Featured Press, Speaking Engagements, and Publications

Board of Trustee and Advisory Roles

  • Board of Trustees, Van Alen Institute, New York, NY. 2016-Present.

    • Treasurer, Executive Committee, 2022-present

    • Secretary, Executive Committee, 2019-2022.

    • Other Roles: Chair, Medium-Term Strategy Committee. 2018; Committee Member, Challenges Committee. 2017; Committee Member, Building, Real Estate and Impact Committee. September-December 2017.

  • Founding Co-Chair (current member), Federal Innovation Council, Partnership for Public Service. 2018-Present.

  • Secretary, Board of Advisors, National Science Policy Network. 2018-Present.

  • Volunteer Grand Challenge Co-Organizer, Brooke Owens Fellowship. 2017-Present.

  • Advisory Board Member, Talent Cloud Initiative, Government of Canada. 2018-2020.

  • Global Advisory Board Member, Center for Technology in Government (CTG), University at Albany, State University of New York. 2016-2020.

Publications

Awards

  • Fed100 by GovExec and Nextgov/FCW. February 2024. Renowned as the most prestigious awards for the federal IT community, the Fed 100 recognizes a range of leaders who have pushed government operations forward through innovative tech approaches.

  • NASA Group Achievement Award for “outstanding teamwork in streamlining the SBIR/STTR phase I review and selection

    process implementing a new portfolio management and decision support capability for STMD”, NASA. November 2020.

  • NASA Group Achievement Award for “outstanding teamwork and results in executing a high-impact small business Innovation and Opportunity Conference through an innovative public private partnership”, NASA. November 2019.

  • Government Leadership Awards Finalist, Women in Technology. May 2019.

  • NASA STMD Partnership Award for the "increased partnership from mid 2016- mid 2017 which significantly improved the program’s strategic alignment with NASA and STMD goals and expanded industry engagement efforts", NASA. February 2018.

  • NASA Exceptional Performance Award for "exceptional performance in transforming the NASA Small Business Innovation Research/ Small Business Technology Transfer Program", NASA. November 2017.

  • Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals "Sammies" Finalist, Partnership for Public Service. May 2016.

  • Outstanding Young Alumnus, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Florida. April 2016.

  • Outstanding Young Alumna, University of Florida Alumni Association. April 2016.

  • White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) Excellence Award. October 2015.

  • Recipient of Several 5-Year Anniversary Challenge.gov Awards. October 2015.

  • 25 Most Influential People Under 40 in Gov and Tech, Fedscoop. July 2013.

  • FutureNOW Honoree, ACT/IAC, May 2013.

  • Fierce15 Winner, November 2012.

  • FedScoop "Up and Comer", June 2012.

  • Government “Champion of Change, Powered by IT”, Federal Computer Week. July 2011.

  • Power 30 Under 30 Award, Washington DC, 2010.

  • Open Government Thought Leadership Award, Phase One Consulting Group.

  • “Unsung Hero” Distinction for the Transportation Sector Network Management Division, TSA.

  • Frontier Award for Ingenuity and Innovation, Department of Homeland Security Chief Financial Officer.

  • Department of Homeland Security Graduate Fellowship.

  • Gator Engineering Four Year Scholar (Valedictorian, College of Engineering).

  • Quality Assurance Award, Raytheon Missile Systems.

All Speaking Engagements

All Press and Media

Other Advisory and Judging Roles