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Experienced.
Mission-driven. Workforce focused.
CTEWorkforce is led by a team of professionals with backgrounds in education, government, talent development, and technology. Together, we build solutions that close the paper ceiling and expand economic opportunity.
Leadership
Bobby F. Keener, Jr.
As an executive-level leader in the private, non-profit and public sectors Bobby has provided leadership in the areas of Innovation, Cybersecurity, Data, Technology, and Education to Fortune 100 companies; large non-profits; local governments; state and national agencies; the national intelligence community; and schools and universities. As Chief Technology Innovations Officer at the Virginia Department of Education Bobby was nationally recognized as a Top 25 innovative technology leader by EdScoop.com for his technology and cybersecurity initiatives. He has also served as a Governor’s appointee to the Virginia IT Advisory Council (ITAC), overseen technology infrastructure services for over seventy state agencies, is a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Cyber Center Advisory Board, and co-Chairs the national Generate Data Governance Group. Bobby has also founded multiple inter-agency state advisory committees/councils and serves on other prominent national advisory councils/boards. As a consultant he has advised organizations as diverse as Google, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Harrah’s Casino. Bobby is a veteran of the United States Army where he was a Non-Commissioned Officer, Certified Jungle Operations Expert and recipient of the Humanitarian Services Medal.
Walter C. Galler
With a passion for digital transformation, Walter brings 20 years’ experience driving business innovation through the application of digital strategies, with a demonstrated ability to quickly assess business situations and define sales and marketing strategies that have helped Fortune 500 companies reinvent business processes, improve operational excellence and increase customer engagement. Most recently he served as Chief Innovation Officer at an innovation management software company where he led internal and external innovation solutions for clients like Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Campbell Soup Company, The J.M. Smucker Company, WD-40, Booz Allen Hamilton, Helen of Troy, Vista Outdoor and International Flavors & Fragrances. Before that he served as a Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase, where has helped to define and deliver developed digital solutions that delivered industry leading business outcomes and customer experiences.
Leslie S. Crowley
With over 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, and government contracting, Leslie brings a strategic, research-driven approach to business development, client engagement, and market expansion. Leslie’s career spans the state, local, and education (SLED) sectors, with a consistent focus on helping organizations grow through targeted outreach, relationship-building, and consultative sales.
Leslie worked at The Winvale Group, a leading consulting firm for government contractors. Starting as an Account Manager and advancing to Lead Account Manager, Leslie supported key clients with proposal development, federal sales strategy, and business development. As Sales Manager, she led outreach efforts through cold calling, email marketing, and online sales presentations, contributing to client acquisition and contract wins.
Zach Becka
Zach is a product leader in workforce technology and education, specializing in mentorship, training, and data-driven workforce insights. At CTEWorkforce he manages development of the WIaaS platform and TEEM program, helping connect students, educators, and industry partners through innovative mentoring and training solutions.
With a background in software development, cybersecurity, and program management, Zach has led remote teams in building scalable platforms and award-winning workforce initiatives. A U.S. Navy veteran with experience as a helicopter crew chief and rescue swimmer, he brings a strong commitment to accountability, ownership, and team leadership to his work.
Lynn McDaniel
Lynn is a recognized leader in technology and operations management, and business development. She has served in leadership positions at the Center for Innovative Technology, the Virginia governor’s office, Advantus Strategies LLC, WorldView Solutions Inc. and Virginia Interactive LLC. Throughout Lynn’s career she has successfully managed corporate strategic relationships and spearheaded the implementation of business solutions that support seamless integration of government and private sector partners, and expanded business opportunities. Lynn serves as a member and leader on multiple boards as well as holding a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from the University of West Alabama and an MBA with a Computer Science concentration from Auburn University.
Advisory Board
Mylene Barizo
Mylene Barizo’s executive HR roles at Enterprise Holdings (Enterprise Rent-a-Car) and the Boeing Co. create a unique perspective blending P&L, retail, sales, and customer service with engineering and technology. Building strategic partnerships that embrace diversity and maximize human capital, are foundational to how she executes business goals. Today, Mylene offers boutique talent/business culture/change management consulting and executive coaching services with a focus on elevating women/BIPOC/first-generation talent through Leadership Ladder, LLC. Partnerships with start-ups and organizations … who share her values … are led by smart, passionate, and fun people … and that are working on exciting and challenging projects, are what fuel her creativity and drive her to build future leaders today.
Lynn Power
Lynn Power is a 30 year advertising executive (most recently CEO of J. Walter Thompson’s headquarter office in NY) turned entrepreneur. She started a brand consultancy, The HMS Beagle, to help brands navigate survival. And she just launched a clean premium haircare brand, MASAMI, in February 2020. Lynn loves leveraging creativity as a business tool, building high performing teams and disrupting the status quo.
Jim DuBois
Jim DuBois completed a 25-year career at Microsoft as the global CIO (2013-2017), overlapping the first 4 years of Satya Nadella as CEO. Since retiring Jim authored a book on his experience that was recognized this year by CIO.com as a must read for tech leaders. Today Jim advises multiple startups and regularly speaks about digital trans
Nuno Valentine
Nuno Valentine’s mission is to provide access to personalized medicine for everyone. He is an award winning founder of innovative healthcare platforms Iggbo and C3 Nexus. Nuno has over twenty years of experience as a senior executive and consultant with expertise in aligning technology and business strategy to achieve corporate goals. He has held multiple leadership roles in healthcare organizations and has managed the IT department for a transportation company with over $2 billion in annual revenue and 15,000+ employees. His experience includes orchestrating the integration of company acquisitions, resolving complex implementation of technological issues, and developing corporate strategy. Valentine has served on advisory and directorial boards for multiple healthcare and nonprofit organizations. His latest venture, Iggbo, operates in over 120+ cities across the United States and is made up of over 8,000 blood draw specialists. Iggbo has been featured in Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, and Entrepreneur.com.
Christopher Bourne
Christopher served as an infantry officer during a 28-year active-duty career. As a battalion commander in 2001, he led security and combat operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan in response to the attacks of September 11. During a 13-month tour in Iraq in 2008-2009, he led Police Advisor Teams across the province and served as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Provincial Chief of Police. In his final active-duty assignment, he served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Training and Experimentation for I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, CA. He subsequently served as National Director of Policy on the presidential campaign of Dr. Ben Carson. He joined the Department of Housing and Urban Development in June 2017 and served as the Department’s first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Innovation. He left HUD in January 2021 and is currently providing consulting services to a number of innovative companies.
