About

Our team came together while participating the the Federal IT Leaders program which is hosted by the Partnership for Public Service.

Information technology is quickly becoming the government’s latest Catch-22. Federal agencies need IT systems to efficiently and effectively deliver services to the American people. But the more reliant they become on IT, the more vulnerable agencies become to cybersecurity attacks and data breaches.

To maintain IT systems that are both effective and secure, agencies depend on IT leaders with superb technical skills and exceptional management capabilities. The Federal IT Leaders program empowers participants to manage inevitable IT complications and drive vital innovations to strengthen agency operations.

For more information about the Federal IT Leaders program, checkout their page here.

The Team

Donna Blue

U.S. Mint, Department of Treasury, - Donna.Blue@usmint.treas.gov

Donna Blue oversees and manages the Enterprise Systems Branch in the Information Technology Directorate at the United States Mint. The United States Mint’s public facing internet site, usmint.gov, the Mint’s Intranet site, data repository systems such as Documentum and SharePoint as well as the Mint’s mobile application fall under her area of responsibility. In this role she also serves as project manager, business analyst, software tester and test coordinator. Previously she worked in the private sector supporting applications that support employee benefits; pension plan administration application support to include hands on implementation and/or conversion of billing, pension plan valuation, data storage and reporting application solutions.

Justin Jefferson

U.S. Department of Education - Justin.Jefferson@ed.gov

Justin Jefferson currently works at the US Department of Education as an IT Specialist and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). His work within the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is mostly focused on the main ED.gov website as a COR, lead tester and backup Project Manager. Prior to joining the Department in 2002, Justin previously worked as a summer intern at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Security and Law Enforcement.

Philip Margolies

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Philip.Margolies@uspto.gov

Phil Margolies is a business analyst and project manager at the US Patent and Trademark Office. His work for the Website Management branch focuses on new project intake, requirements development & management, and technical support. His interest is identifying and applying Information Technology solutions to business and organizational problems (where and as appropriate) in the public sector. Previously, he worked in customer support, website management, and project management at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Mark Vogelgesang

U.S. General Services Administration - Mark.Vogelgesang@gsa.gov

Mark works for the General Services Administration as a Senior IT Applications Specialist where he supports enterprise IT systems including CRM and document management. A committed agilist, Mark focuses on incremental delivery while working to address core business needs. Prior to joining GSA in 2015, Mark worked for a government contractor where he supported a number of federal agencies by building and administering web applications.

Executive Sponsor

DeAnna Wynn

United States Mint, Department of Treasury Acting CIO - DeAnna.Wynn@usmint.treas.gov

DeAnna Wynn was named Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the United States Mint in November 2013 and currently serves as the Acting CIO. In this dual-capacity DeAnna achieved several notable successes; as CIO guided the acquisition and implementation of the agency’s enterprise-wide IT contract support services and the initiation of support of the Order Management System II—an effort which as Deputy CIO she tracked to successful delivery in October of 2014. In 2015, DeAnna led the merger of the Planning and Governance Division (PAGD) with the Customer Support & Quality Division (CSQD), thus establishing within the ITD a new business customer relationship and demand management functions which paved the way for the centralized oversight of IT disciplines, standards, and policies. DeAnna currently leads the agency’s Digital Services Strategy and most recently completed the successful implementation of the Mint’s mobile-responsive public information website usmint.gov and web content management system. Previously, DeAnna served for several years in information technology leadership positions at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York, NY and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. in Baltimore, MD.