NVTC Commissioner Biographies

	Catherine Hudgins Chairman Catherine M. Hudgins (Cathy) is serving her third term on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, representing the Hunter Mill District.  Currently, she serves as chair of the Human Services and the Housing and Community Development Committees.  Supervisor Hudgins finds her greatest satisfaction assisting constituents obtain services critical to maintaining more sustainable lives.  She has been honored for her leadership and work in mental health and affordable housing.  Supervisor Hudgins serves on several other regional and state boards, which include 2nd vice-chair of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, member and former 2007 chair of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, the State Board for Behavioral Health and Development Services, the Commonwealth Commission on Mental Health Law Reform and 2nd vice-chairman of the Board of Directors for the Virginia Association of Counties.  She holds a Master of Public Administration 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 and is serving as chairman in 2010.
	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. She is NVTC’s secretary-treasurer for 2010.
	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.
	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.
	Barbara Comstock Commissioner   Barbara Comstock was elected in November, 2009, to represent the 34th District (Great Falls, parts of McLean, Vienna and Herndon) in the Virginia House of Delegates. She took office on January 13, 2010, and currently serves on the Transportation Committee, the Science and Technology Committee and the General Laws Committee.   She is a founding partner of Corallo Comstock, a public relations and government affairs firm.  Her past work experience includes serving on the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee where she became Chief Counsel; and then moving on to the serve as Director of the Office of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice (2002-2003).  Delegate Comstock graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and Middlebury College with a B.A. in Political Science. Delegate Comstock joined NVTC in May, 2010.
	John Cook  Commissioner John C. Cook was sworn in as a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, representing the Braddock District, in March, 2009.  Mr. Cook is a former president of the Kings Park Civic Association, where he designed and implemented a community revitalization program.  He is also a former board member of his local PTA and former coach for Braddock Road Youth Club. In 2008 he was named the Braddock District “Community Champion” by Volunteer Fairfax. Mr. Cook is the managing partner of the Fairfax law firm Cook Kitts & Francuzenko.  He is a former chair of the Employment Law Section of the Fairfax County Bar Association and a member of the New York State and the Virginia bar associations, the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar. He is a mediator for the District of Columbia Superior Court and a conciliator for the Fairfax Circuit Court. He received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Gettysburg College, where he was selected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D. degree from The George Washington University.  He also serves on the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and the VRE Operations Board. He was appointed to NVTC in January, 2010.
	Thelma Drake Commissioner Thelma Drake has recently been appointed to serve as the Director of Rail and Public Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2005-2008) and Virginia’s House of Delegates (1996-2004). Thelma’s understanding and involvement in the legislative process both at the federal and state levels positions her well to serve the people of Virginia in this new role. Mrs. Drake also has over 30 years of experience and success in the real estate profession. She and her husband Ted are the owners of the Hampton Roads Home Team currently associated with William E. Wood and Associates Realtors.  Previously she was a consultant with FutureLaw, a law firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
	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 1998 and currently serves as chairman, a position he also had in 2001 and 2005. During his tenure as president of the Virginia Municipal League in 2007-2008, Mr. Fisette created VML’s Go Green Virginia Initiative.  He chairs the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, as well as serves on the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee.  He represents Arlington on the Greater Washington Initiative of the Board of Trade and he serves on the Executive Committee of the Washington District Council of the Urban Land Institute.  Mr. Fisette 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.
	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 serves on the Smart Savings/Smart Services Joint Board of Supervisors/School Board Budget Task Force. 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 subcommittees on both Education and Transportation. 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 third term in May of 2009.   He serves on the City’s highly visible Economic Sustainability Committee which offers both long range and short term solutions to Alexandria’s economic viability. He is a representative to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, a member of both the Alexandria Marketing Committee and the City Waterfront Committee and currently is co-chairing the 2010-2011 Alexandria Strategic Plan. As co-chair of the Council’s Legislative Subcommittee he oversees proposed state and federal legislation of interest to the City.  He also serves as a Council representative to the Motor Coach Task Force, Pension & Employee Compensation Committee and Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association.  A member of the VRE Operations Board since 2005, he was elected Treasurer of the Board in 2009. 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.
	David Snyder Commissioner   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. After serving as an alternate, Mr. Snyder has returned to NVTC as a commissioner in September, 2010.
	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 NVTC in 1998, and served as chairman in 2002 and 2009.  He has been a member of the Arlington County Board since 1996.  Mr. Zimmerman has served on the WMATA Board of Directors since 1998 (having previously served as chairman in 2002 and 2008).  He is also a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Transportation Planning Board for the National Capital Region.  In addition, he is a member of the VRE Operations Board and served as its chairman in 2009.  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.
	Rob Krupicka NVTC Alternate Rob Krupicka has been a member of the Alexandria City Council since 2003. Mr. Krupicka works for the Partnership for America’s Economic Success at the Pew Charitable Trusts. In 2009, Governor Tim Kaine appointed Rob to the State Board of Education. Mr. Krupicka serves as chair of the Virginia Safe Routes to School Network and is a member of the Virginia Municipal League’s Transportation Committee. Locally, Rob is currently Co-Chair of Eco-City Alexandria, serves on the Alexandria Youth Policy Commission, is a Council liaison to both the Alexandria Transportation Commission and the Alexandria Community Emergency Response Team.  He also serves on the Council of Governments Chesapeake Bay Policy Committee He is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in economics and is also a graduate of the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute.
	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.