Herobox welcomes new board of directors members
HeroBox is proud to announce the election of two new members to our Board of Directors. Wendy Trask and Kevin Newmeyer will join the governance team for the organization and move us into new and exciting directions.
Dr. Kevin P. Newmeyer is the Deputy Director for the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The HPCMP is a multi-Service/Agency program administered by the Army Corps of Engineers that provides an enabling HPC ecosystem of supercomputers, networks, and advanced software to the DOD science and technology, test and evaluation, and acquisition engineering communities in support of Department of Defense objectives for physics-based modeling and advanced data analytic with a budget of more than $400 M in annual operations and acquisition funds. Dr. Newmeyer assumed his duties in January 2020 after serving as the Program’s Chief of Staff since April 2016.
Prior to joining the HPCMP, Dr. Newmeyer served as a Professor of Practice at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies developing and teaching courses for international students in cybersecurity, homeland defense, and civil-military affairs. He is a retired U.S. Navy Officer and a former international civil servant with the Organization of American States. These positions entailed extensive contacts with government, nongovernment, and private sector organizations at executive and senior levels in the United Sates and abroad.
Dr. Newmeyer is fluent in Spanish and has been a frequent commentator on cybersecurity, national security affairs, and related topics. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he also holds degrees from the Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset and the Escuela Diplomática de España in international affairs, a Master’s in Business Administration from George Mason University, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Walden University. He is a standing panelist for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Panel. Dr. Newmeyer also serves as an Adjunct Professor for Excelsior University teaching courses in cybersecurity and national security policy.
Wendy Trask is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in all facets of Operations, with a deep focus in Change Management & Operational Excellence. She is highly skilled at identifying improvement opportunities, building plans to address challenges and leading teams to flawlessly execute on plans. She is most passionate about people – our greatest asset - and always lead change and transformation programs with the goal of preparing our people for the impacts. Wendy is currently an Executive Consultant for Organizational Change Management for E Source in Ashburn, Virginia and has an extensive resume including Head of Operational Excellence at Washington Gas and Senior Director of Operations for The College Board. Wendy has a degree in Business, Economics, Quantitative Methods, Corporate Finance, Marketing and Communications from Loughborough University and certificates from Yale, Cornell, and the University of Michigan.
We are honored to have these incredible individuals join our team!