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Delegate C. E. "Cliff" Hayes, Jr.
Education
Graduate of Oscar Smith High School (Chesapeake)
- 1985
- President - Student Council Association
- Captain - Baseball Team
- Captain - Football Team
- Voted as "Best All Around"
- President - Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Inducted to the Athletic Hall of Fame (2000)
Bachelor's Degree - Norfolk State University -
1991 (Norfolk, VA)
- B.S. - Management Computer Information Systems
- Minor - General Business
- Member of the Baseball Team
Post-graduate work - Carnegie Mellon University -
2012 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) — Heinz College of Public Policy and Management
- Chief Information Officer Certification Program, Executive Leadership/IT
Post-graduate work - Massachusetts Institute of
Technology - 2015 (Cambridge, Massachusetts) — CSAIL
- Executive Certificate Program in Cyber Security
Post-graduate work - Harvard University - 2008
(Cambridge, Massachusetts) — John F. Kennedy School of Government
- Innovation in Government Through Information Technology, Executive Leadership Program
- One of thirty-five information technology government officials
Master's Degree - Cambridge College - 2010
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- MMGT. - Master of Management/Business
Post-graduate work - Norfolk State University
(Norfolk, VA)
- Advanced study - Urban Affairs
- Concentration: Municipal Planning Administration
Post-graduate work - Regent University
- Advanced study - Management and Leadership
Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership /
University of Virginia
- Completed political candidate program (University of Virginia - 2001)
CIVIC Leadership Institute of Hampton Roads
- CIVIC - 2006 — Completed Hampton Roads regional training program
Professional Experience
Nov. 2016 - Present — Virginia House of Delegates
Dec. 2022 - Present — Chief Information Officer (CIO), City of Portsmouth, VA
Apr. 2017 - November 2022 — Chief Information Officer (CIO), HRRJ Authority
- Manages all aspects of technology and related personnel
Aug. 2016 - Mar. 2017 — CIO/Director of Information Technology, City of Norfolk - Sheriff's
Office
- Managed all aspects of technology and related personnel
2008 - 2012 — Chesapeake City Council
- Re-Elected to Chesapeake City Council May 6, 2008
- Term: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012
2004 - 2008 — Chesapeake City Council
- Elected to Chesapeake City Council May 4, 2004
- Term: July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2008
2003 - 2015 — Information Systems Manager, City of Chesapeake - Sheriff's Office
- Managed all aspects of technology and related personnel
1999 - 2003 — Systems Analyst, City of Chesapeake - Sheriff's Office
- Analysis and design of new and existing computer systems
1999 - 2003 — Adjunct Instructor of Information Technology, Tidewater Community College
- Taught personal computer software courses
- Taught programming courses for I.T. majors
1996 - 1999 — Information Technology Specialist, City of Chesapeake - Dept. of Information
Technology
- Computer programming and support for various departments
- Assisted various departments in streamlining processes
1992 - 1996 — Business Tax Specialist, City of Chesapeake - Commissioner of the Revenue's Office
- Assisted business owners with related local tax issues
- Identified non-compliant businesses for tax enforcement action
1989 - 1992 — Accounting Technician, Landmark Communications
- Accounts Receivable Advertising Division
1991 — Programmer/Analyst (Part-time Intern), City of Suffolk - Data Processing Department
Professional Memberships
- High Tech Crime Institute Association
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Conference of Minority Public Administrators
- Association of Information Technology Professionals
Business Ownership
2001 - 2016 — F.A.H. Web Design and Services
- Chesapeake based company
- Computer programming and consulting
- E-commerce technological consulting and support
- Interactive web-site design and services
Special Appointments
Virginia General Assembly Committee Assignments
- Appropriations - Higher Education; General Government & Capital Outlay
- Health Welfare & Institutions
- Commerce and Energy
- Communications, Technology, and Innovation (Past Chairman)
- Joint Commission on Healthcare
- Joint Commission on Technology and Science (Chairman)
- National League of Cities - Technology Advocacy Committee
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Memorial Committee (Chairman)
- Appointed as a member by City Council - 2006
Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Appointed as a member by City Council - 2006
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- Appointed as a member by City Council - 2006
Chesapeake Regional Hospital Foundation Board
- Appointed as a Board Member - 2006
Affordable Housing Task Force (Chairman)
- Appointed as Chairman - 2005
Chesapeake Task Force for the Gang Awareness (Chairman)
- Appointed as Chairman - 2006
Sustaining Our Communities Task Force
- Appointed as a Member by Mayor William E. Ward - 2003
Selective Service Board of Chesapeake
- Appointed as a Local Board Member by Director of The Selective Service System (1997 - 2004)
Awards and Recognition
- Legislator of the Year, Richmond Technology Council (2021)
- Citizen of the Year, Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Inc. - Sigma Kappa Kappa Chapter Chesapeake, VA (2021)
- Achievement Week Keynote Speaker, Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Inc. - Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter Woodbridge, VA
(2021)
- Citizen of the Year, Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Inc. (1998)
- Innovation in Government Through Technology, Harvard University (2008)
- Chief Information Officer Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (2012)
- Federal CIO Institute, Certified CIO (2013)
- Urban League of Hampton Roads Community Leader Award (2016)
- Implement the King Dream Award (2019)
- Norfolk State University Distinguished Alumni Award (2019)
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award (2008)
- Top 40 Under Forty in Hampton Roads, Inside Business Magazine (2006)
- Courage in Leadership Award, Lead Hampton Roads / Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce (2007)
- Outstanding Community Leader Award, Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc. (2007)
- Outstanding Young Men of America (1988)
- Young Achievers United Way - South Hampton Roads (2003)
- Inductee, Oscar Smith High School Athletic Hall of Fame (2000)
