Meet the Center for Government Contracting Team
Meet our leadership, staff, and advisory board members.
Center Leadership and Staff
Center directors and fellows are experts in government contracting with work experience in government and business.
Center Advisory Board
Led by Chairman John Hillen, chief executive officer of Everwatch Solutions, members of the Advisory Board are C-suite business leaders and senior liaisons to federal government agencies. This group:
- Serves as ideators for and leaders of the first-in-the-nation university Center for Government Contracting.
- Builds the Center as a nexus for addressing the business, policy, and regulatory issues in the $500+ billion government contracting community.
Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Paul Courtney is the liaison of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to the Advisory Board of the Baroni Center.Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the Procurement Executive, U.S. Department of State
Michael W. Derrios is a recognized leader in the field of government acquisition with more than 25 years of federal, military and private sector experience. He has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2015.Chief Executive Officer, Govini
Tara Murphy Dougherty is the CEO of Govini. Prior to her role as CEO, Tara served as Govini’s President of National Security, leading strategy and growth, and overseeing Govini’s work with all federal clients.Vice President, Contracts, ManTech
JoAnne Dukeshire is the Vice President of Contracts responsible for supporting and advising various lines of business across the enterprise on government contracting.Managing Partner, Evans Consulting
Bob Etris is managing partner of Evans Consulting. Bob has played a leading role in the success and growth of the company since 2003, and is passionate about finding creative human-centered solutions to complex organizational and technical problems.Owner, CPA Department
Jennifer Eubanks brings more than 20 years of accounting experience to the firm from her role as CFO, Controller, DCAA Auditor, and Accounting Manager for a regional accounting practice.Partner, Americas Aerospace and Defense Sector, Ernst & Young LLP
Paul Feeko is an acquisition leader in the US aerospace and defense sector (A&D).Founder, Fontana Law Group
James C. Fontana has over 35 years of experience as an attorney specializing in government contracts, commercial transactions and related litigation, as well as ethics compliance and corporate governance issues.Vice President, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Ed Fortunato is a recognized leader in the Aerospace & Defense industry with a career of success developing and leading high-performance teams as an Army Aviation officer and corporate executive.Executive Vice President, ICF
Ellen Glover joined ICF in 2005 and has more than 30 years of experience in the technology market.