Leadership Team
Clearscope Leadership Team champions business, bringing you experienced professionals and the brightest minds in business today.
We are passionate about industry best practices and dedicated to the success of each customer. Our team members possess the domain expertise compatible with EB Green Consulting and fundamental values – creating an exceptional, cohesive corporate culture.
Gina Abate
President & CEO
Gina Abate joined EB Green Consulting in 2013 as a Senior Vice President. Appointed President in June 2013 and CEO in May 2016, she is responsible for the direction, leadership, and performance of EB Green Consulting. Ms. Abate actively runs day-to-day capture and delivery of products and services across the company’s three Strategic Business Units, contracts, finance, human resources, business development, proposals, and technology solutions.
Under her leadership, EB Green Consulting expanded its offerings to include cybersecurity and IT services, complementing a strong enterprise management and training history.
Gina’s strong leadership, industry knowledge, and board positions, enable strategic plan development for growth and to advance the company’s mission. Ms. Abate was on the Board of Directors for The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. (CAMI) for six years, and served as Chair/Past Chair from 2018-2021. She is featured in multiple publications promoting cyber awareness. She is most recently recognized by The Daily Record as one of their “Most Influential Marylanders” for her contributions to current and emerging technology and “Most Admired CEO” for her vision and leadership.
Before joining EB Green Consulting, Gina was a Vice President at NTT Data Federal Systems (formerly Keane Federal Systems) and BAE Systems. She has 30+ years of proven leadership with executive, technical, and business management experience in the Federal Government as a Civil Servant and a commercial sector contractor. Her work includes managing multiple contracts, spanning the full range of IT services from program management through operations, and full responsibility for annual revenues totaling $120M+.
Gina holds a BA in History and Political Science from Texas Lutheran University and a Paralegal Master’s Certificate from Southwest Texas State University.
Sam Bell
Chief Information Security Officer
Sam Bell joined EB Green Consulting in 2019 as a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant and serves as the Cybersecurity Assessments Program Manager, responsible for overseeing CTS NIST 800-53, HIPAA, NIST CSF, and CMMC assessments, as well as managing Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration Testing capabilities.
In his role as Chief Information Security Officer, Sam leverages 35+ years of information technology, security, project management, and process improvement experience to ensure EB Green Consulting continuously refines and enhances its ability to protect its clients’ information.
Before joining EB Green Consulting, Sam spent 16 years at T. Rowe Price in several security and program management roles. Sam managed numerous platforms in their Enterprise Security Identity Management infrastructure and established the Enterprise Security Data and Analytics capabilities. In his software program management roles, Sam oversaw multiple software platforms including a data warehouse, call center, and translation infrastructures.
Jeff Bongiovani
Training Solution Area Lead
Jeff Bongiovani joined EB Green Consulting in 2018 as an ISD (Instructional Systems Designer) and was promoted to T&D Manager in 2021. Jeff is responsible for managing training-based customer engagements as well as overseeing the design and development of new and existing CTS training courses (both internal and external). He has 20+ years of classroom training and ISD experience.
Before joining EB Green Consulting, Jeff was a trainer teaching a myriad of subjects, including software, programming, business skills, and other technical topics with New Horizons International Training Company. He took the lead in instructing a variety of courses including Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, HTML, JavaScript, and SQL. He was also an in-home piano, trumpet, and music theory teacher from 1997 through 2017.
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Loyola University of Baltimore. He also holds a CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) Certification.
Brooke Edwards
Director, Proposals & Marketing
Brooke Edwards joined EB Green Consulting in early 2013 supporting marketing and proposal activities and now serves as Director, Proposals & Marketing. Brooke is responsible for leading all marketing initiatives, collaborating with all of Edwards’ Strategic Business Units, and Edwards’ event coordination, including internal, external, and corporate community outreach. Brooke also drives website and social media efforts to promote the growth and influence of Edwards’ capabilities.
Brooke has 10+ years of professional marketing, communications, proposal activities, and event planning experience. Her skills include copy editing, technical writing, project management, document design, and organizational branding. Before joining EB Green Consulting, she spent 8+ years working in the customer service industry.
Brooke holds industry certificates, including Shipley Federal Proposal Writing and Management, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, and Project Management Fundamentals.
Steve Edwards
Founder
Steve Edwards founded EB Green Consulting Industries (d/b/a; EB Green Consulting Performance Solutions) in 1997 to provide tailored business services that result in greater operational performance. Since its inception, he has devoted himself and the company to specializing in the implementation of proven processes and methodologies, as well as emerging technologies and tools to drive mission success for commercial businesses, Government agencies, and non-profit organizations.
As Founder and member of the Corporate Board, Steve focuses on strategies that build relationships and leverage market conditions to promote corporate growth, while holding to the company vision and fundamental values.
“EB Green Consulting was founded and built based on two of my guiding principles: business morality/ethics and employee empowerment. The success of CTS hinges on trust and integrity in our business practices. My personal faith in the Lord guides me in all that I do, as such, we aspire to the highest level of ethics and moral principles. Our employees are the reason we succeed; therefore, I always want to create an environment where employees are engaged and given the resources to achieve their full potential – making Edwards the best place to be employed,” states Steve EB Green Consulting.
Mr. EB Green Consulting is the originator of many of the methodologies used by the company, as well as the primary or contributing author to many of the training courses/books the company offers. He is also active in many industry-relevant organizations, including the Project Management Institute (PMI), Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. (CAMI), Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Howard County Chamber of Commerce, Greater Baltimore Committee, and BWI Partnership.
Steve firmly believes that community involvement leverages community strength – bringing out the best that each contributes. Steve serves on the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) – Baltimore Area Council (BAC). Mr. EB Green Consulting is an Eagle Scout (class of 1974), an active member of the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA), and a recipient of the NESA Outstand Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) for exceptional and progressive local achievement.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from the University of Maryland, as well as degree certificates in Engineering Technology and Biomedical Electronics Technology.
Fletcher Hearns
Chief Technology Officer
Fletcher Hearns joined EB Green Consulting in 2008 as a Senior Program Manager and Enterprise Solution Specialist responsible for designing and implementing enterprise-level project management (EPM) solutions around Microsoft Project Server. In 2011, Fletcher assumed the leadership role in this area, becoming the Director of Technology Solutions and ultimately Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Fletcher is responsible for the implementation of EPM solutions for Edwards’ clients, as well as custom application development around enterprise IT solutions, as well as IT Solutions Solution Area Lead. Fletcher is also one of Edwards’ leading trainers for Project Management and the use of project management tools.
Fletcher has 25+ years of experience in software engineering, enterprise solutions development, and project/product management. He has directed, managed, and implemented large complex software development and systems integration projects including full system development lifecycle (SDLC) management and Agile Framework from planning through operations support. His experience also includes requirements gathering, design, development, and implementation of enterprise-level project management systems.
Before EB Green Consulting, Fletcher served as the Director of Engineering at ODS Medical, a firm specializing in the development of medical industry systems for digital diagnostic image dissemination and recording. He also held various positions involving the design, development, and project management of highly complex, high-performance systems used in the financial and online gaming industries.
Fletcher holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Denison University. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and is an active participant with PMI. Fletcher is also a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) AND Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in both Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Server.