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NoVa Forvis partner elected to nonprofit board
Rob Hartnett, a partner at the Tysons location of accountancy firm Forvis, has been elected to the Hedge Fund Association’s board of directors. Hartnett is a tax partner with Forvis’ asset management practice. The nonprofit Hedge Fund Association lobbies to advance transparency, development and trust in investments including hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, real […]
Mitre hires chief information officer
The Mitre Corp., a McLean-based not-for-profit organization that manages federally funded research and development centers, has hired Deborah Youmans as its new chief information officer, it announced Monday. A Virginia Tech graduate who has an MBA from the University of Maryland, Youmans joins Mitre from McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton, where she was most recently vice […]
ODU hires director for cybersecurity school
Old Dominion University has named Daniel Takabi to direct its School of Cybersecurity. Takabi joins the school from Georgia State University, where he worked for four years and served as an associate professor of computer science, according to his LinkedIn account. Takabi started in his new role July 25; the university announced his new role […]
HII’s Mission Technologies names new chief growth officer
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division has hired Ahmed Ayad to serve as chief growth officer. Ayad joins the organization from Herndon-based ManTech, where he served as vice president and growth lead for the defense sector since 2019. In his new role, Ayad will be responsible for shaping and developing Mission Technologies’ growth strategy […]
The Breeden Co. adds new multifamily regional director
The Breeden Co. has named Sydney Balmer to its multifamily property management’s regional director team. The Virginia Beach-based real estate developer announced Balmer’s hire Aug. 8. She will oversee a portfolio of multifamily assets in the South Hampton Roads market. “Sydney brings her passion for problem solving and elevated resident experiences to the multifamily operations [&hel[...]
Bon Secours names new leader for Hanover, Rappahannock hospitals
Bon Secours has named John Emery to lead Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville and Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, effective Monday. Emery previously served as president of the hospital system’s Southside Medical Center in Petersburg and Southern Virginia Medical Center in Emporia. In his new role, Emery will be responsible for the operational success […]
Inova hires new chief information and digital officer
Inova has snagged another top executive from the Cleveland Clinic. Matthew Kull has been named as chief information and digital officer of the health system, which spans five hospitals and employs 20,000 people in Northern Virginia, the system announced Monday. Kull will start Aug. 7. Most recently, Kull served as chief information officer for Ohio-based […]
March of Dimes names new president and CEO
When she starts her new job as president and CEO on July 17, Dr. Elizabeth Cherot will be the first physician to head up the March of Dimes, the 85-year-old, Arlington County-based women’s and infant’s health nonprofit founded by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cherot joined March of Dimes in January as senior vice president […]
Bon Secours taps Mary Immaculate Hospital president
Alan George, a former health care executive from Georgia, started as president of Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News this week, the health care system announced Tuesday. George comes from ScionHealth, where he served as the chief operating officer for St. Francis – Emory Healthcare in Columbus, Georgia. He previously was CEO of […]
Va. Tech’s Center for Biz Analytics names director
Jennifer Havens has been named director of the Center for Business Analytics at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, the university announced Wednesday. Havens joins Virginia Tech from Amazon.com Inc., where she was an executive coach, shaping organizational strategy and culture and designing the global e-tailer’s first group coaching program. She was also a founding […]
W&M Law School hires comms, marketing officer
William & Mary Law School has named Doris Taylor as its first chief communications and marketing officer. Taylor began her new role June 12 and has primary responsibility for developing and executing strategic communication plans and initiatives to support the engagement and professional needs of the law school. Taylor was most recently interim director of […]
Grant Thornton names head of public policy
Greg Wallig, managing principal of Grant Thornton LLP’s Washington, D.C.-Arlington County office, has been named head of public policy for the Chicago-based global accounting firm. Wallig will continue to serve as managing principal of the D.C.-Arlington office but will also manage the firm’s government affairs team, develop and implement the firm’s advocacy strategy and lead [&h[...]
