Ep263: Amanda Chavez

Ep263: Amanda Chavez

🎙️ In Episode #263 of The Geek Within, my guest is Amanda Chavez. She is the Vice President of Federal Strategy at Qualtrics. Amanda was recently honored as a 2026 Service to the Citizen Award Winner in Category One, for Building a Customer-Focused Culture. 🔗 You can engage Amanda here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandachavez08/

Ep262: Joshua Seckel

🎙️ In Episode #262 of The Geek Within, my guest is Joshua Seckel. He is the Chief Solutions Architect at Coforma. Joshua was previously the CIO for the Center for Devices and Radiological Heath at the FDA, but has always been focused on how to make government IT better. 🔗 You can engage Joshua here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-seckel/

Ep261: Helene Johnson

🎙️ In Episode #261 of The Geek Within, my guest is Dr. Helene Johnson. She is the President and CEO of Next Wave Workforce Consulting where she helps organizations navigate AI transformation without losing the institutional knowledge that makes them competitive. With 46 years in technology leadership, including serving as the Deputy CIO at the U.S. Department of Education and founding Bid2Win Consulting, Dr. Johnson brings a rare combination of technical depth and workforce strategy to the AI conversation. 🔗 You can engage Helene here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenejohnson/

Ep260: Chetin Durak

🎙️ In Episode #260 of The Geek Within, my guest is Chetin Durak. He is the Director of Federal Business Development at Cav, formerly Caveonix, where he supports federal agencies by automating and accelerating the ATO process while enabling Continuous ATO. 🔗 You can engage Chetin here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetin-durak-92049245/

Ep259: Carriann Sillman

🎙️ In Episode #259 of The Geek Within, my guest is Carriann Sillman. She is the Vice President for Legal at Compass International Holdings, which is the world's largest real estate brokerage franchisor. Carriann is the brand counsel over four real estate brokerage franchise systems and several others globally. Carriann and I have known each for 53 years. 🔗 You can engage Carriann here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriann-sillman-esq-4310423/