As the founder and CEO of Mantid International, Ginger has built a firm that does more than tick compliance boxes—she delivers peace of mind in some of the world’s toughest markets. Mantid is a woman‑owned, award‑winning consultancy with offices in Guam, Baghdad, Beirut, Manila, Washington D.C. and Arizona. Ginger’s team combines deep local insight with a rigorous understanding of U.S. laws and ethical standards, enabling clients to support national‑security programs abroad without the headaches.

 

Ginger’s approach is grounded in decades of experience. As the former deputy inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, she oversaw audits and investigations of a $60 billion rebuilding program. Her public briefings were frank: progress was uneven, riddled with schedule delays and cost overruns. But she also saw how local contractors could out perform large Western firms because they were accountable to their communities which told her that a blended approach was the way to go. That combination of realism and respect for local knowledge informs Mantid’s work today.

 

Clients often come to Mantid when they need to quickly make sense of an unfamiliar regulatory landscape, vet potential partners, identify reliable staff on the ground, or they finally hit a wall with their current operations in challenging environments. Ginger and her team know how to navigate ministries in Baghdad, Manila and Tamuning; how to read the unwritten rules in Lebanese courts and Micronesian customs offices; and how to spot the hidden networks that make or break a project. They’ve saved clients hundreds of millions of dollars by finding lawful, creative solutions—whether securing exemptions in Iraqi tax law, identifying a local regulation’s corollary in the Philippines or negotiating a more favorable lease on Guam. “Can’t be done” isn’t in their vocabulary; if there’s a compliant path forward, Mantid will find it.

 

Ginger’s path to becoming a trusted fixer started in Guam’s newsrooms. She rose from investigative reporter to communications director for the Governor of Guam, managing crises from typhoons to plane crashes. In Washington she ran public affairs for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and later helped reshape a D.C. consulting firm serving clients like TSA, the Air Force and HUD.

 

Her degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins SAIS and lifetime membership in the Council on Foreign Relations speak to her policy chops, but what clients value most is her ability to blend U.S. ethics and national‑security sensibilities with a feel for local culture and an unparalleled business intelligence network.

 

In 2024 Ginger stepped into electoral politics, running for Guam’s delegate seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. She won the primary with more than 40 % of the vote, defeating two opponents. In the general election she earned 46.8 % of the vote, coming within about 1,700 votes of the incumbent James Moylan—a remarkably close race for a first‑time candidate. While she ultimately fell short, her campaign emphasized integrity, government accountability and local economic growth, themes that resonated with many Guam voters and reflected the same values she brings to Mantid International. Political insiders have praised her campaign as one of the best in Guam’s modern political era.

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Today, Ginger still finds time to teach U.S. foreign policy at the University of Guam and to volunteer on advisory boards related to economic development and defense issues. She writes a monthly column in the Guam Daily Post, sharing perspectives on energy resilience, economic development and the strategic realities of life in the Indo‑Pacific. Through Mantid International she continues to prove that with the right combination of ingenuity, integrity and respect for local context, U.S. companies can do extraordinary things abroad—and sleep well at night knowing that every detail is handled.