OPM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Advisor in the Office of Congressional
Adam Tanga serves as Senior Advisor in the Office of Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration.
Prior to joining OPM, Adam served as Policy Advisor in the General Services Administration's Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs under the Biden-Harris Administration. At GSA, Adam supported the advancement of the agency's legislative agenda and worked as a liaison with members of Congress, congressional oversight committees, executive branch agencies, as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials.
Before serving in the Biden-Harris Administration, Adam managed wide-ranging legislative and policy portfolios on Capitol Hill, including for U.S. Senators Daniel Akaka, Mazie Hirono, and most recently with Congressman Gregorio Sablan. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Adam served as Legislative Director and Senior Advisor to Congressman Sablan during his chairmanship of the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Adam is a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College and University of Washington.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Senior Advisor
- Senior Advisor, Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs
Blake Davis serves as Senior Advisor to the Director of Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. In this capacity, he serves as advisor to the CLIA Director on issues before the U.S. Congress, reviews proposed legislation and interacts with members of Congress and staff.
Prior to serving at OPM, Blake worked as Chief of Staff for Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26). During his congressional career, he focused on issues involving National Security, Foreign Policy, Homeland Security, Capital Markets, and COVID-relief. Blake has previously served as Campaign Manager and in other senior roles on Congressional, Gubernatorial, and Senate campaigns around the country.
Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Blake is a graduate of the University of Arkansas.
Job Titles:
- Chief Transformation Officer at the Office of Personnel Management
- Chief Transformation Officer, Office of the Director
Catherine Manfre serves as Chief Transformation Officer at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. Before this role, Catherine served as a Senior Advisor for Transformation supporting a number of agency priorities and the President's Management Agenda Workforce Priority.
Prior to joining OPM, Catherine was a Partner at the Boston Consulting Group advising both large private and public sector clients on strategy, transformation, data & analytics, and operational improvements. While at BCG, she authored several articles on executing a successful Presidential transition and other workforce development topics. She also led diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts focused on recruiting, mentorship, and career development.
Earlier in her career, Catherine spent time in Egypt where she worked in international development and taught high school.
Catherine graduated with Honors from New York University and has an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Senior Advisor and Chief Speechwriter, Office of Communications
- Senior Advisor for Communications at the Office of Personnel Management
Dan Lindner is Chief Speechwriter and Senior Advisor for Communications at the Office of Personnel Management. He is responsible for drafting remarks, talking points, and video scripts for OPM Director Kiran Ahuja, as well as any other written products in her voice, including blogs, op-eds, quotes, letters, and e-newsletter messages. Dan provides Director Ahuja and senior leadership with strategic messaging advice, as well as message coaching through media training, script delivery practice, and interview prep. Dan brings over a decade of political communications experience to his role, including running communications for three Congressional offices, two prominent Congressional caucuses, and a statewide nonprofit organization in Oregon. Dan has an M.A. in Political Science from American University and a B.A. in Political Science from San Diego State University. In his off time, he enjoys hiking and landscape photography. Dan lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC with his wife, Nicole, and their two cats.
Job Titles:
- Director of the Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
- Director, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Desmond A. Brown is the Director of the Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
In this capacity he serves as an advocate and advisor who works with industry partners, acquisition offices, and program offices to maximize prime and subcontracting opportunities for U.S. Small & Minority Owned Businesses. Mr. Brown strategically improved the agency's overall small business scorecard from an annual rating of "D" to an "A+" in two years and to date has been instrumental in small businesses receiving over $1.5B in prime contracts.
Mr. Brown has extensive experience in management, particularly in procurement and small and minority business programs. Some of his previous positions held include Sr. Contracting Officer & Negotiator for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Acting Director of Procurement for the U.S. Small Business Administration Headquarters and Contracting Officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation. He also held a position with Lockheed Martin Information Technology (LMIT) where he managed and administered $900M worth of federal government contracts simultaneously via Social Security Administration, Center for Medicaid & Medicare and Health & Human Services' and NIH's Federal Parent Locator Service.
Mr. Brown is an expert on minority business strategic positioning, marketing, business administration and management. He has particular strengths in business development, procurement development & management. He has a solid background in coaching and mentoring small business owners interested in conducting business with the federal government coupled with reviewing and analyzing business and marketing plans.
Mr. Brown served as a Special Advisor to the White House/OMB for the Promise Zone Initiative. He is a Harvard University-Kennedy School of Government Senior Executive Fellows Graduate, has a Master of Business Administration from University of Phoenix Arizona and a Bachelor of Arts, in Communications from University of Maryland Baltimore County. Additionally, he is a FAC-C Level III Certified Contracting Officer.
Job Titles:
- Associate Director for Human Resources Solutions at the Office of Personnel Management
- Associate Director, Human Resources Solutions
Dianna Saxman currently serves as the Associate Director for Human Resources Solutions at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). In this position, Ms. Saxman leads the development, implementation, and delivery of revolving fund human capital products, services, and training used by agencies government wide. Ms. Saxman oversees four practice areas: HR Strategy and Evaluation Solutions, the Federal Staffing Center, the Center for Leadership Development, and Human Capital Industry Solutions.
Ms. Saxman has over 20 years' experience providing federal agencies with innovative human capital solutions. Previously, Ms. Saxman served as the Deputy Associate Director for the Human Resources Solutions, Federal Staffing Center, where she provided overall leadership and direction for talent acquisition teams and technology, including USAJOBS®, USA Staffing®, USA Hire SM, and staffing and analytics programs, collectively responsible for supporting the federal government's hiring requirements. In addition, Ms. Saxman directly managed the USA Staffing® and Staff Acquisition programs and served as a Personnel Research Psychologist at OPM. Ms. Saxman began her federal service as a Presidential Management Intern with the Department of Justice.
Ms. Saxman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from East Stroudsburg University and a Master of Law and Social Policy and a Master of Social Science from Bryn Mawr College. Her awards include the 2021 Presidential Rank Award.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director, Chief Human Capital Officers ( CHCO ) Council
Ella Holman is the Deputy Director of the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council where she serves as a key advisor to the CHCO Council Executive Director on the Council's strategy, activities, and operations.
Prior to joining OPM, she was the Human Resource Strategist at the U.S. House of Representatives in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. Ella also served as a Manager for Federal Workforce Programs at the Partnership for Public Service and, prior to that, was an HR Specialist at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Ella received her B.A. from American University.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Assistant to the Director, Office of the Director
Emily Stanley serves as the Executive Assistant to the Director at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration.
Previously, Emily worked at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as the Special Assistant to the Director and an External Affairs Specialist. Before joining the Biden-Harris Administration, Emily's background was rooted in community organizing. Most notably, she worked as a Field Organizer with the Biden-Harris Campaign. She also served as a national leader for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) for Biden and the Young Democrats of America's AAPI Caucus.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Emily enjoys exploring the outdoors by hiking and visiting National Parks.
Job Titles:
- Director of Congressional
- Director, Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs
Eric Bursch is the Director of Congressional, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (CLIA) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration. Eric helps ensure the effective and efficient planning, communication, coordination and execution of OPM's legislative and congressional initiatives.
Before joining OPM, Eric spent over seven years as Staff Director for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee that has oversight of the federal workforce, first under Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota) and then Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona). In that role, Eric developed and analyzed legislative initiatives, advised the Senators, and managed an aggressive hearing schedule. Eric also worked for Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (South Dakota), both as a congressional caseworker in her state office and a Legislative Assistant in D.C. Over his career on Capitol Hill, Eric has managed a wide-ranging legislative portfolio, from federal employee and postal policy, to defense and veterans, to border security and immigration.
Eric is a graduate of Chico State University in California, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Before entering public service, he worked as a sports reporter and editor at four newspapers in Nebraska and South Dakota.
Job Titles:
- Acting Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) at the Office of Personnel Management
Acting Chief Financial Officer , Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Erica Roach is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the Office of Personnel Management. In this capacity, Erica oversees OPM's financial management, budget, performance, risk management, internal control, and financial audit activities.
Erica previously served as Deputy CFO and Director of Systems Planning and Development within the CFO office at OPM. She was the principal advisor to the CFO on all financial management matters including policies to govern financial management functions and operations. Additionally, Erica led program and project activities related to the modernization and implementation of OPM financial systems and business processes.
Prior to joining federal service, Erica held various private sector positions where she led and managed projects focused on the intersection of technology and finance, alongside the federal community.
Erica holds a Master of Public Management from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins Cary Business School.
Job Titles:
- Confidential Assistant to the Deputy Director, Office of the Director
- Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Gaby Alvarado serves as Confidential Assistant to the Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration.
Prior to serving in the Administration, Gaby worked as a Lead Account Strategist for Mothership Strategies, running Medicare for All PAC's digital fundraising program and raising over $2.2 million for the 2022 Midterm Elections. Prior to this position, Gaby worked as a Digital Strategist, where she collaborated with a team to develop digital fundraising strategies for the progressive organizations Elect Democratic Women and CHC BOLD PAC.
Gaby received her B.A. in International Relations from American University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) of the Office of Personnel Management
- Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Guy Cavallo is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Office of Personnel Management, appointed on July 2021. Before becoming the OPM CIO, Cavallo was named Principal Deputy CIO in September 2020. As OPM CIO he leads the Agency's enterprise information technology services for both federal employees and retirees. He also is leading its IT modernization program, launching OPM's migration to the cloud initiative in 2021. OPM is now the third agency that he has led to the cloud.
Mr. Cavallo is a highly desired IT industry speaker and has received many technology recognition awards throughout his career. In his federal career he has been awarded the Federal 100 (three times), and the FedScoop 50 award for Federal IT Leadership (four times), he was named one of the 2022 Best Bosses in Federal IT, and most recently was selected as a finalist in the Washington DC area 2023 ORBIE awards for enterprise IT leadership. He also was named one of the Top Government IT Leaders to Watch in 2023 by WashingtonExec. In his private sector experiences, he received seven major customer service awards while at Microsoft Corporation.
Before joining OPM, he previously served as the Deputy Chief Information Officer at the Small Business Administration (SBA). He was a key leader in helping SBA leverage the cloud to quickly implement the CARES Act Payroll Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs. Those programs distributed over $450B in a short period of time to America's small businesses and citizens.
Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Cavallo returned to the federal workforce from the private sector by joining Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as their Executive Director for IT Operations. At TSA he oversaw the worldwide technology and telecommunications infrastructures, operations, and support for more than 65,000 TSA staff. He led TSA's initial cloud implementation and other modernization efforts.
Before joining TSA, Mr. Cavallo served as a Senior Government Advisor at the Microsoft Corporation for over 9 years. At Microsoft he assisted government organizations across the US in leveraging technology to modernize and improve the delivery of citizen services. His largest impact project was as the National Co-Lead on Microsoft's solution for managing the grant reporting requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). With his knowledge of government operations and processes, he led the development of an ARRA grant tracking solution, which was provided to governments and non-profits at no or minimal licensing costs. Many state, county, and city governments implemented that solution and continue to leverage it today to manage all their grants.
Mr. Cavallo's career has been almost evenly split between the public and private sectors, always driven by his passion to leverage the latest technologies to improve the delivery of government services to citizens.
Mr. Cavallo received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.
Job Titles:
- Division Director, Acquisition Policy & Innovation
Job Titles:
- Small Business Specialist
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director of Communications at the Office of Personnel Management
- Deputy Director, Office of Communications
Jack Miller is the Deputy Director of Communications at the Office of Personnel Management.
Miller serves as a senior leader on the communications team and an advisor to the OPM Director and agency leadership. He leads the development and execution of messaging and strategy, as well as manages the speechwriting, press, and digital content teams at OPM. Before joining OPM, Miller served as the communications director for Invest in America and worked as a private media consultant.
Miller started his career in the environmental movement and has worked in more than a dozen states for activist groups, congressional candidates, and presidential campaigns. He spent three years in Congress working for Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). More recently, Miller served as a contract speechwriter and strategic communications advisor in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Miller earned his master's degree in energy and environmental security at Johns Hopkins University and his bachelor's degree from Tufts University.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director of Congressional
- Deputy Director, Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs
Jackie Maffucci is the Deputy Director of Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration. In this role, Jackie helps to support the planning, development, coordination, and communication of OPM's legislative and congressional initiatives.
Jackie previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Thomas Carper (Delaware) as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee prior to that supporting the Chair of the subcommittee, Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona). In these roles, Jackie advised the Senators on a wide variety of issues, wrote and analyzed legislative proposals, oversaw an active hearing schedule, and worked in a bipartisan manner to advance legislative and congressional initiatives. In these roles, Jackie has managed a wide-ranging policy portfolio, including government operations and modernization, cybersecurity, federal workforce, postal policy, and retirement and pensions.
Prior to her Capitol Hill career, Jackie advocated for the military and veteran community, first as a consultant working for the U.S. Army, and then as the Research Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Throughout her career, Jackie has worked across a wide spectrum of issues with an evidence-based approach. Jackie received a B.S. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from The University of Texas at Austin.
Job Titles:
- Director at the Office of Personnel Management
- Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of the Director
Jane Lee is a Senior Advisor to the Director at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. In this capacity, she advises the OPM Director on various programmatic policies and processes, ranging from COVID-19 workplace safety policies to supporting the agency's annual budget formulation process.
Jane most recently served on the Biden-Harris transition team and was the Chief Operating Officer at 1560 LLC. Lee previously served in the Obama-Biden administration as OPM's Deputy Chief Operating Officer, supporting the agency's performance, financial, and human capital management. She also worked as a Strategy and Communications Lead at Facebook, Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, Operations and Finance Budget Manager at Obama for America, and an Associate at an education-focused non-profit organization. Jane's public sector experience also includes working for city, county, and state-level government organizations.
Jane is a proud double Wildcat and earned her bachelor's degree as well as her master's degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering with the Northwestern University Alumni Association and exploring various Pacific Northwest trails with her husband and rescue dog.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee ( FPRAC ), Office of the Director
Janice Lachance was the Executive Vice President for Strategic Leadership and Global Outreach at the American Geophysical Union (AGU), a scientific society supporting more than 130,000 Earth and space scientists in 140 countries. Her work at AGU includes the renovation of the organization's headquarters into a net-zero energy consumption building - the first renovation of its kind in Washington, D.C. Beyond this innovative project, Janice's duties include: leadership of AGU's global partnerships and initiatives; positioning and message development across the range of climate, environmental, and science policy issues, discoveries, and solutions; and global government relations and public policy, membership and career services, and association governance.
Prior to her work in the nonprofit sector, Lachance was nominated by President Clinton and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), where she was responsible for policy and programmatic leadership of the nation's 2.1-million-member civil service. Leading up to this role, she served as OPM's Director of Communications, Chief of Staff, and Deputy Director. Janice received the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 2020 Elmer B. Staats Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a member of ASPA's Endowment Board and was its president in 2017-2018. She also has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and the American Society of Association Executives. Born and raised in Biddeford, Maine, and the first in her extended family to attend college, Lachance graduated from Manhattanville College and earned her law degree from Tulane University.
Job Titles:
- Director at the Office of Personnel Management
- Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of the Director
Jonathan Foley is a Senior Advisor to the Director at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Immediately prior to his current appointment, Jon was co-founder and leader of a consulting firm, where he leveraged his experience in health policy development, health systems management, and performance management to assist public and private sector clients. From 2009 until 2017, Jon served as a senior executive in the Obama Administration at OPM advising the OPM Director and senior leaders on matters relating to the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program and the Affordable Care Act. During that time, Jon also served as OPM's Performance Improvement Officer, where he guided the development and implementation of the agency's strategic plan, conducted more than 20 program performance reviews, and improved the agency's data analysis and reporting capabilities.
Jon's prior public service roles include senior management positions at the New Zealand Ministry of Health and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He began his professional career as a program manager at a community health center in southwestern West Virginia. Jon earned his bachelor's degree from Colgate University and his master's degree in public administration from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director & Head of the Contracting Activity ( Acting )
Job Titles:
- Director & Senior Procurement Executive