Our Leadership Team
Denise Joseph, MBA, CPA, CGFM, CICA
President and CEO
Ms. Joseph is responsible for successful delivery of client services. She has 35 years of experience in Federal financial, acquisitions and grants management. She has substantial experience in managing large and complex business process modernization (BPM) efforts for Federal financial operations and grants programs that require multiple disciplines and a broad and deep understanding of these areas. She has experience in Federal accounting, assisting clients in moving to Federal financial new shared service providers, implementing new Department-wide Federal financial systems, conducting financial audits, conducting compliance and OMB Circular A-123 reviews, cost modeling, benchmarking and risk management. Prior to founding the company, Ms. Joseph spent many years working for the largest accounting and technology firms. She is active in the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and volunteers to work with the AGA to review agency Performance and Accountability Reports (PAR) for technical excellence. Ms. Joseph serves on the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) steering committees to revise guidance for the Federal community.
Alvin Tucker, CPA, CGFM, CIA, CDFM - Director of Financial Management
Mr. Tucker provides federal financial subject matter expertise
across company engagements. With more than 40 years experience in federal
service, he assists in planning and managing our federal engagements. During
his federal service he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) in the
Department of Defense (DoD) and has served in the high-level
positions of Deputy Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD), Deputy Assistant Inspector General (Audit) in the
Office of the DoD, and Director of Training and Education in the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD). He joined the Senior Executive Service (SES) in
1979 and retired after 34 years of service. He then joined a large international accounting firm where he
spent several years serving as a Director in the Defense and Intelligence
practice and served as Executive Director of the
Association Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC).
Anita Shandor - Director of Operations
Ms. Shandor creates teams for our
projects that have the right mix and level of expertise to provide holistic
solutions to our clients. Her career in the Department of Treasure spanned 34
years of which 20 years was spent as a member of the Senior Executive Service
(SES). Ms. Shandor held various
executive positions including Deputy Commissioner for the Bureau of the Public
Debt and Deputy Commissioner for Fiscal Service during which she built
relationships with the Federal Reserve and major Federal Agencies. As Deputy
for the Bureau of the Public Debt, she served as the Chief Operations Officer
(COO) overseeing all functions related to borrowing the money needed to finance
the Federal Government, accounting for resulting debt and providing
administrative services to other federal agencies. Ms. Shandor served as the
Deputy Commissioner for Fiscal Service responsible for Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsibilities.
Amina Makhdoom - Cultural and Leadership Change Management
Ms. Makdhoom is a
trusted DJ Business Solutions partner that provides cultural change and
leadership coaching for our clients. Her expertise includes learning design and
communication, human potential training, leadership development, mediation and
conflict management. Some clients have included MedImmune, Department of
Homeland Security, US Postal Service, Disney, ABC Television and Federal
Emergency Management Agency. Visit her
website at http://www.fresnelconsult.com for more information.