Mini-Plenary Session Speakers
Frank Walsh DHS Director, COOP and Emergency Preparedness Thomas A. Roston, Manager, Emergency Preparedness
Maureen Gilmore Deputy Ethics Official, Office of General Counsel
Ferne Mosley - Deputy Ethics Official, Office of General Counsel
Dr. Teresa Pohlman, Director, Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs
Bill Guerin, Director, Asset & Logistics Management
Kathy Schultz, Senior Records Management Officer, RPM
Steven Tepp, Office of General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Jack Sweeney, Assistant Director (Personal Property), Asset & Logistics Management
Other Mini-Plenary Session Speakers TBA
Donald G. Bathurst Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Bathurst is Chief of Administrative Services, Department of Homeland Security. He is responsible for delivery of administrative services to the Department of Homeland Security, including facilities acquisition, facilities management, inventory management, records management, health and safety programs, environmental compliance, mail room, motor pool, fleet management and a customer service center.
Most recently he served as the Director of the Office of Asset Management at DHS, responsible for planning, development, acquisition, management, protection, and disposal for all tangible assets of the Department of Homeland Security, including land, buildings, motor fleet, aircraft, and all other personal property.
Mr. Bathurst has served within FEMA as the Director of the National Dam Safety Program, coordinating the activities of 24 Federal agencies and the 50 States; as director of building sciences and public education programs in the Mitigation Directorate; and as the Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator, where he was instrumental in establishing counterterrorism training, coordinating anti-arson efforts and putting facility management plans in place for the National Emergency Training Center.
Prior to his service at FEMA, he spent more than 15 years at the General Services Administration where he served as the Chief Fire Protection Engineer. He also served in a variety of other roles including Acting Director of Safety, Chief of Environmental Management, and Acting Director of Repair and Alteration.
He started his career as a firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician in Prince William County, VA, and Prince George's County, MD.
His accomplishments have been recognized through numerous awards from within the government and the private sector, including the 1992 Arthur S. Flemming Award as one of the top five managers in Federal service and the NSPE Federal Engineer of the Year award for GSA. His contributions to risk management and fire performance estimation have been internationally recognized, most notably by the Society of Fire Protection Engineer's President's Award. He is a Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.
Mr. Bathurst is a member of the Federal Government's Senior Executive Service and holds a Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Public Administration from The American University, where his practicum project explored relationships between the Executive and Legislative Branches of the Federal Government. Back to top
Harvey E. Johnson, Jr. - Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, FEMA
Harvey E. Johnson, Jr. (USCG, retired Vice Admiral) is the Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of FEMA. He came to FEMA in April 2006 after serving as Commander, Pacific Area of the U.S. Coast Guard since June 2004.
Mr. Johnson has a wealth of emergency and crisis management experience, including support to Admiral Thad Allen and the Coast Guard's Hurricane Katrina response efforts by coordinating and deploying West Coast resources.
His operational experience includes various Coast Guard efforts, including search and rescue, freighter grounding, vessel break-up and pollution response for the motor vessel Selendang Ayu and the tank vessel Seabulk Pride in Alaskan waters. In addition, he participated in multiple Naval War College , Lead Shield and Rogue Vessel exercises in response to simulated maritime homeland security threats and the management of hundreds of Coast Guard law enforcement, search and rescue and pollution response cases in the Pacific.
While serving as Commander, Pacific Area, Mr. Johnson led efforts that encompassed more than 73 million miles west of the Rocky Mountains and throughout the Pacific Basin to the Far East. Prior to this assignment, he was the Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District and served as the Director, Homeland Security Task Force-Southeast, where he directed Operation Able Sentry, the Department of Homeland Security's response to the crisis in Haiti . In addition to these duties, he served as the Executive Director of the Coast Guard's transition into the Department of Homeland Security, Director of Operations Capability and Director of Operations Policy.
Prior to promotion to Flag rank in 2001, Mr. Johnson served as the Executive Assistant to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. Other assignments included: Commanding Officer of Air Station Brooklyn , and concurrently as Commanding Officer of Air Station San Diego and Commander, Activities San Diego. He also served as a fellow at the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group in Newport , Rhode Island .
Mr. Johnson began his career as a Deck Watch Officer aboard the Cutter Steadfast (WMEC-623). He then earned his Naval Aviator wings in 1977. He flew the HH-52A helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, the HH-3F at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, the HH-65A in Brooklyn and Corpus Christi and the HH-60J in San Diego. His staff assignments include: Aviation Assignment Officer in the Office of Personnel and Training; Program Reviewer and Analyst within the Office of the Chief of Staff; Deputy Chief, Programs Division within the Office of the Chief of Staff; and member of the Streamlining Team.
His major decorations include the Legion of Merit (3), the Meritorious Service Medal (3), the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (2) and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal.
Mr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Science degree at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1975. He earned a Master of Science degree at the Naval Postgraduate School in 1983 and a Master of Science degree in Management as a Sloan Fellow at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993.
Mr. Johnson is a native of Tampa , Florida . He is married to the former Janet L. Cronin of Boston , Massachusetts , and they have two children, Jennifer and Scott. Back to top
Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr.- Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard
Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. assumed the duties as Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard and Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C., in April 2006. Vice Admiral Papp oversees general management functions of the Coast Guard.
Vice Admiral Papp’s previous assignment was Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District with responsibility for all Coast Guard missions on the Great Lakes.
Vice Admiral Papp was promoted to Flag rank and appointed Director of Reserve and Training in October 2002 and was responsible for support of 13,000 Coast Guard Ready Reservists and all the Coast Guard’s Training Centers.
He has served in six Coast Guard Cutters and commanded the cutters RED BEECH, PAPAW, FORWARD, and the Coast Guard’s training barque EAGLE. He served as commander of a task unit in Operation Able Manner off the coast of Haiti in 1994, enforcing United Nations sanctions and supplementing Naval forces during the intervention in Haiti, Operation Uphold Democracy.
Assignments ashore have included the Commandant of Cadets staff at the Coast Guard Academy; Aids to Navigation staff in the Third Coast Guard District; Chief of the Capabilities Branch in the Defense Operations Division; Chief of the Fleet Development Team; Director of the Leadership Development Center; Chief of the Coast Guard’s Office of Congressional Affairs and, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard.
Vice Admiral Papp is a 1975 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. He holds a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies awarded by the United States Naval War College in Newport, RI and a Master of Science degree in Management awarded by Salve Regina College, also in Newport, RI. Vice Admiral Papp is the 13th Gold Ancient Mariner of the Coast Guard. Back to top
Michael Chertoff - Secretary, DHS
On February 15, 2005, Judge Michael Chertoff was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as the second Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He formerly served as United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, after his June 2003 Senate confirmation.
Secretary Chertoff was previously confirmed by the Senate in 2001 to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice. As Assistant Attorney General, he oversaw the investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He also formed the Enron Task Force, which produced more than 20 convictions, including those of CEOs Jeffrey Skilling and Ken Lay.
Before joining the George W. Bush Administration, Chertoff was a Partner in the law firm of Latham & Watkins. From 1995 to 1996, he served as Special Counsel for the U.S. Senate Whitewater Committee.
Prior to that, Chertoff spent more than a decade as a federal prosecutor, including service as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. As a federal prosecutor, Chertoff investigated and personally prosecuted significant cases of political corruption, organized crime, and corporate fraud. Among them was the Mafia Commission case, in which the leaders of La Casa Nostra were all convicted and sentenced to 100 years in prison for directing the criminal activities of the American Mafia.
Chertoff graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1975 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1978. From 1979-1980 he served as a clerk to Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr.
Secretary Chertoff is married to Meryl Chertoff and has two children. Back to top
Paul A. Schneider -
Acting Deputy Secretary, DHS
Paul A. Schneider was sworn in January 3, 2007, as the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Under Secretary for Management. He is responsible for all the department’s budget, appropriations, expenditure of funds, accounting and finance; procurement; human resources and personnel; information technology systems; facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources; and identification and tracking of performance measurements.
Prior to coming to DHS, Schneider served as a defense and aerospace consultant where he led a congressionally directed study for NASA on the costs, risks and benefits of human space flight and a study of open architectures for the U.S. Navy. He led an independent review of the presidential helicopter replacement program, played a role in the administration’s effort to develop the plan for the Next Generation Air Transportation System and led reviews of Defense network centric warfare and interoperability programs.
Schneider served as the Senior Acquisition Executive of the National Security Agency (NSA) from
October 2002 to September 2003, where he was responsible for oversight and execution of signals
intelligence and information security development and acquisition programs.
Schneider served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition from July 1998 to September 2002. He was responsible for the oversight and execution of Navy and Marine Corps research, development and acquisition programs with an annual budget in excess of $30 billion. During the administration transition he served as the acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 8 months.
From October 1994 to June 1998 Schneider served as the Executive Director and Senior Civilian of the Naval Sea Systems Command, the Navy’s largest shore organization. In this position, he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of an $18 billion a year, 70,000-person organization, including shipyards, laboratories, and engineering and test facilities.
Schneider began his career in 1965 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a Project Engineer in the
Submarine Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery systems branch.
From 1966 to 1981 he served in several positions in submarine design, construction and overhaul
programs. His last assignment was managing the Trident ship design and the integration of weapons and
combat systems. He also served as Program Manager for a Submarine Advanced Technology Program.
He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 1981, when he served as the Deputy Director of
NAVSEA’S Auxiliary Systems Sub-Group in the Engineering Directorate.
From March 1986 to March 1981, he was the Executive Director of the Amphibious, Auxiliary, Mine and Sealift Ships Directorate, responsible for ship design, acquisition, maintenance, modernization and life cycle support of these ships. During this period, he also served as Program Manager for two classified programs. From March 1991 to October 1994, he was the Executive Director of the Surface Ship Directorate with expanded responsibilities to include aircraft carriers and in-service surface combatants, combat systems, security assistance and foreign military sales and the Navy’s diving and salvage program.
Schneider holds a degree in nuclear engineering and is a member of the American Society of Naval
Engineers (ASNE), Armed forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), Association of Scientists and Engineers (ASE), Navy League, Association of Old Crows and the Naval Institute.
During his service with the Federal Government, Schneider has been the recipient of the Department of
the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award and the Distinguished Civilian Service Award; the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award (twice) and the President’s Award for Distinguished Civilian Service. He also received three Presidential Rank Awards. Back to top
Elaine Duke - Deputy Under Secretary for Management
On October 29, 2007 Elaine C. Duke was appointed Deputy Under Secretary for Management. Previously she was the Chief Procurement Officer for the Department of Homeland Security. In this capacity she provided leadership over the department's $14 billion in contracts and $11 billion in financial assistance programs. Ms. Duke was the department's Deputy Chief Procurement Officer from October 2004 to December 2005, when she assumed duties as the acting Chief Procurement Officer. In January 2006, Ms. Duke took over full responsibilities as the department's second procurement chief. Before coming to the headquarters, she served for two years as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Transportation Security Administration.
Ms. Duke spent the majority of her career in acquisition with the U.S. Navy. She completed her final tour with the Navy at the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC. She was Director, Office of Contract Policy as well as the Deputy Director, Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Division in the Contracts Directorate. Prior to her tour with the Naval Sea Systems Command, Ms. Duke served on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations & Environment), working the base closure and realignment program.
Ms. Duke also held various positions with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. She began her career as a contracting officer for the U.S. Air Force. In addition to her work in the Department of Defense, Ms. Duke served as the Deputy Director of Contracting and Property Management for the Smithsonian Institution and Director of Acquisition and Grant Services for the Federal Railroad Administration.
Ms. Duke has a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and a Master's degree in business administration. Back to top
Marta Brito Pérez - Chief Human Capital Officer, DHS
On September 18, 2006, Marta Brito Pérez was appointed as the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The CHCO serves as the Department's lead executive for all matters relating to human capital management, including policy, strategic planning, learning and development, recruitment, performance management, compensation, benefits, union relations, employee relations and other areas.
Prior to joining DHS, Ms. Pérez was appointed by the OPM Director to lead the Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability (HCLMSA) Division of OPM. In this capacity, she led the government-wide effort to transform human capital management so that agencies are held accountable for managing their workforce effectively and efficiently. Ms. Perez was the architect of the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework (HCAAF), a set of standards and measures designed to evaluate human capital management practices in the federal government. All major agencies continue to achieve measurable results against the standards.
Ms. Pérez has consistently delivered results at the top political levels of government, managing large and complex staffs, budgets and systems. She has a record of designing strategies and driving change to make organizations more competitive and results-oriented. Areas of expertise include cultural transformation and developing lasting business partnerships. She is an acknowledged, skilled labor negotiator with a record of accomplishments training domestic and international law enforcement professionals.
Before joining OPM, Ms. Pérez served as Director of the Office of Human Resources for the Montgomery County, Maryland Government. In that position, she oversaw all aspects of human resources management for more than 10,000 employees and 4,000 retired employees and their dependents. She established the first ever Leadership Institute designed to create a cadre of senior leaders with a shared vision and values. She served as the chief negotiator for the County's collective bargaining process, modernized the philosophy and technology of the department and incorporated data analysis techniques to direct human resources into value-added functions. She also developed the County's diversity program and represented the County on issues relating to the Hispanic community. Prior to her appointment in Montgomery County , Ms. Pérez served 17 years as a manager with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) where she held a variety of assignments dealing with domestic and international law enforcement organizations.
Ms. Pérez has a M.S. degree in Organization Development and Human Resources from The Johns Hopkins University along with a B.A. in Criminology from the University of Maryland . She is an alumna of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. Back to top
Brad Cooper Deputy CAO
Mr. Bradford Cooper is currently serving as the first Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Cooper is responsible for providing executive level policy, oversight and operational leadership for: Real Property, Design and Construction, Personal Property, Logistics, Marine, Aviation, Fleet, Environmental Planning, Historic and Cultural Preservation, Environmental Management, Occupational Safety and Health, Energy, Mail, Records, Directives, Forms, Printing, Publications and Graphics and Library. Previously he was the Director of Asset Management at the Department of Homeland Security where he provided executive oversight for Real Property, Design and Construction, Personal Property, Logistics, Marine, Aviation, Fleet and Mail Management. He spent the prior eight years with the Department of the Treasury-United States Mint in various executive level positions, including Senior Advisor to the Director, Associate Director for Manufacturing, Deputy Associate Director for Sales and Marketing, and Superintendent of the West Point Mint. His responsibilities included manufacturing, engineering, supply chain management, sales and marketing, coin design and engraving, safety, environment, energy, facilities and construction management, research and development, finance, human resources and systems support. While at the United States Mint, Mr. Cooper developed and implemented a comprehensive five year capital investment and workforce management plan to achieve world class status through the implementation of a Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) effort that combined the principles of lean manufacturing, ISO9000 (product design and quality management system), ISO14001(Environmental Management System) and supply chain management. In addition, Mr. Cooper received the Secretary of Treasury Award on three separate occasions for:
• Key contribution to the launch of the largest coin program in the history of the world, the fifty state quarters (50Q), issuing one new quarter for each state every ten weeks.
• Achieving sales revenue growth of 166% and profitability improvement of 200% for numismatic products through the utilization of a newly developed database marketing program that facilitated customer segmentation strategies.
• Co-leading the launch of the Golden Dollar, the first new circulating coin since 1979, producing over one billion coins in the first year. This was more than the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) dollar coin in 21 years and far exceed the projected demand of 300 million.
Before coming to the Government, Mr. Cooper worked for over 11 years in various positions in the private sector, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer U.S. Controls Corporation. Prior to that, he was Plant Manager, Operations Manager and Safety Director responsible for domestic and international operations at Texas Instruments Inc., as well as an Engineer for Raytheon Corporation. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Massachusetts College of Engineering. Back to top
Jeffery Orner - USCG
Jeffery Orner is the Coast Guard's Deputy Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics. He has served in this position since November 2005. Mr. Orner has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since July 1999. He provides executive leadership of the Coast Guard's engineering and logistics programs and workforce (Naval, Civil, Aeronautical and Industrial), maintaining the Coast Guard's $25 billion capital plant consisting of 230 ships, 1,800 boats, 200 aircraft and 23,000 facilities. The CG-4 team is responsible to maintain affordable readiness for the Coast Guard, through innovative and disciplined approaches to logistics, engineering and industrial processes. He is also the Coast Guard's Chief Administrative Officer.
Mr. Orner was the Executive Director of the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) from 2001 to 2005. As the Command's number two official, Mr. Orner led a worldwide work force of over 24,000 military and civilian personnel; he oversaw $10 billion in annual spending; and was NAVSUP's acquisition executive. He managed the Navy's supply chain operations while leading an enterprise-wide business transformation. Mr. Orner also led the Navy's logistics community.
From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Orner was the Assistant Deputy Commander, Fleet Logistic Support at the Naval Sea Systems Command. As NAVSEA's senior logistician, he was responsible for fleet support and acquisition logistics, including all processes, products and services necessary to achieve and sustain affordable readiness for all ships and ship systems, Navy-wide. He led NAVSEA's efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Fleet customer support, and led the team that developed the Distance Support program. The Naval Sea Logistics Center , a logistics and information technology center of excellence, reported to him.
From 1993 to 1998, he was an Assistant Program Executive Officer for Mine Warfare, where he led a nationwide team working on life-cycle cost reduction initiatives, fleet readiness improvement efforts, and the establishment of disciplined configuration management processes for 25 system acquisition and shipbuilding programs and over 70 in-service systems used on ships, aircraft and by Explosive Ordinance Disposal teams.
Mr. Orner was the Configuration Management and Logistic Support Branch Head in the NAVSEA Surface Combatant Ship Program Office from 1988 to 1993. There he led a team that managed the readiness, configuration management, maintenance and support of all non-AEGIS surface combatant ships in all life cycle phases, including shipbuilding, major modernization, and in-service support.
The Department of the Navy hired Mr. Orner in 1982 as a graduate cooperative education student. When he graduated from that program, NAVSEA selected him into their Fleet Logistic Support Directorate, where he worked on business process improvement efforts, including configuration management, the Fleet Modernization Program and related educational efforts.
A native of Ebensburg , PA , Mr. Orner holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wittenberg University in Springfield , Ohio , and a Master of Science Degree from the Kogod School of Business at The American University in Washington , D.C. He is a member of the Acquisition Professional Corps, certified in Program Management and in Life Cycle Logistics.
Mr. Orner has received both the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and the Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal. In 1996 Mr. Orner was the first winner of the Admiral Stan Arthur Award for Logistics Excellence (CNO Logistician of the Year Award) and the NAVSEA Logistician of the Year award. In 2004 the NAVSUP civilian and military team w as awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation in recognition of the Command's business transformation and its superior mission performance. Mr. Orner was awarded the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive by the President of the United States in 2005. Back to top
Susan Tracey CAO TSA
Ms. Tracey is the Deputy Assistant Administrator (Finance and Administration)/Chief Administrative Officer for the Transportation Security Administration. She provides executive leadership and operational oversight and direction for the following programs and activities: Facilities Management/Real Estate Services; Information Management Programs/Records Management; Property Management; Fleet Management; and Occupational Safety, Health and Environment.
Prior to joining TSA in January 2002, Ms. Tracey served as Associate Director for Administration at the Smithsonian Institution with responsibility for human resources, training, budget formulation and execution, procurement and information management. Prior to her service at the Smithsonian Institution, Ms. Tracey served as the Director of Personnel at the U.S. Secret Service.
Ms. Tracey received a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from Boston College and a Masters in Public Administration from The George Washington University. Back to top
Thomas McQuillan CAO FEMA
Thomas R. McQuillan serves as Chief Administrative Services Officer. Mr. McQuillan has been member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) for 15 years, dating back to his first position with FEMA in 1991.
Prior to his current role, Mr. McQuillan held a number of positions with FEMA including Executive Director, Senior Policy Advisor to the Director and Division Director for the Office of Preparedness where he directed the agency's International Affairs and Technology Transfer efforts.
For the past several years Mr. McQuillan has been involved with FEMA's Facilities Management and Services Division and serves as the Agency's Senior Administration Services Organization representative to DHS. He is currently the Acting Director for this Division which has the responsibility for all FEMA Facilities (except Mt. Weather and Olney) as well as the Security and Safety for its occupants. Mr. McQuillan also has operational responsibility for FEMA Washington, D.C., based Headquarters facilities.
Prior to arriving at FEMA in April of 1991, Mr. McQuillan held various management positions within the federal government. He served as the Department of State's Budget and Management Director after serving in budget analyst and financial management positions within the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Treasury and Agriculture.
Mr. McQuillan, who began his career as a statistician for the State of Montana before becoming a budget analyst for the State of New Mexico, earned his bachelor's in economics from the University of Montana and his Master's in Public Administration from the University of New Mexico. Back to top
Pat Wallis
- CAO ICE
Pat Wallis became the Director of the Office of Asset Management (OAM) in October 2007. In her current position, Ms. Wallis is responsible for leading the ICE effort to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate agency-wide policies, procedures, and programs in the areas of Facilities Management, Property Management, Administrative Services, and Records Management. Ms. Wallis also manages the direct delivery of administrative and facilities support to ICE Headquarters locations.
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Wallis served at the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Chief Procurement Officer as the Director, Management and Budget, and as Acting Director, Office of Acquisition Policy and Oversight. Ms. Wallis has been with DHS since its inception and was instrumental in establishing the organizational structure, staffing, and operating policies and procedures for the Department’s Office of Inspector General. Prior to her service with DHS Headquarters, she served 5 years at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and 11 years at the Internal Revenue Service. Back to top
Marcus Hill – CAO FLETC
Marcus L. Hill serves as the Assistant Director for Administration at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Glynco, Georgia. He was appointed to this position in June 2006. In this position, he provides executive oversight of two offices, comprised of seven divisions and program areas, that provide support services to the FLETC law enforcement training mission. Prior to this appointment, he served as Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Operations Support within the Administration Directorate.
Mr. Hill began his FLETC career in 1999 when he accepted the position as Chief, Staffing and Classification Branch with the Human Resources Division. From 1999 to 2002, he also held positions as the Senior Policy and Project Analyst (SPPA) for the Office of Planning and Resources, and the Assistant to the FLETC Director.
Mr. Hill left the FLETC for a short period of time from July 2002 to January 2004. During that time, he served as the Administrative Officer for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in the Jacksonville, Florida, Field Office. Mr. Hill rejoined the FLETC team in January 2004 where he served as the SPPA for the Training Directorate.
In addition to his service with the FLETC and TSA, Mr. Hill has held a variety of civil service positions within the Department of the Navy, and the United States Air Force. Mr. Hill also has an extensive military background including service with the United States Air Force active and reserve components, and recently retired as a reserve officer. During his civilian and military careers, he has been recognized on several occasions for Distinguished and Meritorious service.
Mr. Hill is married and has three children. Back to top
Nancy Guilliams - USCIS
In December 2003, Nancy W. Guilliams was appointed Director of Administration, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mrs. Guilliams formerly served as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Administration with the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice from 2000 to 2003.
Mrs. Guilliams began her career as a federal employee at the Pentagon with the United States Army. As Chief of Facilities Assessment from 1991 to 1993, she provided enterprise wide cost and feasibility analysis and alternatives for senior Army leadership decisions. Promoted to Chief of the Plans Division in 1993, she managed the community planning for the Army's real property inventory and the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) construction and restoration programs.
Mrs. Guilliams civilian educational includes a Bachelor of Arts from Pembroke State University, NC. She is a 1994 graduate of the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, VA and a 1997 graduate of the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle PA. Upon returning from graduate school at Carlisle, Mrs. Guilliams served in the Army Budget Office where she managed Army Family Housing budget and privatization of family housing across the Army. In 1998 she was promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff for Support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where she was responsible for administrative support functions Corps wide as well as the headquarters operating budget. Back to top
Edmund Tupay, P.E., C.F.M.
Mr. Tupay was recently named CAO for the Science and Technology Directorate after serving for two years as their Real Property Program Manager and Deputy CAO. He originally came to the Department of Homeland Security in March 2004 as a Senior Engineer in the Office of Asset Management under the Chief Administrative Officer in the Management Directorate.
Prior to working at DHS, Mr. Tupay served as the Business Manager of the Shore Facilities Capital Asset Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Civil Engineering. He has served as UTD Inc.'s program manager to TRW on the U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Assessment team and provided critical infrastructure engineering and technical integrator support to the Port Security Assessment program. Mr. Tupay held numerous positions during his 20 year military Coast Guard career, including as program manager for the $102 million shore maintenance and repair program in Coast Guard Headquarters, as the Chief, Facilities Engineering Division at the Telecommunication and Information Systems Command (TISCOM). He has been involved in many innovative Coast Guard engineering initiatives including the implementation of cross-functional teams to accomplish planning, design and construction of major capital projects, implementation of Computer Aided Facility Management software at larger facilities and the implementation of capital asset management for shore facilities.
Mr. Tupay has also served as the Chief, Central Construction Branch at the Facilities Design and Construction Center (Atlantic) and as Construction Branch Chief on Governors Island, NY. He has also planned and executed lighthouse automation projects for the Coast Guard. Mr. Tupay has served aboard a 378' Coast Guard Cutter as Electrical, Auxiliary Machinery and Damage Control Division Officer and qualified as a Deck Watch Officer and Engineer Officer of the Watch.
He earned an M.B.A. from Old Dominion University in 1996, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1986 and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy in 1982. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, and Chi Epsilon honor societies. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Virginia and has also obtained professional certification as a Certified Facility Manager. Mr. Tupay is involved with the Federal Facilities Council and has served as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Performance Indicators for Federal Real Property Asset Management. He is a Life Member of the Society of American Military Engineers and is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Facilities Management Association. Back to top
Mary Ellen Seale CAO DHS HQ
Mary Ellen Seale became the Director of HQ Administrative Services Center as a member of the Senior Executive Service on July 24, 2006. She is responsible for the daily management and oversight for diverse and critical support services including facilities, real estate projects, property management and accountability, motor pool and transportation, mail screening and delivery, occupational health and safety, and other executive support activities. She manages through subordinate staff and organizations support activities for a total population in excess of 8000.
Ms. Seale was born in Savannah , Georgia . She received a bachelor of landscape architecture degree from the University of Georgia in 1980 and a master of business administration (finance) from American University in 1997. She is a registered Landscape Architect from the State of Florida and previously served as senior examiner with the Presidential Quality Award Program/OPM.
Before reporting to DHS, Ms. Seale served as the senior executive advisor to the Director of Defense Intelligence Agency, (DIA) in the Office of Operations. As such, Ms. Seale provided the strategic analysis and operational design of the Defense Joint Intelligence and Operations Centers for all of the Department of Defense unifying intelligence and operations processes and activities. Additionally, she served as lead operational planner for DIA operational activities worldwide.
In January 2001, Ms. Seale was selected as a Defense Intelligence Senior Executive, as the Chief, Office for Engineering and Logistics Services, DIA. As the Office Chief, Ms. Seale provided critical support for agency engineering, logistics, worldwide deployments, travel, occupational health and safety and disaster preparedness programs. During her tenure, her organization was recognized with the Director of Central Intelligence's Meritorious Unit Award for building and providing all life support for the Iraq Survey Group; the DIA Director's Excellence Award for response and force protection improvements after 9/11; and the Federal Property Management Award for innovations in property accountability.
In 1999, she was selected for rotation as a member of the Intelligence Community Assignment Program, as the Chief of the Office of Imagery Services, DIA. In this assignment, Ms. Seale oversaw all imagery information processing, storage, and dissemination of imagery information from commercial, airborne and national sources. She directed the planning, management and operations that provided 24-hour, 5 day a week imagery information products and services for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
Prior to the DIA assignments, Ms. Seale was the Branch Chief for the Plans, Programs and Analysis, Corporate Affairs Directorate, National Imagery and Mapping Agency. She developed and directed the Agency's performance management systems, including identifying key data to assess the agency's strategic health, survey customers, and other measures to improve organizational effectiveness.
From 1991-1996, Ms. Seale oversaw the Defense Mapping Agency's leasing and engineering programs. During this timeframe she closed over 250,000 square feet of facilities with an annual cost savings of $2.7 million, consolidated operations and achieved downsizing objectives. In 1994, she managed a $40 million Military Construction project for flood damaged facilities in St. Louis , Missouri and was awarded the Under Secretary of Defense's Acquisition and Technology Award for saving DoD $3.7 million. In 1996, she led the agency to finalist status for the Presidential Quality Award and achieved status as an invention lab.
Prior to DMA, Ms. Seale held various engineering positions with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, in St. Mary's, GA, Naples , Italy and Washington , D.C. Notable accomplishments include planning and site acquisition for the $250 Million Naval Support Activity base relocation in Italy, and supervising the design and construction of over 2200 units of military family housing in the Washington, DC area.
Ms. Seale and her husband Donnie Gaston Seale are residents of Burke , Virginia . They have three sons, Phillip, Brandon and William. Back to top
Teresa Pohlman CAO/OSEP
Dr. Teresa R. Pohlman has over 25 years of extensive leadership experience managing all aspects of public and private sector environmental and infrastructure program and product development. Her background includes management positions with responsibility for $300 million to over $1 billion annual budgets for environmental, infrastructure, and facility maintenance programs.
At Headquarters Air Force, she was the Environmental Division Chief, and managed the Air Force's $1 Billion environmental program, including cleanup, compliance, conservation, and pollution prevention, for all bases in the United States and overseas, including international bilateral agreements with Russia , Norway , Argentina , and Italy . She also served as an Air Force Regional Program Manager with the Air Force Base Conversion Agency, for a $300 million program concerned with base closure and disposal issues, closing five Air Force bases. While working for the Navy, she served at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Headquarters as the Navy single point of contact for environmental base closure issues, She also worked at the Naval Coastal Systems Center in Panama City , Florida as the Project Manager for the Chemical Warfare Protective Dive Suit.
As the Tenant Activities Group Leader at the Pentagon Renovation Office (PRO), she was responsible for the strategic master planning for the entire Pentagon Renovation, other facilities on the Pentagon Reservation, and other geographically dispersed sites for alternate operations. She ensured that the strategic design and requirements for these projects were consistent across the Department of Defense, among the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and the other Defense agencies. These requirements integrated operations and maintenance considerations during construction, via the Design Process, where multiple stakeholders participated to ensure renovation and construction are accomplished without sacrificing mission continuity. In addition, she managed the safety and occupational health program for all projects in the Pentagon Renovation Office's $3 billion program, including both renovation and new construction. She was also responsible for coordinating the overall implementation strategy to incorporate appropriate force protection projects, added to the Pentagon Renovation Program as a result of the September attacks, into the $1billion Pentagon renovation efforts. For their outstanding efforts in sustainable construction, her Team won the Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management, one of five awarded in the federal government. In addition, she spearheaded the efforts for LEED certification of three Pentagon Renovation projects, the Metro Entrance Facility, the Pentagon Athletic Center , and the Remote Delivery Facility.
Prior to the Department of Defense, she worked for several defense contractors, and wrote Program Management Plans, Operational Specifications, and Quality Assurance Plans for research and development projects. She also performed and directed power spectral density, moment of inertia, and stress analysis of a large Navy ship cargo transfer crane, and analyzed an inertial navigation system for shock and vibration effects. While working at Rockwell International and NASA, she managed and executed the installation and test of Orbiter Experiments on the Space Shuttle, for the first three flights of the Columbia.
Currently, Dr. Pohlman is the Director, Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs at Headquarters, Department of Homeland Security. Back to top
Bill Guerin DHS Director, ALM
William "Bill" J. Guerin serves as the Director of Asset & Logistics Management within the Office of Administration. In his position, Bill is responsible for the development , implementation, administration, evaluation of, and monitoring the compliance with Department of Homeland Security policy and programs for real property, personal property, fleet, mail, and other administrative services.
Prior to his coming to DHS, Bill served as the Deputy Assistant Regional Administrator (ARA) for the Public Buildings Service in the National Capital Region of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). He was responsible for managing the largest real estate operation within GSA, comprising over 86 million square feet of owned and leased federal office space, with over $3 billion in new construction and major renovation activity. Bill previously served as Director of Program Management in the Office of Chief Architect (OCA) in GSA headquarters, where he led the Courthouse Management, Federal Buildings & Modernization, Border Stations, and Historic Buildings programs. Prior to that, he supervised the Courthouse Management Group in GSA headquarters, overseeing the agency's nationwide, $9 billion, 160 project courthouse construction and renovation program. Bill also served in Region IX as Deputy Director for the Property Development Division.
Bill holds a B.A. in architecture from the University of California and an M.B.A. in real estate finance from Golden Gate University. Back to top
CAPT Chris Mills St. Elizabeths Program Manager
Captain Mills is currently detailed from the Coast Guard to the Office of Administrative Services, Department of Homeland Security Headquarters, where he serves as the Program Manager for the redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths West Campus as a consolidated departmental headquarters. He is responsible for the coordination of all DHS requirements in conjunction with the General Services Administration's (GSA) preparation of a Master Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths West Campus.
Prior to his current assignment, Captain Mills served as the Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Facilities Design & Construction Center Atlantic in Norfolk , VA. In this position, he was responsible for the planning, design, construction and delivery of all new major shore facilities for the Coast Guard Atlantic Area and the development of a Reimbursable Work Program providing support to DHS components and the Department of Justice.
Previous assignments include Chief of the U.S. Military Liaison Office, American Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Chief of the Facilities Engineering Division, Air Station Cape Cod, MA; Chief of the Construction Branch, Civil Engineering Unit Providence, RI; Engineering Officer, Group/Base Honolulu, HI; Construction Project Manager, Facilities Design & Construction Center Atlantic; Assistant Public Works Officer, Support Center Elizabeth City, NC; and Weapons/Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer, Coast Guard Cutter HAMILTON.
Captain Mills graduated from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. In 1987 he earned a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois . In 2001 Captain Mills was awarded a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the U. S. Army War College. Captain Mills is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME).
Captain Mills is a native of Webster , NY and has two children, Ashley and Brandon. Back to top
Karl Johnson CAO/RPM
Karl Johnson assumed his current position in December 2006, after serving as the Assistant Director Asset Management and Director of Mail Management for the Department of Homeland Security. In his current position, Mr. Johnson is responsible for the Departments Records, Directives, Printing, Library Services, Forms and Mail Management Programs.
Prior to joining the Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Johnson, was a National Operations Manager for Pitney Bowes. Mr. Johnson led a team with representation from Congress, DoD, university research laboratories, United States Postal Service, and commercial industry in recovery operations and reestablishment of mail services to Congress following the October 2001 Anthrax attack against the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
Mr. Johnson retired from the United States Air Force in 2001 were he served as a Security Forces Officer commanding Security and Law Enforcement units and as a subject matter expert for nuclear weapon security policies and system security engineering for weapons acquisition and development.
He has a Master of Arts degree in Business Management from Webster University , and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Minnesota State University . He is a graduate with honors from the United States Air Force, Air War College and Air Command and Staff College. Back to top
November 27-29, 2007 • Omni Shoreham Hotel • Washington, D.C.
