Leadership

Our Team

Gwendolyn L. Kimbrough, Ph.D.
Gwendolyn L. Kimbrough, Ph.D.
President/CEO
Gwendolyn L. Kimbrough, Ph.D.
President/CEO

Seasoned, visionary, and highly committed corporate leader and entrepreneur, with extensive experience in education, social services, and mental health fields. She has proven expertise in developing human behavior support programs and providing therapeutic services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Equipped with strong ability to manage change, overcome adversity, and guide an organization through the development and execution of a unified vision and mission.

With more than forty years of professional experience in the field of education, social services and mental health at both the National and local levels; Dr. Kimbrough is known as a high-performing operations management executive and entrepreneurial. She is a skilled strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions both as a Corporate Executive and as an Educational and Health Care entrepreneurial. She has developed and managed multi-million-dollar budgets that supported a range of professionals and non-professional workers with diverse skill sets. Her proficiencies have been acquired from the perspective of an employee as well as a business owner.

Kevin Smoot
Kevin Smoot
Chief Financial Officer

Kevin Smoot

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin has dedicated his entire professional career to small business financial operational efficiencies, budget and tax planning and execution. He has worked for CPA firms in the DC area and have acquired extensive experience in government contracting and fiscal management. His passions include a love for the arts, mainly photography, finding it intriguing to look at things from multiple perspectives. He is compelled by this mind-set to seek financial management alternatives that offers optimal practical results for my clients.

Kevin has worked hard to acquire the knowledge of government and financial management and thoroughly enjoys being a resource that helps ease the stresses that can be attendant to these areas through well-conceived and execute planning. Kevin holds a Business of Administration degree from Towson University.

Harry L. Staley
Harry L. Staley
Chief Operation Officer

Harry L. Staley, MBA, CIO C|CISO

Chief Operation Officer

Mr. Staley is an exceptional Senior Executive with 25+ years’ experience managing IT and Business Operations for high-value corporations, educational institutions, and government entities.
He is a recognized Subject Matter Expert in Internet and Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer with proven success developing and implementing intricate technical solutions by leveraging cutting-edge technology and technical processes. As a results-driven Technical Professional with an impressive history guiding complex project engagements and system implementations aimed at enhancing quality and improving operational efficiency.

He is Skilled in recruiting, training, and mentoring high-performing IT personnel, transferring invaluable industry knowledge, and encouraging the use and adoption of industry best practices to ensure on time completion of tasks and deliverables.

An accomplished communicator skilled in building and strengthening relationships and partnerships across business functions to develop growth strategies and drive operations.

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