AFCEA DC Names 2026-2027 Executive Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AFCEA DC Names 2026-2027 Executive Board
Leadership team to foster continued collaboration among industry and government
Washington, D.C., July 7, 2026 — AFCEA Washington, DC (AFCEA DC) has announced its elected executive board for 2026-2027. Board members were carefully selected to uphold AFCEA values and to meet mission requirements through advancing information technology, communications, and electronics capabilities.
Theresa Pines, Federal Sales Director – DoW at Axonius Federal Systems will serve as President for the 2026-2027 term. RJ Welsh, Vice President of Programs at Red River was selected as Executive Vice President. Shaleen Braley, VP Program Management Office – Government Defense and Intelligence at Oracle will serve in the Senior Vice President role.
AFCEA DC enables collaboration between military, government, industry, and academia through a variety of programs. The Chapter aims to align technology and strategy to meet mission requirements of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Homeland Security in the National Capital Region.
“I am consistently impressed by the energy and passion of AFCEA DC members and I am excited to have this opportunity to channel that energy into our community,” said Pines. “I’m looking forward to working with the board to make this the most exciting and engaging AFCEA DC programming year yet, supporting the government community in meeting evolving missions.”
The 2026-2027 AFCEA board also includes:
Executive Leadership Team
- Treasurer – Kana Ng, AppGate
- Secretary – Annie John, OpenText
- Vice President, Chapter Operations – Jimmy Connolly, Rubrik
- Vice President, Communications – Jacy Icard, Ciena
- Vice President, Programs – Mark Johnson, Databricks
- Vice President, Education/STEM – Trey Forbes, AGE Solutions
- Vice President, Sponsorship – James Hanson, Adobe
- Vice President, Strategic Initiatives – Hiram Perez, AWS
Board Members at Large
- Presidential Appointment (1-year) – Thelma Barker, Comcast Business
- Emerging Leaders President – Michelle Dreimann, Palo Alto Networks
Board of Directors include:
Class of 2027
- Patrick Barry, GDIT
- Indira Donegan, RIDO Technology Consulting, LLC
- Christine Farren, Illumio
- Mike McCalip, Carahsoft
- Brian Quigley, GRVTY
- Amanda Sawicz, Neptune Shield
- Sima Shahin, Salesforce
- Paul Welch, Leidos
Class of 2028
- Jimmy Connolly, Rubrik
- Dan Crawford, 1st Action
- Peter Doyle, Stratas Corp
- Jerry Foley, Breaking Defense
- Trey Forbes, AGE Solutions
- Kyle Godby, WWT
- Li Ma, Appian
- Hiram Perez, AWS
- Jon Silverman, Booz Allen
Class of 2029
- Nicole Domowski, Oracle
- Christopher Heath, IBM
- Cedric Lockhart, Cisco
- Ellie Majure, Palo Alto Networks
- Pat Mancuso, Gigamon
- Seabreeze Osburn, Workday
- Emily Patrick, Google
- Majed Saadi, Hitachi Federal
- Karthik Srinivasan, Everforth/ECS Federal
About AFCEA DC
AFCEA DC is the Washington, DC-based chapter of AFCEA International. Established in 1946, AFCEA is a membership-based, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing knowledge through the exploration of issues relevant to its members in information technology, communications and electronics for the defense, homeland security, and intelligence communities. For 80 years, the association has provided an environment for military, government, and industry communities to collaborate so that technology and strategy support the needs of those who serve. Washington, DC Chapter largely focuses on the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, military health-related agencies, and issues of national security. For more information, visit dc.afceachapters.org.