Events
and Games

    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.

    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.

    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!

    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

    Game of GAmes
    Trophy Winners

    An icon representing Valiant's Game of Games

    kannan Chithiraputhiran

    senior devsecops
    Engineer

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

    Thomas lewis

    data science & Machine
    learning engineer

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

    Geoff Gregory

    Chief Operating Officer

    Family Feud Champ

    elliott hirzel

    senior devsecops
    engineer

    Fitness Challenge Champ

    Tom Zarycki

    Incident REsponse Analyst

    Jeopardy Champ, Smartini Hour Team Champ, Poker Champ

    Cat Buchanan

    EVP, Talent &
    Culture Strategy

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

    Katy Workman

    Technical Recruiter

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

    Tim PUTZ

    director, Security
    Advancement & Operations

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

    Brittany Gload

    EVP, Strategic Initiatives

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

    kendra hatfield

    vp, human resources
    & facility security officer

    Codenames Team Champ

    Nate Raydo

    Government Solutions
    Lead

    Chess Champ

    eric chinn

    vp, innovation

    Poker Champ

    Sara Wenke

    Human REsources
    Director

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ, Smartini Hour Champ Spring

    Drew Fields

    Proposal writer &
    Program Specialist

    Jeopardy Champ

    David Foli

    Technical SEcurity
    Assessor

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

    Shrikant Agashe

    security operations
    Manager

    Chess Champ

    Richard adarkwa

    Senior ISSO

    Fitness Challenge for Charity Champ

    Tayo Tychus

    principal consultant
    (subcontractor)

    Chess Champ

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

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