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Veda 2021 Virtual Spring Conference Speaker/Moderator Bios VEDA 2021 VIRTUAL SPRING CONFERENCE SPEAKER/MODERATOR BIOS Ryan Touhill Senior Vice President Alexandria Economic Development Partnership VEDA 2021 Spring Conference Co-Chair As Senior Vice President, Ryan leads the organization’s strategy and operations in coordination with the President & CEO and directly oversees activities related to policy, incentives, economic competitiveness, and internal operations. Prior to working at AEDP, Ryan held positions with the City of Alexandria government. Ryan has served as a long- term youth mentor and advises several regional boards focused on affordable housing, workforce development, and education issues. He is a Fellow with the Sorensen Institute’s Political Leaders Program. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts from George Mason University and a Master of Public Administration from George Washington University. An avid runner and hiker, Ryan is often out enjoying Virginia’s exceptional trails. Steve Harrison Vice President of Business Intelligence & Communications Hampton Roads Alliance VEDA President Steve Harrison joined the Hampton Roads Alliance in June 2019. As Vice President of Business Intelligence & Communications, Steve leads the organization’s Business Intelligence division, which serves as a central source of data for the Hampton Roads region and local business environment. He and his team compile a wide variety of information, ranging from real estate to demographics and business ready sites, and work with the Business Development team with prospects that are considering establishing or expanding operations in the region. He also leads the Marketing & Communications team, directing their work to ensure that the Alliance effectively tells the story of Hampton Roads to a broad audience. Steve previously served as Research Director for the Alliance from 2010-2012. Between that time and his return to the Alliance in 2019, he served as Business Development and Research Manager for Virginia Beach Economic Development. During his tenure with the city, he significantly enhanced the way Virginia Beach positioned itself as a business destination through the creation of a variety of new portals and documents, including the Virginia Beach Community Profile, websites, and a first-of-its-kind iPad App. His work garnered four International Economic Development Council (IEDC) awards. He also served as a creator and lead of the VABeachBio biomedical business development initiative and on the board of 757Accelerate. Steve is a Hampton Roads native with extensive experience in Economic Development. He is a two-time graduate of The College of William & Mary, with both a Bachelor’s in Government and a Master’s in Public Policy. He is actively involved in the community and currently serves as President of the Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA). Ardine Williams Vice President, Workforce Development Amazon Ardine Williams is Vice President of Workforce development for Amazon. In her role, Ardine advises teams and businesses across Amazon on talent attraction and development. Ardine’s work focuses heavily on accelerating Amazon’s upskilling initiative to retrain 100,000 employees by 2025, including Career Choice, which has helped thousands of Amazonians re-train for careers in high demand fields. Previously, Ardine was Vice President of Talent Acquisition for Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she scaled the recruiting capability for Amazon's rapidly growing cloud computing business – including strengthening AWS' pipeline of military and veteran talent through innovative Department of Labor certified apprenticeship programs. Ardine has more than 35 years of leadership experience across the tech industry. She has held roles in product development and marketing, corporate business development, M&A, and HR. Prior to joining Amazon, Ardine served as Intel's Vice President of HR Enterprise Services. Ardine began her career as a commissioned officer in the US Army Signal Corps in 1983. Lori Melancon Vice President, Marketing & Communications Virginia Economic Development Partnership Lori Melancon serves as VEDP’s Vice President of Marketing & Communications, responsible for marketing the Commonwealth for business, including the VEDP and Virginia brands, websites, event and trade show marketing, and external communications. Before joining VEDP in April 2017, Melancon led economic development marketing efforts at Louisiana Economic Development and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. During her tenure at LED, she modernized the Louisiana brand for business, managed all components of the organization’s marketing and communications program, and created innovative tools for regional and local partners. Lori has also worked for two advertising agencies, managing relationships with economic development and private-sector clients. David Devan Assistant Vice President, Economic Competitiveness Virginia Economic Development Partnership David is the Assistant Vice President of the Economic Competitiveness Division of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. His division is charged with developing medium and long-term strategies to improve the foundations for state, regional and local economic growth with focus areas including site development, tax policy, national rankings, and strategic planning, among others. David received his undergraduate degree cum laude from the U.S. Naval Academy and his MBA from the University of Virginia with concentrations in Finance and Global Business. Prior to VEDP, David worked at Harris Williams and Company in Richmond advising private equity firms on mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that he served for seven years as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps. Susan Baker Managing Director GO Virginia Region 7 Susan is a successful business executive with over 25 years of in-depth experience in workforce development, project management, education, recruitment, and training. She has led four high profile national workforce projects with the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. She has worked as a consultant to help organizations create opportunities to think strategically about their short and long-term workforce challenges and solutions. Currently, Susan serves as Managing Director for GO Virginia. The initiative was developed by statewide business leaders to develop excellence in economic development by creating high-paying careers. Susan’s specific focus is to strengthen Northern Virginia’s technology workforce, accelerate the development of growth and entrepreneurial companies, and enhance technology transfer and the commercialization of intellectual property from the region’s research centers and institutions. The priority industries for this initiative include Computer Services, Cybersecurity, Consulting Services, Financial Services, Engineering, and Life Science. Previously, Susan served as Special Assistant for Workforce Development at the Northern Virginia Community College. She led the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) workforce initiatives for the Commonwealth of Virginia for seven years. As a consultant, Susan worked closely with the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) and former Governor McDonnell’s team to make Virginia “the most military and veteran friendly state” in the nation. Prior to working as a consultant, Susan served as Vice President for Workforce and Education at the Northern Virginia Technology Council. In this role, she was successful in developing and executing strategies that led to expansion of the pipeline for talented high-skilled workers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) occupations in Northern Virginia. She acted as the liaison to bridge technology workforce initiatives among human resource professionals, educational institutions, and federal, state, and local officials, which resulted in reforms of statewide workforce and education policy. Susan also enjoyed a 10-year career with the NRI Group where she received numerous awards for sales achievement in staffing. As a member of the management training program within the organization, Susan quickly progressed through sales, recruitment, business development, marketing and program management leadership roles. Susan holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Duke University. She was awarded the prestigious honor of “Workforce Professional of the Year” by the National Alliance of Business and is a graduate of the 2001 Class of Leadership Fairfax. Michael Batt Director of Talent Initiative Fairfax County Economic Development Authority As Director of FCEDA’s Talent Initiative Program, Mike is responsible for developing programs and delivering solutions to solve the talent management attraction challenge at scale, aimed at retention, retraining, growth, and attraction. Mike joined FCEDA in 2019 after retiring from Microsoft after a 30-year career in technology sales and channel management positions. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Marymount University and resides in Reston, VA with his wife and two children. Erin Burcham Director of Talent Solutions Roanoke Regional Partnership Erin Burcham is developing a strategy to recruit and retain talent for the Roanoke Region’s economy. She is a graduate of Leadership Roanoke Valley and serves on the Leadership Roanoke Valley Alumni Association steering committee. She is a board member of Junior Achievement and serves on multiple regional committees. David Hunn President and CEO SkillSource, Inc. Executive Director Virginia Career Works Northern Region David
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