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[...]
Virginia Realtors names senior VP, community, industry relations
Virginia Realtors announced Tuesday it has hired Leslie J. Frazier as senior vice president of community and industry relations. Frazier was most recently employed as the director of Virginia Fosters, a state government initiative that creates resources for Virginia’s child welfare system. In her new role, Frazier will ser[...]
Medical Society of Va. installs new president
The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV), the largest physician organization in the commonwealth installed Dr. Arthur J. Vayer as president during its annual meeting on Oct. 10. Based in Woodbridge, Vayer has more than 20 years of experience as a general surgeon with a focus on colon and rectal surgery. He is affiliated with Sentar[...]
Divaris names senior VP, office leasing
Virginia Beach-based real estate company Divaris Real Estate Inc. announced last week that it has hired Trib Sutton as senior vice president of office leasing in its Richmond office. Sutton joined Divaris after 21 years with commercial real estate firm CBRE | Richmond, where he handled tenant and landlord representation, inves[...]
ODU Batten College dean appointed
Ben Stuart will be the eighth dean of Old Dominion University’s Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, effective Oct. 25, the university announced Friday. Stuart has served as interim dean since June 2019, during which time the university conducted a national search. “Ben Stuart is a thoughtful leader an[...]