Advisory Board

Erin Cluff

Erin Cluff is the CEO and Managing Partner of SOAR BEYOND, LLC, a boutique consulting firm with expertise in logistics operations, supply chain management, unmanned aviation, strategic planning and corporate leadership training.  An accomplished leader with over 30 years of experience, Erin is known for her exceptional capacity to forge win-win connections between people and possibilities across diverse fields. 

Erin draws from experience in roles ranging from Principal Advisor to senior international military leaders to Air Force Colonel, Commander, emergency response leader and logistics/wartime strategist.  She understands how to assess a rapidly evolving situation, navigate the complexities of supply chains and timelines, and achieve highly successful outcomes for stakeholders with divergent agendas. Trusted by high- performing individuals and organizations, including the Secretary of the Air Force and multi-billion-dollar international companies, Erin has a proven track record as a motivational leader, expert consultant, and decisive change agent. 

Doug Dreyer

Doug Dreyer is the founder of Mind Gear Solutions, a strategic advisory firm, and former executive at Lockheed Martin, Vencore, and Parsons Corporation. With over 30 years of experience in technology development, program management, and business development, he has delivered value to government and commercial customers in defense systems, space, telecommunications, public infrastructure, cyber security, and health technology markets. Doug has a strong technical background in systems development, autonomous control and communication systems, systems engineering, artificial intelligence, and software development. He has led successful corporate capture campaigns resulting in over $8B in wins and participated in multiple company acquisitions, spin-outs, and an IPO with a total value exceeding $4B. Doug earned a BS from Penn State University and an MS from Drexel University.

Kendall Holbrook

Kendall Holbrook combines sharp business acumen with practical knowledge to build trust-based relationships with colleagues and clients alike. Kendall was promoted to be the top executive of Dev Technology on January 1, 2018, but prior to taking on the role of CEO, she was the Vice President of Business Development for the company for 8 years. She is the past Chair of the After School All-Stars D.C. Advisory Board, a local non-profit organization supporting middle school students from under-resourced communities and is a member of the Advisory Board of the After-School All-Stars national organization. She is also a member of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is a Vice Chair at Large for the Industry Advisory Council Executive Committee under ACT-IAC. In her 27-year career, she has supported a variety of roles and has honed her skills by working hands-on with Government stakeholders to identify IT solutions that help meet their mission requirements. Kendall is an active mentor to women inside her organization and within the Government IT community. Prior to joining Dev Technology, she served in multiple roles at HP Enterprise Services (formerly EDS). Kendall is the recipient of multiple prestigious acknowledgements. She was awarded the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce GovCon 2021 Executive of the Year Award ($75 – 300M) and was selected as a 2022 Washington Business Journal Diversity in Business Honoree. In addition, she is frequently asked to speak on topics related to business strategy and growth as well as leadership. Kendall has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia, and an MBA from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business.

Romance Watson

Due to Romance’s long career at SHI International since July 1994 he held numerous positions supporting many major corporate clients in Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 2009, he transitioned to become Manager, Diversity Business Development to enhance SHI’s growing presence with the global supplier diversity community and corporations that value supplier diversity across the U.S. and abroad In January 2016, Romance became the Director of Diversity Enterprise Business which includes joint meetings with Account Executives and their clients across the country; participate as a Senior Leadership host/presenter and content expert panelist; participate in major corporate client diversity summits; participate and sponsor diversity vendor events associated with NMSDC and WBENC. Romance continues to build SHI’s network of MBE-to-MBE relationships which increases our current MBE Partner Tier II program. As SHI’s company ambassador and Director, Global Supplier Diversity, he continues SHI’s tradition demonstrating excellence in leadership, mentorship, management and first-class client support through our companies expanded service offerings globally.