BOARD
VADM David Architzel
Chair
USN-Ret.
Herman Shelanski, VADM USN (Ret)
Vice Chair
Vice President
Newport News Shipbuilding
Strategy Board
Shawn Avery
President and CEO
Hampton Roads
Workforce Council
Todd Estes
Director of Career Education
and Workforce Partnerships
Virginia Community College System
Doug Smith
President and CEO
Hampton Roads
Economic Development Alliance
Corey McCray
Vice President
Workforce Solutions
Tidewater Community College
Bob McKenna
President and CEO
Virginia Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce
Craig Quigley
Executive Director
Hampton Roads Military
and Federal Facilities Alliance
Joe Ruddy
Chief Innovation Officer
Virginia Port Authority
Stephanie Simmons
Director of Supply Chain
Newport News Shipbuilding
Brett Vassey
President and CEO
Virginia Manufacturers Association
Dr. Eric Weisel
Executive Director
VMASC Digital Transformation Center
David White
Executive Director
Virginia Maritime Association
Dr. Keisha Pexton
Director
Learning & Workforce Development
Newport News Shipbuilding
James Spore
President/CEO
Reinvent Hampton Roads
Ex-Officio Participants
Sean Burke
Deputy
Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Sustainment
RADM Bill Greene
Maintenance Commander
Navy Fleet Forces Command
Kathleen Jabs
Deputy Secretary
Virginia Office of Veterans and
Defense Affairs
Lloyd Jones
Deputy Director
Navy Regional Maintenance Center
CWO Benjamin Miner
SURGEMAIN Lead
Fleet Forces Command
Dr. James Moreland
Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense
Platforms and Weapons Management
Mike Ott
NAVSEA PEO
Ships PMS 377
On-Site Representative
Jennifer Palestrant
Chief Deputy
Virginia Department of Mines,
Minerals and Energy
CAPT Robert Dodson
Shipyard Infrastructure
Optimization Program POC
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Christopher Thayer
Deputy Director
Military Sealift Command