Board of Directors

Wendy Masiello is currently an independent consultant, having retired from the U.S. Air Force as a three-star general in July 2017. During her 36-year career with the Air Force, she served as director of the Defense Contract Management Agency; deputy assistant secretary (contracting), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition; and program executive officer for the Air Force’s $30 billion service acquisition portfolio. Her medals and commendations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, and the Bronze Star. She is currently a member of the board of directors for KBR Inc. and Board of Advisors for NCMA and the Public Spend Forum.

L. Denyce Carter is Vice President of Contracts and Purchasing at General Atomics, one of the world's leading resources for high technology systems. General Atomics (“GA”) and its affiliated companies operate on five continents and are world leaders in high- technology systems ranging from innovating the nuclear fuel cycle and electromagnetic systems to pioneering remotely piloted aircraft, satellites, airborne sensors and advanced electronic, wireless and laser technologies. 

GA researches, designs, and manufactures transformational technologies to support critical land, sea, air and space operations worldwide. GA continues to research, develop, and manufacture  powerful first-of-kind technologies that provide military forces with the most advanced capabilities necessary to effectively respond to new mission requirements and evolving threats around the globe. 

 In her capacity as Vice President Contracts & Purchasing, Ms. Carter is responsible for the company’s commercial and government contracts and procurements and related systems. She also chairs the Cybersecurity Working Group for GA and its affiliates. Since taking over leadership of the company’s Contracts and Purchasing department she has elevated the acquisition organization through recruitment, training, process improvement, terms and conditions, and policy and procedures development. Ms. Carter is widely recognized and respected throughout the purchasing and contracting community for her knowledge and understanding of U.S. Government procurement laws and regulations. She supports the development of the next generation of acquisition professionals. She is a long time member of the National Contract Management Association, currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Aerospace Industries Association’s Contract Management Committee, chaired the NCMA’s 2016 Subcontract Management Forum in Tysons Corner, VA and has served as a panelist on two Government Contract Pricing Summits. 

Amanda is the Senior Vice President of Subcontracts and Procurement at CACI International Inc., a professional services and IT solutions company with $5B in revenue.  In this role, Amanda leads an organization that purchases goods and services with an approximate spend of $3B per year.  Amanda is responsible for setting direction, policy, and procedures based upon corporate-level strategy, and ensure the procurement and subcontracts personnel provide value and contribute to the overall success of the company. As a key position on the Executive Leadership Team, Amanda delivers on strategic initiatives, implements industry best practices, while maintaining a DCMA Approved Purchasing System. 

Kraig Conrad joined NCMA as Chief Executive Officer in November 2018 to help the Board advance growth in service of members and the mission. He has more than 20 years of association leadership experience. Prior to NCMA, he served as CEO of Professional Risk Managers’ International Association, where he guided the PRMIA Board of Directors and its global network of more than 50,000 risk professionals. Prior to PRMIA, Kraig held many roles at the National Investor Relations Institute including Acting Co-Chief Executive Officer, Vice President for Programs and Development, and Vice President for Professional Development. He also has served as Research Lead for Strategy Practice at Corporate Executive Board, Director of Corporate Finance and Risk Management and Director of Strategic Alliances at the Association for Financial Professionals, Senior Consultant for Braun Consulting, and Financial Analyst for Credit Suisse. 

Kraig earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a Certified Association Executive and member of the American Society of Association Executives, and a Certified Treasury Professional and member of the Association for Financial Professionals. 

Iris serves as the Assistant Secretary for Procurement

After a 30-year Federal Acquisition Career spanning the Department of the Air Force, Departments of Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Treasury, Iris assumed the role of Assistant Secretary for Procurement at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and currently still serves as a Senior Advisor to the Department leading the procurement efforts to support Medicaid Transformation. Iris is passionate about acquisition transformation, leveraging the strengths of the entire cross-functional acquisition team and developing a competent acquisition workforce.

Megan Dake is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement (DASA(P)), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology). She oversees all aspects of procurement: life cycle management and sustainment of Army weapon systems, equipment, research and development, test and evaluation, logistics, fielding, and disposition of equipment. As the Functional Career Representative for Contracting, she oversees the recruitment, training, certification and professional development of the 8,000+ Army military and civilian contracting workforce, worldwide. Prior to serving as the DASA(P), Ms. Dake served as the Senior Services Manager and Civilian Deputy to the DASA(P). In this role, she provided leadership in the acquisition of Army services and was responsible for a portfolio of more than $200 billion in existing and planned contracts across the Army.

A strategic GovCon contracts and M&A integration veteran, Heather G. Dallara brings nearly two decades of experience to the Integral Federal executive team. In her role as Senior Vice President, Business Operations, she is responsible for driving and executing Integral’s growth, transformation and strategic M&A initiatives.

Heather joined Integral at the end of 2022 after previously serving as vice president of corporate contracts at Amentum. Her experience also includes roles at General Dynamics Information Technology where she served as the VP, Contracts for the Defense Division, L-3 Communications (now CACI) and Harris Corporation (now Peraton).

Heather has earned a reputation as a trusted GovCon leader with deep expertise in strategic contract, procurement, pricing, risk management lifecycle and problem-solving services for the defense, intelligence and national security sectors. She was recognized as a Top 12 Contracting Execs to Watch by WashingtonExec in 2020.

A member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) since 2005, she joined the Board of Directors in 2017 where she currently serves. Heather has been recognized as one of NCMA’s Advancing Professionals (2014) and is a graduate (2010) of the NCMA Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP).Heather earned the NCMA Fellow distinction in 2015.

After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Virginia Tech in 2002, Heather continued her education and earned a graduate certificate from the University of Virginia in procurement and contracts management in 2010 and a Master of Science in Management and leadership degree from Marymount University in 2015.

Ted is the Vice President and General Manager of the Defense Division at Belcan Government Solutions., a Professional Services and Information Technology company focused on delivering solutions to solve mission critical challenges for federal government clients. In this role Ted is focused on bringing Belcan’s industry leading technology to war fighters and growing Belcan’s defense portfolio. Ted served over 35 years in the US Army and retired at the rank of Major General. Key assignments included Director of Contracting for the US Army Corps of Engineers and Commanding General of the US Army Contracting Command.

Major General Cameron G. Holt (Ret) was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Washington, D.C. He was responsible for all aspects of contracting relating to the acquisition of weapon systems, logistics, and operational support for the Air Force and provides contingency contracting support to the geographic combatant commanders. He led a highly skilled staff of mission-focused business leaders supporting warfighters through $825 billion of Space, Global Power/Reach, and Information Dominance programs. He also oversaw the training, organizing, and equipping of a workforce of some 8,000 Contracting professionals that execute programs worth more than $65 billion annually.  

Prior to that assignment, General Holt served as the Commander, Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFICA), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  He led an over 700 personnel agency with a total contract portfolio of $55 billion. In this capacity, he directed enterprise-wide installation strategic sourcing efforts for the Air Force and oversaw $9.1 billion in annual obligations for mission and installation requirements. 

General Holt received his commission through the ROTC at the University of Georgia in 1990. He has experience in the full spectrum of acquisition and contract management across four major commands, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and the Joint Staff. General Holt is a joint qualified officer with multiple deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Jeffrey Napier currently serves as Procurement Strategist for Broward County Florida. He is primarily responsible for developing and guiding the procurement strategies for major, long-term transportation projects, specifically those funded by the Mobility Advancement Program (MAP Broward) transportation surtax. The surtax took effect in January 2019 and is projected to raise approximately $16.5 Billion in revenues and leverage an additional $2.5 Billion in state and Federal discretionary grant funding for transportation improvements over its thirty (30) year term. The program’s five main goals are: Connectivity, Traffic System Management, Transit Service, Multimodal Options, and Economic Development and Benefits. Each year’s plan ensures a steadily increasing investment in innovative mobility technologies, with the end goal of creating a state-of-the-art, transformative transportation network for the residents and visitors to the city of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. Mr. Napier recently retired from Federal service following a thirty-six (36) year career ending as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) and Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. During his Federal tenure Mr. Napier served in leadership positions at the US Air Force, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior, and the Centers for Disease Control. Mr. Napier and his wife Kathryn reside in the Fort Lauderdale area.

As Director of Contracts for Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Steve Sarris is responsible for all aspects of the contracts function, including the evaluation, development, and implementation of the contracts department's long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans that support the business objectives of the company. Previously, he served in the Subcontracts Department of Lockheed Martin (formerly Martin Marietta) Denver Aerospace to include roles with increased levels of responsibility from cost analysis to department chief, and subcontract administrator.

Eugene Scott has more than 30 years of contracting experience leading commercial and government organizations through the complexities of contracting and investment decision-making. Over the last ten years Eugene has led government acquisition policy and oversight organizations. Eugene has been an active member of the acquisition and contracting community having served as a member of the Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association’s (BCABA) Case Digest editorial board, the NCMA Governance and Ethics National Committee and instructing various contracting courses for NCMA. Eugene has also served as an NCMA local Chapter President, is an NCMA fellow, Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) and member of the Maryland Bar.

Heidi Timmerman is an independent consultant supporting commercial and government contractor clients; as well as a lecturer for the University of Tennessee’s Aerospace & Defense Programs within the Haslam College of Business. She has over 20 years’ experience in procurement, contracts, operations, and supply chain management. For close to a decade, Heidi served as the director of Procurement & Contracts Administration (PCA) at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU); where she was responsible for customer contracting, strategic partnership projects, real estate, purchase-card administration, all procurement services, contracting systems, and ORAU’s small business program. In the private sector, she served as vice president of supply chain operations of IdleAire; where she was responsible for product and service support of 131 nationwide locations for this technology service start-up. Heidi also served as director of procurement, store services, and contracts management, for Goody’s Family Clothing. Prior to that, she was a commodity champion and senior buyer/planner for the manufacturer Chatsworth Products, Inc. In addition to her government contracting and commercial experience, Heid served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a military police officer (Captain). She is a past president and active leader in the East Tennessee Chapter of NCMA. Heidi has her MBA, C.P.M., and Masters Certificate in Government Contracting from George Washington University in addition to CPCM and Fellow with NCMA.

Shanna Webbers is the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). She is an influencer and a strong proponent of innovation, seeking new and better ways to meet the changing requirements in federal acquisition. She provides executive leadership and direction on all matters relating to the planning, direction, coordination, and control of procurement programs at FDIC. Prior to joining FDIC, Shanna served in this same position at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Shanna’s role as a leader on the cutting edge of acquisition innovation has nationwide visibility and recognition. Under her leadership, procurement organizations have received numerous awards for advancements and achievements in the acquisition arena. That’s primarily because she believes in looking at what’s possible instead of what’s typical. She supports the risk takers and pioneering thinkers. She has authored and published several articles and is a frequent speaker at industry engagements and professional associations. Shanna also served as the Internal Revenue Service CPO, acting Senior Procurement Executive for the Department of the Treasury and spent 25 years working in various organizations throughout the Department of Defense. Shanna is a 2014 graduate of the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from East Carolina University, a Master of Science degree from Central Michigan University and a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University. Shanna is a member of both the Defense and Federal Acquisition Corps and is certified in Contracting, Program Management and Life Cycle Logistics.

Joy M. White is the Executive Director, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. In this role, she oversees a $9B annual portfolio of major acquisition space programs that deliver agile, integrated and resilient capabilities to meet national defense imperatives. SMC is responsible for space capabilities from the spark of an idea to the launch of the satellite and sustainment of the systems. SMC’s portfolio includes the Global Position System (GPS), strategic and tactical satellite communications, missile warning, space domain awareness, weather, and launch services for the nation. SMC also executes a robust development program that delivers prototypes and commercial technologies for use in the overarching space architecture.  

As the Executive Director, Joy orchestrates SMC’s business operations including talent management, business innovation, financial management, and strategic communications. She also serves as the Head of the Contracting Activity for the United States Space Force, which gives her overall responsibility and authority over acquisition and Space Force contracts execution. She currently leads a workforce of 6,000 military, civilian and contractor personnel that is expected to grow significantly as SMC is established as a Field Command within the USSF this summer.    

Prior to her current position, Joy was the SMC Director of Contracts where she led her workforce in the implementation of Better Buying Power initiatives, better utilizing government funds and enabling increased mission capabilities. Before SMC, she gained joint experience as the Deputy Director of Contracting for the Missile Defense Agency.  

Joy entered the federal service as a Copper Cap contracting intern at SMC. Her first Contracting Officer position was in the GPS program, where she led the contracting effort to develop the first single-handed GPS device for the warfighter. To broaden her career, Joy took a job in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, serving an eight-year tenure where she performed legal and regulatory analysis, spearheaded two joint service committees, and advised senior leaders on a wide range of acquisition strategies for programs like Global Hawk, Predator, F-15, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, and GPS. 
 
When she’s not leading space efforts, Joy enjoys spending time with her husband and three grown sons in the perpetually-sunny California weather or traveling to other just as warm, but not as perfect places.