Office of Acquisition and Grants Management

Daniel Kane, Director

Melissa Starinsky, Deputy Director

Business Operations Staff - Mary Jones, Director

Acquisition Policy Group - Leisa Bodway, Director 
Division of Policy Workforce, and System - Famane Brown Director
Division of Audit, Compliance, and Contract Closeout - Mark Werder, Director

Acquisition and Grants Group - Ed Hughes, Director
Division of Grants Management - Ed Hughes, Acting Director
Division of Support Contracts - Carol Sevel, Director
Division of Beneficiary Support Contracts  - Debra Hoffman, Director

Acquisition Support Group - Pam Collins, Director
Division of Medicare Support Contracts - Juanita Wilson, Director
Division of Quality Contracts - Brian Hebbel, Director
Division of Program Integrity and Financial Management Contracts - Theresa Schultz, Director

Information Technology Contracts Group - Derrick Heard, Director 
Division of Information Systems Contracts - Andrew Mummert, Director
Division of Data Center Contracts - Bert Szymanksi, Director 
Division of Medicare & Medicaid IT Support Contracts - Donald Knode, Director

Medicare Administrative Contracts Group - Linda Hook, Director
Division of Eastern Medicare Administrative Contracts - Desiree Wheeler, Director
Division of Southern Medicare Administrative Contracts - Kathy Markman,  Director
Division of Western Medicare Administrative Contracts - Jaime Galvez, Director

Functional Statement

• Serves as the Agency's Head of the Contracting Activity. Plans, organizes, coordinates and manages the activities required to maintain an agency-wide acquisition program.
• Serves as the Agency's Chief Grants Management Official, with responsibility for all CMS discretionary grants.
• Ensures the effective management of the Agency's acquisition and grant resources.
• Serves as the lead for developing and overseeing the Agency's acquisition planning efforts.
• Develops policy and procedures for use by acquisition staff and internal CMS staff necessary to maintain efficient and effective acquisition and grant programs.
• Advises and assists the Administrator, senior staff, and Agency components on acquisition and grant related issues.
• Plans, develops, and interprets comprehensive policies, procedures, regulations, and directives for CMS acquisition functions.
• Represents CMS at departmental acquisition and grant forums and functions, such as the Executive Council on Acquisition and the Executive Council for Grants Administration Policy.
• Serves as the CMS contact point with HHS and other Federal agencies relative to grant and cooperative agreement policy matters.
• Coordinates and/or conducts training for contracts and grant personnel, as well as project officers in CMS components.
• Develops agency-specific procurement guidelines for the utilization of small and disadvantaged business concerns in achieving an equitable percentage of CMS' contracting requirements.
• Provides cost/price analyses and evaluations required for the review, negotiation, award, administration, and closeout of grants and contracts. Provides support for field audit capability during the pre-award and closeout phases of contract and grant activities.
• Develops and maintains the OAGM automated procurement management system. Manages procurement information activities (i.e., collecting, reporting, and analyzing procurement data).