NCMA DC is honored to welcome Jeff Koses and Krystal Brumfield of the General Services Administration (GSA) as the speakers for our meeting on Wednesday, November 17. Once again, we will be back at the Arts Club of Washington for an in-person, dinner meeting.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE? Your ticket price includes a networking half hour with complementary drinks and hors d’oeuvres, a gourmet meal, wine during dinner, and parking in the Arts Club garage (located off 20th street).
Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Koses is the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) at GSA who is recognized as an innovative leader in the field of acquisition. As SPE, he has three priorities: 1) strengthen the acquisition workforce, 2) facilitate smart and effective buying, and 3) foster healthy and productive industry relationships. Jeff also serves as a voting member of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and serves as GSA's representative on the AbilityOne commission.
From 2008 through 2014, Jeff was Director of Acquisition Operations within the Federal Acquisition Service, where he led several Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiatives, created GSA’s premiere vehicle for integrated professional services, managed 25 multiple award schedules with annual sales of over $22 billion, supported emergency acquisition, and oversaw acquisition for GSA Global Supply. Prior to that, Jeff directed the Office of Contract Management and played a host of both operational and policy roles.
Mr. Koses holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He also holds a Master’s degree in Acquisition Management.
Krystal J. Brumfield is Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy (OGP) at GSA. Ms. Brumfield was previously the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. During her tenure, she was responsible for leading the Chamber’s overall strategic planning process and implementing new programmatic initiatives. She also developed, implemented, and managed the operational aspects of the annual budget.
Ms. Brumfield also worked as the Tax and Procurement Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship where she used innovative ideas, political savvy, and business acumen to lead the Committee’s tax and contracting legislative agenda as well as vet nominees to the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Ms. Brumfield graduated from Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, earned a Juris Doctorate from the Southern University Law Center, and obtained a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.