Samuel Hook - Executive Director

Sam Hook has extensive experience in the fields of financial, business and government consulting. Prior to becoming the Executive Director of FPS, he worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. He then joined PriceWaterHouseCoopers in their Capital Markets group in New York. After moving to Washington, D.C. area, Sam worked for Arthur Andersen in their office of Government Services. After leaving Arthur Anderson, Sam joined Greenberg Traurig as Director of Federal Program Services. As it became clear that many organizations lacked the expertise to access the public and private resources avaliable to them, Sam established FPS to bring these resources to select clients.

Mourene Tesler - Western Area Director

Mourene Tesler has been in the field of Rehabilitation for over twenty years as the Executive Director of the Center on Deafness, an independent living center, and a Program Specialist with the United States Department of Education, with national expertise in State Rehabilitation Programs, Independent Living Centers, Client Assistance Programs, Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Programs and deaf issues. She has provided professional technical assistance in all aspects of grant and program management and federal compliance for rehabilitation-related programs.

As State Representative and Functional Specialist for the Federal government, Mourene has personally been responsible for the oversight of over $20 million in Federal grant funds. Her responsibilities included evaluating and negotiating State plans for services and recommending the plans for approval and funding; monitoring compliance with the Rehabilitation Act and regulations and other Federal laws through on-site hearings and reviews and reviews of reports; and providing guidance and program assistance to State programs.