KLB Thought Leadership Series

Where we bring intriguing perspectives from industry leaders
regarding systems quality and organizational performance optimization…

straight to you… 

from the source… 

Karen Base talks to experts about their views on what's important. Take a few minutes out of your day to listen to what Thought Leaders have to say!

 

April 2011

Natalie Givans on “Cyber Security in Healthcare” (7 minutes 49 seconds)

Based in Herndon, Virginia, Booz Allen Hamilton Senior Vice President Natalie Givans has over 26 years of experience in system security engineering, Cyber security, information and mission assurance, and communications, information, and transmission security. Natalie is a senior leader in the firm’s Cyber Technology Center of Excellence. 

Natalie is a member of the Booz Allen Excellence Awards Committee and the Women's Leadership Initiative.  She was named Engineer of the Year by the District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies for 2009.

Natalie is the Chair of the Board of Directors for AFCEA International.  She has been a member for 25 years, serving in a variety of roles including member of the Board of the Educational Foundation, member of the Board of the Building Services Corporation, and director of the Board of Directors.  She is also a member of the MIT Alumni Association Board of Directors, serving on the Finance Committee and establishing an Ad Hoc committee on Energy, Environment, and Sustainability.  She is also the firm's Partner Sponsor for the MIT Industrial Liaison Program, the Society of Women Engineers and its Corporate Partnership Council, and the Girl Scouts of America including the Making the Connection program.  She was the first Partner sponsor for the firm's Parent's Forum.  She is the Pack Committee Chair for Cub Scout Pack 673.

 


 

March 2011

Kathleen Dyer on “Healthcare IT Challenges” (7 minutes 26 seconds)

Kathleen Dyer is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Adventist Healthcare.  At Adventist Healthcare, she leads IT strategic planning and enterprise architecture management, IT capital planning and portfolio management, IT workforce planning, information security management, and oversight of all IT functions.  She is a member of the executive team at Adventist Healthcare and is actively engaged in performance excellence, and policy, standards, and guidance development.  She currently co-leads an enterprise wide clinical and business transformation program that will position the organization for the challenges of the early 21st century. 

Previously, Ms. Dyer led the Technical Architecture Working Group for the Montgomery County Health Information Exchange Program. She is a member of the Maryland Health Information Management Systems Society and is a participant with the Maryland Health Care Commission Policy and Standards Working Group. She is also a member of The American University’s Information Technology Advisory Council as well as a member of the Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education and serves on the Board of Directors for Healthy Women.Org.

Ms. Dyer has over 35 years of professional experience, 30 of them in key management positions. She holds a Master of Science in Information Technology from The American University in Washington, DC. She has received several awards and recognition during her career including the Hammer Award for re-inventing government, the Women’s Business Center – Outstanding Leadership in Technology Award, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority – Outstanding Woman in Technology Award, and the Rotary International – Paul Harris Fellow among several others.

 


 

February 2011

Jeff Payne on “Balancing Agility and Security” (6 minutes 4 seconds)
 

Jeff is a seasoned software CEO with commercial consulting and product experience.  He successfully started and grew an Inc 500 company that has won awards for motivating and retaining its employees.  He is currently CEO of Coveros, offering services in agile software development and security.  You can reach him at jeff.payne@coveros.com.

 


January 2011

Bob Schatz on “Learning and Leadership” (6 minutes 23 seconds)
 

Bob is Owner, Senior Consultant and Advisor at Agile Infusion, LLC. He is a 30-year veteran of the IT industry and a leader in successfully implementing agile development techniques, such as Scrum and XP, and driving culture changes in organizations. He was the VP that led the successful transition at Primavera Systems beginning in 2002 which was featured in a number of industry articles. He now works with companies around the world helping them successfully adopt a variety of improvement strategies. He has a BS in Computer Science from Temple University and a MS in Organizational Dynamics from University of Pennsylvania. You can contact him via email at bobschatz@agileinfusion.com.