Sentara names senior VP, CIO
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare announced Monday it has named Tim Skeen as senior vice president and chief information officer, effective Nov. 9. Skeen most recently worked for Anthem Inc., where he was chief operating officer and had also served as enterprise chief information officer, He oversaw Anthem’s technology and [...]
General Dynamics CEO joins JPMorgan Chase board
New York City-based JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced Wednesday that Phebe N. Novakovic, chairman and CEO of Reston-based aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp., has been elected to join the company’s board of directors, effective Dec. 7. Novakovic has served as chairman and CEO of General Dynamics since 2013[...]
ACLU-Virginia’s Gastañaga announces retirement
Claire Gastañaga, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, announced her retirement Monday. She will remain in her position until March 31 or as soon as a successor is found, the organization said in a news release. Hired in 2012, Gastañaga has overseen major growth of the organization, which incre[...]
Herndon tech contractor announces leadership appointments
Herndon-based tech contractor Valiant Integrated Services LLC announced Friday that Chief Financial Officer Mike Pilon has been promoted as the company’s first enterprise chief operating officer in a string of new leadership appointments. Dan Corbett will succeed Pilon, who had served as CFO since 2017. In his new role, Pilon [...]
Fairfax tech company names AI director
Fairfax-based technology and engineering company ECS (a subsidiary of Henrico County-based ASGN Inc.) announced Tuesday it has hired Aaron Burciaga as senior director of artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics. Burciaga was most recently the global operations director for analytics and AI with HCL Technologies. In his new rol[...]
Arlington tech company names health operations lead
Arlington-based technology services provider Halfaker and Associates LLC announced Wednesday that it has named Katrina Tuisamatatele as deputy executive vice president of health operations. With more than 25 years of experience, Tuisamatatele most recently worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Informatio[...]
PBS names chief programming exec
Arlington-based Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) announced Tuesday that Sylvia Bugg has been promoted to chief programming executive and general manager of general audience programming, effective immediately. Bugg most recently served as vice president of general audience programming, overseeing the PBS editorial team and leadi[...]
PAE names readiness, sustainment VP
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced last week it has named Cristal Rice as the vice president of its readiness and sustainment group. Rice comes from The Boeing Co., where she had worked since 2013. She was most recently the subdivision leader and senior [...]
Alexandria distribution, maintenance provider names senior VP, CFO
Alexandria-based defense contractor VSE Corp., a provider of distribution and maintenance, repair and overhaul services focused on transportation assets, announced last week it has named Stephen D. Griffin as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Nov. 9. Griffin will succeed Thomas Loftus, who is retiring [...]
Breeden Realty VP joins CREW Network Foundation board
Virginia Beach-based real estate developer The Breeden Co. announced Tuesday that Brenda Karp, Breeden Realty vice president, was appointed to the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network Foundation board of directors. The CREW Network is a professional association for women in the real estate profession, and its foundation[...]
CNU hires executive director of new fine arts center
Holly Koons has been named the inaugural executive director of the Christopher Newport University Fine Arts Center, which is scheduled to open next year, the Newport News-based university announced Wednesday. Koons was most recently executive director of the Arlington Arts Center and will start her new position Oct. 15. “I am [...]
Rosie’s game supplier names Va. director of customer, regulatory relations
Boynton Beach, Florida-based Exacta Systems, which sells historic horse race software and machines, announced Wednesday it has hired Peter Phillips as director of customer and regulatory relations for Virginia. A disabled veteran with 25 years of service as a naval special warfare officer, Phillips most recently served as a de[...]