The Alliance is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of thirteen Public Sector D
irectors and up to ten Private Sector Directors. Public Sector Directors are elected representatives of the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg; and the Counties of Isle of Wight, James City, and York.
HRMFFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PUBLIC SECTOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• Honorable Stan Clark, Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors
• Honorable James P. Councill, III, Mayor, City of Franklin
• Honorable Paul D. Fraim, Mayor, City of Norfolk
• Honorable Clyde Haulman, Mayor, City of Williamsburg
• Honorable Gordon C. Helsel, Mayor, City of Poquoson
• Honorable Linda T. Johnson, Mayor, City of Suffolk
• Honorable James G. Kennedy, Chairman, James City County Board of Supervisors
• Honorable Alan P. Krasnoff, Mayor, City of Chesapeake
• Honorable McKinley Price, DDS, Mayor, City of Newport News
• Honorable William D. Sessoms, Jr., Mayor, City of Virginia Beach (Chair)
• Honorable Thomas G. Shepperd, Jr., Supervisor, York County Board of Supervisors
• Honorable Molly Ward, Mayor, City of Hampton (Vice Chair)
• Honorable Charles B. Whitehurst, Councilman, City of Portsmouth
PRIVATE SECTOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• Mr. Ramone Breeden, President, The Breeden Company
• Mr. Sean Brickell, Executive Vice President, Hampton Roads Automobile Dealers Association
• Mr. William "Bill" F. Clifford, President, BAE Systems Ship Repair
• Ms. Helen Dragas, President & CEO, The Dragas Companies
• VADM James D. McArthur (Ret.), Vice President, Lockheed Martin IS&S
• Mr. Kevin Paveglio, Campus President, ECPI College of Technology in Virginia Beach
• Mr. Joe Bouchard, Vice President, Cox Communications
• Mr. C. Grigsby Scifres, Past Chair, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
• RADM Miles B. "Ben" Wachendorf (Ret.), COO, Echostorm, Inc. (A subsidiary of Earl Industries, Inc.)
Mr. Griffin Macy, Executive Vice President, Government consulting, LLC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(The officers listed below also serve on the Executive Committee)
• Ms. Selena Cuffee-Glenn, Chair, Hampton Roads Chief Administrative Officers
• Honorable Paul D. Fraim, Mayor, City of Norfolk
• Mr. C. Grigsby Scifres, Past Chair, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
• Honorable William D. Sessoms, Jr., Mayor, City of Virginia Beach (Chair)
• Honorable Thomas G. Shepperd, Jr., York County Board of Supervisors
• Honorable Molly Joseph Ward, Mayor, City of Hampton (Vice Chair)
ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE
•Mr. Jeffrey Keever, Deputy Director, Virginia Port Authority (Chair)
•Mr. Gerry Cox, Virginia Beach Visions
•Delegate Barry Knight, 81st District
•Delegate John A. Cosgrove, 78th District
•Delegate G. Glenn Oder, 94th District
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• Mr. Francis A. Roberts, Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance
TREASURER
• Mr. E. Dana Dickens III, President & CEO Hampton Roads Partnership
SECRETARY
• Mr. Dwight L. Farmer, PE, Executive Director, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
MEET THE STAFF
A full time staff of three, an Executive Director, a Government Affairs Coordinator, and an Administrative Coordinator, manage the daily operations of the Alliance and the accomplishment of goals and objectives as agreed by the Board of Directors. (To access Staff Bios click this link)
FEDERAL CAPABILITIES
Federal capabilities in the HRMFFA region are spread throughout eleven of the thirteen localities comprising the Alliance with impact in all communities.
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The following Federal departments, administrations, and agencies are represented in the Hampton Roads region:
• Department of Agriculture (DOA)
• Department of Commerce (DOC)
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Department of Energy (DOE)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Department of Interior (DOI)
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Department of Labor (DOL)
• Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Government Accountability Office (GAO)
• General Services Administration (GSA)
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
The Alliance coordinates with locally elected officials; senior federal government leaders for all area facilities, commands, and organizations; the Virginia Congressional delegation; the General Assembly; the Commonwealth of Virginia; and industry to insure awareness of anticipated Federal actions with near; mid; and long-term impact on the Hampton Roads region.