On January 5, 2004, the Board of Supervisors, on a motion by Lee District Supervisor Dana Kauffman, appointed Rodney Lusk to serve as the Planning Commissioner for the Lee District. Reappointed in January 2008, Commissioner Lusk's current term will expire in December 2011.

In addition to handling Lee District land use applications, Commissioner Lusk serves as a member of the Planning Commission's Capital Improvement Program Committee, Parks Committee, and Redevelopment and Housing Committee. He also serves as an alternate member of the Policy and Procedure Committee, School Facilities Committee and the Transportation Committee.

Commissioner Lusk is an active member in numerous community organizations. From 2002-2003, he served as the At-Large Representative on the Fairfax County Park Authority. Currently, he serves as the co-chair of the Grubstake Breakfast Presenter Coaching Committee for the George Mason University Century Club and is vice-chairman of the Business Curriculum Advisory Committee for Northern Virginia Community College. He also is a member of both the Early Stage Capital Committee and the Hot Ticket Award Committee for the Northern Virginia Technology Council. In addition, he serves as an advisory board member for the Minerva Seed Fund and as a member of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Alumni Outreach and Support Committee for Leadership Fairfax, Inc. In 2003, he was the recipient of the Torch Bearer Award, an award presented by Leadership Fairfax, Inc.

Commissioner Lusk is employed by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority as the Capital Attraction Program manager. He is responsible for attracting venture capital firms to Fairfax County and investment in the County's private, high-tech companies, as well as cultivating and managing relationships with venture organizations. His accomplishments in this position include increasing the number of venture firms located in Fairfax County from 28 to 34. Prior to his current position, he worked as an administrative aide for Chairman Gerry Connolly in the Providence District. He specialized in land use and zoning and was responsible for working with Providence District citizens to address their concerns relating to land use planning and development. He also tracked all land use cases in the Providence District from the initial application up to the Board of Supervisors' public hearing and decision

Commissioner Lusk lives with his wife and daughter in the Alexandria area of the Lee District.