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TextRaymond Willis Appointed Director of Vehicle Services
Jan. 25, 2011
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
appointed Raymond E. Willis as the director of the Department of Vehicle Services (DVS) today. He will
assume his new position on Feb. 28. 
DVS provides fleet management and maintenance services to county and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) vehicle fleets.
Willis has worked for Fairfax County for more than 24 years and currently serves as the DVS assistant director for operations, a position he has held since 1993. In that position he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of four DVS vehicle maintenance facilities, which perform maintenance and repairs on over 5,600 county vehicles.
Prior to becoming assistant director, Willis served in numerous positions for both the Fairfax County Public Schools and the Department of Vehicle Services. He began his career as an FCPS vehicle maintenance coordinator and has since served as the superintendent of the West Ox Maintenance Facility; transportation planner for the FCPS; and as a management analyst for DVS.
Before his career in Fairfax County, Willis completed 30 years of Army service with the rank of colonel and is a Vietnam veteran.
Willis has a master’s degree in public administration from Shippensburg State College in Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in education from Southern University at Baton Rouge, La. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army War College and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
Willis will receive an annual salary of $132,385.
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