STARBASE Victory has dedicated support and leadership through a board of directors and a full-time teaching staff at Victory Elementary School.
Leadership
Executive Director, Bill Hayden, RADM, USN (Ret)
Board Members
Barry Fallon, Board Chair; Director, External Manufacturing, Newport News Shipbuilding
Dr. Jenefer Snyder, Board Vice Chair, Dean of Languages, Math and Sciences TCC
Becky Zambas, Board Treasurer; Branch Manager, Town Bank Churchland
Bill Hayden, Executive Director; RADM, USN (Ret)
Lakeesha Atkinson, School Board member, Portsmouth Public Schools
Dr. Elie Bracy, Superintendent, Portsmouth Public Schools
Mindy Carbonneau, formerly of the Elizabeth River Project
Dr. Johnny Garcia, Founder/CEO. SimIS
The Honorable Shannon Glover, Portsmouth City Councilman and local businessman
Rob Hogan, retired Vice President, Newport News Shipbuilding
Dr. Aliecia McClain, Asst Dean, College of Science, Eng’g & Technology, Norfolk State Univ
Laura Nelson, Director of Science, Portsmouth Public Schools
Heather Wood, SE Regional Director for Ports and Intermodal Transportation, Dewberry
James Wright, Director of Engineering & Tech Services, City of Portsmouth
Dr. Bill McConnell, Asst Prof of Education, Virginia Wesleyan University
Board Advisors
Susan Long-Molnar, Development Director; President, Managing Communications Inc.
Rich Neefe, STARBASE Victory Program Coordinator
Geoff Hemphill, Legal Advisor; Partner, Vandeventer Black, LLC
Ryanne Shields, Administrative Assistant, Port of Virginia
Staff
The STARBASE program has a dedicated teaching staff with extensive expertise in STEM fields. All educators hold a master’s degree or higher.
Laura Nelson
COORDINATOR OF SCIENCE, PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Richard Neefe
PROGRAM COORDINATOR, AKA “VOYAGER”
Maria Cooper
TEACHER, AKA “QUANTUM”
Ann Gunter
TEACHER, AKA ”POLARIS”
Bill Lee
TEACHER, AKA ”BROOKLYN”
Matt Stakes
TEACHER, AKA “EAGLE”
Tiffany Nichols
TEACHER, AKA “SWAN”
Givita Griffin
TEACHER, AKA “ALGORITHIM”
