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Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: DELBERT PARKS
As vice president and site executive of Micron Technology Virginia, Micron’s high-tech semiconductor manufacturing facility for computer memory chips, Parks oversees more than 1,600 employees at one of Virginia’s largest exporters. And an upcoming, federally subsidized expansion will see the plant’s workforce nearly double in size, as Micron plans to move its existing DRAM manufacturing [&he[...]
Law 2024: MONICA T. MONDAY
As chair of Gentry Locke’s executive board, which was formed in 2023, Monday leads the board’s work and oversees efforts to recruit, develop and retain legal and staff talent. Monday was named managing partner of the state’s eighth largest firm in 2013 — making her one of the first women to lead a large law […]
2024 Virginia 500: Real Estate
PATRICK BAIN PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE LONG & FOSTER COS., CHANTILLY STEPHEN BALLARD PRESIDENT AND CEO, S.B. BALLARD CONSTRUCTION, VIRGINIA BEACH BRENDAN BECHTEL CHAIRMAN AND CEO, BECHTEL CORP., RESTON BRIAN F. BORTELL PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, TIMMONS GROUP, RICHMOND BYRON L. BOSTON CO-CEO AND CHAIRMAN, DYNEX CAPITAL, […]
Real Estate 2024: RONALD J. LAUSTER JR.
President of the firm since 2018, Lauster manages a wide array of innovative projects. One such project is the Virginia Living Museum’s 23-acre campus: the Wild Care Center. Opening in early fall, the 5,000-square-foot facility, which includes numerous sustainable and energy-conserving design features, is creating a window into the world of veterinary and preventative animal […]
Education 2024: TRACY FITZSIMMONS
Shenandoah’s president since 2008, Fitzsimmons joined the private liberal arts school in 2001 as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. This year has been a big one for Shenandoah, with a record-breaking $20 million donation in May from SU alumnus Wilbur Dove and his wife, Clare, toward building a performing and visual arts […]
Manufacturing 2024: BRYAN FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks was named Trex’s president and CEO after the retirement of James Cline in April 2020. He had been executive vice president and chief financial officer before stepping into the top role. Fairbanks joined the publicly traded composite decking and railing manufacturer in 2004. Before Trex, he served in several senior finance roles at Ford […]
Manufacturing 2024: FREDRIK HÖGBERG
A native of Sweden, Högberg became president of Volvo Penta North America in 2022. He joined Volvo Group in 1994 and has held a variety of positions, including in digital services, retail development and aftermarket sales. He previously was the senior vice president for digital and IT services for Mack and Volvo Trucks North America. […]
Banking | Finance 2024: LAWRENCE ‘LARRY’ DI RITA
Di Rita has led the greater Washington D.C., market for Bank of America since 2019. He’s also the bank’s head of global public policy. Di Rita joined the bank as an external affairs executive in 2006 after previously making a name for himself in the U.S. Navy and the federal government. From 1980 until 1993, […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2024: DOUG BRADBURN
The most popular historic estate in the U.S., Mount Vernon receives about 1 million visitors annually. Bradburn is currently overseeing a privately funded preservation project to ensure the structural integrity of George Washington’s mansion for decades to come. The $40 million project, which started last year and will stretch to 2026, includes designing and installing […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: TODD STOTTLEMYER
With nearly seven years leading Acentra Health, Stottlemyer oversees a health care solutions company that employs approximately 3,000 people across the United States and India. Founded in 1994 as Client Network Services, the company was acquired by Carlyle Group in 2021, then merged with Nashville, Tennessee-based health care management and quality oversight company Kepro. Following […]
