Board of Directors
AFFIRM 2024-2025 Elected Board
Leadership for AFFIRM is provided through a Board of Directors, comprised of both elected officers and appointed committee chairpersons. AFFIRM Board members speak as individuals and not in any way as representatives of their employers whether federal government agencies or in the private sector. Organizational affiliations are for identification purposes only.
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President
Beth Killoran
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VP - First
Kevin Cooke
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VP - Second
Sheena Burrell
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VP - Programs - Industry
Tiffany Bailey
NuAxis Innovations
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Treasurer - Industry (First)
Stacy Riggs
Dynamic Integrated Services
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VP - Programs - Government
Vera Ashworth
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Treasurer - Industry (Second)
Steve Holden
Savan Group
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VP - Programs -Government
Katie Coyle
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Treasurer - Government
Melissa Bruce
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VP -Programs -Industry
Richard Klemmer
Black Box Strategies
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Secretary - Industry
Bill Pratt
RELI Group
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AFFIRM 2024-2025 Appointed Board
Board Role |
Government |
Industry |
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After Hours | Robin Gardner, CGI Federal
Bill Pratt, RELI Group |
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AGA Liaison | |||
Career Day | Shanti Aranha | Becci DeFrank, NVIDIA
George DelPrete, Cherry Bekaert |
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Communications | David Valencia-Bonilla | John Hosky, Hosky Communications Inc. | |
Director: Past-Presidents | Jaclyn Rubino Mark Krzysko |
Art Chantker, Art & Ronnie Chantker Charitable Fund Stacy Riggs, Dynamic Integrated Services |
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Education and Scholarships | William Parker, Ph.D. | Shirelle Flamer-Ripetta, Sagittae Solutions LLC | |
Golf Tournament | Kevin Cooke | Mike Korba, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) | |
Governance and Bylaws | Art Chantker, Art & Ronnie Chantker Charitable Fund | ||
Leadership Awards | Robert Foster | Samantha Scott, ITegrity Don Fenhagen, IBM |
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NextGen | |||
Programs, Deputy | Darrell Wood | Patricia Taylor, IBM | |
Sponsorships | Brian Baney, AEYON
Liz Anthony, Maximus |
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Sustaining Partners | Bobby Saxon, Leidos | ||
Mirror Board | Brett Kruhoeffer | Deirdre Murray, Deirdre Murray Consulting
Katie Webb, IBM Tiffany King, Dynamic Integrated Services Arzoo Spingher, Dynamic Integrated Services |