National Elections 200809

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National Elections 2008-09

• Nominations And Elections Committee
• Lenn Vincent, Chairman
• April 12, 2008

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Nominations for Officers

• President-Elect Gary Poleskey
• Treasurer DuWayne Jones
• Secretary Catherine Dixon
• Resolution
• Resolved, that Gary Poleskey, DuWayne Jones, and
  Catherine Dixon are elected to the positions of
  President-Elect, Treasurer and Secretary,
  respectively, assuming said offices on July 1,
  2008, for terms as specified in association
  bylaws and policies.

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Objective

• It is the policy of the Association to maintain
  a high caliber Board of Directors that reflects
  the needs of the Association and to elect
  Officers who possess demonstrated leadership
  capabilities and a dedicated willingness to
  serve.

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Criteria

• Candidates for Officer and Director positions
  should meet certain minimum qualifications to be
  placed on the ballot or slate and the N E
  committee will screen nominations to ensure these
  qualifications are met. Such qualifications will
  include any of the following
• Demonstrated experience in the profession,
• Contributions to the Association e.g., through
  elected service at the chapter, regional or
  national level service on National Committees
  or service on the Board of Advisors,
• Experience or demonstrated leadership at senior
  levels of industry, government, or academia,
• Influence within the contracting and acquisition
  career fields, or
• Credentials, competencies and / or experience
  that would be of benefit in promoting the
  operations of the Board and the accomplishment of
  strategic objectives of NCMA.

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Phase One Chapter-Elected Directors

• February 1 Call for Nominations issued to all
  members by email.
• 31 individuals were nominated for 8 vacancies.
• 1 late submission was received and rejected.
• March 1 the ballot was published on the election
  website, and all chapter presidents were notified
  by email. Several reminders were issued.
• The ballot website was closed at 501 pm on March
  14, 2008.
• Only 59 ballots were submitted.
• The NE Committee was informed of the results on
  March 18.
• A coin-flip was conducted on March 20 to resolve
  tie votes.
• All candidates were notified of the results by
  March 21.
• Secretary notified Board of results on March 31.

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Results

• Three (3) year terms
• Po Collins, Michelle Currier, Brian Greenberg,
  and Tom Robinson
• Fill Vacant Position (2 yrs, 3 mos)
• Linda Riviera
• Two (2) year term
• Ed Velasquez
• One (1) year terms
• Angie Coats, Jack Hott

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Phase Two Board-Elected Directors

• By April 1, the Committee will present to the
  Board a slate of nominees (including statement of
  qualifications and biographies) for those
  Directors and Officers to be elected by the
  Board.
• The vote will be conducted at the Spring Board of
  Directors meeting.
• At the Spring meeting, during an executive
  session, the Committee will present a report
  detailing the number of candidates considered and
  their names, along with the Committees rationale
  for the slate submitted. No copies of this report
  will be made or distributed.
• The Committee may, at its discretion, present a
  slate with more candidates for Director or
  Officers than there are vacancies.
• Following presentation of the slate, the election
  for each position will be conducted by secret
  ballot during the executive session.

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Deidre Lee

• Ms. Lee recently retired from federal service.
  She has been a member since xxxx, and has held
  numerous volunteer positions at the chapter and
  national level, including member of the Board of
  Advisors for many years. She presently serves on
  the Advocacy Committee.
• Ms. Lee was appointed Director of Management and
  Chief Acquisition Officer for the Federal
  Emergency Management Agency in October 2006. Her
  responsibilities included the direct oversight
  and management of four of FEMAs lines of
  business the Offices of Human Resources,
  Information Technology, Chief Procurement Officer
  and Facilities Management and Services. Ms. Lee
  previously was FEMAs Deputy Director of
  Operations, working closely with FEMA's chief
  procurement and financial officers, as well as
  response and recovery division heads, to develop
  and oversee FEMA's acquisition programs. She also
  provided input and counsel to the DHS Chief
  Procurement Officer and Under Secretary for
  Management, communicating FEMA's mission,
  priorities, and business needs for the future.
• Before FEMA, Ms. Lee served in the General
  Services Administration's (GSA) Federal
  Acquisition Service (FAS) as Assistant
  Commissioner of Integrated Technology Services.
  She was responsible for FAS technology and
  professional services offerings to customer
  agencies. Prior to joining GSA, she was Director
  of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy at
  the Department of Defense, where she was
  responsible for all acquisition and procurement
  policy matters. Ms. Lee also served as the Office
  of Management and Budget's Administrator for the
  Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and the
  Associate Administrator for Procurement at the
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Ms. Lee holds a Bachelor's degree in Business
  Administration from Central State University in
  Oklahoma and a Master's degree in Public
  Administration from the University of Oklahoma.

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Elliott Branch

• Mr. Branch is Executive Director for Contracts,
  Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the
  Navy. He has full authority and responsibility
  for one of the largest and most responsible
  procurement organizations in the Federal
  government his duties involve the obligation and
  expenditure of billions of dollars annually. As
  the senior civilian for contracting at NAVSEA,
  Mr. Branch is responsible for the contractual
  oversight of the Nation's most complex
  shipbuilding and weapons systems procurement
  programs. He is a member of the Senior Executive
  Service (SES).
• He has been a NCMA member since 1997, and has
  held numerous volunteer positions at the chapter
  and national level, including chairman of the
  Board of Advisors.
• Before returning to NAVSEA, Mr. Branch's most
  recent positions have been in the private sector,
  where he specialized in acquisition and project
  management education, training and consulting for
  the federal workforce and its associated
  contractors. In this role, Mr. Branch was
  responsible for the design, development, delivery
  and maintenance for a wide variety of course
  material ranging from project management to
  contract law. Mr. Branch's clients included
  Computer Sciences Corporation, QSS Group, BAE
  Systems, the Pension Benefit Guarantee
  Corporation, and the Departments of Defense,
  Energy and State.
• Prior to that, he served as the Chief Procurement
  Officer for the Government of the District of
  Columbia, where he was the agency head who was
  responsible for procurement operations, policy,
  and for formulating legislative proposals for
  local and Congressional consideration. Mr. Branch
  led an staff of over 200 employees that supported
  over 40 city agencies, administered a 15 million
  annual operating budget, and oversaw the
  placement of 1.5 billion, annually, in city
  contracts.
• Before joining the District government, Mr.
  Branch held various positions in the SES with the
  Department of the Navy (DON). In 1993, he became
  a member of the SES as the Director, Shipbuilding
  Contracts Division, at NAVSEA. He next served as
  Executive Director, Acquisition and Business
  Management for DON, responsible for policy and
  oversight of contract operations throughout the
  entire Navy. While in this position, he also
  served as Project Executive Officer, Acquisition
  Related Business Systems. In this role, he was
  responsible for the formulation and execution of
  a multi-year effort transforming the Navy's
  acquisition system from a paper-based system into
  one that made use of electronic technologies and
  methods. In this role, Mr. Branch was directly
  responsible for a portfolio of projects worth
  more than 200 million.
• Mr. Branch graduated with a Bachelor of Science
  Degree in Economics from the University of
  Pennsylvania and completed the Executive Program
  at the University of Virginia, Colgate-Darden
  School. He has received the Navy Distinguished
  Civilian Service Medal, the David Packard
  Excellence in Acquisition Award, the Presidential
  Rank Award for Meritorious Executive, and the
  Vice Presidential Hammer Award for Reinventing
  Government.

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Resolution

• Resolved, that Deidre Lee and Elliott Branch are
  elected to the Board of Directors, assuming
  office on July 1, 2008, for terms of three (3)
  years, in accordance with association bylaws and
  policies.

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Recommendation

• The committee is concerned that only 59 chapter
  presidents voted despite frequent reminders and
  publicity.
• We recommend the Board task the Governance
  committee to study the issue and present possible
  changes to national election policies in July.