DFAS Leadership

DFAS is a diverse organization committed to providing the payroll and accounting services for the Department of Defense and a number of other federal departments and agencies. The agency's leaders illustrate the diversity and expertise needed to manage such a complex organization and deliver the most efficient and cost effective products to our customers and the American taxpayer.

The following lists the agency's key leaders and, where available, links to biographical information.
 

Headquarters:
DFAS Director: Jonathan Witter
Principal Deputy Director: Tony Hullinger

Director's Office:

• General Counsel: Dwight D. Creasy
• Director, Internal Review: Linda A. Marvin
• Chief of Staff: Shay Peters

Operations Directorate:

Acting Director of Operations, and Director, Total Force Pay: Richard D. Davis 

• Director, Emerging Capabilities and Systems:  Shirley L. Reed
• Director, Enterprise Accounting and Audit Support: Melissa Sikora
• Deputy Director, Total Force Pay: Cathy J. Van Hoesen
• Chief Transformation and Modernization Officer: 
• Director, DFAS Indianapolis: Shawn B. McCracken
  • Director, DFAS Rome: 
  • Director, DFAS Texarkana: Przemyslaw Terpilowski
  • Director, DFAS Europe: Cody Zilhaver
• Director, DFAS Columbus: Shirley L. Reed
  • Deputy Director, DFAS Columbus: Stacy M. Son
  • Director, DFAS Limestone: Ashley Judkins
• Director, DFAS Cleveland: 
  • Deputy Director, DFAS Cleveland: Elaine Ortiz
  • Director, DFAS Japan: Kristina L. Krebs

Strategy & Support Directorate

Director of Strategy and Support: Rebecca S. Beck

• Director, Information and Technology: Don Means, Jr.
  • Deputy Director, Information and Technology: Katie Gambill
• Chief Financial Officer: Rosie W. Tinsley
• Director, Strategy, Policy and Requirements: Michael N. Leist
• Director, Human Resources: Andrew Hartz
• Director, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs: Will Bryson
• Director, Corporate Communications: Beth A. Neuffer

 

Page updated Feb. 17, 2026