Daniyal A. Syed
Founder & CEO
25+ years in cloud architecture and Agile delivery for federal health IT. Founded Conselara in 2014 after a decade at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Who We Are
A federal health IT firm built on mission-driven delivery
Minority-owned, Bethesda-based, and trusted across federal health agencies since 2014.
About Conselara
Aligning technology with mission
Conselara is a minority-owned small business headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Founded in 2014, we have spent more than a decade helping federal health agencies align technology with mission — delivering solutions that improve care quality, safety, and access for Americans.
We operate as both prime and subcontractor across federal health IT programs, with active work spanning NIH, AHRQ, ONC, CDC, and CMS — including prime contractor on the ONC HealthIT.gov BPA.
What Makes Us Different
Integrator and consultancy
Most firms in this space are either technology integrators or policy consultants. Conselara is both — integrated capabilities across engineering, cloud infrastructure, communications, and stakeholder adoption.
We also invest in staying ahead. Our active R&D in AI and machine learning, including production deployment of large language models on-premises, means the AI capabilities we bring are verified in practice, not theoretical.
Our Approach
Successful federal programs require more than technical competence
They require understanding how agencies work, how stakeholders think, and how change gets sustained over time. Our engagements are built around measurable mission outcomes — and we are experienced navigating the governance, contracting, and security requirements that come with complex, multi-vendor environments.
Leadership & Team
The people behind the work
Keren Sarig
Director, Health IT
22 years of government IT experience across cloud hosting, applications security, and Agile delivery. PMP and Certified ScrumMaster.
Amal Saeed, MPH
Senior Associate, Health IT
15 years in federal health IT — stakeholder engagement, program communications, and healthcare quality improvement.
Israel O. Oyebode
DevSecOps Engineer / Cloud Security SME
10+ years in cloud security — Zero Trust architecture and least-privilege IAM on AWS. Certified Kubernetes Administrator.
Maureen Onyia
AWS Systems Engineer
10+ years in enterprise infrastructure — GRC under NIST RMF and FISMA, and high-availability AWS architecture.
Michelle A. Leppert
Senior Health IT Writer
20+ years across journalism, healthcare publishing, and federal communications — reports, training, and dissemination content.
Lee Cocklin
Full Stack Developer / DevOps Engineer
14+ years in full stack development and DevOps — PHP/Drupal, AWS infrastructure, and CI/CD pipeline automation.
Woodie Mengistu
Business Analyst
Federal health IT specialist in content analysis, data management, and Section 508 compliance and quality assurance.
Ready to work together?
Talk to us about your program needs, contract vehicles, or upcoming opportunities.