Jace Bounds
Jace Bounds is an accomplished acquisition and data analytics professional with more than a decade of experience supporting commercial, state, and federal initiatives. His career spans pivotal roles with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, where he led procurement efforts, managed large-scale contract development, and advised […]
Mike Brown
Cory Brown
Cory Brown is an Acquisition Support Specialist at Monterey with more than 15 years of federal contracting experience supporting civilian agencies and the Department of Defense. He brings deep expertise in cradle-to-grave procurement, having led complex service, construction, and contingency acquisitions exceeding $100 million across multiple federal organizations. At Monterey, Cory provides full-spectrum acquisition support […]
Daryl Brooks
Kyle Capps
Frank Diaz
Francisco “Frank” Diaz is a senior acquisition professional with nearly two decades of experience supporting procurement, contract management, and strategic sourcing initiatives across federal and state government sectors. At Monterey, Frank serves as an Acquisition Support Specialist delivering procurement and contract lifecycle expertise to public health and human services agencies. His recent work includes leading […]
Suzanne Eggert
Suzanne brings nearly three decades of experience in contract and grant management, regulatory compliance, legislative analysis, risk mitigation, and program management across both the public and private sectors. Her career spans critical roles within state health and human services, the judicial branch, and data-driven industries – reflecting her versatility and depth of knowledge in navigating […]
Abbey Eppley
Abbey joined Monterey, Inc. in 2016 as part of the Medical Records Department. In 2021, she transitioned into a Budget Analyst role on the COVID Support Team supporting state health and human services. By 2023, she moved into her current position as an Acquisition Specialist, where she supports the Division of Social Services in preparing […]
Missi Geswein
With over 10 years at Monterey, Inc., Missi has supported health and human services initiatives across grants, contracts, and market research. Her work has helped shape strategic acquisitions and facilitated more than $1 billion in grant funding for the state. She has overseen the review of $662 million in grant sub-awards, conducting in-depth compliance reviews […]
Amber Hale
Amber joined Monterey, Inc. in 2023 as an Acquisition Support Specialist II following her retirement from the Air Force after 21 years of dedicated service. She is responsible for developing, reviewing, and executing performance-based financial assistance grants and purchase of service contracts in accordance with state, federal, departmental, and divisional regulations, policies, and mandates supporting […]