SharePMI SoMD Chapter 2021 Board of Directors
Board of Directors |
President / CEO
Marina Prasek, PMP is the Project Office Manager at Mettler Toledo AutoChem. In her role, Marina is responsible for leading New Product Development projects. She is also the Owner for Project Management Processes, responsible for championing improvement initiatives and developing and delivering training workshops on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for AutoChem. Marina started her career as a Physical Organic Chemist and held various positions in academia before moving to the corporate world. She has extensive experience with Product Lifecycles Management, and managed product lines for the Defense market from business justification to product retirement. Marina has also served both as subject matter expert (SME) and competitive market analyst in the submission of grants to federal funding agencies. to reach out to Marina, please email marina.prasek@pmisomd.org |
Vice President/COO
Harry Zolkower, PMP is Vice President of PMI of Southern Maryland and previously held positions as Assistant Vice President and Vice President of Membership. Harry is an accomplished program manager, project manager, business analyst, and scrum master at Acumen Solutions, with over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors and experience in several industries, including public housing, health care, IT, and education. He has experience in delivering Salesforce implementations with the ability to manage large, cross-divisional programs and teams in a complex environment and drive results. Excellent client-facing, customer service orientation, communication, critical thinking, multi-tasking, problem-solving, self-starter, time management, and analytical skills.
Harry also volunteers for Project Management for Change and is leading the Continuous Value Delivery program globally.
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Vice President of AdministrationMarilyn Ragin To reach out to Marilyn, please email vpadmin@pmisomd.org |
Past President
Jeffrey (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. To reach out to Jeffery, please email jeff.yellets@pmisomd.org |
Vice President of Membership and Community InvolvementSheryl LaGrange is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® and has been a member of PMI since 2015. She is an accomplished Program Manager who has successfully led projects by guiding and inspiring teams to provide client solutions that deliver value. Her project management experience spans the private sector, non-profit, international, and government organizations. She holds a BS from American University and MBA and MIM degrees from the University of Maryland, University College. She is also an active member of and participant in several professional associations and community organizations. To reach out to Sheryl, please email sheryl.lagrange@pmisomd.org |
Vice President of Finance
Major 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. To reach out to Sanford, please email sanford.holman@pmisomd.org |
Corporate Officers |
Director of Operations for Programs and Events
Michelle Weddington Greetings PMI—Southern MD Chapter… I would like to share very briefly that though I am a native of Maryland, I have also had the pleasurable opportunity of holding residence in various locations ( most recently Iowa-10 yrs!--- 5 other US states, Montreal, QC & Brussels, Belgium) & now returning to the DMV with an expanded cultural & experiential diversity. Professionally, I hold an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland and a few undergraduate degrees and certifications, and of course, a member of the Project Management Community. I greatly enjoy working as a Management Consultant (10+ yrs) and have been opportune to serve in a varied listing of arenas and industries, from NGOs & legal to education and healthcare. In earlier years, I served as a Registered Nurse and later transitioned into Business, Management & Consulting. Now as part of my company, I greatly enjoy planning/constructing events & using innate creativity in both professional and domestic settings. The events range from office seminars and university symposia to international business conventions. (etc.) My beginnings were from a relatively large family, with a very rich heritage and consisting of five other siblings. I am a dual, US/Canadian citizen. I have light linguistics in Spanish & French and am pursuing fluency, as I celebrate diversity and culture. I am glad to now serve as a new PMISOMD Board member and hope to grow further and contribute all I can to the organization. To reach out to Michelle, please email michelle.weddington@pmisomd.org |
Director of Operations for Education and Certification/Military Outreach
Scott Johnson is a Project Management Professional (PMP) since March of 2019. He currently serves in the United States Air Force as an Aircraft Maintenance Assistant Manager. He has been serving since January 2008 and worked on multiple different aircrafts such as the VC-25, C-32, and the AC-130U. He ran numerous projects inside of his Squadrons and deployed 5 times in support of Operation Iragi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Throughout his service he has volunteered to manage and run different private organizations.
Scott earned his Masters of Science in Aeronautics in 2016 and his Bachelor of Science in 2013 through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is currently working on a Master of Education in Teaching through American Military University. He furthered his educational experience in 2019 by achieving his PMP and Airframe and Powerplant certification. He has been a member of the Southern Maryland PMI Chapter since 2020. |
Director of Operations for Website and Content Management |
Director of Operations for Volunteerism
Keisha A. Nelson works as a Senior SharePoint Administrator and IT Project Manager at USDA and is responsible for leading and executing SharePoint initiatives within the Department. In her role, Keisha serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME), SharePoint Evangelist and Customer Experience Champion by leading ad-hoc teams to deliver quality products by continuously improving business processes. As a Better Government Ambassador and USDA IT Fellow, Keisha has the remarkable ability to successfully combine customer experience success with effective long-term strategic planning. Keisha has a strong technical and teaching background. She is known for her ability to be able to communicate technical information in a way that is understandable to all audiences. She holds a Master’s degree in Information and Telecommunications Systems from Johns Hopkins University, and two Bachelor of Science degrees in Information Systems and Health Information systems, respectively from the University of Maryland – Baltimore County. Keisha has a passion for community service and enjoys making a difference in the lives of others through consistent community service. She is a mentor to young girls, as well as a Girl Scout troop leader and an Election Judge. Keisha is also an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and looks forward to sharing her skills and talents with the Southern Maryland PMI chapter. Keisha received her PMP certification in October 2019 and has been a member of the Southern Maryland PMI chapter since 2019. To reach out to Keisha, please email keisha.nelson@pmisomd.org |
Director of Operations for Communications
Chris Reed currently works for a government contracting company supporting NAVAIR at Patuxent River in the role of Program Analyst/Risk Manager. Chris holds various certifications including the Project Management Professional (PMP), Profession Scrum Master and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Chris served a decade in the United States Marine Corps spending time as an instructor and attending various courses and schools to learn professional communication, leadership and management skills. Chris will also be finishing his Bachelors of Science in Project Management in the latter half of 2021. To reach out to Chris, please email chris.reed@pmisomd.org |
Members at Large |
Member at LargeMary Haasch |
Member at LargeGreg Olson To reach out to Greg Olson, please email greg.olson@pmisomd.org |
Member at LargeBeth Tanner has spent the last thirty years learning and growing in the project management and IT fields. She spent the first part of her career in the nonprofit sector, primarily working with membership and professional organizations, and most recently has been working in higher education in various capacities. She is currently a government contractor for Zantech IT. She has an MBA and an MS in Technology Management, an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, and is working on a second BS in Computer Networking and Cybersecurity. She has been a PMP since 2011, used to be a CCXP and has a handful of ITIL certifications. When she's not managing projects or conducting analysis, she is a writer and loves to cook, travel (when it's safe) and do genealogy. To reach out to Beth, please email beth.tanner@pmisomd.org |
