Title	Name	Address/Telephone#
President	Ms. Elizabeth McGrath	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L)
		Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
		(Business Integration)
		3600 Defense Pentagon
		Room 3D136
		Washington, DC 20301
		Phone: 703-614-3883 x113
		Cell: 703-856-6169
		Elizabeth.Mcgrath@osd.mil
Secretary	Mr. Kyle Fugate	Office of the ASN(FM&C)
		Office of Financial Operations
		720 Kennon Street SE
		Bldg 36 Room 115
		Washington Navy Yard
		DC  20374-5025
		Phone: (202)685-6718
		kyle.fugate@navy.mil
Treasurer	Stacy R. Simmons	Business Transformation Agency
		Directorate of Priority Projects
		1851 South Bell Street
		Arlington, VA 22202-5291
		Phone: 703-607-2942
		stacy.simmons@bta.mil
OSD	Carol Phillips, CPA	OUSD(C)
Vice President		Accounting and Finance Policy Directorate
		Room 3B287, The Pentagon
		Phone:  703.693.6505
		Fax:  703.697.4608
		Carol.Phillips@osd.mil
OSD	Ms. Lucy Williams	USD(C)
Ass’t Secretary		1100 Defense Pentagon
		Room 3A862
		Washington, DC 20301-1100
		Phone: 703-571-9183
		Fax: 703-693-7499
		E-Mail: lucy.williams@osd.mil
DFAS	Mr. Robert E. Benefiel, Jr.	DFAS -Arlington
Vice President		Deputy Director, Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Strategic Oversight Office
		Office of the Deputy Director, Strategic Business Management
		1851 South Bell Street, Room 9A5A
		Arlington, Virginia 22240-5291
		Phone: 703-607-3799
		Fax:  703.602.2124/607.2126
		E-Mail:  Robert.E.Benefiel@dfas.mil
DFAS	Mrs. Jean Terrill	Defense Finance & Accounting Service
Ass't Secretary		Crystal Mall #3, Room 404
		1851 South Bell Street
		Arlington, VA 22240-5291
		Phone: 703-602-4928
		Cell: 703-969-1900
		Fax: 703-607-1287
		JEAN.TERRILL@DFAS.MIL
ARMY	COL Byron L. Cherry, Sr.	HQs Department of the Army CIO/G6
Vice President		Attn: C4/IT Investment Strategy
		2530 Crystal Drive, Taylor Bldg.
		Arlington, VA 22202
		Phone: 703-602-7717
		Fax: 703-604-2827
		Blackberry: 571-426-4924
		byron.cherry@hqda.army.mil
ARMY	Ms. Mary Williams	HQDA, SAFM-FO-R
Ass’t Secretary		Pentagon, Rm 3A326-005
		Phone: 703.693.2818, (DSN) 223
		Fax:  703.614.9342
		E-Mail:  Mary.R.Williams@hqda.army.mil
NAVY	Ms. Beverly Veit	Office of the ASN(FM&C)
Vice President		Office of Financial Operations
		720 Kennon Street SE
		Bldg 36 Room 115
		Washington Navy Yard
		DC  20374-5025
		Phone: 202-685-6718
		Fax: 202-685-6765
		beverly.veit@navy.mil
NAVY	Ms. Brenda LaFleur	Asst. Acq Mgr
Ass’t Secretary		NATO SEASPARROW SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM PROJECT
		Code N121
		727 South 23rd Street
		Arlington, VA  22202-2419
		Phone: 703 607-7094 x142
		Fax: 703 607-7186
		E-Mail:  LaFleurBL@natoseasparrow.org
MARINE CORPS	Ms. Marcia Case	Fiscal Operations Officer
Vice President		Headquarters US Marine Corps
		Pentagon, RM 4C349
		703 692-5508
		marcia.case@usmc.mil
MARINE CORPS	Ms. Arlillian Coleman	HQ USMC (Code: RFA)
Ass’t Secretary		Financial Statements Section
		Fiscal Division, Programs & Resources
		Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps
		3000 Marine Corps Pentagon
		Pentagon, Washington DC 20350-3000
		Phone: (703) 614-5242   DSN-224
		Fax:
		E-Mail: arlillian.coleman@usmc.mil
AIR FORCE	Mr. Keith A. Hicks	AF/A7CHO
Vice President		1235 Jefferson Davis Highway
		Suite 1000
		Arlington, VA 22202
		Phone:  (703) 604-3624
		Fax:
		E-Mail: Keith.Hicks@pentagon.af.mil
AIR FORCE	Mr. Michael O. Ebiala	SAF/FMBOP
Ass’t Secretary		1130 Air Force Pentagon,
		Room 5D110
		Washington, DC 20330-1130
		Phone: 703-697-5596
		Fax:
		E-Mail: Michael.Ebiala@pentagon.af.mil
COAST GUARD	LT Robert Hart (Bobby)	USCG Engineer Logistics Center, Baltimore
Vice President		2401 Hawkins Point Road
		Mailstop #26
		Baltimore, MD 21226
		Phone (Ofc): 410-762-6483
		Phone (Mobile): 302-354-1335
		Fax: 410-762-6071
		Robert.e.hart@uscg.mil
COAST GUARD	Ms. Susan Connors
Ass’t Secretary
		Susan.D.Connors@uscg.mil
CORPORATE/RETIREE	Ms. Deb Del Mar	Managing Partner
Vice President		Vanguard Advisors, LLC
		12801 Worldgate Drive, Suite 500
		Herndon, VA  20170
		Phone:  571-203-7137
		Cell:  703-593-6667
		Fax:  571-203-7138
		debra.delmar@vanguard-llc.com
CORPORATE/RETIREE	Mr. Brian J. Boshart	Perot Systems Government Services
Ass’t Secretary		8550 Arlington Blvd.
		Fairfax, VA 22031
		Phone: 703-289-6832
		Cell: 703-850-4054
		E-Mail: brian.boshart@psgs.com
COMMITTEES
Title	Name	Address/Telephone#
Awards/Essay	Ms. Beverly Veit	Office of ASN(FM&C)
		Office of Financial Operations
		720 Kennon Street SE
		Bldg 36 Room 115
		Washington Navy Yard
		DC  20374-5025
		Phone: 202-685-6703
		Fax: 202-685-6765
		beverly.veit@navy.mil
Competition	Ms. Veniceza "Vee" Critton	SAF/FMBOO
		1130 Air Force Pentagon, Rm 5D110
		Washington, DC 20330-1130
		Phone:  703-697-0081
		Fax:  703-697-6904
		Veniceza.Critton@pentagon.af.mil
Community Service	Ms. Amy Anda	Perot Systems
		8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr.
		Fairfax, VA 22031
		(703) 289-8000
		asmcdcvolunteer@yahoo.com
Membership	Mr. Craig Silcox	KPMG, LLP
		2001 M St. NW
		Washington D.C. 20036
		Phone: 202-533-4296
		Fax: 202-533-8525
		E-Mail: csilcox@kpmg.com
Photographer	Mr. Rocky Wilber	DFAS-COAD-SAF/FMP
		6602 Halleck Street,
		District Heights, MD, 20747
		(703)- 607-5034
		Rocky.Wilber@dfas.mil
Publicity	Vacant
Scholarship	Ms. Beverly Veit	Office of ASN(FM&C)
		Office of Financial Operations
		720 Kennon Street SE
		Bldg 36 Room 115
		Washington Navy Yard
		DC  20374-5025
		Phone: 202-685-6718
		Fax: 202-685-6765
		beverly.veit@navy.mil
Webmaster	Mr. Victor Ackley	6435 Walters Woods Drive
		Falls Church, VA 22044
		Home Phone: 703-354-4604
		E-Mail: VAckley@Homemail.com
Luncheon	Ms. Milford E. Thompson	OPNAV N098
		2511 Jefferson Davis Highway
		Bldg NC1, 4th Floor
		Arlington, VA 22202
		Phone: (703) 604-7807
		Fax:
		E-Mail: milford.thompson@navy.mil
CDFM	Ms. Carolyn Zavadil	HQ USAF/TER
		1650 Air Force Pentagon
		Washington, DC 20330-1650
		(703) 697-0283
		carolyn.zavadil@pentagon.af.mil
Chapter Fair	Ms. Brenda LaFleur	Asst. Acq Mgr
		NATO SEASPARROW SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM PROJECT
		Code N121
		727 South 23rd Street
		Arlington, VA  22202-2419
		Phone: 703 607-7094 x142
		Fax: 703 607-7186
		E-Mail:  LaFleurBL@natoseasparrow.org
Training & Education	Vacant
Audit	Vacant
Mini-PDI	Ms. Deb Del Mar	Managing Partner
		Vanguard Advisors, LLC
		12801 Worldgate Drive, Suite 500
		Herndon, VA  20170
		Phone:  571-203-7137
		Cell:  703-593-6667
		Fax:  571-203-7138
		debra.delmar@vanguard-llc.com

 Biographies:

PRESIDENT --  Ms. Elizabeth McGrath

SECRETARY –  Mr. Kyle Fugate

       Kyle T. Fugate is currently a senior accountant on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).
In this position, he advises the Director of the Navy's Office of Financial Operations on Military Equipment, Inventory, and Operating Materials and Supplies management systems; and assists with Navy Enterprise Resource Planning and Financial Management Systems Transition Plan initiatives.  Mr. Fugate has over 20 years of diversified experience in the accounting, finance, and logistics management career fields.
Prior to his position with the Navy, Mr. Fugate served as a logistics officer with the United States Army and in various accounting and consulting positions within government and private industry.  Mr. Fugate holds a Bachelor of Science degree in urban Planning from East Tennessee State University and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Washington.  In addition to his personal and professional pursuits, Mr. Fugate is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Institute of Management Accountants.  He currently resides with his wife and children in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
 

TREASURER – Mrs. Stacy Simmons

       Mrs. Stacy Simmons is a Systems Accountant and is an employee with the Business Transformation Agency (BTA).  She is currently assigned to the Transformation Priorities and Requirements (TPR) Directorate, Buyer and Seller Management (BSM), where she is responsible for identifying, documenting, and validating functional requirements supporting the Intragovernmental Transactions (IGT) initiative.  The objective of this initiative is to address long-standing problems with intragovernmental exchange transactions between federal agencies, which the General Accounting Office (GAO) identified as a material weakness within government-wide financial systems.  She is also engaged in Business Process Reengineering to assist in standardizing and improving financial business processes for DoD.
        Prior to her employment with BTA, Mrs. Simmons worked for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in the Acquisition Management Office (AMO) and the Information and Technology Directorate, Data Architecture Division.  During that time, she led various system acquisition efforts to include systems testing, training, and risk management, and was the Team Lead of the Data Management Team supporting DFAS CIO.
        Mrs. Simmons holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (minor in Accounting) from St. Paul’s College and a Master’s Degree in Management of Information Systems from George Washington University.  She is certified Acquisition Level III in Program Management and is a member of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Alumni Association.  Much of Mrs. Simmons outside activities centers around her church where she serves as President, Usher Board Ministry, Vice-Chair, Scholarship Ministry, and Youth Advisor, Youth Ministry.

VICE PRESIDENTS:

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE   --  Ms. Carol Phillips

    Ms. Phillips currently serves as the Assistant Director, Finance Policy and Oversight, in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Her current responsibilities include development and/or oversight of DoD-wide policy in the areas of commercial pay, disbursing, improper payments and recovery act auditing, contingency operations, disaster relief, interagency acquisition, the proper use of funds, and military banking. Ms. Phillips’ has over 20 years of diversified experience in the accounting, auditing, finance, and contract administration career fields. Her background includes serving as the Deputy Group Comptroller for a major DoD contractor, Cost/Price Analyst on a major acquisition program managed by the Army Material Command, Contract Specialist with the Air Force, and Supervisory and Lead Auditor with the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the Inspector General’s Office, respectively. Ms. Phillips graduated with honors from Arizona State University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a major in Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is certified at Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III in Auditing and Level II in Contracting. Ms. Phillips is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Society of Military Comptrollers, Institute of Management Accountants, and the Defense Contract Management Association.

DFAS --  Robert E. Benefiel, Jr.

ARMY --  COL Byron L. Cherry, Sr.

    Colonel Cherry is currently assigned as the Director for the Investment Strategy Division, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Chief Information Office (CIO)/G-6 Directorate, Washington, DC. He is responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing the investment strategy for Army s Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology (C4/IT) Programs.
        Prior to assignment as Director, C4/IT Investment Strategy, COL Cherry was the Director of Resource Integration, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management-Army Reserve Directorate (ACSIM-AR). His other key command and staff assignments include: Chief, Organization Maintenance Army Reserve/Military Construction Army Reserve (OMAR/MCAR) Budget Formulation Division, Office of the Chief, Army Reserve; Comptroller, US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), US Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg.
        Colonel Cherry is a graduate of the School of Leadership Studies, Regent University receiving a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organizational Leadership in 2004. He attended Norfolk State University, graduating and receiving a B.S. degree in Accounting, Troy State University, receiving a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, receiving a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy.

NAVY --  Ms. Beverly Veit

   Ms. Beverly Veit has been a Department of the Navy employee for twenty two years – on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller (ASN(FM&C)) for a total of fifteen years.  She is currently the Assistant Team lead on the Financial Systems and Planning team in the Office of Financial Operations, serving as the subject matter expert on Military Equipment, Inventory, and Operating Materials and Supplies systems; and assists with Navy Enterprise Resource Planning and Financial Management Systems Transition Plan initiatives.
        From July 2000 to August 2002 Ms Veit served as the Special Assistant to the Head of the Program/Budget Coordination Division (FMB-3) (ASN(FM&C)).  Her primary duties were to coordinate Navy Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) and Cost of War issues for FMB.  From April 1998 to June 2000 she was the Head of the Comptroller Division at the Naval Aviation Depot in Cherry Point, North Carolina – an aircraft repair facility with new orders of nearly $600M annually and a workforce of approximately 4000 civilian, military and contractor personnel.  The plant covers 124 acres, and more than 100 buildings provide about 1.5 million square feet of floor space.
        Prior to relocating to North Carolina Ms. Veit was the Head of the Aviation and Weapons Branch in the Office of Budget, Investment and Development Division (FMB-2) (ASN(FM&C)).  In this capacity she managed the staff responsible for the formulation, review, and execution of the budget for all Aviation, Weapons, and Marine Corps Research and Development and Procurement programs with funding requirements in excess of $10 billion per year.  Other assignments in FMB were lead analyst for the development of DON Budget Guidance, the Ship Maintenance Program, and Navy Training and Education programs; and the assistant budget analyst for the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy and Aircraft Procurement, Navy appropriations.  Prior to joining the staff of the ASN(FM&C), Ms. Veit worked at the Navy Accounting and Finance Center as a systems evaluation analyst for Financial Management Systems, and in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as an budget analyst for various programs in the Operations and Maintenance, Navy and Other Procurement, Navy appropriations.
        Ms. Veit is a member of the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers (Chairperson of Program Committee from 1992‑1994).  She is also the President of the Navy Secretariat and Staff Offices Recreation Association.  She has held leadership positions for the Junior League of Annapolis and the Harness Creek Overlook and Gentry Homeowners Associations.
        Ms. Veit received a Masters Degree in Public Financial Management from the American University, Washington D.C. in 1988, and Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from Elon College, North Carolina in 1983. In addition, she graduated from the Executive Potential Program in March 1995.  She was awarded the Meritorious Service Award in August 2001 for work with the Navy ERP program.  Ms. Veit currently resides in Annapolis, Maryland with her husband and two children.

AIR FORCE -- Mr. Keith A. Hicks

MARINE CORPS  --  Ms. Marcia Case

COAST GUARD -- LT Robert Hart

    Lieutenant Bobby Hart currently serves as the Budget Officer at the Coast Guard's Engineering Logistics Center in Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Maryland.  Previous assignments include Operations Officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Redwood and Assistant Business Manager of the Buoy Tender Acquisitions Project.  He has a BS in Government from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy and an MBA and an M.S. in Accounting and Management Information Systems from the University of Delaware. 

CORPORATE / RETIRED --  Ms. Deb Del Mar

    Ms. Debra S. Del Mar, is Managing Partner of Vanguard Advisors, LLC. Vanguard Advisors LLC serves an elite group of industry firms who support the DoD and Federal Civilian agencies’ objectives of improving performance and readiness in the areas of financial management and business transformation. As the managing partner, Ms. Del Mar provides creativity, in-depth experience, and proven business strategies that enable our clients to realize aggressive growth through the achievement of rapid results, operational improvements, and return on investment for their government customers. Her recent major accomplishments include:

• 2006 award of DoD’s US Army Corps of Engineer’s Financial Audit;
• 2006 award of DFAS Enterprise Risk Management Program;
• 2005 award of USAF Financial ERP and USAF Logistics ERP Solutions;
• 2005 award of the $997M DODIG MAC 0086 DoD Audit BPA;
• 2004 award of the $87M DFAS Desktop Mgt Contract; 2004 awards of DoD OIG DISA and DBMS SAS70s.

Debra's previous employment at American Management Systems, Inc. (AMS) included:

• Vice President & General Manager, AMS DoD Financial Solutions Group
• Vice President for Business Strategy, AMS Federal Defense & Intel Division
• Director of Business Development, AMS Federal Defense & Intel Division

She has earned a MBA, Science & Technology Innovation, from George Washington University and a BS, Chemistry, from The College of William and Mary. Her professional affiliations include:

• American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC), Corporate Vice President, Washington Chapter
• Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
• Women in Defense
• National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
• Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA)

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES:

OFFICE, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE -- Ms. Lucy Williams

    Ms. Lucy Williams - is a Legislative Research Specialist in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Plans and Systems Directorate.  She has been an active member of ASMC Washington Chapter since joining in 1998.  Within that time, she has assisted at ASMC Symposiums, assisted at PDI's and is now serving as Membership Chairman.

DFAS –  Mrs. Jean Terrill

ARMY -- Ms. Mary Williams

   Ms. Williams is a Systems Accountant working in the Financial & Accounting Oversight Directorate of ASA (FM&C).   Ms. Williams holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  She has over 21 years of Federal Government experience and is a Certified Government Financial Manager.  She has served in various positions such as: Staff Accountant, Budget Analyst, Resource Analyst, and Management Analyst.

NAVY – Ms. Brenda La Fleur

   Ms. Brenda LaFleur is the Assistant Acquisition Manager for the NATO Seasparrow Missile Project Office.  She has worked in financial management within Navy for 10 years.  She has been an active member of the ASMC Washington Chapter since 2000 and is now also serving as the National PDI Chairman for the Chapter Booth.

MARINE CORPS -- Ms. Arlillian Coleman

    Ms. Coleman is an Accounting and auditing professional, serving as Head of the Departmental Reporting Section, Accounting and Financial Systems Branch, Programs and Resources Division, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps.  She has 23 years of federal service with the Navy, DoD Inspector General, and Defense Information Systems Agency.  She has civilian experience in accounting, financial management, acquisition, property management, and business operations.  Additionally, she is a Retired Naval Reservist with experience in procurement, contract administration, logistics, supply management, and quality assurance.  Ms. Coleman has been an ASMC member since 1981, and recently, has served on the Washington Chapter ASMC Community Service Committee.  She is a graduate of Southern University, New Orleans, Louisiana, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.  She has been a Certified Government Financial Manager since December 1996.

COAST GUARD -- Ms Susan Connors

CORPORATE / RETIRED --  Mr. Brian J. Boshart

   Brian Boshart is a senior manager in the Financial and Business Services Group of Perot Systems Government Services. Mr. Boshart leads the PSGS Information Technology capital planning and investment control practice. In this capacity, he provides financial and performance management and best practice consulting to the Army, OSD, DFAS, as well as multiple civilian agencies. Mr. Boshart received a B.A. from GWU.

WEB MASTER  --  Mr. Vic Ackley

    Mr. Victor Ackley, a University of Oklahoma graduate, served 30 years on active duty in the U. S. Navy.  His operational assignments included command of a hydrofoil and a guided missile frigate.  He earned a post graduate degree in Financial Management from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School.  He served as the Operations & Maintenance Appropriation Program Manager for the ACNO (Surface Warfare), as Comptroller of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, and as the Comptroller of Naval Sea Systems Command in Arlington, Virginia.  Mr. Ackley has completed Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Senior Executive Program.  Selected for the Senior Executive Service (SES) in 2000, he currently serves the Director of the Navy's Field Support Activity.  He is a proven subspecialist in Financial Management and is designated a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM).  He has been certified in Department of Defense acquisition to Level III (the highest level) in the Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management career field.  He is a member of the Association of Government Accountants, past president of the Washington Chapter of the ASMC and past Navy VP to the ASMC National Executive Board.