John Burrow
Chairman
Dr. John Burrow retired from the Department of the Navy after 34+ years of service. He is currently a Lecturer at the University of Mary Washington and owns JBurrow LLC, providing consulting services in the areas of Research and Development, Systems Engineering, Strategic Planning, and Project Management.
William (Bill) Hession
Treasurer
Bill Hession retired as Navy Captain, after 26 years of service as a Navy Helicopter Pilot. In addition, he is retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation as a Senior Program Manager . He has served on local non-profit boards over the last 15 years.
Bob Shaw
Member
Bob Shaw is a retired Army, Special Forces Colonel currently supporting the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA) as an SME/Instructor. He is the founding Commander of the Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) and holds MMAS Degrees in three separate Military Art and Science disciplines, and a Harvard Senior Executive Fellow.
Vaugn Mahaffery
Vice Chairman
Mr. Vaughn Mahaffey spent 30 years with the United States Navy and retired at the rank of Captain as the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division. He is currently an exclusive consultant to Amentum.
Jamie A. Scully, CCIM
Board Member
Jamie Scully has been practicing commercial real estate since 2004 and is currently Senior Vice President with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. He has extensive experience with Government and Government Contractor Tenants. Jamie holds a Business Administration and Historic Preservation degree from the University of Mary Washington.
Gabriel Stewart
Board Member
Gabriel works for UIC Government Service (UICGS) / Bowhead as the Deputy Program Manager for the V Department Operations & Analysis Support (V Ops) Contract. He is From Maryland and played Division 1 Football at Jacksonville University in Florida. Currently, Gabriel is pursuing a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at University of Mary Washington.
G. Pete Humes
Board Member
With more than thirty years in the banking industry, Pete Humes serves as the Market President,
for the greater Fredericksburg area for Atlantic Union Bank. Humes also completed twenty- one
years of service in the US Army active duty and reserve components. He lives in Fredericksburg
with his wife and three daughters.
Mike Till
Board Member
Mike Till is the Vice President of Operations for Advanced Technology with the Bowhead Family of Companies. He previously served for 36 years as a civilian engineer for the Department of Defense, retiring as senior technical executive.
