NVTC Commissioner Biographies

	Catherine Hudgins Chairman Catherine M. Hudgins is serving her third term on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and is also serving as chair of the Human Services and the Housing and Community Development Committees for the county.  Supervisor Hudgins finds her greatest satisfaction assisting constituents obtain services critical to maintaining more sustainable lives.  She was honored for her leadership and work in mental health and affordable housing.  Supervisor Hudgins serves on several other regional and state boards, which include the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 2007 chair of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, the Virginia Association of Counties, the State Board of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, the Commonwealth Commission on Mental Health Law Reform and secretary-treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Virginia Association of Counties.  She holds an MPA degree from George Mason University and a BS degree in mathematics education from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She joined NVTC in January, 2004.
	William Euille Vice-Chairman William D. Euille has served on the Alexandria City Council since 1994 and was re-elected (vice mayor) in 1997 and 2000. In 2003 he was elected to a three-year term as mayor and re-elected in 2006 for another three years. He co-chairs the Alexandria Welfare Reform Committee (Alexandria Works!) and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Task Force.  He serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership Inc., the Board of Directors of the INOVA Heath System, and the City Council’s Human Service Committee. He also is a member of the Alexandria Economic Opportunities Commission, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the Pension Study Committee.  He represents Alexandria on the WMATA Board of Directors and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. Mr. Euille is President/CEO of Wm. D. Euille & Associates, Inc., an Alexandria construction services firm. Mr. Euille received a B.S. degree in accounting from Quinnipiac University.  He joined NVTC in July, 2000 and served as its chairman in 2004 and 2008, as well as secretary-treasurer in 2006 and 2009.
	Mary Hynes Secretary/Treasurer   Mary Hynes was elected to the Arlington County Board in November, 2007.  She served on the Arlington School Board from 1995-2006, and chaired that Board three times.  Ms. Hynes represents Arlington County on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments where she chairs the Aviation Policy Committee.  She is also a member of the Virginia Municipal League and Virginia Association of Counties where she serves on the Legislative Committee and the Education Committee, respectively.  Ms. Hynes was appointed to NVTC in January, 2008 and serves on the Legislative Committee.
	David Albo Commissioner   David B. Albo was appointed to NVTC in October, 2002.  He has served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1994 representing the 42nd District.  He serves on several House committees, including Courts of Justice, in which he serves as chairman, and General Laws Committee. When the General Assembly is out of session, he is a local business owner in his Springfield-Arlington-Richmond law firm of Albo & Oblon, L.L.P.  His firm practices in the areas of employment, commercial, government contracts and traffic defense litigation. He previously served as prosecutor for the City of Fairfax.  He is the chairman of the Virginia Crime Commission. Delegate Albo earned his B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia and his Law Degree from the University of Richmond.
	Sharon Bulova Commissioner Sharon Bulova, originally elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to represent the Braddock District in 1987, is currently serving her first term as the Board’s Chairman.  Mrs. Bulova is a founder of the Virginia Railway Express and has served on the VRE Operations Board since its inception in 1989.  In 2004, She was appointed by Governor Warner to chair the Governor’s Commission on Rail Enhancement for the 21st Century, and is a member and past chair of the Rail Advisory Board, which recommends funding for freight and passenger rail projects throughout the Commonwealth.  Mrs. Bulova was appointed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) to chair the Greater Washington 2050 Initiative, which promotes better regional planning and smart growth strategies.   She is a member of the MWCOG’s Air Quality Committee and Development Planning Committee, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.  She is also chair of the Fairfax County/City of Fairfax Committee.
	Kelly Burk Commissioner Kelly Burk was elected to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors representing the Leesburg District in November, 2007.  She is chairman of the Board of Supervisors’ Transportation/Land Use Commission and also serves on the Board’s Economic Development Committee and the Energy and Environmental Committee.  She currently represents the county on the Annexation Area Development Policy Committee, Loudoun County Disability Services Board, the Joint Committee of the County of Loudoun and the Town of Leesburg, the Thomas Balch Library Board and serves as chair of the Shenandoah University Teacher of the Year Committee. Supervisor Burk earned a Bachelor’s degree at George Washington University and a Master’s degree from Virginia Tech.  She is a special education teacher for Loudoun County Public Schools.  She was appointed to NVTC in January, 2008.
	Thelma Drake Commissioner Thelma Drake is the Director of Rail and Public Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Thelma is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2005-2008) and Virginia’s House of Delegates (1996-2004).  Thelma’s Congressional committee assignments included House Armed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources; and Education and Workforce.  During her four years in Congress she was a strong advocate for military personnel and their families and she was a constant voice in offering meaningful solutions to America’s complex energy challenges.  In the Virginia House of Delegates she served on Transportation; General Laws; Corporations, Insurance and Banking; and Finance Committees.  She also chaired the Virginia Housing Study Commission and served on the Chesapeake Bay Commission.  She played a key role in early eminent domain reforms, striving for balance between private property rights and the need for municipal redevelopment.  Thelma was involved in the enactment of many real estate reforms including revision of property rental rules.
	Adam Ebbin Commissioner Adam Ebbin was appointed to NVTC in May, 2004.  He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2003 representing the 49th District.  Delegate Ebbin serves on the Transportation, Education, and Health, Welfare and Institutions House committees.  He previously served as the Chief Deputy Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry for Governor Mark Warner.  Delegate Ebbin is a graduate of the American University in Washington, D.C. and was a Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Sorenson Institute of Political Leadership in 2000.
	Jay Fisette Commissioner   Jay Fisette joined NVTC in March, 1999.  He has been a member of the Arlington County Board since 1997 and served as chairman in 2001 and 2005. Mr. Fisette is the past-chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Board of Directors, serving on the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee and the Regional Emergency Preparedness Council.  He is the immediate past-president of the Virginia Municipal League and represents Arlington on the Greater Washington Initiative of the Board of Trade.  He serves on the Executive Committee of the Washington District Council of the Urban Land Institute and was appointed by Governor Warner, and re-appointed by Governor Kaine, as a Commissioner to the Board of the Virginia Housing Development Authority. He is a member of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance, and Leadership Greater Washington. He has a M.A. degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and received his B.A. degree from Bucknell University.
	John Foust Commissioner John W. Foust was appointed to NVTC in January, 2009, and represents the Dranesville District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.  He has practiced law in Northern Virginia for 26 years. After serving for many years as the founder and managing partner of a law firm in Tysons Corner, he is now Of Counsel with the Vienna, Virginia firm of Boring & Pilger, PC.   He has served as president of the McLean Citizens Association and the McLean Planning Committee, chairman of the Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council’s Legislative Committee, chairman of the Chain Bridge District of the Boy Scouts of America, and chairman of the Advocacy Committee of Fairfax County’s Medical Care for Children Partnership. Supervisor Foust earned a degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh, a MBA degree from West Virginia College of Graduate Studies and a law degree from George Washington University.
	Jeffrey Greenfield Commissioner   Jeffrey C. Greenfield is serving his sixth term as a member of Fairfax City Council.  He serves on the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments’ Board of Directors, the COG Metropolitan Development Policy Committee and the COG Human Service and Public Safety Committee.  A lifelong resident of the city, Mr. Greenfield works for the Regional Operations Office of the Administrator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is a small business owner.   He received both his B.A. in political science and his M.P.A. in public administration from George Mason University.
	Mark Herring Commissioner   Senator Mark Herring joined NVTC in 2008.  He was elected in 2006 to the Virginia State Senate, representing parts of Loudoun and Fairfax counties, and currently serves on the General Laws and Technology, Local Government, Commerce and Labor, and Rehabilitation and Social Services Committees. Prior to that, he served on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from 2000-2003.  After he graduated with honors from the University of Richmond School of Law, Senator Herring established a successful law practice in Leesburg.  In addition to his law degree, he holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Virginia in economics and foreign affairs.  Senator Herring is a member of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, Leesburg Kiwanis Club, Keep Loudoun Beautiful, Loudoun County Bar Association, NAACP-Loudoun Chapter, Olive Branch Lodge #114 and Alexandria Scottish Rite.
	Daniel Maller Commissioner   Daniel Maller is a member of the Falls Church City Council.  He also serves as a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, and is the Chair of the Falls Church Public Utility Commission.  He is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Williams Bridge Company, and General Counsel of its corporate parent Williams Industries, Inc. in Manassas, Virginia.  Williams Bridge is a major fabricator of steel bridge components in the Mid-Atlantic region as a subcontractor or supplier to contractors who bid on public projects, which raises issues of potential conflicts of interest which will be disclosed and addressed as appropriate when business comes before NVTC. Mr. Maller graduated with distinction in 1989 from the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, VA and with honors in 1983 from Occidental College.
	Joseph May Commissioner Delegate Joe May is currently serving his eighth term in the House of Delegates representing the 33rd House District (all of Clarke County and part of Loudoun County).  He serves as chairman of the House of Delegates Transportation Committee, is a member of the House Appropriations Committee where he chairs the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and serves as a member of the House Science and Technology Committee.  He also is the chairman of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science and is a member of the Virginia Research and Technology Advisory Commission. Delegate May, a registered professional engineer who holds 22 patents, is founder and CEO of the Virginia based electronic engineering and manufacturing firm, EIT.  He is a graduate from Virginia Tech where he earned his BSEE degree. He joined NVTC in June, 2006.
	Jeffrey McKay Commissioner   Jeffrey C. McKay was elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in November 2007 and was appointed to NVTC in January, 2008.  Before his successful race for the Lee District seat, Supervisor McKay was chief of staff for former Lee District Supervisor Dana Kauffman from 1996 through 2007. Supervisor McKay chairs the Fairfax County Transportation and Legislative Committees and the South County Health Planning Task Force.  He also co-chairs the county’s Revitalization Committee.  He is a sworn Reserve Deputy Sheriff for Fairfax County. Supervisor McKay earned a B.A. in Public Administration from James Madison University and is a graduate of the Sorenson Institute of Political Leadership at the University of Virginia.  He serves as an alternate to the WMATA Board of Directors and the VRE Operations Board.
	Thomas Davis Rust Commissioner   Thomas Davis Rust was appointed to NVTC in June of 2006.  He has served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2002.  Prior to that time he served as a Town Councilman and Mayor of the Town of Herndon.  Delegate Rust serves on the Transportation, Education, Commerce and Labor, and Science and Technology Committees of the House of Delegates.  He chairs the House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education. He previously served as a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Coordinating Council and was chair of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.  Rust has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, a Master of Science in Public Works Engineering from George Washington University, and a Master of Planning in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia.  In his professional career he is chairman of the Board of Directors of Patton Harris Rust and Associates, a regional Mid-Atlantic engineering firm.  Rust is a licensed Professional Engineer and a Certified Planner.
	Paul Smedberg Commissioner Paul C. Smedberg, first elected to the Alexandria City Council in May 2003, was re-elected to a second term in May 2006.   He currently serves on the Council of Governments' Public Safety Policy Committee as well as Alexandria’s newly-created Economic Sustainability Committee, Economic Opportunities Commission, Northern Virginia Regional Commission, Employee Compensation Committee, Alexandria Marketing Committee, Sister Cities Committee, Waterfront Committee and Woodrow Wilson Neighborhood Task Force. He is also a member of the VRE Operations Board.  He is Director of Policy & Public Affairs at the American Society of Nephrology.   He earned degrees in Economics and History from Allegheny College and is a Fellow, Sorenson Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia.  He was named an alternate to NVTC in June, 2005 and has been a commissioner since June 2006.
	Mary Margaret Whipple Commissioner   Mrs. Whipple is a member of the Senate of Virginia and represents the 31st District.  Now serving her fourth term, Senator Whipple is a member of the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; Education and Health; Local Government; and Privileges and Elections. She is chairman of the Rules Committee. Senator Whipple is also a member of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Air Quality Committee. Before being elected to the Virginia Senate, Mrs. Whipple was a member of the Arlington County Board from 1983 to 1995.  She was a member of NVTC in 1985 and from 1988 to 1995 and represented Virginia on the WMATA Board of Directors during those years. She served as chairman of NVTC in 1995.  She returned to the commission in 1996.  Mrs. Whipple received a B.A. from the American University and a M.A. from George Washington University.
	Christopher Zimmerman Commissioner Christopher Zimmerman joined the commission in 1998, and served as chairman in 2002 and  2009.  He has been a member of the Arlington County Board since 1996.  Mr. Zimmerman is chairman of the WMATA Board of Directors, on which he has served since 1998 (having previously served as chairman in 2002 and 2008).  He is also Chairman of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, and serves on the Transportation Planning Board for the National Capital Region.  In addition, he is a member on the VRE Operations Board.  Mr. Zimmerman holds a B.S. degree in Political Science and Economics from the American University and a M.A. in economics from the University of Maryland.
	David Snyder NVTC Alternate   David F. Snyder was elected to the Falls Church City Council in 1994 and became a NVTC commissioner in that year.   He served as NVTC’s chairman in 2000 and 2007.  He was selected to serve as vice mayor for the city of Falls Church in 1996 and mayor in 1998.  He is a vice president and assistant general counsel for the American Insurance Association, specializing in legal reform, automobile insurance, international trade and other transportation issues.  Mr. Snyder is a member of the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, the Council of Governments Transportation Planning Board and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.  He helped coordinate the transportation and evacuation component of the Regional Emergency Coordination Plan approved by MWCOG on September 11, 2002. Mr. Snyder graduated Magna Cum Laude from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and graduated from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.
	Steven Stombres NVTC Alternate   Steven C. Stombres is serving his first term on the Fairfax City Council.  He is a member of Historic Fairfax City, Inc., American Legion Post 177 and Daniels Run PTA.  A lifelong resident of Virginia, Stombres has worked in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993 and currently serves as chief of staff to a member of Virginia’s Congressional delegation.  He graduated with a B.A. in history from Virginia Tech. As a member of the U.S. Army Reserves, he attended Officer Candidate School and served as a military intelligence officer in various assignments during his 20-year career in the Army Reserves.