Category: Companies with fewer than 7,500 employees

Title: Vice President of HR and Organizational Development

Company and Headquarters: GTSI Corp., Chantilly, Va.

Key HR Challenges: Halting employee turnover, and bolstering satisfaction and career commitment among management and staff.

Key HR Accomplishments: She slashed turnover from 54 percent to 7 percent in less than two years, enacted 360-degree employee-assessment programs, tailored career-development programs, instituted a wellness plan, and increased employee satisfaction from 40 percent to 92 percent.