STARBASE Victory has dedicated support and leadership through a board of directors and a full-time teaching staff at Victory Elementary School.
Leadership
- Bill Hayden, Executive Director, RADM, USN (Ret)
Board Members
- Fred Pasquine, Board Chair; President, Fairlead Integrated
- Dr. Aliecia McClain, Board Vice Chair, Assistant Dean, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Norfolk State University
- Robert Fogel, Board Treasurer;
- Ryanne Shields, Board Secretary; Port of Virginia
- William Hayden, Executive Director, RADM, USN (Ret)
- Dr. Peter Agbakpe, Dean of Engineering, Science and Math, Tidewater Community College
- Gary Artybridge, Mgr, Educ Outreach & Corp Citizenship, Newport News Shipbldg
- Lakeesha “Klu” Atkinson, School Board Member, Portsmouth Public Schools
- Dr. Elie Bracy, Superintendent, Portsmouth Public Schools
- Barry Fallon, Director, Material Logistics & Transportation, Newport News Shipbuilding
- Dr. Johnny Garcia, Founder/CEO, SimIS
- The Honorable Shannon Glover, Mayor, Portsmouth City
- Rob Hogan, Retired VP, Newport News Shipbuilding
- Mark Hugel, RADM, USN (Ret), President, ASNE
- Jessica Johnson, Virginia Modeling & Simulation Center
- Laura Lewin, Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager, Churchland, Towne Bank
- Dr. Bill McConnell, Assistant Professor of Education, Virginia Wesleyan Univ
- Laura Nelson, Coordinator of Science, Portsmouth Public Schools
- Dr. Hope Sinclair, Executive Director, Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads
- Becky Zambas, Branch Manager, TowneBank Churchland
Advisors
- Susan Long-Molnar, Development Director; President, Managing Communications Inc.
- Rich Neefe, STARBASE Victory Program Coordinator
- Geoff Hemphill, Legal Advisor; Partner, Vandeventer Black, LLC
Staff
- Richard Neefe, “Voyager”, Program Specialist
- Tiffany Nichols, “Swan”, Program Specialist
- Davina Williams, “Super Nova”, Program Specialist
- Dara Brinkman, “Callisto”
- Maria Cooper, “Quantum”
- Joie Deeds “Artemis”
- Bessie Durham “Parabola”
- Ann Gunter, “Polaris”
- Mike Kendzora, “Navigator”
- Heather Overkamp, “Pisces”
- Givita Walker, “Algorithm”