DoD is ensuring a responsive, resilient supply chain

Ms. Fenstermacher is the Executive for Strategic Initiatives, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), located in Mechanicsburg, PA. She is responsible for oversight of efforts which advance the Command's reform program, auditability, and other areas aimed at restoring readiness and increasing lethality. Ms Fenstermacher is spearheading implementation of Strategic Supplier Relationship Management across both the aviation and maritime vendor base.

Ms. Fenstermacher was selected to the Senior Executive Service in 2004. Prior to her present assignment as Executive for Strategic Initiatives she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Operations, located in the National Capitol Region. Other assignments include Assistant Commander for Financial Management and Comptroller, Assistant Commander for Enterprise Business Operations, Director of Corporate Operations, and Command Information Officer also at NAVSUP.

Ms. Fenstermacher graduated from Elms College, Chicopee, MA with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics, spending a year studying at the London School of Economics. She holds a master’s degree in Strategic Studies from U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA.

She joined the federal government after graduating from college in 1990. Prior to her assignments at NAVSUP, she served in the Washington, DC area as a financial systems analyst with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Comptroller; financial analyst on the staff of the Senate Arms Services Committee; and program manager in the Navy Budget Office. She has authored numerous technical papers and presentations in the area of finance.

Ms. Fenstermacher received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 2000 and Distinguished Civilian Service Awards in 2014 and 2016. In both 2011 and 2017, she was recipient of the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award. She holds professional memberships in the American Society for Military Comptrollers and Level III certification in the Acquisition Professional Community.

Colonel (Ret.) Daniel W. Elzie is the Deputy Commander (GS-15) of Marine Force Storage Command, Marine Corps Logistics Command.

His first assignment was to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, CA where he served as a platoon commander and company executive officer from 1986 to 1988. From 1988 through 1990, he served as Minefield Maintenance Officer in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; he then attended the Engineer Officer Advanced Course, in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO.

In 1991, he deployed to Saudi Arabia as Engineer Detachment Commander, Combat Service Support Element, Southwest Asia. Upon his return he took command of Company B, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, Camp Lejeune, NC, were his company supported relief efforts in south Florida in the wake of Hurricane Andrew.

In 1993 he was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps as an action officer in the Plans, Policies and Operations Department. He subsequently served as Aide-de-Camp to the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. In 1996, he was reassigned to head up the Marine Corps Lessons Learned Branch, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, VA. In 1997 he transferred to serve as the Facilities Maintenance Officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. In 1999 he was detailed to serve as the US Naval Forces Central Command, Humanitarian Demining Officer for the country of Yemen.

In 2000, he was assigned as Head, Exercises Branch, Directorate of Logistics (J-4), and U.S. Central Command at Tampa, Florida. Immediately after the attacks on 9/11 he was re-assigned as Branch Chief, Special Operations Forces Logistics during the combat phase of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. He was then seconded by the Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5) to deploy to Kabul as the lead logistics officer to create the Afghan National Army. In 2003, he reported to MCRD Parris Island for duty as the Executive Officer, Recruit Training Regiment.

In 2005, he assumed command of 8th Engineer Support Battalion while they were deployed in Iraq, providing general engineering and Explosive Ordnance Disposal support to II MEF during the duration of the deployment.

In 2007, he assumed command of Marine Wing Support Group – 37. During this tour his command deployed to Iraq, providing aviation ground support and base security at Al Asad and the Al Anbar Province.

In 2009, he was assigned as the Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics for Marine Corps Forces Central Command. During this tour he provided joint operational level logistics support to Marine Expeditionary Forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Col Elzie retired from the Marine Corps in August 2012.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Oregon State College and he holds two Master’s degrees (Troy University, 1990 and Army War College, 2007).

Colonel (Ret.) Elzie’s personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, The Legion of Merit (two), the Bronze Star Medal (two), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two), the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five).

Mr. Stephen (Steve) Gray, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, where he is responsible for providing the enterprise-wide strategic planning and execution of the Air Force supply chain. He is responsible for overseeing operations across the enterprise that incorporate more than 3,000 civilian and military personnel located at Tinker AFB; Hill AFB, Utah; and Robins AFB, Georgia. Mr. Gray exercises the wing’s budget authority worth more than $7.2 billion annually to provide sustainment for the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, federal agencies, and multiple foreign allies worldwide.

Mr. Gray enlisted in the Air Force in 1983, graduated from Officer Training School in 1994, and served as a Logistician and Operations Research Analyst during his active duty career. Upon his retirement from active duty, Mr. Gray served as an Operations Research Analyst for IB Logistics. In 2014, Mr. Gray joined the civil service as Branch Chief, Performance Management Division, Logistics Directorate, Air Force Sustainment Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He was later promoted to Director, 418th Supply Chain Management Squadron, Hill AFB.

Prior to his tenure as 448th SCMW Director, Mr. Gray led the 948th Supply Chain Management Group where he provided oversight and execution of the wing’s sustainment budget authority. He was also responsible for the 448th SCMW’s Data Sciences and Analysis Flight and the Performance Management, Supply Chain Risk, and Supply Chain Planning Programs.

Chad Jones is Federal Supply Chain and Business Transformation Lead in KPMG’s Federal Advisory Practice, with a strong history of supply chain and transformation strategy development and execution in the areas of Federal Services – focused primarily in Operations, Quality and Engineering Services. Chad has held many key positions in Client focused areas with KPMG, Accenture and Lockheed Martin in their Civilian and Defense Portfolio. Chad holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southeastern Louisiana University. He also has achieved several certifications throughout his career – Master Black Belt, Association of Production and Inventory Control (CPIM) and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) certification from the University of Tennessee. Chad has delivered Points of View at several symposiums, including the Lean Aerospace Initiative, DoD Symposium, ACT-IAC, Mid-Atlantic Conference and others.

Jason Miller has been executive editor of Federal News Network since 2008. Jason directs the news coverage on all federal issues. He has also produced several news series – among them on whistleblower retaliation at the SBA, the overall impact of President Obama’s first term, cross-agency priority goals, shared services and procurement reform.