Jerri F. Dickseski '84 '90

Jerri Fuller Dickseski was appointed to the Board of Visitors on July 1, 2017, by Governor Terry McAuliffe and was reappointed to second four-year term on July 1, 2021 by Governor Ralph Northam. She served as Secretary of the Board from 2022-2024 and currently serves on the Executive and Student Enhancement & Engagement and Digital Learning Committees, and as chair of the Governance Committee.

Until her retirement in September 2021, Dickseski was executive vice president of communications for Huntington Ingalls Industries, America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. Named to this position in 2011, she was responsible for the company's communications strategy and execution, encompassing all external communications, media relations, advertising, executive communications, enterprise employee communications, crisis communications, corporate special events, Web and social media, and branding/corporate image. Prior to this position she served as sector vice president of communications for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. Dickseski joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1991 as editor for an internal publication. Since then, she has held several positions of increasing responsibility in both internal and external communications. In 1999, she was promoted to director of communications for Newport News Shipbuilding, where she led communications activities and served as chief spokesperson.

Dickseski also serves on the Advisory Board for the Peninsula for Old Point National Bank and is a member of the Old Dominion Women's Initiative Network, an organization of executive women who mentor female students at Old Dominion University.

She earned Bachelor's degree in English and a Master's degree in English Literature from Old Dominion University.

Dickseski resides in Hampton, Virginia, with her husband and three dogs.