
Meet Our Trailblazers
Meet Our Trailblazers
Fairfax NOVA is America’s career capital and a fertile ground to chart your own path. Take it from the local workers and entrepreneurs who got their inspiring starts in Northern Virginia and love living here.

Stacy Huston
Meet Stacy, the Executive Director at Six Degrees. Discover how Stacy made a major career pivot from business development and sales to heading a nonprofit.
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Sarah Kim
Meet Sarah, the Chief Marketing Officer at Iron Bow Technologies. See how Sarah has grown her professional career in Fairfax NOVA with abundant inclusive support and infrastructure that unlocks true potential.
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Amit Chauhan
Meet Amit, a software developer who channels his love for gaming to raise money for local children’s hospitals. See how Fairfax NOVA makes it possible to work for fast-paced startups and globally recognized tech firms.
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Dr. Jennifer Wood
Meet Dr. Jennifer Wood, an orthopedic surgeon who found the active, culturally diverse and LGBTQIA+ community of her dreams in Fairfax NOVA.
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Amir Zonozi
Meet Amir, co-founder of sponsorships analytics firm Zoomph. Discover how his company became part of Fairfax NOVA’s tech-savvy community that continues to rewrite the possibilities for innovation.
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Quiana Gainey
Meet Quiana Gainey, a cybersecurity leader and philanthropist who is working to increase diversity and inclusion in her field. See how Fairfax NOVA makes it safe for entrepreneurs like Quiana to take giant leaps in careers and business.
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Will Cross
Meet Will Cross, U.S. Army Officer turned transformational agile leader. Will is blazed his path in Fairfax NOVA’s financial services industry, surrounded by a supportive environment to stretch, explore and reinvent a career.
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Kemi Joseph
Meet Kemi, a Fairfax NOVA native who has found the modern blueprint for taking leaps forward in her tech career in Tysons, VA.
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Daniella Akua
Meet Daniella, former Senior Manager of Procurement, Founder and Chair of Tysons Connect, and a Northern Virginia 40 under 40 honoree. See how Northern Virginia’s diversity and unending possibilities for career reinvention have made the region home for Daniella.
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Matt Calkins
Meet Matt, a California native and founder of tech giant Appian. See how Fairfax NOVA, the epicenter for tech talent, has allowed Matt and his company to exponentially grow its innovation capacity.
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From paid job training to 100,000+ job openings, Fairfax NOVA has put the pieces in place for you to chart your path forward. Wherever it may lead you, make your mark here.
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