At its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 9, the Board of Supervisors appointed Ellicia Seard-McCormick as Deputy County Executive. The appointment is effective Monday, Nov. 22.

Seard-McCormick’s position, Deputy County Executive for Administration, was established as part of a recent reorganization, and marks the return to an organizational model with five deputies. Seard-McCormick will oversee the Facilities Management Department, the Department of Cable and Consumer Services, the Department of Human Resources, the Office of Human Rights and Equity Programs, the Department of Information Technology, the Office of Public Affairs, the Department of Vehicle Services, the Civil Service Commission and the Office of Government Relations.

Previously, Seard-McCormick was a Deputy Director of the Department of Management and Budget (DMB) where she led overall system coordination and decision-making for FOCUS, the county’s human resource, financial, procurement and budget system. She was also lead for multiple special projects including countywide space planning and IT projects, and as a liaison to boards, authorities and commissions and the agencies that support them. She has also served as a liaison for large-scale county reorganization efforts, among other duties.

Seard-McCormick was hired as a budget analyst in 1995 and has 26 years of experience with Fairfax County government. She has served in positions of progressive responsibility with the Department of Management and Budget, including as Budget Services Coordinator and FOCUS Business Support Group Coordinator, in which she was responsible for the group charged with day-to-day operations, system administration, continuity of functionality and all system updates and enhancements related to FOCUS.

Seard-McCormick holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She will receive an annual salary of $200,000.