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Loudoun County was created when it was split from Fairfax County in 1757, carved from the five-million-acre Northern Neck of Virginia Proprietary granted by King Charles II of England to seven noblemen in 1649.
The area, first settled by Quakers Scots-Irish and Germans migrating from Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 1720s and 1730s, is named for Scottish aristocrat John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun and Governor General of Virginia from 1756-1758.
The county’s first government, the Board of Justices, held an organizational meeting on July 12, 1757, to set up the court and begin
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the work of governing. At that time, Boards of Justices held both administrative and judicial powers. It’s believed that during the first two years while the courthouse was under construction, meetings were held at the home of Nicholas Minor, who owned the tavern and property along present-day Rt. 7 that would become the Town of Leesburg.
After the Civil War, the county was reorganized and the first Board of Supervisors assembled on Aug. 16, 1870. At that time, the board had five members and elected Josephus Carr to serve as chairman.
Loudoun remained a sparsely populated agricultural county for its
first 200 years. The population held relatively steady at around 20,000 people until the federal government set the community on a new course.
In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower selected a site in Sterling for a second major airport to serve the Washington, DC, area. In 1962, Dulles International Airport opened with three runways and its iconic main terminal building. That project also brought a major sewer line to eastern Loudoun, kicking off the county’s transition from a farming community to a growing suburb.
In 1969, population growth prompted the Board of Supervisors to redraw their election districts for
the first time since 1870, creating seven districts. In 1975, the county redrew the districts again, creating eight districts; and in 1991 the county created a chairman At-Large position, adding a ninth seat on the Board of Supervisors.
In 2000, the United States Census counted 169,599 people in Loudoun. In 2010, the population had nearly doubled to 312,311. And the 2020 Census showed the county had grown by more than 100,000 people from that, with 420,959 people calling Loudoun home.
The 1854 map of Loudoun County by Yardley Taylor shows the boundaries of the magisterial districts at the time and the names of some landowners, many still familiar with local families today.
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Income Growth
Loudoun County annually ranks among the wealthiest jurisdictions in the nation. Last year, personal income topped $44 billion, raising the per capital income levels over the $100,000 threshold. Income levels have increased 47% over the past decade.
As with the Dulles Airport decision decade earlier, Loudoun’s fortunes were significantly altered in the early 1990s when a group of telecommunication network providers decided to connect their networks. That project that led to the creation of the MAE-East internet exchange point and the network quickly extended to an office park under construction in the fields near the airport. Tech companies followed that fiber,
including internet pioneer America Online, which moved its corporate headquarters to Loudoun in 1996. By 2007, AOL moved to New York City and toward cyber obscurity, but the next wave of tech giants, including Amazon and Google, quickly moved in—and are still moving in.
Today, data center operations built upon former farms of eastern Loudoun account for 58% of the value of the county’s total commercial land and generate nearly $700 million in annual taxes, enough to pay for the non-school operations of the county government.
The Loudoun Board of Supervisors has nine members, all serving fouryear terms and all elected for office in the same year. They represent eight election districts, and a chair at-large elected by voters countywide.
Supervisors hire two county staff members directly: the county administrator, currently Tim Hemstreet, and the County Attorney, currently Leo Rogers. The county’s staff members and legal team are hired by and serve under them.
Meetings of the Board of Supervisors are held at the County Government Center at 1 Harrison St. in downtown Leesburg and are open to the public. The county also televises board meetings on Comcast government channel 23, Verizon FiOS channel 40, and open band channel 40, and livestreams the meetings at loudoun.gov/webcasts.
The board has three standing committees. Board members serve as appointed by the chair on the Finance/Government Operations and Economic Development Committee, the Transportation and Land Use Committee, and the Joint Board/ School Board Committee.
Supervisors are also paid for their time. In 2024, the chair is paid $91,064, the vice chair is paid $82,853, and the seven other supervisors are paid $75,916. Currently, the board is scheduled to receive a 3% raise each year.
Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large)
phyllis.randall@loudoun.gov
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NVTA’s Governance and Personnel Committee. She also serves on the National Association of Counties Health and Human Resources Committee and Economic Mobility Leadership Network, the Virginia Association of Counties Health and Human Resources sub-committee, the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments Board of Directors’ Human Services and Public Safety Policy Committee, and the Regional Forward Coalition’s DC Statehood sub-committee. She is also one of Loudoun’s representatives to the Dulles Area Transportation Association and the Route 28 Transportation Improvement District Commission.
She and her husband T.W. have two sons and live in Lansdowne.
Staff aides:
Matt Rogers matt.rogers@loudoun.gov
Justin Hennessey justin.hennessey@loudoun.gov
Courtney Conroe courtney.conroe@loudoun.gov
Charlotte Farrell charlotte.farrell@loudoun.gov
Jason Menjivar jason.menjivar@loudoun.gov
Claire Tate claire.tate@loudoun.gov
Vice Chair Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian)
juli.briskman@loudoun.gov
Counties. She is one of the Board’s representatives on the Loudoun County Family Services Board. She lives with her two children in the Algonkian District.
Staff aides:
Ethan Gardner ethan.gardner@loudoun.gov
Aman Ardalan aman.ardalan@loudoun.gov
Ashley Palmer ashley.palmer@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Sylvia R. Glass (D-Broad Run)
sylvia.glass@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Sylvia R. Glass is an elementary special education teacher’s assistant with Virtual Loudoun, having worked previously as a special education teacher and cafeteria monitor in Loudoun County Public Schools.
Yolanda Pensmith yolanda.pensmith@loudoun.gov
Abigail Rivas abigail.rivas@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Caleb A. Kershner (R-Catoctin) caleb.kershner@loudoun.gov
Simms Showers LLP partner and attorney Supervisor Caleb E. Kershner is a native of Frederick, MD, and moved to Loudoun in 1995, working as director of federal relations at the Home School Legal Defense Association in Purcellville. He served as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Loudoun from 2005 to 2009.
He serves on the board’s Transportation and Land Use Committee. He represents the board on the Loudoun County Agricultural District Advisory Committee, the Coalition of Loudoun Towns and the Annexation Area Development Policy Committee.
He lives near Hamilton with his wife and their four children.
Staff aides: Stacy Carey stacy.carey@loudoun.gov
Jonathan Bales jonathan.bales@loudoun.gov
Chair Phyllis J. Randall began public service with volunteer work in Loudoun County Public Schools. She worked for more than 15 years as a mental health therapist working with substance abusing offenders in an adult detention center. She was the first Black person elected chair of a county Board of Supervisors in Virginia and is in her third term as chair.
Randall serves on both the finance and land use board committees, as well as chairing the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the
Vice Chair Juli E. Briskman began her career as a reporter, writing for the Winchester Star and the Montgomery Journal in Maryland. She went on to work as a federal contractor and in communications.
She was elected by her fellow board members in January to serve as the vice chair in 2024.
She serves on the finance committee and the Joint Board and School Board Committee. She also represents Loudoun on the Potomac Watershed Roundtable, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Virginia Association of
She co-chairs the Joint Board and School Board Committee and serves on the Transportation and Land Use Committee. She represents Loudoun on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Air Quality Committee, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Planning Coordination Advisory Committee, Norther Virginia Regional Commission, Virginia Association of Counties education, human services and international economic development committees, and the Route 28 Transportation Improvement District Commission and represents the board on the county Disability Services Board and Family Services Board.
She is also a member of the Loudoun NAACP Education Committee, active with the school system’s Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee, and a member of the Loudoun Education Association.
She and her husband live in Ashburn Village where they raised their four sons.
Staff aides:
Kent Erwin kent.erwin@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) matt.letourneau@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau is in his fourth term, making him the longest-serving supervisor on the county board. In January, he was appointed to serve as chair of the board’s Finance/Government Operations and Economic Development Committee. He is one of Virginia’s two principal directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority,
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or Metro, where he chairs the board’s Finance and Capital Committee, and represents Loudoun on the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. He is the first Loudoun supervisor to serve on both the Metro board or as an officer at the NVTC. He also serves on the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board and the Route 28 Transportation Improvement District Commission.
He is managing director of communications and media for the Global Energy Institute at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
He lives with his wife and four children in Little River Commons in Chantilly.
Staff aides:
Tom Parker tom.parker@loudoun.gov
Jared Midwood jared.midwood@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) koran.saines@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) is in his third term on the board. He served as vice chair from 2020 through 2023.
He serves on the board’s finance committee and represents Loudoun on the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and the Northern Virginia Manpower Consortium Workforce Investment Board as well as the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Climate Energy and Environment Policy Committee
He works as a senior recruiter for The Washington Post. He has previously served as an election officer, including as chief election officer in 2014. Saines was born in Fairfax, grew up in Sterling and attended Broad Run High School in Ashburn, and today lives with his wife and sons in Sterling.
Staff aides: Tianni Ivey tianni.ivey@loudoun.gov
Christi Maple christi.maple@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Laura A. TeKrony (D-Little River) laura.tekrony@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Laura A. TeKrony is serving her first term on the board and is the first supervisor to represent the newly formed Little River District after the board approved redistricting in 2022.
She serves on the Board of Supervisors’ Joint Board and School Board Committee and the Transportation and Land Use Committee. She is one of Loudoun’s representatives on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Board of Directors and serves on its Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee and the Food and Agriculture Regional Member Policy Committee. Before her election, TeKrony worked as a legislative aide for Randall and holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Bucknell University and a master’s degree in marketing from Fordham University.
She lives in Aldie with her husband, where they raised three daughters.
Staff Aides: Valerie Suzdak valerie.suzdak@loudoun.gov
Cheryl Hutchison cheryl.hutchison@loudoun.gov
Robin Bartok robin.bartok@loudou.gov
Supervisor Michael R. Turner (D-Ashburn mike.turner@loudoun.gov
Retired U.S. Air Force pilot
Supervisor Michael R. Turner graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1973 and served on U.S. Central Command during
Operation Desert Storm. He received the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Air Medal. His final assignment was on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon in support of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he worked in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate.
Since retiring from the Air Force in 1997 he has worked mainly in nonprofit development and as a military commentator on cable news, radio and in Newsweek.
He chairs the board’s Transportation and Land Use Committee and represents Loudoun on the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. He also serves on the Fiscal Impact Committee.
Staff aides: Rachael Mai rachael.mai@loudoun.gov
Joel Gicker joel.gicker@loudoun.gov
Maryam Khan maryam.khan@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) kristen.umstattd@loudoun.gov
Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd, now in her third term, serves on the Joint Board and School Board Committee and the finance committee.
She is also one of the board’s representatives on the Annexation Area Development Policy Committee.
A longtime elected official, she previously served on the Leesburg Town Council from 1992 to 2016, and as mayor from 2002 until 2016 when she was elected to the Board of Supervisors.
TOP EMPLOYERS
Loudoun County Public Schools, which opened its 100th school this fall, is the county’s top employer. Verizon Business ranked as the top private sector employer in 2023. Combined, the top 10 companies represent more than 20% of the jobs in the county.
Loudoun County Public Schools 12,804 County of Loudoun 4,453 US Dept. of Homeland Security 2,500-5,000
She led a long career in the U.S. Naval Reserve and later the CIA working in intelligence around the Soviet navy. Since 1987, she and her husband have lived in Leesburg where they have a law practice.
Staff aides: Sherry Sewall sherry.sewall@loudoun.gov
1,000-2,500 Amazon 1,000-2,500 MC Dean 1,000-2,500
TOP TEN PROPERTY OWNERS
Data center owners and developers represent the top 10 property owners in Loudoun County. The holdings of Digital Realty, which operates nine data centers on its 98-acre Ashburn campus, represent 1.05% of the county’s overall real estate tax base.
Digital Loudoun 3 $2,373,649,220
C1 NOVA - Sterling V $915,485,610
Digital Loudoun Pkway Ctr N $742,962,760
Equinix $664,816,920
Aligned Energy Data Centers
IAD Propco $647,657,820
Kaveh Ventures $624,016,710
QTS Shellhorn $594,680,440
NTT Global Data Centers VA $568,738,550
C1 NOVA - Sterling IX $479,496,170
Fox Properties $466,817,060
While the Board of Supervisors oversees most local government operations, five elected constitutional officers also have a big impact on the county’s quality of life.
They are elected by voters countywide and serve somewhat independently of the general county government, although their office staffing, expenditures and revenues are included in the general county budget. Each officer serves a fouryear term, except for the Clerk of the Circuit Court, who serves an eightyear term.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Loudoun’s Constitutional Offices
civil and criminal court cases. The clerk’s office creates and maintains all court files and records, prepares court orders and jury lists, contacts jurors and issues summons and court processes.
Commissioner of the Revenue
and administers the tax relief program for the elderly and disabled.
Commonwealth’s Attorney
Gary Clemens was first elected as the Clerk of the Circuit Court in 2000 as the first Republican to hold the office. He is in his fourth eightyear term. The clerk serves as the recorder of deeds and probate judge, issues marriage licenses and is the official court administrator for all
Robert Wertz has worked for the county government for almost 30 years, including as the elected Commissioner of the Revenue since 2003. He was re-elected last fall to a new four-year term. The Republican took over following the retirement of Kitty Ashby, a Democrat, who held the post from 1985 to 2003. The commissioner of the revenue is the chief tax assessing officer in the county, responsible for assessing real estate, individual and business tangible personal property, machinery and tools, business licenses, shortterm rental, transient occupancy, public service corporation, and bank franchise taxes. The commissioner also provides state income tax assistance
Bob Anderson, a Republican, won election to serve as Loudoun’s Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2023, defeating onetime incumbent Democrat Buta Biberaj. This is Anderson’s third four-year term in the office, having also served from 1996 to 2003. His office represents the people of Virginia in prosecuting criminal cases, ranging from the most serious felonies, including murder, rape, and robbery to misdemeanors and violations of local ordinances, including traffic offenses.
Sheriff Sheriff Mike Chapman is a Republican serving his fourth term as county sheriff. The office provides all law enforcement
services, including investigating crimes, pursuing offenders and making arrests. The sheriff also maintains the local jail, manages other local corrections programs and transports criminal defendants to and from corrections facilities. The office provides courthouse security, serves legal papers, summons jurors and witnesses, and executes court judgments.
Treasurer
Henry Eickelberg, a Republican, was elected treasurer in 2023. He takes over from H. Roger Zurn, who retired at the end 2023 after serving six terms in the office. The treasurer is the chief financial officer for the county, collecting taxes and local fees and making payments on behalf of the local government. The office is responsible for all forms of revenue that come to the locality including taxes, permit fees and fines. The treasurer also manages the investment of local funds and maintains records of local finances.
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Your State and Federal Representatives
Loudoun residents have their interests represented by state representatives in the House of Delegates and State Senate, and federally in Congress. Below find the contact information for your state and federal representatives. If you are not sure which voting district you fall into, go to loudoun.gov/voting, click on Voting followed by Find Your Polling Place.
U.S. CONGRESS
House of Representatives – 10th District
Rep. Jennifer T. Wexton (D)
Serving since January 2019
Wexton’s Loudoun-based office is in Sterling at 21351 Gentry Dr., Suite 140.
Sterling office phone: 703-234-3800 wexton.house.gov
SENATE
Sen. Tim Kaine (D)
Serving since January 2013
Kaine’s closest office is in Manassas at 9408 Grant Ave., Suite 202. Manassas office phone: 703-361-3192
Kaine.senate.gov
Sen. Mark Warner (D)
Serving since January 2009
Warner’s closest office is in Vienna at 8000 Towers Crescent Dr. Suite 200. Vienna office phone: 703-442-0670
Warner.senate.gov
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Sen. Russet Perry (D)
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Sen. Suhas
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The nine-member elected School Board directs a $2.76 billion budget and oversees Loudoun’s 100 schools that educate 83,038 students and employ 13,017 full and part-time staff members.
Board members are paid $27,456 per year, with the chair being paid $30,201 per year, after the previous board approved compensation increases for the first time since 2008.
The School Board is the policymaking body for the school division and operates under the laws adopted by the General Assembly and regulations adopted by the Virginia Board of Education. The board conducts business meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday, at the district’s administration office 21000 Education Court in Ashburn.
The 2023 election marked the first time board members ran on staggered terms and the first time since elections began in 1995 that an entirely new board was elected. Prior to 1995, the Board of Supervisors appointed School Board members. Board members in the Algonkian, Broad Run, Dulles, Leesburg and Sterling serve two-year terms, while members in the Ashburn, Catoctin, Little River and the At-Large member serve four-year terms. Terms began Jan. 1, 2024. School Board races are non-partisan, although some candidates campaign with political party endorsements.
The board has nine standing committees and several advisory committees that collaborate with school division staff and members of the community to guide policy.
School Board meetings can be accessed through LCPS-TV on Comcast channel 18 and Verizon FIOS channel 43. To watch the livestream of the meeting go to lcps.org/webcast.
The board also hires the superintendent. This year marks the second year for Superintendent Aaron Spence after being hired June 2, 2023 and beginning his tenure Sept. 1. He was named superintendent after a six-month nationwide search that began after the board fired Scott Ziegler in December 2022. Ziegler was fired after a report by a special grand jury was unsealed that looked into how the division handled two sexual assaults by the same student at two different school’s months apart
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in 2021.
Spence was the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools since 2014. Prior to that, he was the superintendent of Moore County Schools in North Carolina for two years. In 2018, Spence was named Virginia Superintendent of the Year by the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. He was also named the EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of Administrators and mentors new superintendents across the country.
Members
Melinda Mansfield, Chair Dulles District
Residence: South Riding Phone: 571-252-2411
Melinda.mansfield@lcps.org
Melinda Mansfield is serving in her first term on the board. She holds a master’s degree in music therapy from Southern Methodist University and a bachelor’s degree in music from Mills College. She began her career as a music therapist serving children and adults with significant developmental, medical and psychiatric needs. She is an advocate and educator for students with learning disabilities as well as a reading tutor using evidence-based intervention.
Committees. She also serves as the liaison to the Gifted Advisory Committee.
Her term expires Dec. 31, 2025.
Arben Istrefi, Vice Chair
Sterling District Residence: Ashburn Phone: 571-252-2411
Arben.istrefi@lcps.org
She has served on dyslexia advisory boards, state workgroups and various committees including the National Center on Improving Literacy Family Engagement Advisory Board, and the division’s Special Education Advisory Committee. She currently serves on the Virginia Joint Coalition for Learning Disabilities and Literacy and as a Decoding Dyslexia Virginia State Leader.
She serves in her church community as a worship lead, provides entertainment at schools and festivals through her business and has served as Girl Scout Leader.
Mansfield co-chairs the Joint Committee with the Board of Supervisors and serves on the Finance & Operations and Student Services
She moved to Sterling in 2007 where she raised her two children. She taught preschool when she returned to work and has also worked as a substitute teacher and staff aide to the Algonkian District School Board member.
Chandler volunteers for several organizations including LINK Against Hunger, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Together We Will Loudoun.
Arben Istrefi is serving in his first term on the board. Born and raised in New Jersey, Istrefi has lived in the D.C. area since 2012. He currently lives in Ashburn with his wife and son. Istrefi has a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Seton Hall University. He is the Chief Operating Officer at CYDEO, a tech education company. Prior to that he spent almost 15 years as an IT and management consultant in the public sector. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and graduate of the HBS General Management Program.
Istrefi chairs the Finance & Operations Committee and serves on the Specialized Programs & Centers and Equity Committees. He also serves as the liaison to the School Business Partnership Executive Council.
His term expires Dec. 31, 2025.
April Chandler
Algonkian District Residence: Countryside Phone: 571-252-2411
April.chandler@lcps.org
She chairs the Legislative Audit & Policy Committee and serves on the Human Resources and Talent Development and the Joint Committee with the Bord of Supervisors Committees. She is also the liaison to the Head Start Policy Council.
Her term expires Dec. 31, 2025.
Linda Deans
Broad Run District Residence: Ashburn Phone: 571-252-2411
Linda.deans@lcps.org
April Chandler is serving in her first term on the board. She was born in Kentucky and grew up in South Carolina. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the college of Charleston. She began her career at Quinn Gillespie before moving into the legal field where she worked in legal technology at Both Arnold Porter and Capital One.
Linda Deans is serving in her first term on the board. She is a retired educator with over 40 years of experience in both public and private schools. During her career she has served as a classroom teacher, counselor, dean of girls, assistant principal, principal, director of alternative programs, appointed board member, school court liaison, pupil accountability officer, adjunct college professor, and education consultant. Despite being retired from both Virginia, North Carolina and the city of Hampton, she is still passionate about education. She is the recipient of the North Carolina Governor’s Award of Excellence. Deans holds several Virginia licenses including: division superintendent, assistant superintendent for instruction, biology, director of instruction, general supervisor, secondary school counselor and secondary school principal. She has a degree in theology and has recently been elevated to the service of “elder” in her spiritual organization.
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She moved to the Broad Run District with her husband of 54 years to be close to her daughters and their families
Deans chairs the Equity Committee and serves on the Curriculum & Instruction and Student Behavior & Accountability Committees. Her term expires Dec. 31, 2025.
Anne Donohue
At-Large
Residence: Leesburg
Phone: 571-252-2411
Anne.donohue@lcps.org
serves as the liaison to the Loudoun education Foundation.
Her term ends Dec. 31, 2027.
Deana Griffiths
Ashburn District
Residence: Ashburn Phone: 571-252-2411
Deana.griffiths@lcps.org
Anne Donohue is serving in her first term of the board and serves all of Loudoun County. She grew up in Southern Illinois and attended Hollins University in Roanoke Virginia where she earned a dual bachelor’s degree in German and Classical Studies. She went on to get her law degree from Cornell Law School in Ithaca New York. She worked as a law clerk at the Superior Court of Massachusetts and Massachusetts Appeals Court then as an appellate prosecutor in the Middlesex District Attorney’s for six and a half years.
In 2014, she joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division holding various positions for six years until she transferred to the DOJ’s Civil Division. She left the Department fall 2023. Anne is also an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School and has volunteered for several years teaching English as a second language.
Anne is active in the community and has worked with several organizations including Moms Demand Action, Loudoun NAACP, Loudoun League of Women Voters, Loudoun County Animal Services, St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church and at her children’s schools. She lives in Leesburg with her husband and two children.
Donohue chairs the Student Services Committee and serves on the Human Resources & Talent Development and the Legislative Audit & Policy Committees. She also
Deana Griffiths is serving in her first term on the board. She works in Human Resources, starting her career in marketing and development for the New Jersey Institute of Technology while she earned her bachelor’s degree in management and a graduate certificate in managing human resources.
Since relocating to Virginia she has worked in recruiting for various companies where she developed partnerships with hiring managers, candidates, colleagues, internal and external clients and executives. She, her husband and their two children have called Ashburn home for the past 17 years.
She is actively involved in the community, volunteering with the Heritage Girls and within the division. She was also active in her community’s HOA.
Griffiths chairs the Human Resources & Talent Development Committee and serves on the Finance & Operations and Equity Committees. She serves as the liaison to the Career & Technical Education Advisory Committee.
Her term expires Dec. 31, 2027.
Kari LaBell
Catoctin District
Residence: Phone: 571-252-2411
Kari.labell@lcps.org
Kari LaBell is serving in her first term on the board. She was born in Jamaica NY, grew up in Smithtown, Long Island, and moved to Pennsylvania
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dentist for Northern Virginia Community College’s Medical Education campus. She has served as the dental director of an accredited dental program at NVCC for the past 10 years.
when she was 16. She attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Inspired by her younger sister who had Down Syndrome, LaBell has been a special education teacher for 50 years. She earned a master’s degree in special education from George Mason University in 1980 and an educational specialist degree from George Washington University in special education transition in 2009.
LaBell taught in Washington, DC, and worked with Congressional Aides in developing the Education for All Children Act of 1975. She later taught in Maryland, Florida and Virginia, starting her teaching career in Loudoun in 1994. In Loudoun, LaBell developed a work skills training center called “The World of Work” that eventually was added to three high schools.
She chairs the Student Behavior & Accountability Committee and serves on the Student Services and Specialized Programs & Centers Committees. She also serves as the liaison to the Special Education Advisory Committee and the Virginia School Boards Association.
Her term expires Dec. 31, 2027.
Sumera Rashid
Little River District
Residence: Ashburn
Phone: 571-2522411
Sumera.rashid@ lcps.org
Sumera Rashid is serving in her first term on the board. She lives in Ashburn with her husband and two children and has practiced dentistry for 20 years and has worked as the director for several health centers where she managed staff, set schedules and performed dental work on patients.
Rashid chairs the Specialized Programs & Centers Committee and serves on the Curriculum & Instruction and Student Behavior and Accountability committees. She also serves as the liaison to the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee and the School Health Advisory Board.
Her term expires Dec. 31, 2027.
Lauren Shernoff
Leesburg District
Residence: Leesburg
Phone: 571-2522411
Lauren.shernoff@ lcps.org
Lauren Shernoff is serving in her first term on the board. She along with her husband and two children have lived in Leesburg for the past 10 years. She was born in Ohio but moved to Northern Virginia where she graduated from Chantilly High School in Fairfax County. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University in Early Childhood Development and Education and a master’s in education.
After earning her degrees, she moved back to Northern Virginia and taught kindergarten and first grade for 10 years in Fairfax County before moving to Loudoun County Public Schools. Her career with LCPS includes six years as an Elementary Literacy Facilitator before becoming a facilitator at Guilford Elementary School.
She is active in her community and serves as the PTA secretary for Tolbert Elementary School. She also represents Leesburg on the Loudoun County Advisory Commission on Youth and has previously served as Tolbert’s Loudoun Education Alliance of Families representative.
She grew up in New Jersey and earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and doctorate of dental medicine from Rutgers University. She completed her general practice residency at the University Hospital of Rutgers University.
She has served as the supervising
She chairs both the Curriculum & Instruction Committee and serves on the Joint Committee with the Board of Supervisors and the Legislative Audit & Policy Committee. She is also the LEAF liaison.
Her term expires Dec. 31, 2025.
LCPS by the Numbers
FY 2025 Budget: $2.76 billion
FY 2025 Operating Fund: $1.82 billion
Sources of Revenue: Local 68.1% State 29.0% Other 3.0%
Enrollment: 83,038 ESOL Enrollment 13.8%
Free/Reduced Price Meal Eligible 21.0%
Special Education Enrollment 12.3%
FY 2025 Cost Per Pupil: $21,793
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The Town of Leesburg operates under the council-manager form of government, which divides responsibilities between an elected mayor and Town Council and an appointed town manager. The council determines town policy, adopts all ordinances and resolutions, sets the annual tax rates, and adopts an annual budget. The town manager is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of town affairs, implementing the Town Council’s policies, and hiring a staff to assist in that work.
Vision: The Town of Leesburg will be a prosperous, fiscally sound, and family-oriented community with a full range of housing, business, cultural, and recreational opportunities in a safe and attractive environment for residents, businesses, and visitors.
Mission: The Town of Leesburg is dedicated to providing excellent municipal services that enhance the quality of life for our diverse community.
Town of Leesburg
Fiscal Year 2025 Budget: $159.8 million
Avg. Residential Assessed Value: $590.965
Assessed Value of Land: $11.4 billion
Average Tax Bill: $1,047
Per Capital Real Estate Taxes: $409
Town Staff: 421.5 full-time equivalent positions
Town Council
The Leesburg Town Council has seven members. The mayor serves a two-year term, while all other council members are elected for four-year terms. Council members are paid an annual stipend of $16,389. The mayor is paid $17,020 per year.
Council member terms are staggered, with elections held in November of even-numbered years. This fall, voters are electing the mayor and filling three council seats.
Kelly Burk, Mayor Email: kburk@ leesburgva.gov
Kelly Burk is serving her fourth term as Leesburg mayor. She is running unopposed for re-election to a new two-year term.
Burk was first elected to the Town Council in 2004 and, three years later, she was elected as the Leesburg District representative to the county Board of Supervisors. She served on the county board from 2008 to 2011. She re-joined the Town Council following a 2012 special election, and was re-elected to a new four-year term in 2014. She was elected to her first mayoral term in 2016. She serves as the council liaison to the Diversity Commission and represents the town on the Loudoun County Economic Development Commission, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Coalition of Loudoun Towns.
A Leesburg resident since 1979, Burk was a special education teacher with Loudoun County Public Schools until her retirement in 2014. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education from George Washington University and a master’s degree in middle school curriculum and instruction from Virginia Tech. She is a past president of the Loudoun Education Association and served on the board of directors of the Virginia Education Association from 1994 to 2000. In 2001, the Loudoun Commission on Women honored her as the Woman of the Year for Education and Training. She and her husband, Larry, have two adult sons and two grandchildren.
Neil Steinberg, Vice Mayor Email: nsteinberg@leesburgva.gov
Neil Steinberg was elected to his first Town Council term in 2018. His current term ends in 2026. He serves as the council liaison
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to the Planning Commission and the Technology & Communications Commission.
A Fairfax County native, Steinberg attended Virginia Tech where he served one year in the Corps of Cadets Army ROTC and studied engineering, political science and theater. Steinberg and his wife, KD Kidder, moved to Loudoun County in 1975, and began their business, Photoworks, a photography, imaging services, and framing business, in 1979. They have operated it ever since at the same location on the corner of Loudoun and King Streets in downtown Leesburg. Neil and KD moved to Leesburg in 2008.
Steinberg has studied martial arts since the early 1980s and holds black belts in three disciplines, including a Master level in taekwondo. He has been an instructor at the United
States Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy in Leesburg for more than 25 years. Over the years he has been involved in a variety of downtown business organizations, serving as president for what was the Leesburg Downtown Business Association.
Ara Bagdasarian
Email: abagdasarian @leesburgva.com
Ara Bagdasarian was elected to his first term starting in 2021. His term expires Dec. 31. He is not seeking re-election.
Prior to being elected to Town Council, Bagdasarian served on the Leesburg Economic Development Commission from 2004 to 2012 and was the chair of the commission for six years. He serves as the council liaison to the Commission on Public Arts and the Standing Residential Traffic
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Committee.
Bagdasarian founded Omnilert, which pioneered the world’s first campus emergency notification system in 2004. He also founded RainedOut, the most widely used communication platform for sports organizations and Parks and Recreation departments. He co-authored and published The Lemonade Stand, a book on entrepreneurship. He has served as president of The Arc of Loudoun Board of Directors, president of the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, vice chairman of The United Way Loudoun Regional Council, and board member at Loudoun Literacy Council. He is co-founder BENEFIT, an organization of musicians who raise funds for area charities. Bagdasarian is a member at St. James Episcopal Church and has lived in Leesburg since 2000 with his wife Patti and children Adrik and Ava.
Todd Cimino-Johnson
Email: tciminojohnson @leesburgva.gov
Todd CiminoJohnson is serving his first term, which expires in 2026. He serves as the council liaison to the Economic Development Commission and the Tree Commission. He also represents Leesburg on the Virginia Municipal League Community & Economic Development Committee.
A native of Martinsburg, WV, he is a member of the Leesburg Daybreak Rotary, and serves on the boards of Safe Space NOVA and the Board of Visitors to Mount Vernon.
Cimino-Johnson is the owner of impACT Tours and Travel. He lives in southeast Leesburg with his husband Tony.
Zach Cummings
Email: zcummings@leesburgva.gov
Zach Cummings was elected to his first term starting in 2021. He is running for reelection this fall.
Prior to joining the Council, he served the Town of Leesburg on the Tree Commission and Parks and Recreation Committee. He also served the Loudoun County Communications Commission
Cimino-Johnson earned a degree in economics from Shepherd University, a MBA from Shepherd University, a master’s degree in history from American Public University, and doctorate in community college leadership from Old Dominion University.
Kari M. Nacy
Email: kancy@leesburgva.gov
Kari Nacy was elected to her first term starting in 2021. She is running for reelection this fall.
He serves as the council liaison to the Airport Commission and the Board of Architectural Review.
A residential Realtor by profession, Cummings is also involved with his son’s elementary school PTA and the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts.
Cummings lives with his wife, Jeanette and their son, Jackson, in southwest Leesburg.
She serves as the council liaison to the Environmental Advisory Commission and the Parks & Recreation Commission. She represents the town on the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Advisory Committee and the NVTA’s Planning Coordination Advisory Committee.
Prior to being elected to Town Council, Nacy served on the Environmental Advisory Commission from 2018 to 2019 and on the Planning Commission from 2019 to 2020.
Nacy is a native of Leesburg, and lives with her husband Matt, and daughter Savannah in the same neighborhood where she grew up in. Nacy works as director of Defense
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Intelligence Programs for EverWatch Corporation in Reston. She and her husband also own a small watersports business on Chincoteague Island.
Nacy holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Radford University, and an MBA from Shenandoah University.
Patrick Wilt
pwilt@leesbuurgva.gov
Patrick Wilt was elected to his first term starting in 2023. His term expires in 2026.
He serves as the council liaison to the Thomas Balch Library Commission.
Wilt began his professional career as an engineer with Ford Motor Company. Later, he worked in management consulting with Ernst & Young and other firms before specializing in financial services
and leading organizations at USAA, Capital One, and Fannie Mae. After leaving the corporate world in 2016, he founded Black Walnut Brewery.
A Leesburg resident since 2014, he is married to Molly Wilt and has twin daughters and four teenage stepchildren. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA.
Town Staff
Town Manager: Kaj Dentler
Deputy Town Manager: Keith Markel
Town Attorney: Christopher Spera
Police Chief: Thea Pirnat
Public Information Officer: Kara Rodriguez
Clerk of Council: Eileen Boeing
Leesburg Executive Airport Manager: Scott Coffman
Director of Public Works and Capital Projects: Renee LaFollette
Director of Economic Development: Russell Seymour
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Director of Finance & Administrative Services: Clark Case
Director of Human Resources: Joshua Didawick
Director of Parks & Recreation: Rich Williams
Director of Planning and Zoning: James David
Director of Thomas Balch Library: Laura Christiansen
Director of Utilities: Amy Wyks
Founded: Oct. 12, 1758
Size: 12.47 square miles
Leesburg By The Numbers
Largest Employers
Public Sector:
Population: 49,559 (2024 estimate)
Avg. Household Income: $163,077
Race & Ethnicity
White: 58%
Hispanic: 17%
Black: 10%
Asian: 10%
Other: 5%
Housing
Residential Units: 16,973
Single Family Homes: 43%
Townhouses: 28%
Apartments: 16%
Condominiums: 13%
Owner-occupied: 68%
Renter-occupied: 32%
County of Loudoun
Loudoun County Public Schools
Federal Aviation Administration
Town of Leesburg
Commonwealth of Viriginia
Private Sector:
Wegmans Stryker
Westec Security Systems
Target
Costco
Leesburg Population Growth
Leesburg is Loudoun County’s largest town by population. Like Loudoun County, the town’s population remained stable for a century until after the opening of Dulles Airport, which brought growth starting in the 1960’s. The town experienced rapid development
increased by 38%.
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Loudoun’s Western Towns
Loudoun County has seven incorporated towns. While Leesburg is the largest town in the commonwealth, western Loudoun’s six municipalities operate on a smaller scale. They chiefly provide water and sewer service, but also offer parks, trash service and in two cases police departments.
Hamilton
Growing from a colonial settlement known as Harmony, Hamilton was incorporated in 1874. Its location along the W&OD Railroad
contributed to its growth as a central business hub and tourist destination and by the turn of the 20th century it was Loudoun’s second largest town with 400 residents. The town’s fortunes changed with the advent of the automobile, which slowed tourism, and then a 1926 fire that destroyed much of the downtown commercial district.
Today, the town is primarily a residential community. Primary issues coming before the Town Council typically focus on services such as the utility system, parks, community
facilities such as sidewalks, and concerns about speeding and pedestrian safety along the town’s main street, Colonial Highway.
Population: 641
Households: 269
Median Age: 43
Approximate Size: 0.25 square miles
Mayor: Kenneth C. Wine
Council: Vice Mayor Rebecca Jones, Heather Beardsley, Craig Green, Cathy Salter, Greg Wilmoth, Chris Shumaker
Council Meetings: 7 p.m. second Monday of each month at the Town Office, 53 E. Colonial Hwy.
Stipend: Mayor, $15,000 per annum; Council members, $1,200 each per annum
Town Manager: None
On Nov. 5, the three council seats will be on the ballot. Beardsley and Shumaker are running unopposed for re-election. Green is not seeking reelection; his seat will be filled based on the write-in votes.
Find more information at hamiltonva.gov.
Hillsboro
Originally settled by German farmers and Quakers migrating south from Pennsylvania, the community was known as The Gap. The official name changed to Hillsborough when a post office was established there in 1802 and it was incorporated by the General Assembly. By 1880, the name was changed again, to present day Hillsboro.
The town grew to economic prominence through its mills and location on the important Vestal’s Gap Road. In the 1870 census, the town’s population was recorded at 246—more than twice the current size. However, the arrival of the railroad, which provided a boost to other western Loudoun communities, resulted in the town’s economic decline. By the dawn of the 20th century, Hillsboro was primarily a residential community.
Recent years have been transformational for the town, as the Town Council worked to address two longstanding concerns—providing
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safe drinking water and slowing the commuter traffic that rumble through town on Rt. 9. Following a major annexation to extend the town boundaries in 2016, the town last year completed projects that brought new water lines, sidewalks, traffic calming features and even broadband conduits to town.
Population: 114
Households: 54
Median Age: 60.5
Approximate Size: 0.27 square miles
Mayor: Roger Vance
Council: Vice Mayor Paul Hrebenak, Lisa Franke, Paul Hrebenak, Stephen Moskal, Laney Oxman, David MacDuffee
Council Meetings: 7 p.m. third Tuesday of each month at the Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike
Stipend: None
Town Manager: None
Find out more at hillsborova.gov.
On Nov. 5, town residents will vote for mayor and five council members. Traditionally, Hillsboro’s elections are conducted on a write-in basis. However, this year, Lisa Franke qualified to be listed as a mayoral candidate. Vance, who has held the seat since 2006, is seeking his 10th term.
Lovettsville
Lovettsville, also known as The German Settlement and Virginia’s northernmost town, is famous for its German roots dating back to the early 1730s. The town began to take shape in 1820, when David Lovett laid out his property in quarter-acre lots, giving rise to the development of Newtown. In 1928, the town was renamed to Lovettsville, which was established as a town in 1836 and formally incorporated in 1876.
Population: 2,694
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Households: 977
Median Age: 37.4% of population is under the age of 18, and 50.5% of population is age 20-59.
Approximate Size: 0.88 square miles
Mayor: Christopher Hornbaker
Council: Vice Mayor Joy Pritz, Tom Budnar, Brandon Davis, David Earl, Stuart Stahl
Council Meetings: Typically held at 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays of the month at the Town Hall Chambers, 6 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Stipend: Mayor, $8,000 per annum; Councilmembers, $2,000 per annum
Town Manager: Jason L. Cournoyer
The council currently has one vacancy following the resignation of Mark Jones, that the Town Council opted not to fill pending the Nov. 5 election. Ann Arena and Charles B. Cooper are vying to fill the term that expires Dec. 31, 2026. Hornbaker, Pritz, Budnar, Earl and Stahl are all
running unopposed for the seats they currently hold.
Find more information at lovettsvilleva.gov.
Middleburg
The Town of Middleburg is Loudoun’s southernmost town and is situated in the middle of wine and horse country. The town was established in 1787 by Leven Powell. The town grew to prominence because of its mills and the development of the flour trade. While the economy was devastated following the Civil War, the town gained new prominence in the early 1900s as a destination for fox hunting and steeple chasing.
Still known as the capital of Hunt Country, the town remains a tourist destination, anchored by its large and eclectic retail offerings and lodging amenities at the Red Fox Inn and Salamander Resort & Spa.
Population: 669
Households: 407
Median Age: 54.5
Approximate Size: 1.04 square miles
Mayor: Bridge Littleton
Council: Vice Mayor Chris Bernard, Peter Leonard-Morgan, J. Kevin Daly, Morris “Bud” Jacobs, Darlene Kirk, Philip Miller, Cindy C. Pearson
Council Meetings: 6 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Town Office, 10 W. Marshall St.
Stipend: Mayor, $500 per month; Councilmembers $200 each per month
Town Manager: Danny Davis
Find more information at middleburgva.gov.
Purcellville
The Town of Purcellville is western Loudoun’s largest town. Its earliest settlement is credited to James Dillon in the 1760s. By the turn of the century, the village was known as Purcell’s Store. The name changed to Purcellville in 1852, although formal incorporation did not happen until 1908.
The town grew as a hub of the agricultural community, at first because of its location along the Great Road that connected
Alexandria and Winchester and then the arrival of rail service in 1874.
Although impacted by devastating fires in the early 20th century and the discontinuation of the railroad in 1968, the town continues to serve as the commercial hub of western Loudoun County.
Population: 8,929
Households: 2,678
Median Age: 35.3
Approximate Size: 3.42 square miles
Mayor: Stanley Milan
Council: Vice Mayor Erin Rayner, Christopher Bertaut, Carol Luke, Caleb Stought, Mary Jane Williams, Kevin Wright
Council Meetings: 6 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at the Town Hall, 221 S. Nursery Ave.
Stipend: Mayor, $7,904 per annum; Councilmembers, $5,980 each per annum; Council member on Planning Commission $7,852
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Town Manager: Rick Bremseth
On Nov. 5, town residents will choose a mayor and four council members. Milan is running for reelection on a slate with Stought, Wright, Brian Dean and John-Mark Gardener. Bertaut is challenging Milan for the mayoral seat and is running with Planning Commissioner Brian Green, Susan Khalil, Carl B. Nett, and Jonathan Arnburg. Wright and Arnburg are the only candidates in a special election for the seat that Wright currently holds.
Find more information at purcellvilleva.gov.
Round Hill
Round Hill grew to prominence as a resort destination for residents escaping the city heat. Railroad service arrived in 1874 and the town was incorporated in 1900 with 319 residents.
A residential community today, the town is surrounded by larger housing
subdivisions that are provided town utility service but are outside the town boundaries. The town recently expanded its western boundary to include the Hill High Orchard complex and the site of a new firehouse that is under construction.
Population: 693
Households: 251
Median Age: 41
Approximate Size: 0.37 square miles
Mayor: Scott Ramsey
Council: Vice Mayor Mary Anne Graham, Dan Brzezynski, Paula James, Sean Lloyd, Jim Maulfair. and Isaac Pacheco.
Council Meetings: 7:30 p.m. third Wednesday of each month (work sessions on the first Wednesday of each month) at the Town Office, 23 Main St.
Stipend: None
Town Administrator: Melissa Hynes Find out more at roundhillva.org.
