| Tom Gloss |
| Ticket to Work Program Specialist |
| CESSI, Division of Axiom Resource Management |
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Tom is one of two Ticket Program Specialists that CESSI has onsite at the Social Security Administration (SSA) national headquarters in Woodlawn, MD. He and his colleague have played a principal role in the recruitment of organizations to become Employment Networks in the Ticket program by developing written marketing materials, staffing exhibit booths and presenting workshops and other training sessions in person, on teleconferences and via Webinars.
Tom started his career as a Claims Representative for SSA in Rochester, NY in 1974. He then worked as an analyst for SSA's Appeals Council reviewing claims for disability benefits and then held a number of disability policy positions at SSA's central office and ultimately served as a special assistant to the Associate Commissioner for Disability.
In 1997, Tom accepted a position as a Senior Health Policy Analyst at the Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau directing the national grant program focused on children and youth with special health care needs in transition to adulthood called "Healthy and Ready to Work."
Tom retired from the Federal Government in the fall of 2003 and was consulting on issues of youth with special health care needs and disabilities in transition to adulthood and working in private insurance before joining CESSI in January 2008. Tom has a B.A. in Political Science from Binghamton University. |
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| Stephanie Hall |
| Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance and Management |
| Social Security Administration |
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In December 2009, Stephanie was named the Assistant Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Budget, Finance and Management. She is responsible for providing executive leadership and direction in administering: a comprehensive financial program of budget policy, formulation and execution; accounting policy and operations; the internal controls program; the agency's acquisition and grants program; agencywide facilities and publications management programs; and audit resolution and liaison.
Prior to assuming this position, she was the Deputy Associate Commissioner for Quality Review in the Office of Quality Performance.
Stephanie joined the agency in 1995, when we became an independent agency, where she worked in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) until 2008, first as an auditor and ultimately as the Assistant Inspector General for Resource Management. In this latter role, she had responsibility for OIG's budget, facilities management, information technology, human resources and management support, and strategic planning.
Stephanie has 27 years of Federal service with SSA, the Department of the Navy, the Government Accountability Office, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
She received a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Throughout her career, Stephanie has received numerous awards, including the agency's highest honor, the Commissioner's Citation. |
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| Otto Immink |
| IT Specialist |
| Social Security Administration |
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| Otto Immink has been with SSA for seven years - all of it within the Deputy Commissioner for System's (DCS) front office. DCS is responsible for all SSA information technology (IT) work including new systems development, modernization efforts, IT infrastructure, systems' security, and all other hardware and software functions. Otto is the Director of the DCS Contracts, Acquisition, Planning and Program's (CAPPS) group consisting of 24 It Specialists including 10 contracting officer technical representatives (COTRs). Prior to working with SSA Otto worked with various government contractors; mostly supporting the DoD. Otto is a CPA, a PMI PMP, has an MBA from the University of Baltimore, and has undergraduate degrees in economics and business administration from Towson University. |
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| Dave McGinn |
| SSA's Client Executive |
| HP Enterprise Services (formerly EDS) |
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Dave has spent the last 20 years working with SSA. He spent 15 years working for Computer Associates, and then worked with TKC Communications (an Alaskan Native Corporation), and Affiliated Computer Services (ACS). While at each of those companies, Dave worked with SSA personnel on a variety of IT projects, including Data Center technology innovation, Security implementations, and the SSA Disability program.
Dave was born in Massachusetts, educated at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, and served honorably in the Massachusetts National Guard. He worked for two US Congressmen, Michael J. Harrington (D-Mass), a member of the House of Representative Armed Service Committee, and James M. Shannon (D-Mass), a member of the House of Representative Ways and Means Committee. While employed with both Congressmen, Dave was responsible for developing a number of outreach Small Business Conferences in association with the SBA.
He started his private sector career in 1985 working for Cullinet Software, which was subsequently acquired by Computer Associates in 1989.
Dave moved from Massachusetts to Clifton, Virginia in 1990 with his wife and three children and became a key contributor in Computer Associates Federal Operations. He has logged many miles travelling from Northern VA to Woodlawn, MD over the years. |
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| Karen Palm |
| Associate CIO, Office of Innovation |
| Social Security Administration |
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Karen Palm is the Associate CIO, Office of Innovation. Her office is the agency's "think tank" for emerging technologies, proactively identifying and pursuing new and creating ways to improve operations and business processes. She provides executive level oversight, advice and recommendations to the Chief Information Officer on innovation and aligning business goals with technology investments.
Ms. Palm began her career with SSA as a cooperative education student. She has worked in the Office of Systems, where she led several management information projects and most notably the agency's payroll conversion to the Department of the Interior. Ms. Palm joined the Office of Budget, Finance and Management in 1999 and led the effort to replace the agency's accounting and travel systems.
Ms. Palm graduated from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a BS in Computer Science. She has four grown children and resides with her husband in Columbia, MD. |
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| Dianne Rose |
| Associate Commissioner, Office of Acquisition and Grants |
| Social Security Administration |
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| John Smith |
| Senior Advisor for Information Security |
| Social Security Administration |
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| Allen Taylor |
| President |
| Taylor Made Transportation Services |
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Allen R. Taylor was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His early years were spent preparing for his future to become one of the youngest, successful privately owned minority transportation business owners in Baltimore City, County and surrounding areas.
He obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Maryland, Princess Anne in Hotel/Restaurant Management in 1989. Allen was also recognized for dedicated service to the Student Activity Board of UMES in 1989. Allen Taylor then secured his Master of Science Degree in Transportation/Logistics Management from Morgan State University, Baltimore Maryland in 1996.
With Mr. Taylor's Masters of Science Degree in Transportation/Logistics Management, he put educational experience to work as an Intern--Project Specialist for Intelligent Transportation Society of America (TSA), where he educated Members of Congress about the national ITS program, identifying the benefits of surface transportation activities within their Congressional districts. With Mr. Allen Taylor's strong determination, leadership, management skills, along with a true entrepreneurial spirit, Taylor Made Transportation Services, Inc. (TMTS) was established in June 1996.
Surrounding himself with a superior management staff, Mr. Taylor is known for saying "I'm only as strong as the team I build, always putting Aces in their places". Mr. Taylor also feels it is important to promote from within the organization before searching outside for management. As the President of TMTS, Mr. Taylor continues to be personally involved in all levels of operations.
Most recently, Mr. Taylor was invited to speak, on behalf of Small Business, before the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) Tax Reform Sub Committee. Mr. Taylor addressed the Sub Committee on the impact the current taxation system has on his company and other small businesses.
In 2006, Mr. Taylor was the recipient of the People Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur by the Baltimore Times. In 2002, he received recognition by the Maryland Special Populations Cancer Research Network Program, as a runner-up for the Entrepreneurial Success of the Year Award.
Mr. Taylor is a member of the Community Transportation Association of America CTAA as well as an active member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. |
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