MANTECH elevates Kristen Summers to chief data & AI officer. * Kristen Summers was promoted to chief data and AI officer after serving as VP of MANTECH's Data and AI Practice * The new CDAO will direct the company's data and AI strategy within the Technology and Capabilities Organization * Her appointment builds on the foundation established by newly named Chief Technology Officer Brandy Durham MANTECH has elevated Kristen Summers to chief data and AI officer, expanding her leadership responsibilities for the company's artificial intelligence and data initiatives, the company announced Monday on LinkedIn. Who is Kristen Summers? Summers most recently served as vice president and technical fellow for MANTECH's Data and AI Practice. In her new role, she will guide the company's data and AI strategy while continuing the work initiated by Brandy Durham during her tenure as CDAO before her appointment as chief technology officer. As part of MANTECH's Technology and Capabilities Organization, Summers will lead a team responsible for developing advanced technology offerings for the federal and commercial sectors. What is Summers' professional background? Summers has more than 20 years of experience in AI and government technology. Before joining MANTECH, she served as operating unit CTO for Microsoft Federal, where she helped advance the delivery of advanced technology capabilities to support government missions. She also spent more than seven years at IBM, serving as a distinguished engineer, AI CTO for Data and AI Expert Labs and Learning and technical delivery leader for North America Government Expert Labs. Earlier in her career, Summers worked for more than 15 years as a technical director at CACI and began her career as a research engineer at Thomson. Summers' appointment comes as MANTECH continues to strengthen its leadership team. In May, the company named Sarah Carter chief growth officer to oversee business development in key federal markets. Earlier, retired Army Gen. Bryan Fenton joined the board of directors to help support the company's efforts to advance AI and cognitive cyber capabilities.

Employee benefits become 'whole person focused' Employee wellness begins with financial stability, a survey of ManTech workers revealed. Julie Anna Barker, ManTech's chief human resource officer, discussed some takeaways from that worker survey during the AHIP Medicare, Medicaid, Duals and Commercial Markets Forum in Washington. The survey showed that employees want "whole person priority," which Barker defined as "giving the highest priority to offerings in line with their life moments." Those offerings include 401(k) plans and paid time off. When it comes to their benefits, workers were concerned over the cost of premiums but they also wanted flexibility in accessing those benefits. Barker said ManTech responded by offering point-of-need benefits such as virtual physical therapy and an oncology navigator. Tracy Watts, senior partner and U.S. leader for healthcare policy at Mercer, said ManTech's findings line up with Mercer's survey of employers. Employers said their top three benefits strategies are: * Measuring the performance of health programs to determine their value to employees. * Managing high-cost claims. * Providing access to mental health services. "The employers we surveyed said they are integrating financial wellness into their employee benefits," she said. Barker said ManTech has been "intentional in supporting the family unit," offering its employees extended parental leave, infertility coverage, and adoption and surrogacy support. In addition, the company has focused on achieving advanced clinical outcomes, putting in place nurse coordinators to help workers navigate care. ManTech also made a $1 million investment to give everyone on its staff an extra day off each year and created a chatbot to provide 24/7 HR support to workers. Watts said employers have told her they view their health plan as a partner. "The industry is aligning around more human-centered health care," she said. "Great momentum is building around whole-person care. Employers are rethinking how health care is delivered, paid for and experienced." Susan Rupe is editor in chief, magazine, for InsuranceNewsNet. She formerly served as communications director for an insurance agents' association and was an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor. Contact her at [email protected]. Advisor news. Annuity news. Life insurance news.

ERP International names Heather Bahrami as Vice President of Bids & Proposals. Distributed by EIN Presswire ERP STRENGTHENS GROWTH ORGANIZATION WITH ADDITION OF HEATHER BAHRAMI AS VP OF BIDS & PROPOSALS Heather's ability to lead diverse teams, elevate proposal quality, and shape effective capture strategies will play a crucial role in driving ERP's continued growth in the federal sector." - Melvin Petty, Co-Founder & CEO of ERP International LAUREL, MD, UNITED STATES, February 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ - ERP International is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Bahrami as Vice President of Bids and Proposals. Heather is an accomplished growth executive with more than two decades of experience leading federal procurement efforts across a wide range of industries - including health systems, IT, mission support, cybersecurity, and infrastructure modernization. With a proven record of winning highly competitive opportunities with DoD and Federal Civilian clients, she brings deep expertise in executing full lifecycle business development strategies. Throughout her career, she has successfully built, scaled, and led high performing capture and proposal teams in fast paced, deadline driven environments, consistently delivering exceptional results. Her leadership strengthens ERP's ability to pursue and win complex federal programs while supporting the firm's continued growth and mission impact. Heather joins ERP International from ManTech, where she most recently served as Senior Executive Director for Defense Growth Proposal Excellence. In this role, she led enterprise-wide improvements to Defense proposal practices, oversaw competitive intelligence and Black Hat processes, drove cross-sector collaboration, and informed transformational growth process improvements. Heather is recognized for her ability to guide organizations through the full lifecycle of federal procurement. She has an extensive track record of building high-performing teams, implementing scalable processes, and delivering winning strategies under tight deadlines. Her areas of expertise include proposal operations leadership, program performance integration, strategic growth enablement, competitive analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. "Heather's experience, energy, and strategic leadership style make her a tremendous asset to our growth organization," said Melvin Petty, Co-Founder and CEO of ERP International. "Her ability to lead diverse teams, elevate proposal quality, and shape effective capture strategies will play a crucial role in driving ERP's continued growth in the federal sector." In her role as Vice President of Bids and Proposals, Heather will oversee ERP's proposal operations, including strategy, major pursuit teams, proposal governance, and close collaboration with business development, growth, and operational leaders to support the company's expanding footprint across Defense, Health, National Security, and Homeland Security markets. About ERP International ERP International, LLC is a trusted provider of Digital Solutions and Health Solutions that supports clients in both government and commercial sectors. We provide comprehensive technology and business process transformation solutions to Health, Defense, National Security and Homeland Security agencies. ERP is CMMC 2.0 certified, appraised at CMMI DEV Maturity Level 5, and appraised at CMMI SVC Maturity Level 3 and is certified as compliant in the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Standard, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 Service Management System, and ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management Standard. 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