PMI SoMD Chapter 2019 Board of Directors
Board of Directors |
President / CEOJeffrey (Jeff) Yellets is a Project Management Professional (PMP). He currently works for Spalding Consulting, Inc. as a PMO Manager. Previously, Jeff worked for Eagle Systems, Inc. in Business Development and for Brandes Associates as the Business Unit Director and the Director for Business Development, at SAIC, serving in various project and program management roles in NAWCAD in St. Inigoes, MD and at Honeywell where he served in various engineering and program management roles. He has a Masters of Science and Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering and has experience with complex project and program management. As a manager at Honeywell, he lead a team of engineers and scientists in the engineering, design and delivery of advanced automation and control programs and projects. He has been a PMP and a member of the Southern Maryland PMI Chapter since 2010. |
Vice President/COOVACANT |
Assistant Vice President/COOVACANT The Assistant Vice President/COO shall operate as a member of the Board of Directors in support of the President and Vice President of PMI Southern Maryland Chapter and meetings of the Board. This position reports directly to the Chapter Vice President. |
Past PresidentBrenda Vandegrift is an experienced technical program and project manager with strong system engineering and integration experience. Her in-depth knowledge and experience in project management has supported her successful leadership of award-winning teams that effectively plan, execute, and report on highly-technical projects, with success measured in terms of cost, schedule, performance, quality, and morale. Ms. Vandegrift prides herself on being an effective team builder, successful recruiter, and high-involvement leader with proven success energizing and influencing team results through participative, empowered environments. She leads by example as a self-starter/self-motivated team member with continual emphasis on quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Brenda has been a PMP and a member of the Southern Maryland PMI Chapter since 2006. |
Vice President of Membership and Community InvolvementJohn "Jello" Dzialoski is a Program Manager for RG supporting the 4th Estate and Defense Logistics Agency. He currently supports our chapters Military Outreach program and previously served as a committee member for the PMI (SoMD) Inaugural Charity Golf Event benefitting the Southern Maryland Food Bank. John holds a Bachelor's of Science degree from the University of Idaho and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a retired Naval Flight Office, Defense Acquisition Corp member; DAWIA Level III certified in Program Management and Test & Evaluation, and former NAVAIR Integrated Product Team Lead and DCMA Government Flight Representative. John has been a PMP since January 2016. |
Asst. Vice President of Membership and Community InvolvementHarry Zolkower. |
Vice President of FinanceNancy McClintock, PMP (5-2001) is an accomplished professional with years of comprehensive project and program management experience with United States and international governments with not for profit organizations and private sector consulting firms in the areas of finance, health, international development, and conservation. Her expertise includes providing team leadership, strategic direction across matrix organizations, project management strategies to leverage organizational resources, positively influencing company performance and compliance, proposal development, government wide acquisition contract leadership, contract and project revenue budgetary reviews and growth, and client partnership longevity. Key Competencies; Team Management * Configuration Management * Risk Management * Proposal Development * SDLC * Healthcare Systems Information Technology * Strategic Planning * Customer Relationship Management * Data Analysis * International Development * Corporate Owner * US Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Colombia and Ghana) * Teacher and Trainer * Spanish Speaker Current Work; Volunteer with PMI SoMD, Calvert County Marine Museum, Treasurer of the Western Shores Civic Association |
Asst. Vice President of FinanceMajor General (Retired) Sanford E. Holman joined the PMI Southern Maryland Chapter and attended his first Professional Development Day in November 2016 and began chapter volunteer work in July 2017. He has over 37 years of commissioned service with over 22 years of active duty and 19 years of civilian project management experience. He hails from Gary, Indiana and earned a Bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in 1978. He has commanded from the platoon to the division level and has served as a staff officer from the battalion to the OSD/Joint Staff level. His combat deployments include OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. His military education and training include two Master’s degrees, one from the Florida Institute of Technology and the other from the National War College. His awards and decorations include: the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal. Sanford is a Senior Management Consultant with PCI-Strategic Management in Columbia, MD. |
Vice President of Administration / CAOMary Haasch |
Corporate Officers |
Director of Operations for Programs and EventsKimberly White joined Kimiko International as a founding partner in 2003. Responsible for developing and implementing promotional programs as a Creative Consultant she has facilitated strategic partnerships internationally. |
Director of Operations for Education and Certification
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Director of Operations for Website and Content Management
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Director of Operations for VolunteerismVACANT
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Director of Operations for CommunicationsMarina Prasek, PMP is the Project Office Manager at Mettler Toledo AutoChem responsible for leading and executing new product development and introduction (NPDI) projects for analytical instrumentation. In her role, Marina is an active member of the product development leadership team to deliver quality products and to lead continuous process improvement of engineering projects. Marina has a strong technical background. With over 15 years of experience in Physical Organic Chemistry and analytical instrumentation, she conducted work in various areas of research and is the author and co-author of several peer reviewed articles. |
Members at Large |
Member at LargeKandra Grant |
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Member at LargeCharlie Patterson is an experienced program analyst and data expert with over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) industry, functioning in varying capacities ranging from Lead Helpdesk Technician to Program Analyst. Charlie has supervised/facilitated training, planned and lead large presentations, reviewed and edited project deliverables and maintained the project information database. Her project management experience consists of leading projects in data management information systems upgrades/migrations, setting IT security policy standards and application development. Charlie has a Bachelor’s degree in Information System Management and has completed the Dual Masters s’ Degree program in Information Technology with concentration on Information Assurance and a Masters of Business Administration at the University of Maryland University College along with a certificate in Project Management for IT Professionals.She also serves as a member on the board of Commission on individuals with Disabilities, and currently pursuing her PMP certification. |