Steering Committee
Brian Anderson, President and CEO, ChamberRVA
Shawn Avery, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Workforce Council
Glenn Ballard, President and CEO, Dragonfli Group, LLC
Antoine Banks, Virginia Lead of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Comcast
Serena Barry, Communications Director, GROW Capital Jobs Foundation, GO Virginia, Region 4
Charles J. Bauman III, Business Development Coordinator, City of Virginia Beach
Capt. Lamont Bazemore, Coast Guard District Five, Chief of Planning and Force Readiness
Stan Blackwell, Director, Customer Service and Strategic Partnerships, Dominion Energy
Gerardo Bonilla, Head of Sales, Telxius
Keith Boswell, President and CEO, Virginia Gateway Region
Scott Brown, Owner, Pixel Factory Data Center
Lt. Luis Caquias, Coast Guard District Five, C5I and Security
Patrick Coady, Former Executive Director, Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority
Marcia Conston, President, Tidewater Community College
Bob Crum, Executive Director, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Stephen Cummings, Virginia Secretary of Finance
Ben Davenport, Business Development Director, GTS
Brian Davis, Director, Capital Region Workforce Partnership (CRWP)
Steven DeBerry, Executive Director, Southside Network Authority
Tad Deriso, President and CEO, Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation
Rick Dwyer, Executive Director, Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance (HRMFFA)
John Ferrel, Business Development Director, Cloud and Network Services, QTS
Morris Foster, Vice President of Research, Old Dominion University
Nancy Grden, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable
Tracy Gregorio, CEO, G2 Ops
Ram B. Gupta, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs, College of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
William R. Hardy Jr., Director, Network Enterprise Center, Fort Lee
David Harold, Director, Technology Operations, CarMax
Steve Harrison, Vice President, Business Intelligence and Communications, Hampton Roads Alliance
Stephen Hartka, Vice President of Research, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Martha Heeter, Executive Director, PlanRVA
Stuart Henderson, Director, Jefferson Lab
Robert Holsworth, Managing Partner, DecideSmart
Sabrina B. Joy-Hogg, Deputy City Administrator, Finance and Administration, City of Richmond
Michael S. Karafotis, Managing Director, Data Quality and Control Executive, Global Technology and Operations, Bank of America
Mark Klett, CEO, Klett Consulting
Hakim J. Lucas, President, Virginia Union University
Maj. Chad Martin, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, 633rd Communications Squadron, Director of Operations
John W. Martin, President and CEO, RVA757 Connects
Kelley McCall, Community Development Regional Manager, Meta
Bob McKenna, President and CEO, Virginia Peninsula Chamber
Matt McLaren, Senior Project Manager, Chesterfield County Economic Development
Vinay Nagpal, President, InterGlobix LLC
Kelly Newman, General Manager, PointOne
Angela Oakes, Vice President of Strategy, Greater Richmond Partnership
Joel Ogren, CEO, Assured Communications Advisors
Paula P. Pando, President, Reynolds Community College
Mark Pike, former Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Chief Information Officer/N6
Bernard Robinson, President and CEO, Networking Technologies + Support
Anthony Romanello, Executive Director, Henrico Economic Development Authority
Katherine Rowe, President, William & Mary
Leonard Sledge, Economic Development Director, City of Richmond
Douglas L. Smith, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Alliance
James Spore, Board of Directors, RVA757 Connects
Anthony Stefanidis, Professor and Director of Data Science, William & Mary
Bryan Stephens, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Chamber
Gary Tarpley, CEO, Metro Fiber Networks Inc.
Jeffrey Thomas, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Sentara
Greg Twitt, CEO, Globalinx
Jennifer Wakefield, President and CEO, Greater Richmond Partnership
Pedro “Peter” Wallace, Chief Information Officer, City of Virginia Beach
David White, Executive Director, Virginia Maritime Association
Laura White, Chief Risk Officer, PRA Group
Raymond White, retired Business Development Coordinator, City of Virginia Beach
More than 60 leaders from 10 different industry and business categories are members of the Steering Committee:
The Global Internet Hub Steering Committee met eight times — from July 2022 to February 2023 — to review information, hear from experts and consultants, and to formulate a Strategic Plan. Each meeting below has meeting agenda, meeting minutes, presentation document, and Zoom recordings. Click on the date to access the information:
Meeting No. 1: July 28, 2022
Meeting No. 2: August 25, 2022
Meeting No. 3: September 29, 2022
Meeting No. 4: October 25, 2022
Meeting No. 5: November 29, 2022
Meeting No. 6: December 16, 2022
Meeting No. 7: January 26, 2023
Meeting No. 8: February 28, 2023
Project Schedule
Meeting No. 1
Date: Thursday, July 28, 10:00 a.m. – noon
Location: Virtual
Topic: General Project Overview Goals, Process, and Q&As
Meeting No. 2
Date: Thursday, August 25, 10:00 a.m. – noon
Location: Williamsburg Community Center, 401 N. Boundary St., Williamsburg, VA 23185
Topic: Review and Discuss Existing GIH Insights and Identify Project Information Needs
Meeting No. 3
Date: Thursday, September 29, 10:00 a.m. – noon
Location: Virtual meeting
Topic: Hire Consultants
Meeting No. 4
Date: Tuesday, October 25: 10:00 a.m. – noon
Location: Virtual meeting
Topic: Review Consultants’ Input
Meeting No. 5
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 10:00 a.m. – noon
Location: Virtual meeting
Topic: Review Consultants’ Input
Meeting No. 6
Date: Friday, December 16, Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual meeting
Topic: Consultants Analysis of First Three Markets
Meeting No. 7
Date: Thursday, January 26, 10:00 a.m. – noon
Location: Meta Data Center in Henrico; plus Zoom connection
Topic: Review TeleGeography and InterGlobix findings
Meeting No. 8
Date: Thursday, January 26, 10:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: CarMax Innovation Center in Richmond; plus Zoom connection
Topic: Review Plan Recommendations
Funders
Funding for the Global Internet Hub Strategic Plan initiative came from a $100,000 planning grant from GO Virginia Region 4 (Richmond) and Region 5 (Hampton Roads).
Matching dollars came from Dominion Energy, Henrico County, Virginia Beach, the Hampton Roads Alliance, Old Dominion University, and Dragonfli Group.