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Snagajob names chief revenue officer
Glen Allen-based hourly online staffing platform Snagajob announced Tuesday it has named Brian Schmidt as its chief revenue officer. In his new role, he will lead business growth and expansion efforts. Schmidt most recently led global sales and operations at online travel company Tripadvisor Inc. He also previously worked at Google LLC, where he focused […]
William & Mary Law School names new dean
The William & Mary Law School announced Monday that A. Benjamin Spencer will become its next dean, effective July 1. Spencer will also serve as a Chancellor Professor of Law. Spencer succeeds Davison M. Douglas, who has served as dean for more than 10 years. Douglas will return to the school’s faculty after Spencer takes […]
McAuliffe joins advisory board of Herndon’s HawkEye 360
Herndon-based satellite company HawkEye 360 Inc. announced Monday that former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and former National Security Agency Deputy Director Chris Inglis have joined its advisory board. The company also announced earlier this month that David Farnsworth was named its chief financial officer. “HawkEye 360 is exactly the kind of business whose growth I […]
SAIC names executive VP, strategic growth officer
Reston-based defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Monday it has named Dorothy “Dee Dee” Helfenstein as its executive vice president and chief strategic growth officer — a newly created position at the company. Helfenstein most recently was the executive vice president at McLean-based management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton. Both SAIC and Bo[...]
Greater Washington Partnership names CEO
The Greater Washington Partnership (GWP) announced Wednesday that JB Holston will become the organization’s CEO in September. Founded in 2017, GWP is an alliance of 27 CEOs and business leaders in the region that focuses on economic development for the greater Washington region, including parts of Northern Virginia, Richmond and Baltimore. Holston succeeds the organization’s […]
U.Va. names McIntire School of Commerce dean
The University of Virginia announced Wednesday that Nicole Thorne Jenkins will be the dean of the McIntire School of Commerce, effective July 1. Jenkins is currently vice dean of the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky, where she is also the Von Allmen chaired professor of accountancy. She has also […]
Greater Richmond Partnership hires VP of business development
Regional economic development organization The Greater Richmond Partnership Inc. (GRP) announced Tuesday it has hired Audrey Polk as its vice president of business development. Polk most recently worked as the existing business representative at the Henrico Economic Development Authority. Before that, she was a research analyst for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. She earned her [&[...]
Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents names medical director
Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents in New Kent County, which treats patients who suffer from chronic illness, brain injury or neurological impairment, announced this week that Dr. Brett Sharp has been named as its medical director, which became effective April 20. Sharp, who has 29 years of clinical experience, has been in private practice […]
Norfolk real estate company promotes exec to regional VP
Norfolk-based real estate company S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Wednesday that it has promoted Debbie Franco to regional vice president. Franco was most recently the regional property manager at the firm, covering the Northern Virginia region. She started her career in real estate at the firm in 2002 as a leasing agent and earned her […]
McLean investment bank names head of security practice
McLean-based middle-market investment bank The McLean Group LLC announced Tuesday that Marc Gruzenski has been named as the head of its security practice. Gruzenski was most recently the director of global security technology and director of information protection for The Walt Disney Co. He has also worked as the chief of intelligence and analysis and […]
Va. Beach real estate company names marketing director
Virginia Beach-based real estate company Rose & Womble Realty Co. and its property management arm, Rose & Womble Chandler Property Management announced Monday that it has hired Jennifer L. Mueller as its director of marketing. Mueller was most recently the national account manager for Norfolk-based digital marketing company Trader Interactive. She was also previously the […]
VCU Wilder School names new dean
Virginia Commonwealth University announced Wednesday that Susan T. Gooden is now dean of the university’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Gooden has been the interim dean of the school since May 2018 and has been with VCU since 2004, when she started as an associate professor in the Wilder School. She […]
