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Board Agenda and Package

The Fairfax County Park Authority Board is appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. These 12 appointees are comprised of one representative from each of the nine magisterial districts, plus three at-large members. The board sets policy and establishes priorities for the park agency. The board holds public meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. at park headquarters in the Herrity Building, adjacent the Government Center Complex.

The Fairfax County Park Authority Board has named its officers for 2012. In elections held last week, the Park Board voted to retain Chairman William G. Bouie in the top slot. Elected to serve as Board Vice Chairman was Providence District Representative Ken Quincy. Marie Reinsdorf, an at-large member will serve as Secretary and Mason District Representative Frank Vajda will return as Board Treasurer.

Chairman Bouie is now serving his fourth term as the leader of the Park Board. Bouie, an active volunteer in the community, as well as a senior telecommunications executive, has represented Hunter Mill District on the Board since 2005. Well-known for his work with youth in the Northern Virginia area, Bouie remains active and involved with Little League Baseball of Northern Virginia, and was a Project Gold team member with the United States Olympic Committee. He is a nationally ranked racquetball player.

Vice Chair Quincy, a resident of Vienna was named to the Park Authority Board in 2007. He chairs the Board’s Planning and Development Committee. He retired from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1997 after 31 years in bank supervision and regulatory compliance.

He also has experience as a volunteer serving as president of the Dunn Loring Woods Civic Association since 1998. He has served in the AARP Taxaide program and found time to provide volunteer instruction of ESOL for Adults in Fairfax County at Pimmit Hills School since 1998. He is a semi-competitive runner with numerous marathons to his credit as well as experience as a road bicyclist.

Reinsdorf was appointed to the Park Board in 2008. She is an active and involved member and her service includes membership on the Administration, Management and Budget committee. She is the chair of the Diversity and Succession committee, serves as a member on the Award committee as well as the Planning and Development committee. She is the board liaison for trails and Library Board. She works for the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Washington D.C as a computer specialist.

She also serves on the Fairfax County Public School Board's School Health Advisory Committee; has been president of her civic association; was a member of the Mason District Area Plan Review Task Force and a member of the FCPS's Transportation Task Force.

Vajda joined the Park Board in 2001. He chairs the Resource Management committee and also serves on numerous other Board committees. He retired from the United States Air Force after a 28 year career. He is past president of the Court of Camelot Civic Association. He has served as a member of the Friends of Mason District Park. As a longtime veteran of the Camelot Neighborhood Watch Group, the oldest continuously active watch group in the United States, Vajda has used his experience with the neighborhood watch program to help promote "Park Watch" at Pine Ridge Park in Annandale.

The Fairfax County Park Authority Board is appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The Board sets policy and establishes priorities for the park agency. For more information, visit online.

COMMITTEE	MEMBER
Administration, Management and Budget	Chairman: Ken Quincy Vice Chair: Harold Pyon Members: Ed Batten, Janyce Hedetniemi, Hal Strickland Staff: Cindy Messinger
Diversity and Succession Committee	Chairman: Marie Reinsdorf Vice Chair: Ed Batten Members: Harold Pyon, Hal Strickland, Anthony Vellucci Staff: Diane Roteman
Park Authority Awards Committee	Chairman: Marie Reinsdorf Vice Chair: Anthony Vellucci Members: Frank Vajda, Kala Quintana, Harold Pyon Staff: Judy Pedersen
Executive Committee	Chairman: Bill Bouie Vice Chair:Ken Quincy Secretary: Marie Reinsdorf Treasurer: Frank Vajda Staff: John Dargle
Funding Policy and Bond Committee	Chairman: Hal Strickland Vice Chair: Ken Quincy Members: Kevin Fay, Kala Quintana Staff: Cindy Messinger
Park Operations Committee	Chairman: Ken Quincy Vice Chair: Anthony Vellucci Members: Linwood Gorham, Kevin Fay, Ed Batten Staff: Todd Johnson
Park Services Committee	Chairman: Ed Batten Vice Chair: Frank Vajda Members: Linwood Gorham, Kala Quintana, Janyce Hedetniemi Staff: Barbara Nugent
Planning and Development Committee	Chairman: Kevin Fay Vice Chair: Ken Quincy Members: Janyce Hedetniemi, Linwood Gorham, Frank Vajda Staff: Dave Bowden
Resource Management Committee	Chairman: Frank Vajda Vice Chair: Ken Quincy Members: Ed Batten, Harold Pyon, Kala Quintana Staff: Cindy Walsh
Strategic Planning and Initiatives Committee	Chairman: Kevin Fay Vice Chair: Kala Quintana Members: Hal Strickland, Janyce Hedetniemi Staff: John Dargle