President
Catherine Haines serves as a Senior Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Specialist at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE), Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI). She began her federal service in 2013 after a successful career as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Coast Guard. She was stationed at numerous units where she held leadership and command positions and retired at the rank of Captain/0-6 after a 26-year career.
As part of the TE/GE Office of EDI, she assists the TE/GE EDI Director as a service provider for all TE/GE EDI customers. She provides technical advice in EDI program areas linked to TE/GE strategic priorities, EEO and the IRS Diversity and Inclusion Implementation Plan. She serves as the EDI Liaison for the TE/GE Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Advisory Council and collaborates with IRS Employee Organizations and Employee Resource Groups.
Catherine currently serves as the National President of the IRS Employee Resource Group – Military Outreach for Service (MOS). She is also a past National President of the Department of Treasury Veterans Employee Resource Group. She has made it her “personal mission” to mentor and assist veterans in the federal workforce.
Catherine holds a Master of Public Administration from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Mathematical Science from the Coast Guard Academy. She currently resides in suburban Virginia with her husband Rob where they are the proud parents of three young adults – Tristan, Shannon, and Hannah.
Vice President
Jenny Hawkes is honored to be part of MOS and to serve on the MOS board.
Jenny joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1991. She was her boot camp platoon’s Molly Marine. Jenny served as a logistics/embarkation specialist with 1st Marine Division G-4/Embarkation at Camp Pendleton, California. She was accepted to the Enlisted Commissioning Program and received a commission in 1994. Jenny served as a public affairs officer at El Toro and Miramar, California. She transitioned to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in 1998 and drilled with units in Lexington and Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. She was mobilized to serve stateside several times between 2003 and 2010. Key billets held during this time include site commander at Fort Knox and at Akron, Ohio, and Marine liaison to the Department of Defense Military Severely Injured Center in Arlington, Virginia. She retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2014 and is in the “gray zone” awaiting benefits. Over the years, Jenny received the Good Conduct Medal, the Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three stars), the Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three stars), and several other personal and unit awards.
Jenny joined the IRS in November 2010. She served in media relations for the first several years, then transitioned to internal communications. She’s been with LB&I’s communications team since August 2019. Jenny enjoys her work. Jenny especially enjoys working with her LB&I team and “team+” (clients).
Jenny received her MBA from Sullivan University and her bachelor’s degree from Heidelberg College. She received an executive graduate certificate in marketing from Strayer University. She’s thinking of pursuing a law degree once her kids are mostly done with their schooling, in a couple years or so.
Jenny has three big kids, three small dogs, and one nearly furless guinea pig. She enjoys playing soccer, going to the movies, traveling, genealogy-ing, and gardening. She maintains a National Wildlife Federation certified backyard habitat and has a Little Free Library (and Little Free Stick Stack for dogs) in her front yard.
Secretary
Marie Judkins has worked with the IRS for 30 years and she served as the Ogden Chapter President (MOST) from October 2013 through September 2015, replacing Carol Permar who went on to serve as MOS National President. Marie was elected secretary of the MOS National Board of Governance in September 2016.
Marie started her IRS career in Receipt and Control Remittance and Perfection. She has worked in Entity, Exam, AWSS Travel Services and currently Collection Operations Management Assistant.
Marie has worked with IRS Ogden Campus groups and employees to hold care package drives twice a year for American servicemen and women deployed abroad; coordinated the MOS annual local and national Christmas card contest for Mail for Heroes; distributed water and cookies to the participants of the Veterans Parade in Ogden; and collected and distributed donations and cards to residents at the George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home.
She served on the Ogden campus EO Mentor/Protégé board during 2013 – 2015. This local IRS board consists of a representative from each of the employee organization who work together to recognize and promote diversity through education, career development and charitable activities.
Marie’s father and his brother were both in the Navy, she has one brother who was a Marine, one brother who was in the Navy, and a nephew in the Navy and a nephew who was in the Army. She said that it wasn’t until her son became a Marine that she had a better understanding of all that our military do for our country and her. Her son served 10 months in Afghanistan and she is so proud of him.
Treasurer
Eric joined the Louisiana National Guard in 1999 as a crew chief on F-15’s and was activated on September 11, 2001, serving 22 ½ years in New Orleans, La. He was the Alert Crew Supervisor and in charge of the Alert annual budget, which also included purchases to maintain operations. Eric was honorably discharged from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant in December 2021.
Eric joined the IRS as an Internal Revenue Agent in the SB/SE Division in 2021. Eric’s primary duties are to utilize advanced investigative, interviewing, fact-finding, and auditing techniques in the examination of books, records, and computerized accounting systems to determine if the tax has been accurately reported.
Eric holds a Master of Science and bachelor’s degree in accounting. Eric has over eleven years of public accounting experience to include preparing financial statements and all types of tax returns in multiple accounting software programs. He is currently married with three children and lives in Madisonville,
Communications Director
Trista Budzynski joined the United States Army in 2009 and served as a Logistician until 2024 when she was medically retired. She served in multiple staff and leadership assignments including Operations Director, Aide-de-Camp, and Executive Officer. She served in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve.
Trista joined the Internal Revenue Service in 2024 as a Career Field Administrator as a part of the new IRS University. She recently accepted a Management & Program Analyst role within the Human Capital Office of Transformation which serves to coordinate and drive the successful implementation of critical human capital programs and projects that support IRA Strategic Goals.
Trista holds a Bachelor of Internal Relations from Grand Valley State University, and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. She has managed communications with both internal and external stakeholders at the agency level. Her responsibilities have ranged from distribution list management, social media engagement, in-person and virtual presentations, and development/publishing of newsletters at the agency level. She lives in Michigan with her husband and two daughters.