Richard Glover named Volunteer of the Month for ROANEnet

Richard Glover has been named Volunteer of the Month of November 2021 for the non-profit ROANEnet.

Richard has been volunteering for ROANEnet since January 2021 to help apply his knowledge and experience serving Roane County.

He is responsible for the management of ROANEnet’s Digital Lab, mentoring desktop support interns and the refurbishing of digital equipment for distribution to the community.

“Richard has been a tremendous asset to ROANEnet and its mission of digital equity,” said Dale Beyer, Executive Director of ROANEnet.

A native of Warner Robbins, Georgia, Richard joined the Army as a Military Policeman where he served for 4.5 years and started college in Northern Virginia.  After earning an AA degree in Criminal Justice, he stumbled upon the path of information technology in 1994 and attended Computer Learning Center. 

After finishing the IT course, the school’s counselor placed him in an intern position at the Executive Office of the President with a local contractor.  He was awarded a permanent position after a year and quickly advanced in the 3 years he was there to lead the server team that provided service to the White House Complex to include the Vice President’s residence. 

Richard then moved to Integrated Data Systems, which was later purchased by the larger ManTech International, providing contract services.  He spent 22 years with ManTech where he held multiple positions working on DoD contracts before retiring in October of 2020 as an Information Technology Scientist.

ROANEnet is always looking for volunteers to help collect and remediate donated equipment, mentor interns and provide support to the organization. Interested parties should apply at ROANEnet.org.