VCCG 2010

Kathryn Jones

Environmental Protection Specialist

Office of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment, Transportation Security Adminstration

Kathryn Jones is an Environmental Protection Specialist in the Office of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Headquarters. Kathryn serves as the Recycling Program Manager, the Green Procurement Program Manager and the Environmental Planning Program Manager at TSA. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Liberal Studies from the State University of New York, and Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Juan Lopez

Senior Program Analyst

Office of the Federal Environmental Executive

Juan Lopez works as a Senior Program Analyst for the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE). His responsibilities include promoting new programs and initiatives in the Federal government in the areas of Electronics Stewardship and Sustainable Buildings. OFEE promotes sustainable environmental stewardship throughout the Federal government. Mr. Lopez has Bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.

Kerry Rea

Moderator

President

GovEvents

Kerry Rea serves as President of GovEvents, an online resource for government events. GovEvents was created as a service to the government community so that government users, vendors, and event producers can go to one place on the web to find and post government-related events. The inspiration for creating GovEvents came from her years in Government IT marketing where she and her teams had to search numerous sites to make decisions on which events to attend and sponsor. Rea has over 20 years of experience in marketing with a strong focus on the government IT market. She has held Vice President positions at Government IT resellers and solution providers with a strong focus on building marketing teams and strategies that directly impact corporate revenue goals. Her innovative marketing programs have helped companies best even the most aggressive sales goals. She has extensive experience working in start-up environments, helping build company brands from the ground up. Rea graduated from Frostburg State University with a BA in Psychology and later earned a MS in Marketing from the University of Maryland.

Una Song

ENERGY STAR Program Manager

EPA

Una Song is a program manager for the ENERGY STAR program at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. She works on the ENERGY STAR Product Specifications Development Team which helps businesses and individuals protect the environment by identifying products with superior energy efficiency and water savings. She is responsible for writing product specifications for servers and storage and for teaming with manufacturers to encourage the design, manufacture, and sale of products that meet these specifications. Prior to EPA, Ms. Song worked for the National Association of Energy Service Companies. She has also worked at leading Fortune 500 companies including Dell, AT&T and IBM in sales, marketing, and management positions. Ms. Song has also run her own consulting business, developing strategies for small companies looking to expand into new markets. A cum laude graduate of Duke University with a degree in computer science, Ms. Song earned a Masters of Business Administration in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.