Longship:
David Hyams serves as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) and brings more than 25 years of experience across commercial, corporate, and intellectual property law, coupled with deep industry insight. His career spans service as in-house counsel for large, mid-size, and emerging companies, as well as leadership roles within Big Law, small law practices, and boutique firms. David’s diverse legal background enables him to navigate complex business, regulatory, and intellectual property matters with a strategic, solutions-driven approach. Beyond his professional pursuits, he is an accomplished jazz pianist and composer, writing and performing original music—an artistic discipline that reflects his creativity, precision, and balance in leadership.
Jeff Koses
Senior Procurement Executive
Office of Governmentwide Policy:
Jeff Koses is a recognized leader in federal acquisition and currently serves as the Senior Procurement Executive for the General Services Administration (GSA) within the Office of Governmentwide Policy. In this role, he focuses on strengthening the acquisition workforce, promoting smart and effective buying, and fostering productive industry relationships, while also serving as a voting member of the FAR Council. Previously, Jeff served for six years as Director of Acquisition Operations within the Federal Acquisition Service, where he led major federal strategic sourcing initiatives and helped create GSA’s premier professional services contract vehicle, OASIS. He holds a Master’s degree in Acquisition Management and a Bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science.
Dan Muse
CFO
Systems Planning & Analysis:
Dan Muse is a senior finance executive with more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience and deep strategic and transactional expertise focused on value creation within the government services sector. He has led numerous divestitures and acquisitions as both a principal and an advisor and brings significant experience in raising both debt and equity capital. Dan has successfully led cross-functional teams spanning finance, accounting, human resources, contracts, information technology, recruiting, and security. His leadership includes navigating complex regulatory environments, including DCAA and GSA audits, DCMA negotiations, and IRS investigations, delivering compliance, operational strength, and sustainable growth.
Kevin Plexico
Senior Vice President
DELTEK: As Senior Vice President of Information Solutions at Deltek, Kevin Plexico is responsible for overseeing research, analysis and specification creation for customers in the Government Contracting and Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industries. He provides thought leadership and expert opinion to industry executives and is a recognized expert on the public sector market.
Kevin manages the delivery of GovWin – Deltek's industry-leading government market research and information solution providing essential intelligence to over 6,000 clients. He has responsibility for leading the industry's largest team of analysts focused on the government contracting industry. Additionally, Kevin leads Deltek’s Specification Solutions team of architects, engineers, and editorial professionals producing AEC specification content. Their efforts deliver MasterSpec® – a product of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the premier master guide construction specification content in the U.S. – as well as SpecText.
Kevin has been on the Deltek team since its acquisition of INPUT in 2010. At INPUT, he played an instrumental role in helping to grow the company from a boutique market research firm to the industry-leading provider of market information to government contractors.
He earned an MBA in Information Systems from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland and his BBA in Economics from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Kevin has been named five times (2020-2024) to the Wash100 List, which recognizes the Top 100 most influential leaders in the government contracting industry.
Oliver Sadorra
Chief Growth Officer
Dark Wolf:
Oliver Sadorra serves as Chief Growth Officer at Dark Wolf, where he leads business development, capture, pipeline strategy, proposals, and marketing. He is also the executive sponsor of Dark Wolf’s Apex Innovations program, advancing internal research and development in AI, cybersecurity, automation, and cloud technologies to enhance efficiency, quality, and mission impact for customers.
With more than 20 years supporting the national security sector, Oliver has led programs that bridge innovative technologies with critical mission needs. He brings hands-on experience delivering AI capabilities, frequently speaks at industry forums, and serves as Dark Wolf’s Principal Investigator for NIST’s AI Safety Institute Consortium. He also sits on the board of the Growth Officers Association.
Christine Williamson, CPA, PMP
Partner
CohenReznik:
Christine B. Williamson, CPA, PMP, has been in the advisory, tax and consulting business for 35+ years helping clients
with their successful transition from small to large. She served as the firm’s Government Contracting Industry Practice
Leader for over 17 years managing day-to-day business operations, to ensure quality and efficiencies, delivering projects
on time, hiring resources, providing the proper technical regulation and standards, including several years as the Office
Managing Partner for the Tysons Corner office. Her specialty is to provide advice on financial and complex accounting
issues to government contracting clients. She has expert knowledge in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP),
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CA)S and tax compliance issues.
Christine is highly experienced with various accounting software products for government contractors of various sizes and
often serves in an advisory capacity for companies that are interested in customizing and incorporating compliance into
their system. She was instrumental in forming a software implementation and consultation subsidiary business to clients
using various project-based productsAdditionally, she provides training and writes white papers on government
contracting regulations both internally and for clients.
Christine pioneered the annual CohnReznick GovCon Lunch and Learn Series, in its 16th year and launched the GovCon
Academy teaching government contractors a variety of subjects. She is the co-author of the GAUGE report, in its 9th
edition and served as is the Chair of the Virginia Society of CPAs from May 2024 - April 2025 in addition to being a
member on several other Veteran and Philanthropic Boards.
