School Board Update

Carlos Lama P ’20, ’22, ’25

A lifelong member of the Diocese of Arlington, Carlos attended Queen of Apostles Catholic School and Bishop O’Connell High School. After graduating from Virginia Tech, Carlos began his over 20-year career as a network engineer. He currently resides in Chantilly, Virginia with his wife, Michelle. They are members of Corpus Christi Catholic Church.

Ever an advocate of Catholic education, Carlos has faithfully supported the Saint Timothy School and Paul VI communities where his daughters attended. Isabella ’20 attends the University of Tennessee, Sophia ’22 attends the University of Notre Dame, and Natalia ’25 will graduate from PVI this year.

Carlos enjoyed volunteering at St. Tim’s by assisting in art, computer, library, and PE classes, as well as class events and field trips. Once his children began attending PVI, Carlos became an active member of the Parent Ambassadors since its founding in 2020. Carlos now looks forward to this opportunity to continue advancing PVI’s valuable mission.

With the passage of time and his children growing into lives of their own, Carlos can often be found enjoying movies (tub of popcorn required), donating platelets at the Red Cross, watching Virginia Tech football, or visiting Blacksburg, Virginia, which he’s affectionately designated his “happiest place on Earth.”

Rick McCoy P ’24, ’26

Rick McCoy is an active member of Corpus Christi Parish and lives in Stone Ridge, Virginia, with his wife, Yanneth, and their two daughters. Shawna ’24 is currently a freshman at High Point University in North Carolina, and Melissa ’26 is a junior at Paul VI. Prior to PVI, both girls attended Saint Timothy Catholic School. A resident of Northern Virginia for the last 24 years, Rick still calls the Midwest home and cheers for his hometown Chicago sports teams regardless of their record. As a sports enthusiast, he had the great joy of coaching both of his daughters and many of their classmates in lacrosse and basketball throughout their grade school years. He very much enjoys seeing many familiar faces from those days around the PVI campus.

In addition to coaching his girls, Rick was a frequent volunteer at St. Tim’s and helped establish the safety team for both the school and the parish. His 21 years of military service in the special operations community, combined with five years of police work focused on gangs and drugs, and his current career as a government contractor focused on counter-narcotics and anti-terrorism has allowed him to bring a well-rounded perspective to school safety.

Rick began volunteering at PVI as a mentor to the boys junior retreats in 2019 before Shawna started her freshman year. He continues to do so and is always impressed by the quality of young men being formed by the PVI community. He is an active member of the Parent Ambassadors and a leader in the Knights of Columbus Council 13468, where he leads their support of the PVI Options Program and Special Olympics.

Chris Hornbecker P ’27

Chris Hornbecker is a retired CEO, three-time entrepreneur/ founder, and two-time listee on the Inc500/Inc5000 list of fastest-growing privately held companies. His experience includes serving on the Board of Directors for various non-profit organizations and participating in multiple CEO groups in Northern Virginia. Chris is passionate about teaching leadership and the importance of culture/strategy in driving organizational success.

Chris is an avid youth sports fan and believes in teaching leadership, teamwork, and the value of hard work for long-term results through team sports. His coaching experience spans boys lacrosse (Cavalier/Ashburn Bandits), girls lacrosse (CYA/Ashburn Bandits), and ice hockey (Ashburn Icehouse). Chris also served Maryland Twisters cheerleading as a team parent.

Chris and his wife, Julie, reside in Ashburn, Virginia, with their daughter, Bree ’27, and three dogs. Their son, Chase, a sophomore, and daughter, Lane, a freshman, attend college in Clemson, South Carolina. In their spare time, you’ll find them all enjoying time at Lake Anna, boating and wake surfing.