THREE APPOINTED TO RCC BOARD OF GOVERNORS
RESTON, VA – On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the request of Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed three Reston residents to the nine-member Reston Community Center Board of Governors: Paul Berry, William Penniman and Vicky Wingert. All three candidates were appointed for three-year terms. Penniman and Wingert were incumbents. Berry is new to the RCC Board.
The three-year terms for Berry, Penniman and Wingert will begin on November 6, 2023. The appointments were made based upon the official results of the 2023 RCC Preference Poll, which ran from September 8 to September 29, 2023. Vote tallies for the three candidates were as follows:
Vicky Wingert 1,219
William Penniman 1,105
Paul Berry 1,051
Paul Berry has been part of leadership teams for many public service projects in Fairfax County including the decennial redistricting and county-wide efforts to remove the names of slaveholders from the magisterial districts. At the state level, he served Governor Northam on the Virginia Latino Advisory Board.
William Penniman has served on the RCC Board since 2006. He previously served as the Board’s secretary and treasurer, and he is active in the Reston Planning and Zoning Committee. He represented RCC to the Reston Comprehensive Plan Task Force, former Reston Master Plan Special Study Task Force, and is an active member in the Sierra Club.
Vicky Wingert has been a resident of Reston since 1973 and has served on RCC’s Board since 2011. She has served as the president of the Reston Historic Trust, on the Reston Association Board of Directors and was a founder of Friends of Reston. She was named a Best of Reston awardee in 2000 and a Simon Fellow in 2017.
About Reston Community Center
RCC offers positive, self-development experiences that enhance the quality of life for all people living and working in Reston. RCC provides a wide range of programs in arts, aquatics, enrichment and lifelong learning. We create and sustain community traditions through special events, outreach activities and facility rentals. To find the programs or events that are right for you, visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com or call 703-476-4500.
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Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request. For further information, contact Reston Community Center at 703-476-4500, TTY 711 or visit the website at www.restoncommunitycenter.com. Reston Community Center is located at 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, VA, 20191. Reston Community Center is completely accessible to persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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