Momentum Day 2024: Featured Speakers

Since 2018, Ravenna Bohan has served as the Controller for the Judiciary, overseeing financial operations. She has implemented financial systems, improved financial reporting, and streamlined financial policy. She actively participates in committees shaping the Judiciary's financial direction and ensures courts have the financial information they need. Her focus on customer service is evident in her efforts to create efficient and effective financial procedures for the entire Judiciary.

Mrs. Bohan boasts a 30+ year career in financial management across various sectors including federal (Department of Treasury, USDA, Judiciary), non-profit (Middle East Broadcasting Networks), and private (family-owned Potomac Glass Inc.). Throughout her career, she's held leadership positions like Controller and Deputy CFO, demonstrating a strong track record in financial operations, strategic planning, and risk management.

Federal CFO Transformation in Dynamic Environments

Owen Barwell has more than 35 years experience in both Federal service and the private sector, including in scientific research, non-profit, and professional services. He comes to the NRC from a role as Chief Financial Officer at Independence Hydrogen, Inc., a veteran‑owned company developing low carbon hydrogen recycling projects. Previously, he was CFO for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a research and development center operated on behalf of the Department of Energy, where he was responsible for financial, budget, and acquisition functions.

Mr. Barwell’s resume includes stints as Acting CFO and Deputy CFO for DOE, where he was responsible for the department’s strategic plan, budget, finance and accounting, corporate business systems, and led approximately 500 staff and contractors. Earlier in his career, he served as a senior advisor at NASA, helping to implement a major initiative to improve business systems and processes. He also worked as a principal consultant at PwC Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers in both London and Washington, D.C. 

A native of Derby in the United Kingdom, Barwell graduated from Lancaster University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. 

Federal CFO Transformation in Dynamic Environments

Jay Hoffman is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As CFO, Mr. Hoffman is the principal advisor to the USPTO Director in supporting and improving the accounting, budgeting, planning, contracting, and organizational performance systems of the USPTO. His responsibilities include managing the fiscal operations of the USPTO and providing leadership in areas defined by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and other legislation designed to improve integrity in federal financial management. Mr. Hoffman oversees an annual budget exceeding $4.4 billion.
Mr. Hoffman has more than 27 years of federal financial management experience, including more than 20 years as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES). He has work experience at two cabinet-level federal agencies and an independent commission where he has led efforts for the U.S. government in support of major national goals including health and safety, energy technology, and economic recovery.
Mr. Hoffman previously served as the CFO for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for eight years where he was the principal adviser to the CPSC Chairman on all aspects of financial management. Prior to joining the CPSC, Mr. Hoffman served as the Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation at the Department of Energy for six years and was the Department’s first Performance Improvement Officer. He spent seven years at the Department of Treasury serving in a number of roles, including at the United States Mint, where he was the Budget and Planning Director.
Mr. Hoffman is a recipient of the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award given annually by the president to no more than 5% of the federal government’s SES in recognition of “sustained extraordinary accomplishment” throughout their executive tenure.
Mr. Hoffman has a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Public Administration from Indiana University. He is also a former Presidential Management Fellow and has attained a Certified Government Financial Manager certification by the Association of Government Accountants.

Federal CFO Transformation in Dynamic Environments
Agencies in the FM QSMO Marketplace: Getting Started

Kevin Jankovits is the Interim ETSNext Transition Manager for the Department of State.  He has over 30 years of experience working with the department’s financial management, travel and business Intelligence systems.

Get Ready for ETSNext: Prepare, Plan and Engage

Keith Jarboe is a Senior Program Specialist with the Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service.  He is currently responsible for Agency Onboarding and Engagement activities associated with Fiscal Service’s implementation of the Government Invoicing System.  Keith has been with Treasury for over 20 years, working primarily on systems modernization efforts.  Prior to joining Fiscal Service, he spent seven years as an accountant at the U.S. Census Bureau.

From Awareness to Action: Impacting Policy and System Changes

Kerry Laake is the Program Manager of the iFAMS Operations Division, iFAMS Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Financial Services Center (FSC) in Austin, Tx. She leads the FSC Business Readiness and iFAMS Product Owner teams that have successfully implemented the iFAMS Solution for FSC and many of its customer agencies. They continue to support the Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program in upcoming implementations of iFAMS and provide operational support to iFAMS end users.

Ms. Laake has 21 years of accounting and project management experience with 6 of those years serving as a Systems Accountant at the Department of Treasury before moving to the VA in 2009. Early in her VA career she served as a systems accountant trainer providing FMS and iFCAP training to VA customers, then became an IT project manager to implement various accounting systems at the FSC and now serves to support the implementation and operations of iFAMS across the VA. She is a US Air Force Reserve veteran, a quilter, a traveler and the proud ‘Nana’ to 6 grandchildren.

Unveiling the Future: Collaborative Development of the Momentum Credit Card Workspace

Jennifer Robinson is a Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRB St. Louis).  She is currently leading Federal Reserve Bank responsibilities to develop and support the Intra-governmental Payments and Collections (IPAC), Government Invoicing (G-Invoicing), Central Accounting Reporting Systems (CARS), Shared Accounting Module (SAM) and Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol (GTAS) systems.  She is also leading responsibilities to on-board Federal Program Agencies to G-Invoicing.  Jennifer has been with FRB St. Louis for 30 years with responsibilities in Audit, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Procurement and Treasury Support.

From Awareness to Action: Impacting Policy and System Changes

Gregg Rovinsky has been working with the GSA's financial system Pegasys since its inception in 2002. He originally worked as an application programmer in the legacy financial systems, coded reports for the financial application, and served as the lead database administrator for the application. He is currently the lead technical matter expert for hosting and operations activities in GSA's financial system and subsystems.

Gaining Momentum: The Fast Lane Upgrade Experience