HSDF Women in Homeland Security Virtual Symposium

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Elaine Duke, Former Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, DHS

Elaine Duke is a Specialist Executive with Deloitte Consulting LLP Government and Public Service. Ms. Duke uses her experience as a senior homeland security leader, prominent executive, and federal management and acquisition expert to help define and execute Deloitte’s Defense and National Security Sector Strategy. Ms. Duke was the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from April 10, 2017 to April 15, 2018. She also served as the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security from July 31, 2017 to December 6, 2017. During this time, she led DHS ...

Margaret Graves, Former Deputy Federal CIO

Margaret (Margie) H. Graves is the former Deputy Federal CIO for the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. The Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer drives value in Federal IT, delivers digital services, protects Federal IT assets and information, and develops the next generation IT workforce. In her previous role, Margie worked to improve the way Government delivers results and technology services to the public. She drove elements of the President’s Management Agenda; IT Modernization, Data as a Strategic Asset and Workforce of the 21st ...

Elizabeth Cappello, Deputy CIO, DHS

Elizabeth A. Cappello serves as the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As DCIO, Ms. Cappello is responsible for leading transformative initiatives and securing, operating, and maintaining enterprise infrastructure. She arrived at DHS OCIO in August 2019 and served as the Acting CIO from November 2019 – May 2020. During her tenure, Ms. Cappello initiated and implemented the DHS Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) and the Cyber Security Provider (CSP) programs and led the technology ...

Megan Mance, Executive Director, Homeland Security & Defense Forum

Megan Mance is the Executive Director of the Homeland Security and Defense Forum (HSDF), a position she has held since September 2012. In this capacity, Megan creates new and effective models for collaboration between the public and private sectors on homeland and national security issues, works closely with HSDF industry members to understand their priorities, and provides strategic guidance in executing the Forum’s programming. In addition to her background collaborating with federal agencies and the contracting community, Megan also has experience internationally and at the state-level through her work in ...

Suzanne Spaulding, Former Under Secretary, DHS

Suzanne Spaulding is senior adviser for homeland security and director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She also served as a member of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Previously, she served as under secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where she led the National Protection and Programs Directorate, now called the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, managing a $3 billion budget and a workforce of 18,000, charged with strengthening cybersecurity and protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure, including election infrastructure. She ...

Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist, Public Sector, Intel

Gretchen Stewart is the Public Sector Data Science Technical Director working closely with Intel’s Ecosystem of software, hardware and partner vendors in developing solutions and programs focused on the convergence of high-performance computing and data analytics. In building this data analytics/ AI practice within Intel she is working closely with federal and state government, research institutions, universities, energy and advanced manufacturing customers. In enhancing Intel’s ecosystem with these AI solutions and programs, she is working with disruptors, start-up and mainstream software vendors to ensure governments, educational institutions and enterprise customers ...

Angela Bailey, Chief Human Capital Officer, DHS

Angela Bailey has dedicated more than 39 years to public service, with 33 of those years in human resources. Ms. Bailey was appointed as the Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) in January 2016. She is responsible for the Department’s human capital program, which includes human resources policy, systems, and programs for strategic workforce planning, recruitment and hiring, pay and leave, performance management, employee development, executive resources, labor relations, work/life and safety and health. She also serves on the United States Coast Guard Academy Board of Trustees ...

Gloria Chavez, Chief Patrol Agent, El Paso Sector, U.S. Border Patrol

Gloria I. Chavez assumed command of the El Paso Sector in March 2020. As a Chief Patrol Agent, she leads all Border Patrol enforcement operations along 264 border miles with Mexico covering West Texas and southern New Mexico. She has management oversight of eleven stations, six permanent immigration checkpoints, and three Forward Operating Bases encompassing approximately 125,500 square miles. Chief Chavez joined the U.S. Border Patrol in May of 1995, as a member of Class 285. Chief Chavez has successfully served in a variety of senior leadership positions on the ...

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke

Hailing from central Brooklyn, Congresswoman Yvette Diane Clarke feels honored to represent the community that raised her. She is the proud daughter of Jamaican immigrants and takes her passion for her Caribbean heritage to Congress, where she co-chairs the Congressional Caribbean Caucus and works to foster relationships between the United States and the Caribbean Community. Clarke is Chair of the Homeland Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation Subcommittee, under the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and was Chair of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee during the 116th ...

Mahtab Emdadi, Regional Sales Director, Federal, Dell Technologies

Mahtab Emdadi is an accomplished federal business leader and strategist who was named Rising Star for 2019 by FCW. In her role as Civilian sales director with Dell Technologies, Mahtab and her team deliver mission critical solutions and emerging technologies across Homeland Security Components. With a decade of sales and management experience, Mahtab is building a stronger workforce through Dell’s Diversity and Leadership Acceleration Programs. She received her master’s degree in leadership from Georgetown University School of Business and her bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of West Virginia ...

Rachelle Henderson, CIO, ICE

Rachelle Henderson is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Office of the CIO (OCIO) provides mission-critical Information Technology (IT) services and products that enable ICE and DHS to meet their respective missions. OCIO has modernized vital IT systems, matured the organization to contemporary IT management disciplines, and significantly enhanced the cyber defense posture of the enterprise. Ms. Henderson started her career as a software developer supporting the U.S. Department of State before joining the U.S. Customs Service where she performed technical and team ...

Katharine Murphy, Vice President, Cybersecurity, Preparedness and Enforcement, GDIT

Katharine Murphy is the Vice President for the Cybersecurity, Preparedness and Enforcement (CPE) business area for General Dynamics Information Technology. Katharine brings thirty years of experience across a broad range of customers to include DHS, DOS, DOJ, DOD and DARPA. Enthusiastic about creating solutions to challenging problems through the collaboration of diverse, multi-functional teams and partners creating innovative approaches and solutions that exceed client expectations. Experience spans hands-on software development and engineering activities to executive management; especially capable at bridging the gap between technical and business stakeholders. She has ...

Carla Provost, Former Chief, U.S. Border Patrol

Ms. Provost served as Chief, U.S. Border Patrol from August 2018 through January 2020. She retired from federal service after 25 years in the U.S. Border Patrol on January 30th, 2020. Chief Provost entered on duty with the U.S. Border Patrol on January 8, 1995, as a member of Class 277. She was first assigned as a Border Patrol Agent at the Douglas Station in the Tucson Sector, subsequently promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in 1998, and to Field Operations Supervisor in 2001. In 2006, Chief Provost transferred to ...

Brenda Smith, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, CBP

Brenda Smith is the Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Since 2014, Ms. Smith has overseen a diverse portfolio of trade enforcement, security, and facilitation matters to enable legitimate trade, contribute to American economic prosperity, and protect against risks to public health and safety. Her work ranges from enforcing over 500 U.S. trade laws, to overseeing 14 trade agreements with 20 countries, to directing CBP’s seven Priority Trade Issues. She oversees national compliance audits and the management of trade data, along with CBP’s ...

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America's Partnership for Homeland, Cyber, and National Security

Celebrating Women in Homeland Security

February 26, 2021

Elaine Duke on the Evolution of DHS, Improving Recruitment, and Empowering the Workforce

Chairwoman Yvette Clarke on the Priorities of the House Homeland Cybersecurity Subcommittee

Suzanne Spaulding on Federal Cyber Hiring and implementing the Cyber Solarium Recommendations

Law Enforcement & Technology Panel Discussion

Diversity Inclusion Inside DHS Panel Discussion

Greetings from Karinda Washington, DHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Partnership & Engagement

Greetings from Karinda Washington, DHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Partnership & Engagement