Shannon Powell

Shannon Powell joined Monterey in 2025 as an Acquisition Support Specialist, supporting federal, state, and local government clients, as well as university partners, with documentation development, compliance monitoring, and contract management. She retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2014 following a distinguished career as an Airfield Manager, where she held key leadership roles, led […]

Maureen Salman

Maureen joined Monterey in 2022 as Acquisition Support Specialist following over ten years of service as a Purchasing Agent for Niagara County, NY where she was responsible for procurement activity for all County departments from the planning stage through final payment. She is part of the team that supports acquisition functions for the State of North Carolina, Department of Health and Human Services. Maureen […]

Ryan Smith

Ryan M. Smith is a results-oriented leader with 10 years of experience in contracting, procurement, and grants management. At the core of his professional philosophy is a strong commitment to helping people by solving complex problems—a principle that has guided his career from leading Airmen in the U.S. Air Force to supporting state officials in […]

Melissa Whipple

Stephen Yarchan

Stephen joined Monterey in 2023 as an Acquisition Support Specialist II. He is responsible for assisting the Department of Social Services Child Welfare Section with procurement and contracting support services to include acquisition planning assistance, document development, supporting proposal evaluations, assistance reviewing contractor performance evaluations and modifications, and contract close-out. He earned his Bachelor of […]