The VirginiaFIRST Board of Directors provides governance and leadership for FIRST Chesapeake, the official FIRST Partner Organization (FPO) for FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. VirginiaFIRST provides operational, fiduciary and strategic management of FIRST Chesapeake.
Dean Roberts (Chair) – Market Analysis Executive, Rolls-Royce, North America
Bettina Garcia Welsh (Vice Chair) – CFO, ICF International
Michael Duncan (Treasurer) – Managing Partner, Donnachaidh Associates, LLC
Lakshmi Meyyappan (Secretary) – Director of Professional Services for Commercial Accounts, Macedon Technologies
Chris Bjornson - CIO, Accenture Federal Services
Paul Chi – Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Robert W. Franceschini – SVP, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Leidos
Gulu Gambhir – Director, Professional Services Aerospace & Satellite, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
James Kresge (Past Chair) – CTO, West Creek Financial
Doug Lawrence – Site Vice President - Surry Power Station, Dominion Energy
Latitia D. McCane – Director, The Apprentice School, Newport News Shipbuilding a Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries
Scott McKay – Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, Operations and Quality (retired), Genworth Financial
Cristie Neller – VP Administrative Services, BHE GT&S
Tom Poole – SVP Digital Payments and Identity, Capital One
Brian Snodgrass – Director, Information Technology, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Nick Serfass – Executive Director, Richmond Technology Council
Cedric Sims – Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton