Linnaea Jablonski has been appointed director of the Fairfax County Department of Human Resources, with a start date of Jan. 8, 2024.

Jablonski most recently served as director of the Department of Human Resources for the City of Olympia, Wash. In that role she supervised a team including the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion coordinator and consulted and advised senior leadership on various human resources issues. Jablonski led a strategic approach to maximizing performance and accountability and accomplishing key HR initiatives with an eye towards maintaining a high performing organization. She was also responsible for labor negotiations for eight labor contracts and supported recruitment and retention efforts including directly recruiting for high-level executive positions for the City of Olympia.

Fairfax County’s Department of Human Resources manages a workforce of more than 12,000 employees. The Department of Human Resources director advises and guides senior county leadership on strategic human resource operations, policies, technology and programs; works with county officials, unions, employee groups and community organizations; and develops, implements and monitors work plans, operations, policies, standard operating procedures and long-range strategic plans.

Prior to her role with the City of Olympia, Jablonski was the human resources director for the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferries Division, which operates the largest ferry system in the United States and the second largest in the world, with 14 labor contracts and approximately 2,000 employees. She also served as human resources manager for the Washington State Department of Corrections. Throughout her career, Jablonski has partnered with senior leadership to develop HR-specific plans that prioritize the employees of the organization. In her various HR positions she has worked with her teams to develop, implement and communicate long-term HR strategies that align with the strategic plan of the organization.

Jablonski holds a bachelor’s in political economics and race relations from the Evergreen State College, and a master’s in negotiation and conflict resolution from California State University.