5 New McLean Community Center Board Members Appointed

From the McLean Community Center:

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed five new members to the McLean Community Center’s Governing Board Tuesday, June 5. The new adult members, Carole Herrick, Raj Mehra and Terri Markwart, will serve three-year terms. The Langley High School boundary area member is Megan Markwart and the McLean High School Boundary area member is Lauren Herzberg. The two teen members will serve one-year terms.

The five residents won seats on the board by getting the highest number of votes at the Board election, which was held at the McLean Day 2018 festival on Saturday, May 19. The League of Women Voters acted as tellers.

MCC Governing Board Elections & Nominations Committee Chair Kat Kehoe certified the results to Dranesville District Supervisor John W. Foust, who presented the successful candidates’ names to the supervisors on Tuesday.

Residents of Dranesville Small District 1A were eligible to vote at McLean Day or by absentee ballot. 482 adults and 101 youth voters cast ballots.

Here are the results:

Candidates, total votes

Adult candidates

• Maria Foderaro-Guertin: 220 votes
• Carole Herrick: 312 votes
• Terri Markwart: 225 votes
• Raj Mehra: 226 votes
• Write-In: 8 votes

Youth candidates

• Langley High School area
• Brian Kim: 69
• Megan Markwart: 85
• Write-In: 0

McLean High School area

• Serena Aurora: 25
• Lauren Herzberg: 118
• Kimya Shirazi: 16
• Write-In: 7

The new board members took their seats on the MCC Governing Board at the board’s regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 6. Officers were elected for the 2018-2019 Board term, with the following results: Paul Kohlenberger, Chair; Desi Woltman, Vice-Chair; Julie Waters, Secretary; Elizabeth John, Treasurer.

Images via McLean Community Center. From left top: Terri Markwart, Carole Herrick, Raj Mehra; left bottom: Megan Markwart, Lauren Herzberg