Amy Yedinak is the President and Founder of AK Government Solutions. She started the company in August 2013 with the vision of creating a team of communications experts that could guide clients at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to success by implementing effective, tactical, and strategic communications.
Amy knows how imperative communication is to organizations and businesses. She firmly believes that a successful organization can be directly attributed to communicating effectively and efficiently.
Amy has been in the communications – federal contracting industry for over 20 years. During her time as a communications consultant for the federal government, she realized there was not a company within her environment that focused solely on overall communications consulting and support. This was her opportunity to provide her clients with a team of experts to fulfill that need. Throughout her career, she orchestrated successful communication campaigns for nationwide rollouts of Air Traffic Control technology and internal-agency communication campaigns.
Prior to working in the federal contracting industry, Amy spent several years with various Public Relations agencies in New York City and Atlanta.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from Georgia Southern University.
In Amy’s free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their daughters along with her horses. She is an avid equestrian.
Shelby Keefe has provided communications support to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for over 20 years, having worked with the Satellite Navigation program and the Aviation Safety organization’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) team before joining AK Government Solutions. She holds a degree in Marketing and International Business from the Pennsylvania State University, with a minor in International Studies.
Currently, Shelby holds the position of Communications Team Lead for the AK Government Solutions consultants supporting the FAA’s Surveillance Services Directorate. In addition, she supports the FAA’s Surveillance and Broadcast Services (SBS) group. In this role, Shelby has worked on a variety of projects including the Equip ADS-B outreach effort, internal and external ADS-B communications, executive talking points development, web content management, article development, brochure development, and outreach event coordination.
Shelby lives in Severna Park, Maryland with her husband and their two children. They stay very busy with the kids’ ice hockey teams and, in the “off season”, they enjoy boating on the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay.
Prior to entering the world of consulting, Larissa Brian had a career in academia where she spent eight years teaching public speaking and other courses at various universities and completing a doctoral dissertation on legal communication. She earned her PhD in Communication Studies from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019 and was an Assistant Teaching Professor at Pennsylvania State University before becoming a consultant. She holds and a Master of Arts in Writing Composition from University of South Carolina (2011) and a Bachelor of Arts in English from College of Charleston (2007).
Larissa joined the AK Government Solutions team in 2020 and is currently the Client and Employee Relations Manager. In addition, she leads the communications effort for a large portfolio within the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Program Management Organization (PMO) and has created strategic communications plans that have helped programs succeed in implementing their goals across the National Airspace System (NAS). With former academic training, she brings a creative spin to her role as a consultant and thrives on distilling complex meanings into crisp messages that yield desirable outcomes for clients. A critical thinker with a penchant for problem-solving, Larissa appreciates building relations with clients to develop communications products that are not only effective, but nuanced and imaginative.
Outside of work, Larissa is a cat-lover who enjoys skiing, playing golf, and mastering the art of French cooking. She lives in Washington, DC where you can often find her exploring art, music, and restaurants.
Lori Johns began working with AK Government Solutions in 2016 and currently handles all the company’s operational tasks. Adept at navigating the complex world of government contracts, Lori works behind the scenes to ensure the company functions efficiently and effectively. She also takes care of daily company tasks including payroll, benefits, timekeeping, and invoicing.
Prior to working for AK Government Solutions, Lori had a career in the private sector where she worked in Estate Management. Notably, she worked for Elwood R. (Pete) Quesada, the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator, until his passing in 1993. In addition, she managed the office operations for the Town of Sewall’s Point in Florida where she also served as the assistant to the Building Official, Town Manager, and Finance Officer of Sewall’s Point. In this role, Lori worked with contractors and residents to oversee accounts and administer building permits.
In Lori’s time off, she enjoys traveling with her husband and three miniature dachshunds.
