Thank you for Attending the
National Veterans Small Business Engagement
As of October 27, 2023. Additional Key Leaders will be added.
VA Key Leaders Attending
Sharon Ridley
Executive Director
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Kimberly Osborne
Deputy Executive Director
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Michael Parrish
Chief Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director
Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC)
Phillip Christy
Deputy Principal Director
Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction (OALC)
Joseph Maletta
Executive Director, Acquisitions
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Curtis Jordan
Executive Director
Regional Procurement Office West
Gerald (Jerry) Jacobs
Acting Executive Director
Regional Procurement Office Central
Brent Goe
Deputy Director
Regional Procurement Office East
Deeneen U. Akeo
Associate Executive Director
Procurement Policy, Systems & Oversight
Office of Acquisition and Logistics
Amanda Barry
Director
Quality, Safety, and Education for Diagnostic Services VHA
Michael Brennan Ph.D.
Executive Director
Office of Construction and Facilities Management
Andrew D. Centineo
Executive Director
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Procurement and Logistics Office VHA
Richard Chandler
Deputy Under Secretary for Management
National Cemetery Administration
Judith Dawson
Chancellor
VA Acquisition Academy
Jason Fragoso
Trial Attorney
Office of General Counsel
John J. “Jack” Galvin
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
OI&T Information Technology Development, Security and Operations
Bradley Houston
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Office of Information and Technology
Business Integration and Outcome Service (BIOS)
Todd Hunter
Deputy Executive Director
Office of Mission Support
Veterans Benefits Administration
Suzana C. Iveljic
Deputy Executive Director
VA Medical Center
E.J. Jean-Jacques
Deputy Associate Executive Director
Office of Construction and Facilities Management
Harvey Johnson
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Resolution Management,
Diversity & Inclusion (ORMDI)
Luwanda Jones
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Office of Strategic Sourcing
Office of Information and Technology
Shawn Larson
Staff Attorney
Office of General Counsel
Lori Lee
Chief Services Officer
Veterans Canteen Service, VHA
Jeffrey London
Executive Director
Medical Disability Examination Office
Daniel McCune
Deputy CIO
Software Product Management
Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Penny L. Nechanicky
Executive Director
Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service VHA
Randolph "Randy" Padal
Executive Director
Acquisition Strategy & Category Management
Office of Strategic Sourcing
Office of Information & Technology
Christopher D. Parker
Associate Executive Director and Acting Associate Executive Director
Strategic Acquisition Center
National Acquisition Center
Arnold Russo
Associate Executive Director
Office of Acquisition Program Support
Office of Acquisition and Logistics
Spencer Roberts
Executive Director
Logistics
Marvin Rydberg
Executive Director
Operations, Oncology and Precision Medicine VHA
Paul Tibbits
Executive Director
Office of Technical Integration
Jessica Wang-Rodriguez
Executive Director
National Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Program
Joseph Williams
Deputy Executive Director
Office of Healthcare Transformation (OHT)
Other Government Agencies
Denise Benjamin-Sirmons
Director
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Environmental Protection Agency
Shannon Jackson
Director
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Department of Health and Human Services
Kimberly P. McLeod
Assistant Administrator
Small Business Administration
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
Jean Lin Pao
Director
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Arveice Washington
Acting Director
Secretary of the Navy
Office of Small Business Programs