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    Current Events

    Holiday Party

    Team Valiant brought the fun to the Holiday Party at St. Francis Hall! Check out all the Professional Photos and Photo booth photos.‍

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    Past Events

    Family Picnic

    Thank you for attending the Family Picnic- it was a huge success! Watch out for more details for our 2025 Picnic scheduled for July 12th (11a-3pm) at Women's Club of Chevy Chase, MD.

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    Chess Tournament

    The 2025 Valiant Chess Tournament has officially concluded, and what an incredible competition it was! Virgilio Garcia and Tayo Tychus won every match leading up to the Finals. In the end, Tayo emerged victorious and is now our 2025 Valiant Chess Tournament Champion! Tayo will be awarded a brand-new trophy!

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    Poker Tournament

    Last night, the Valiant Poker Tournament Finals brought great competition and memorable moments! After an exciting game, we have our winners! Type image caption here (optional)

    Last night, the Valiant Poker Tournament Finals brought great competition and memorable moments! After an exciting game, we have our winners! 🎉  

    1st Place 🥇  - Brandon Weakland - $50 Gift Card, Championship Trophy & Ultimate Bragging Rights!

    2nd Place🥈  - Kevin Chen - $35 gift card

    3rd Place 🥉  - Kendra Hatfield-Bonner - $25 gift card

    Additional Finalists:  Spencer Bonner, Thomas Lewis, David Campbell, Shawn Murphy, Matt Raydo

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    Game of GAmes
    Trophy Winners

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    Leo Trendowicz

    EVP, Corporate IT

    Game of Games Winner (Year 1)
    Chess Champ 2020, Poker Champ 2021, Codenames Team Champ 2021

    David Ellis

    Senior Archer engineer

    Family Feud Champ 2020

    Geoff Gregory

    Chief Operating Officer

    Family Feud Champ 2020

    Marcus Bowie

    Security Engineer

    Mayor of Chess 2020 & 2022 & 2023

    Tom Zarycki

    Incident REsponse Analyst

    Jeopardy Champ 2020, Smartini Hour Team Champ 2022, Poker Champ 2022

    Cat Buchanan

    EVP, Talent &
    Culture Strategy

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ Fall 2021

    Katy Workman

    Technical Recruiter

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ Spring 2021

    Tim PUTZ

    director, Security
    Advancement & Operations

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ Spring 2021

    Brittany Gload

    EVP, Strategic Initiatives

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ Fall 2021 & Winter 2022 & Fall 2022

    Mark Williams

    It & QA Support

    Codenames Team Champ 2021

    Nate Raydo

    Government Solutions
    Lead

    Chess Champ (Novice) 2022

    Kannan Chithiraputhiran

    Sr. DevSecOps Engineer

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ Winter 2022, Fall 2022

    Sara Wenke

    Culture & Marketing
    Manager

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ Spring 2022, Smartini Hour Champ Spring 2022 &Fall 2022

    Drew Fields

    Proposal writer &
    Program Specialist

    Jeopardy Champ 2021 & 2022

    David Foli

    Technical SEcurity
    Assessor

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ Spring 2022 & Fall 202

    Shrikant Agashe

    security operations
    Manager

    Chess Champ 2023

    Richard adarkwa

    Senior ISSO

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ
    Spring 2023 & Fall 2023

    Tayo Tychus

    principal consultant
    (subcontractor)

    Chess Champ 2024

    Do you have a suggestion for an upcoming game or event?  Email Sara Wenke or Cat Buchanan.

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