The ADI Team

At ADI, we’ve worked hard to build a dedicated team of individuals who have established invaluable working relationships with decision makers across the federal government and throughout the private sector. Our senior staff draws on their extensive government service working on the Hill, in federal agencies and in active duty to contribute to your organization’s success. We are your force multiplier in Washington, DC.

Our Advisors

Ronald L. Beckwith retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1991 as a Major General after a distinguished career that included postings as the Commanding General of the Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Expeditionary Force Programs. General Beckwith brings to ADI knowledge and experience in managing all aspects of expeditionary warfare and the required support services and technologies, especially C4ISR, sensor, platforms, strategic planning, modeling and simulation, and force fire support. He is currently president of LeeCor, Inc., a management and business development professional services company.

Jay Billings is the former Director of the Defense Systems Management College Southern Region. He has over 30 years of experience in defense acquisition and management. He has had successful experience in roles ranging from Deputy Project Manager for the Pershing II Project Office to Senior Procurement Analyst for a U.S. Army Major Subordinate Command. Dr. Billings has extensive experience as an instructor, and has taught at the Defense Systems Management College where he was ranked in the top level of faculty. In addition, he was one of the co-founders of the Defense Systems Management Corporation which is a firm that provides training, products, and organizational development and managerial consulting to large corporations, small businesses and academia.

William Bilo enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1964 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant after completing Officer Candidate School. While in the active duty army, he served in Germany, Vietnam, and Cambodia. In 1972, he requested release from active duty and went on to serve in command positions in the Oklahoma, Virginia, and Maryland National Guards. In 1993, he was selected to serve on the Department of Army Staff as the Deputy Director, Army National Guard in September 1993. He retired with the rank of Brigadier General. General Bilo’s decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star medal with “V” device and Army Commendation medal with “V” device, Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars, and Armed Forces Reserve Medal. General Bilo currently serves as CEO of Rainbow Enterprises, a consulting firm in the Washington, D.C. area and is also a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus. In addition, General Bilo also serves as an advisor to the National Guard on field artillery matters and as a “greybeard advisor” to the Director, Army National Guard.

Thurman M. Davis, Sr. served as Deputy Administrator of the United States General Services Administration (GSA) in two administrations and has more than 40 years of federal experience. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Administrator, he served as Regional Administrator for the National Capital Region and was responsible for the execution of all GSA operations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Davis was twice awarded the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive and once the rank of Distinguished Executive, the highest recognition awarded to a career federal executive. He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Administrator of General Services for sustained superior service to GSA. He is a graduate of the Hampton University, U.S. Army Engineer School and the Federal Executive Institute. Davis is a life member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, a member of the NAACP and 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C.

David DeSimone is a technical and management consultant to industry and government organizations and specializes in assisting industry in acquiring government grants, contracts, and points of contact. Mr. DeSimone has 30 years experience with the U.S. Navy as a civilian General Engineer and Program Manager. His interaction in the U.S. Navy was with all four services in the U.S. Department of Defense and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in research and development, acquisition, and in-service engineering over a broad base of technologies. He also served as the Program Manager responsible to the Office of Naval Research for Air Vehicle Technology, Materials Technology, Human Factors, and Life Sciences. Mr. DeSimone currently applies his accumulated experiences and expertise in his own technical and management consulting business.

Fokion N. Egolfopoulos, Ph.D. is a Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California. His general area of expertise is energy and fuels.  His research has been pioneering with emphasis on combustion on earth and in space; alternative and renewable fuels; pollutant formation and destruction; and hypersonic propulsion.  His work has been supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research, NASA, National Science Foundation, TRW, PSA Peugeot-Citröen, Siemens, the Southern California Gas Company, and the California Energy Commission.  He has authored and published more than 150 technical articles and has given more than 85 scholarly presentations.  He is a recipient of the Silver Medal of the Combustion Institute, an international distinction awarded once every two years in recognition of outstanding combustion research.

Kate Eltzroth brings over 15 years of experience in the Department of Defense Military Health System, from the individual hospital level to the Pentagon’s office for Army Medical Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation. Through this broad experience, Ms. Eltzroth has gained an explicit understanding of the DOD’s medical budget, and research, development, test and evaluation communities. The last ten years have been spent at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC).  Throughout her tenure at MRMC, she frequently served as the Command’s “institutional knowledge” for Congressional Special Interest (CSI) programs, monitoring the legislative process and providing consultation to the Research Area Directors on all matters with Congressional impact. She also spent six years as the Congressional Liaison for the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), where she played a central role in growing the DoD’s largest medical technology research and development portfolio. Ms. Eltzroth has a master’s degree in hospital and health administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, a Bachelor of Science degree in health service administration from Ohio University, and a certificate in legislative studies from the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University.

Joseph J. Funk is a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Secret Service and the former Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge of the Washington D.C. Field Office. During his career, Mr. Funk spent over eight years assigned to the protection details of President George H. Bush, President William J. Clinton and numerous foreign heads of states. Mr. Funk has received extensive training and experience in counter terrorism tactics and suppression. Currently, Mr. Funk is the President and CEO of U.S. Safety & Security, LLC, a company in the forefront of providing corporate security, executive protection, security surveys and vulnerability assessments. Mr. Funk holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the William Paterson University, Wayne, N.J. He has also done postgraduate level work in the area of Urban Planning at William Paterson University and the Johns Hopkins School of Upper Management Program. For his efforts, Mr. Funk has received numerous awards from the U.S. Secret Service, local financial institutions, the U.S. Attorneys office’s in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia, as well as numerous civic organizations. Mr. Funk is a frequent contributor to Fox News, CNN and CSPAN.

James Greer is currently the Director of Business Development and Marketing for DynCorp International Maintenance and Technical Support Services. He has held similar positions with Lear Siegler Services and Sikorsky Support Services, concentrating on DoD, DOS and International marketing, allowing him to become uniquely aware of how competing entities perform within the same business environment. Mr. Greer served 20 years as both a fixed and rotor aviator with the U.S. Army in Army Aviation, including two tours of duty in the Republic of Vietnam and various staff positions up to and including Department Army level.  His knowledge and experiences includes Army, Navy and Air Force programs, performing operations and maintenance on both equipment and facilities. Additional assignments include Contract Field Team Operations, Logistics and Logistics Support Functions, Safety and Environmental compliance, formal proposal development and submission and associated business development requirements. He is skilled in all facets of DoD contact operations and maintenance, particularly as relating to aviation, both military and commercial. He became an Associate professor of Embry Riddle in 1980, teaching subjects for eight years in the Management Science School of continuing education, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Andrew Koch heads Scribe Strategies and Advisors’ Defense and Homeland Security consulting practice, focusing on corporate strategy development, market analysis, and competitive assessments for homeland security and defense clients.  Mr. Koch was the Washington Bureau Chief for Jane’s Defence Weekly, the leading global defense publication, where he oversaw their coverage of defense markets, strategy, and policies in the U.S. and Western Hemisphere.   A four-time award winner for journalistic excellence, Mr. Koch is a frequency commentator on national security matters, with appearances including in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CNN, BBC, NPR, The Charlie Ross Show, ABC, CBS, CNBC and dozens of other major media outlets.  He has also been a senior analyst, tracking strategic issues, global weapons proliferation, as well as security in South and Southwest Asia at several think-tanks, including the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies.  Mr. Koch holds master’s degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Boston University.

Richard Koehnke is a retired Air Force Colonel with over 30 years of government and industrial experience in the operation and acquisition of tactical systems. During his Air Force career, he held command positions as Squadron Commander of a F-15 Eagle Squadron and as Vice Commander of the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing. He distinguished himself internationally through his service as the U.S. representative on the NATO Conventional Armament Planning Group and as the U.S. representative to the NATO Air Force Armaments Group. During his tenure at the U.S. Department of Defense, Colonel Koehnke served as the Deputy Director for Tactical Programs and as the Requirements Director for all air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons.

Thomas D. Kurmel is a retired U.S. Army Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps and currently is the President of TDK Consulting, LLC.  As the President of TDK, Colonel Kurmel provides consulting services and strategic thought leadership in private and government health and infrastructure organizations. He is the former Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, where he oversaw all policy, personnel, and management activities for the Assistant Secretary’s office and the TRICARE Management Activity.  Colonel Kurmel has a doctor of design degree from Harvard University, is a registered architect, and has received numerous military awards and honors.  TDK Consulting, LLC is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.

Michael Janay is a retired United States Marine Corps officer with over 20 years of active duty service. He is currently an international marketing consultant and President of AFM-USA, Inc. Previously, he served as a Senior Proposal Manager for the Propulsion Division of Atlantic Research Corporation. From 1985 to 1986, he was the Special Assistant for Congressional Affairs for the U.S. Army Material Command (AMC), where he was responsible for all military construction for AMC, as well as all congressional matters for 16 states in the Midwest.

The Honorable Christopher Jehn retired in 2008 from his position as Vice President, Government Programs, of Cray Inc.  As Cray’s executive officer in Washington, he was responsible for the various government relations of Cray and helped Cray’s leadership, sales and marketing staff communicate with and better understand its public sector customers.  From 1989 to 1993, he was Assistant Secretary of Defense (FM&P).  In that capacity, he was responsible for policy and oversight of the recruiting, training, compensation, support, and management of the then more than three million military and civilian personnel in the department.  He planned the substantial personnel reductions for the post-Cold War Defense Department and managed their initial implementation.  Before joining Cray in 2001, Mr. Jehn was the Assistant Director for National Security of the Congressional Budget Office.  He has also been an executive with the Center for Naval Analyses, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and ICF Kaiser International, Inc.  An economist, Mr. Jehn was educated at Beloit College and the University of Chicago, where he was a University Fellow.  Among his other awards and honors are the Benjamin Hooks Distinguished Service Award from the NAACP, the Distinguished Public Service Medal from the Department of Defense, and the Meritorious Police Cross from the government of Spain.  In 1996, the Senate Armed Services Committee appointed him to the Commission on Service members and Veterans Transition Assistance.

John H. Lewis II served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 13 years before leaving to form his own consulting firm, Lewis LLP. While in the Marine Corps, he oversaw the Shoulder-Launched Multi-Purpose Assault Weapon for Marine Corp Systems Command. As Program Officer for the SMAW, he was responsible for managing a multi-disciplined product team consisting of engineers, logisticians, business analysts, testers, and customer representatives. He received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science from the University of Southern California in 1994.

Richard C. Lewis is a retired Navy Captain with over 30 years experience in Foreign Military Sales, Defense Cooperation, Navy Industrial Programs and Operational Logistics. During his career he served as Regional Director for Security Cooperation for South America and the Middle East for the Navy International Programs Office. He was a Program Manager for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, International Cooperative Programs. As Commanding Officer of a Fleet Logistics Support Squadron, he oversaw the fast, reliable, time-definite air charter delivery of time-critical freight shipments to U.S. Sixth Fleet assets throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He is currently Vice President and co-founder of WorldTech, a company whose corporate focus is to discover and market the best dual use emerging technologies in the U.S. and abroad.

Howard W. Luker has 30 years experience as a Special Agent for the FBI, where he developed airport/airline vulnerability/security procedures and conducted international investigations. Mr. Luker was the Senior Security specialist of the Air Line Pilots Association, where he evaluated, analyzed and assessed all aspects of aviation security, safety and air traffic control in the commercial aviation industry.  After leaving the Air Line Pilots Association, Mr. Luker became the Deputy Director of Federal Asset Protection and Security Planning Division for the Wexford Group International, where he was responsible for developing business related to the development of security applications and asset protection programs.  He is the recipient of the U.S. Attorney’s Award for Investigative Excellence, the FBI Director’s Certificate of Commendation, and the. D.C. Federal Bar Association Law Enforcement Service Award, as well as numerous others awards for excellence.  Mr. Luker graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 1968 and has continued his pursuit of a master’s degree in education.  He is now the Chief Operating Officer of Eagles 3 LLC, managing operations regarding the administration of an independent high impact, high-end international consulting firm.

Clark R. Lystra has a wide range of military and homeland security experience, ranging from special operations and intelligence programs to homeland security consulting projects.  An Army veteran with over 20 years of experience, he spent 13 years in the Army Special Forces community.  He is currently the President of Intrepid Solutions Consulting, a women-owned and veteran-owned small business.  Mr. Lystra has supported the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in matters concerning Weapons of Mass Destruction consequence management and Defense Support of Civil Authorities, including support to National Special Security Events.  He has extensive interagency policy and plans experience and works closely with the several federal partner departments, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Mr. Lystra was a participant in Harvard University’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative in 2006, and continues to work closely with the faculty on homeland security and emergency preparedness issues.  He is a member of Business Executives for National Security (BENS).

Edward J. Marcinik, Ph.D. is a former Navy Medical Service Corps officer (Research Physiologist) with 28 years of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology experience. He has managed casualty care, chemical/biological defense, telemedicine and defense health programs at the Office of Naval Research and OSD (Healths Affairs). Dr Marcinik has served on the ADI Board of Advisors since 2000. He helps create partnerships between industry and DoD Medical R&D laboratories and facilitates the acquisition of emerging technologies into U.S. military systems.  He has a high level of expertise in technology assessment and marketing, proposal assistance, contract negotiations and program management.

Mary Martin is the Director of the Graduate Nursing Program and Coordinator of the Nursing Administrator track in the MUSC College of Nursing.  Prior to joining the CON in January of 2005, she served as a Colonel for eight years as the Director of the Medical Liaison Office, Office of the Chief, Air Force Reserve, the Pentagon, and Washington, D.C.  Her principal responsibilities were to propose medical and health policy, analyze health policies and respond to congressional, White House and internal inquiries regarding health benefit issues of Air Force Reservists and their dependents.  During her tenure at the Pentagon, she taught Leadership and Complex Care Coordination at the Georgetown University School of Nursing, served as a reviewer for the Journal of Military Medicine and participated in the review of Tri-Service Nursing Research Grants.  She was a research assistant on a major grant to study the impact of military service on Women.  Dr. Martin previously served as Chief Nurse, Medical Strategic Health Group, Bay Pines VAMC; Dean of the Mary Black School of Nursing, USC-Spartanburg; Director of the BSN program at the University of Tampa; and as Chair, Department of Nursing at Marian College.  During this time, she maintained an Air Force career and served at Torrejon AB Spain during Operation Desert Storm.  She has commanded two aeromedical evacuation squadrons, has been awarded the Air Force Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal and the AF Commendation Medal.

Greg T. Mogel, M.D. is the Founder and CEO of EnZee, Inc., a California-based medical technology consultancy that provides clinical and technical review and support, as well as government relations and business development services to a wide range of industrial, academic, and government partners, both domestic and international. Mr. Mogel is also Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, Calif. He serves as Medical Director for Imaging at USC University Hospital and Director of Imaging Informatics, overseeing day-to-day clinical operations, as well as policy and procedures for this quaternary care center. Prior to his joining the University, Dr. Mogel spent 15 years both as an active duty officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and a civilian assignee engaged with Department of Defense medical technology research. Dr. Mogel was instrumental in the establishment of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) and served as its Deputy Director, managing over $300M annually in advanced medical technology research for the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Mogel, a Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology, received his medical training at the University of Pennsylvania after graduating Summa Cum Laude from Temple University.

Donald Morency served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs from 1990 to 1993. He is a retired Navy Captain with 30 years of active and reserve experience in a wide range of operational and administrative billets, including three commands, policy boards, legislative liaison, readiness exercises, and courses at the Naval War College and National Defense University. From 1964-1971, he held executive positions in the aerospace industry with General Dynamics/Convair and Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Company in San Diego and Washington. In 1971, he became a management consultant in Washington specializing in government relations. He was Director and National Vice President of the Navy League, President of the Navy League’s National Capitol Council, and President of the Naval Reserve Association’s Washington Chapter. He is the recipient of the U.S. Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, U.S. Navy Superior Public Service Award, and the Navy League’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Award.

Margaret (Peggy) Norris has over 34 years of experience in government contracting and procurement, and 26 of those years were spent in Navy and Marine Corps contracting and procurement. DAWIA III certified, she has been Branch Chief/Contracting Officer for the Corps’ ammunition, ground weapons, amphibious assault vehicles, basic and applied R&D, recruit advertising and media, manufacturing technology, joint non-lethal weapons programs, and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. She has been cited numerous times for her sustained superior performance, special achievements, and has two Meritorious Unit Commendations on her record. Ms. Norris served as Head of Contract Policy at the Marine Corps Systems Command and has represented the U.S. Marine Corps at high levels throughout the U.S. Department of Defense until 2002.

Frank P. Pugliese, Jr. is the Managing Director, Government Business Development for the DuPont Corporation, where he leads a team of marketing executives to help build and expand business opportunities for DuPont in the federal marketplace.  Previously, Mr. Pugliese was President and Chief Executive Officer of Star Mountain, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Provant Corporation, which is the leading provider of performance improvement training services and products.  Mr. Pugliese was the Commissioner of the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Federal Supply Service (FSS), where he directed extensive procurement and distribution operations, travel and transportation services, as well as the reutilization and sale of surplus personal property for military and civilian agencies.  Mr. Pugliese received the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 1995 for deficit reduction and cost effectiveness and, in 1996, was awarded with the “Common Sense in Government Award.” During this time, FSS was recognized with a Computerworld Smithsonian Award for development of GSA Advantage!, a state-of-the-art electronic ordering system.  In 1997, Mr. Pugliese was selected by Government Computer News magazine as “Government Executive of the Year” for information technology.  In 1998, Mr. Pugliese received GSA’s Distinguished Service Award, the agency’s most prestigious award presented to only the most exceptional employees with sustained outstanding performance.  Mr. Pugliese was honored by President Clinton when he received the 1999 Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executive. This award went to only 58 members of the Senior Executive Service, out of a total of 6,000 Senior Executives in the federal government.

Thomas M. Reeves is a retired Colonel who served for over 33 years in both the active and reserve forces of the U.S. Army, including 21 years as a member of the Tennessee Army National Guard. His military experiences range from platoon through armored cavalry squadron commander, with various staff assignments from battalion to the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Staffs. He served two tours of duty as a combat aviator in South Vietnam (Laos and Cambodia). For his actions in 1967, he was awarded America’s second highest medal for “uncommon valor,” the Distinguished Service Cross. His last assignment was as Assistant Director, Weapons Systems Management Directorate, U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., during active duty mobilization for Operation Desert Storm/Shield, followed by four years of in-active reserve duty until his retirement in 1996. He was selected for membership in the Middle Tennessee State University R.O.T.C. Hall of Fame in 2003 (from which he was commissioned). Colonel Reeves is the President of Thomas M. Reeves & Associates, Inc., a Tennessee financial and insurance firm which he founded in 1976. He is a Certified Estate Planner (CEP) and a designated “Fellow” of the Life Underwriter Training Council.

Bob Shields is a former Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Dominant Maneuver in the Advanced Systems and Concepts Directorate of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In this capacity, he had primary oversight of the Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstrations program and was responsible for the development of innovative concepts on the use of ground forces. He also ran the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Panel on Joint Experimentation. Mr. Shields is a 1972 graduate of the Naval Academy with a degree in ocean engineering. He retired from active duty in 1999 after commanding a destroyer, the USS O’Bannon and the cruiser USS Vicksburg. On the Vicksburg, he served as the Air Warfare Commander for the John F. Kennedy Battlegroup in the Persian Gulf. Mr. Shields also completed shore assignments at the Naval Postgraduate School where he earned a M.S. degree in Engineering Acoustics at the Royal Navy Staff College in Greenwich, England, and in Washington, D.C. In Washington, he served on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in the Research and Development Directorate, completed a fellowship at the American Enterprise Institute and subsequently was the Navy’s Congressional Liaison Officer for surface ship programs. Mr. Shields also was the Deputy Legislative Assistant to Generals Powell and Shalikashvili during their service as Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His final assignment on active duty was the Navy’s Deputy Chief of Legislative affairs. Mr. Shields is currently the Vice President for Advanced Systems with Hicks and Associates, a subsidiary of SAIC.

Chris W. Small attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the National Guard before retiring. Before co-founding Arrowpoint Corporation, he served as Legislative Director of the National Guard Association of the United States, directing lobbying efforts on behalf of nearly 500,000 members of the National Guard. He is an expert in Air Defense Artillery force design as well as possessing an extensive knowledge of Army force management and systems integration. In addition to his military service, he was selected in 1996 as a Legislative Fellow by the Brookings Institution and concurrently served as Military Legislative Assistant to Congressman John M. Spratt of South Carolina.

Rear Admiral Chris Weaver is an advisor to ADI following a 36 year Navy career, retiring from command of all Navy Installations worldwide. Rear Admiral Weaver has achieved a reputation as an expert in the innovative management of the global shore-based infrastructure for the Navy, and has led efforts on behalf of DoD to achieve transformation of all Service components base management processes and organizations.  As the first Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNI), Rear Admiral Weaver created the equivalent of a $9 billion startup enterprise by aggregating the operations, personnel and resources of over 80 bases worldwide, representing $122 billion in plant property, as well as the base support responsibilities for Fleet operations around the globe. He also implemented business-based principles of measuring outputs versus resources expended; creating a functional model that defines the process comprising shore support for the Navy and developed comprehensive Emergency Management and Antiterrorism/Force Protection Programs for Navy regions and installations.  Rear Admiral Weaver is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He holds a B.S. degree from the Naval Academy and a Master of Public Administration degree from The George Washington University. He is also a Distinguished Graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University.

LTG (Ret) Jim Williams attained the rank of Lieutenant General after 31 years of service in the Defense and Intelligence (HUMINT) Communities. His service includes a three-year assignment as Assistant Military Attaché to Venezuela, with a four-year tour as Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), where he directed intelligence analysis for DoD and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Since his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1985, he has served as senior consultant for a variety of projects dealing with the collection, processing and analysis of intelligence.  He currently serves on the Laboratory Advisory Board for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Board of Visitors of the Joint Military Intelligence College, as well as Chairman of the Board of the National Military Intelligence Association (NMIA) and is a Distinguished Member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.

Jeff Zippin is the President of Zippin & Associates, L.L.C., a government relations consulting company.  Prior to this, Jeff worked for 32 years for the Department of the Interior for a number of Interior bureaus at the field, regional, and headquarters level, and in several Department-level offices, and two years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District.  While working as Interior’s senior strategic planner and Government Performance Program Manager, Jeff had the full perspective on the programs of Interior’s eight bureaus by working on their strategic plans and bringing performance measurement and program accountability across the Department.  In 1994, Jeff moved to western Nevada to lead an Assistant Secretary-level program office created to coordinate the work of five Interior bureaus—US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, US Geological Survey—in successfully implementing several water management programs affecting irrigation projects, Indian trust assets, endangered species, municipal water supplies, and wildlife refuge wetlands.  From these experiences, Jeff has a broad range of knowledge of Interior programs and key contacts.