Board of Directors
AFFIRM 2025-2026 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.
President
Brian Bordelon
Vice President
Kristin Ruiz
VP - Programs - Government
Chandra Donelson
Treasurer - Government
Vu Nguyen
Secretary- Industry
Shirelle Ripetta
Sagittae Solutions LLC
VP- Programs - Government
Anil (Neil) C.
Treasurer - Industry (Second)
Steve Holden, Savan Group
VP - Programs - Industry
Tiffany Bailey
ARETUM
Treasurer - Industry (First)
Stacy Riggs
VP -Programs -Industry
Richard Klemmer
Black Box Strategies
Secretary - Government
Shila Cooch
AFFIRM 2025-2026 Appointed Board
Board Role |
Government |
Industry |
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| Education, Scholarships, and Career Day |
Don Bauer Jason Boyd |
Terrianne Lord, Accenture Federal Services Shirelle Ripetta, Sagittae Solutions LLC Patricia Taylor, IBM |
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| Communications | Beth Martin | John Hosky, Hosky Communications Inc. | |
| Director: Past-Presidents | Beth Killoran Jaclyn Rubino Mark Krzysko |
Art Chantker, Art & Ronnie Chantker Charitable Fund Pete Tseronis, Dots and Bridges LLC |
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| Golf Tournament | Vu Nguyen | Samantha Scott, ITegrity | |
| Bylaws | Art Chantker, Art & Ronnie Chantker Charitable Fund | ||
| Leadership Awards | Vu Nguyen | Samantha Scott, ITegrity Don Fenhagen, IBM |
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| Business Outreach | Sandy Mestre, Anakim Consulting Randy Tharpe, CGI Bill Rucker, Vigilant Cyber Ali Kavianpour, Deloitte |
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| Sustaining Partners | Matt Gonzalez | Heather Konya, Maximus
Kate Munoz, Pure |
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| Operations | Bill Pratt, GovITWorks LLC Chetin Durak, Cav |