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December 2020 People
Eastern Virginia Stephen Edwards, a Los Angeles-based CEO with more than two decades of maritime industry experience, will be the Virginia Port Authority’s new CEO and executive director. A U.K. native, Edwards is currently president and CEO of TraPac LLC, which operates container terminals in the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland, California. He replaces John […]
Remembering John G. Stallings Jr.: 1967-2020
The word “can’t” just didn’t seem to be a part of John G. Stallings Jr.’s vocabulary. From helping reshape what is now Atlantic Union Bank from a small community bank into a regional player to starting a youth financial literacy program to serving on the boards of multiple organizations, Stallings’ friends and collea[...]
Northrop Grumman names chief technology officer
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Wednesday it has promoted Scott Stapp as chief technology officer (CTO). Stapp was most recently Northrop Grumman’s vice president of resiliency and rapid prototyping and has also previously served as vice president of applied rese[...]
Virginia Association of Counties names 2020-21 president
The membership of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) elected Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay as its 2020-2021 president during its annual conference on Nov. 11. McKay succeeds Nottoway County Supervisor Stephen W. Bowen and is the 10th president from Fairfax County since 1935. “I’m hono[...]
McLean-based IT company names director of federal civil markets
Avantus Federal, a McLean-based information technology company, has named Ian Brown as its new director of federal civil markets. A former senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, Brown brings more than two decades of business leadership experience to the role, including Galorath and the New York Independent Budget Office. His c[...]
Va. Tech College of Science names interim dean
Virginia Tech announced Tuesday that Ron Fricker, senior associate dean of the College of Science, has been named as interim dean, effective Jan. 4. Fricker succeeds Dean Sally C. Morton, who is leaving to become executive vice president of the Knowledge Enterprise at Arizona State University at the end of 2020. She served as de[...]
SAIC names VP inclusion, diversity
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Monday it has promoted Bridget Chatman as vice president of inclusion, diversity (I&D) and corporate social responsibility. Chatman has been with the company since 2011 and was most recently was the senior director of captur[...]
Catholic Diocese of Arlington announces new virtual school principal
The Catholic Diocese of Arlington’s Office of Catholic Schools announced Monday that Kristie Meyers has been hired as the principal of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a new virtual K-8 school that opened this fall. She will start her position on Jan. 4. With more than 20 years of educational experience, Meyer[...]
Reston software, engineering contractor names VP, general manager
Reston-based software and systems engineering contractor Pragmatics Inc. has hired Blake Nelson as vice president and general manager. With more than 25 years of experience, Nelson was most recently the cloud strategic solutions-DOD cloud practice lead with Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services. In his new role, he will wor[...]
Reston’s Caliburn International names engineering, technology president
Reston-based professional services company Caliburn International LLC announced Thursday it has hired Robert “Bob” Stalick as its president of engineering and technology. Stalick is currently the CEO of Columbia, Maryland-based Owl Cyber Defense, and will also continue in that role. With Caliburn International, he will serve[...]
ICF executive chairman to retire Dec. 31
Fairfax-based management consulting firm ICF International Inc. announced Thursday that Sudhakar Kesavan will retire as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors on Dec. 31. Company President and CEO John Wasson will become chairman of the board on Jan. 1. “It has been an honor to lead ICF through its tr[...]
Tysons consultancy names VP, management advisory services
Tysons-based government and defense consultancy LMI announced Wednesday that Christine “Chrissy” Cocrane has been promoted as vice president of management advisory services. Cocrane most recently served as LMI’s director of policy analysis and operations. In her new role, she will oversee more than 600 policy analysts, pro[...]
