GAIN 2023 GMarkU Ambassador Advisory Board

Kirit Amin
Former CIO
US International Trade Commission, Department of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development and Department of State (Bureau of Consular Affairs)

Kirit Amin
Former CIO
US International Trade Commission, Department of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development and Department of State (Bureau of Consular Affairs)

Steve Cooper
Former CIO
Department of Commerce and FAA

Steve Cooper
Former CIO
Department of Commerce and FAA

Martha Dorris
Former Director
GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies

Martha Dorris
Former Director
GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies

Emily Harmon
Former Director
Office of Small Business Programs, Navy and Chief Contracting Officer, Navy

Emily Harmon
Former Director
Office of Small Business Programs, Navy and Chief Contracting Officer, Navy

John Zangardi
Former CIO
DHS and Navy

John Zangardi
Former CIO
DHS and Navy
GAIN 2023 Government Marketing Advisory Board

Matt Bechtel
Director of Marketing
Booz Allen Hamilton

Matt Bechtel
Director of Marketing
Booz Allen Hamilton

Ashley Cabrera
Field Marketing Manager
Datadog

Ashley Cabrera
Field Marketing Manager
Datadog

Brian Chidester
Head of Public Sector Marketing at Socure
Host of The Government Huddle Podcast

Brian Chidester
Head of Public Sector Marketing at Socure
Host of The Government Huddle Podcast

Hillary Fredrick
Senior Marketing Manager
Maximus

Hillary Fredrick
Senior Marketing Manager
Maximus


Kim Hower
Enterprise, Pubic Sector, and Healthcare Marketing Leader
Nutanix
Kim leads the U.S. Federal, SLED, Healthcare, and East Enterprise Marketing teams at Nutanix, the San Jose-based software-as-a-service company behind the industry’s leading hyperconverged infrastructure platform. In her role she drives strategy and execution of demand generation, awareness, and thought leadership programs. Throughout her career, Kim has authored a variety of innovative marketing initiatives, including VMware's Government & Education Innovation Summit, the Virtualization Expert and Federal IT Challenge programs on WTOP and a Federal Evangelist Development program that was instrumental in bringing the power of virtualization to U.S. government customers all over the world. When asked about her 20+ years working with high-performance sales teams, she has this to say, "Working with sales teams as a trusted advisor is the most rewarding and exciting place to be in a sales-driven organization. I have been lucky to work with some of the very best servant-oriented people in IT throughout my career."
Prior to Nutanix, Kim worked in both the vendor and agency communities, building successful government marketing programs at VMware, Hewlett Packard, Peregrine Systems, and BMC Software and working with IT and government clients as part of Ogilvy Public Relations and ENC Marketing. She began her professional career at Arthur Andersen, where she was responsible for relationship marketing, as well as marketing for the Real Estate, Financial Services and Healthcare practices.

Telah Jackson
Director of Public Sector Maketing
Rubrik

Telah Jackson
Director of Public Sector Maketing
Rubrik

Tyler Lee
Marketing Communications Associate
RTI International

Tyler Lee
Marketing Communications Associate
RTI International

Sherina Man
Director, Public Sector, Federal
Armis

Sherina Man
Director, Public Sector, Federal
Armis

Amy Mummert
Cyber Channel Development Manager
Carahsoft

Amy Mummert
Cyber Channel Development Manager
Carahsoft

Stacy Outlaw
Chief Marketing Officer
WAEPA.org

Stacy Outlaw
Chief Marketing Officer
WAEPA.org

Stacey Piper
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Piper Strategies

Stacey Piper
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Piper Strategies

Allan Rubin
Vice President, Segment Marketing
Granicus

Allan Rubin
Vice President, Segment Marketing
Granicus

Rosemary Schlueter
Strategic Account Manager
Ingram Micro

Rosemary Schlueter
Strategic Account Manager
Ingram Micro

Lisa Sherwin Wulf
Marketing Consultant
LSW Marketing

Lisa Sherwin Wulf
Marketing Consultant
LSW Marketing

Rae Sinanan-Hill
North America Field Marketing Senior Advisor
Boomi

Rae Sinanan-Hill
North America Field Marketing Senior Advisor
Boomi

Jen Towbin
Director of Federal Clients and Marketing
KPMG

Jen Towbin
Director of Federal Clients and Marketing
KPMG

Rebecca Umberger
SVP, Public Sector
Sage Communications

Rebecca Umberger
SVP, Public Sector
Sage Communications
GAIN 2023 Thought Leadership Program Advisory Board

Mark Amtower
Managing Partner
Amtower & Associates

Mark Amtower
Managing Partner
Amtower & Associates

George Jackson
Executive Producer, Events
GovExec

George Jackson
Executive Producer, Events
GovExec

Helene Johnson
Chief Value Officer
Technomile

Helene Johnson
Chief Value Officer
Technomile

Tim Karney
Public Sector Content Marketer
Freelance

Tim Karney
Public Sector Content Marketer
Freelance

Mary Beth Tourbin
Director, Vendor Marketing
TD SYNNEX Public Sector

Mary Beth Tourbin
Director, Vendor Marketing
TD SYNNEX Public Sector

John Monroe
Director of Content
GovLoop

John Monroe
Director of Content
GovLoop

Frank Salatto
Head of Field Marketing, Americas
Chainalysis

Frank Salatto
Head of Field Marketing, Americas
Chainalysis

Troy Schneider
President, GovExec 360
GovExec

Troy Schneider
President, GovExec 360
GovExec


Juliana Slye
Founder and CEO
Government Business Results (GBR)
Juliana Slye is the Founder and CEO of Government Business Results (GBR), a nationwide firm headquartered in Virginia. Tech companies rely on GBR for the Go-To-Market services (strategy, marketing, content, enablement) and staffing support they need to more effectively market and sell to government agencies. Recently, GBR was named one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc.
Juliana has 20 years of experience helping tech companies achieve success in the government markets. Her career roles in the government industry included field marketing, sales, product management, product marketing and business management. Prior to founding GBR in 2010, she was responsible for running the global government industry teams, including business strategy, marketing, enablement and solutions, for tech titans Autodesk, Adobe, Macromedia and Silicon Graphics (SGI). Juliana is actively involved in National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), where she serves in in various leadership roles. She is a sought-after speaker, and regularly delivers training, seminars and panels on government marketing and business growth topics.

Tom Suder
CEO
Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC)

Tom Suder
CEO
Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC)


Molly Tomevi
Director of Marketing
Carahsoft
With 10+ years of experience, Molly is a Director of Marketing at Carahsoft, the trusted government IT solutions provider. With a passion for strategic marketing and a keen understanding of market dynamics, Molly has played an integral role in driving Carahsoft's marketing initiatives. Her ability to transform challenges into opportunities and her knack for forging meaningful connections make her a respected leader.
Outside of her professional accomplishments, Molly finds joy in her personal life as a wife and mother of two children.

Steve Vito
Principal
Vito & Associates

Steve Vito
Principal
Vito & Associates

Jeffrey Wolinsky
Publisher
Federal News Network (Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.)
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Jeffrey Wolinsky
Publisher
Federal News Network (Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.)
Born into media, Jeffrey Wolinsky grew up in a family-owned and operated full-service advertising agency where marketing and advertising were part of the menu at the dinner table. For the past 20 years he has worked with hundreds of local and national companies on creative media concepts and execution. Jeffrey currently the Publisher for Federal News Network, leading the overall products mission and vision as well as serving a sales lead role for WTOP and 2060 digital. WTOP is the number-one revenue-producing radio station in the country and has evolved from a radio station into a digital news organization that currently provides outreach to its massive radio, digital, and social audiences. In addition, it offers external digital services to its clients so that WTOP can provide marketing services beyond its proprietary audience, helping clients target any audience through digital marketing. Jeffrey has delivered 3 main stage original speeches at GAIN, the premier event for Government Marketers from the Government Marketing University and has been featured on numerous podcasts as well as part of many panel discussions. He’s a certified facilitator of the creative problem-solving process and a five-time finalist and 2013 winner of the National Sales Manager of the Year Award presented by Radio Ink, a leading trade publication. A graduate of University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Jeffrey coaches youth sports and cheers on Maryland basketball; he brings his three sons to as many of their games as possible.