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Draper Aden Associates names new CIO
Lud Eng was firm's director of IT
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Richmond-based engineering, surveying and environmental firm Draper Aden Associates promoted Lud Eng to chief information officer on July 1. Eng, who is based in Blacksburg, previously served as the firm’s director of information technology. He has been with Draper Aden for more than 25 years. “We are pleased to announce Lud’s new position with the
SAIC makes three new leadership appointments
New hires hail from Northrop Grumman, Perspecta and Leidos
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Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. has appointed two new senior vice presidents and a new corporate controller, the company announced Friday. SAIC appointed Heather Wilson as senior vice president of human resources, a role in which she will serve as the HR business partner to SAIC’s Defense and Civilian Sector. Previously,
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Peraton makes trio of leadership appointments
New hires include former Booz Allen CIO Rebecca McHale
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Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton Inc. has appointed three new executive team members, including a chief information officer and chief human resources officer, the company announced Monday. Rebecca McHale, former chief information officer for McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., is now CIO for Peraton, where she will be responsible
Liberty appoints dean for College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Joseph R. Johnson had been interim dean since December 2020
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Dr. Joseph R. Johnson was appointed dean of Liberty University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, effective July 1. Johnson had been serving as interim dean since December 2020. “Prior to Dr. Johnson’s arrival, Liberty’s leadership set a goal to take LUCOM as a well-established osteopathic medical college, both in mission and outreach efforts, to the next
VCU Health System appoints chief strategy officer
Nina Hobson was VP of strategy and business development
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VCU Health System has promoted Nina Hobcroft as chief strategy officer, effective July 1. Hobcroft, who was the health system’s vice president of strategy and business development since joining in 2017, will provide insight and recommendations on both short- and long-term strategic planning, business unit growth and development, strategic initiatives and market positioning. “As
JMU entrepreneurship center hires new director
Suzanne Bergmeister comes from the University of Louisville
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James Madison University announced Thursday that Suzanne Bergmeister has been named the next executive director of its Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship. She comes from the University of Louisville’s Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship in Kentucky, where she has been the full-time entrepreneur in residence for the past 15 years and assistant director for four. Bergmeister, who
People Inc. names next president and CEO
Bryan Phipps will be promoted to replace Abingdon nonprofit's retiring CEO
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Bryan Phipps has been named the next president and CEO of Abingdon-based nonprofit People Inc., the organization announced in a news release. The 17-year veteran of the community action agency will serve as senior vice president until current President and CEO Robert G. Goldsmith retires at the end of December. Phipp has more than 21
Shenandoah Growers taps new chief science officer
Tessa Pocock joins Rockingham-based greens grower
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Tessa Pocock has been named Shenandoah Growers Inc.’s new chief science officer effective immediately, coming to the Rockingham County-based indoor agriculture company from San Francisco-based Plenty Unlimited Inc., where she was director of lighting optimization. Pocock, who holds a Ph.D. in environmental stress biology and master’s degrees in plant biochemistry and biology from Western University
HII names new CIO for Newport News Shipbuilding
Jason Sutton joined HII in 2018
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Jason K. Sutton has been promoted to chief information officer for Newport News Shipbuilding, parent company Huntington Ingalls Industries announced last week. Sutton, who joined the company in 2018 as director of operations integration and is currently program director for steel fabrication and assembly, will be responsible for all aspects of information technology and lead
Willcox Savage names new managing partner
Thomas C. Inglima to succeed longtime predecessor Robert L. Dewey
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Thomas C. Inglima, a longtime attorney at Willcox Savage PC in Norfolk, has been named managing partner effective July 1, the law firm announced Thursday. Inglima, who joined Willcox Savage more than 25 years ago and has been a partner since 1999, succeeds Robert L. Dewey, the firm’s managing partner for more than 20 years.