Lord and Lady Fairfax Honorees

Lord and Lady Fairfax

The tradition of honoring the Lords and Ladies Fairfax began in 1984 as a way to recognize the accomplishments of the outstanding citizens of Fairfax County. Each member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors selects two people from their district who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service, heroism or other special accomplishments to receive the award.    The Monday prior to the opening of Celebrate Fairfax!, the Board of Supervisors along with honored guests enjoy a catered meal provided by  Coastal Flats, a Great American Restaurant to publicly honor the Lord and Lady Fairfax Honorees.  To date, more than 470 individuals have been named a Lord or Lady Fairfax by their respective member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

2009 Honorees

CHAIRMAN – AT LARGE

Lady Corazon Sandoval Foley

Cora Foley was born in the Philippines and made Fairfax County her home 28 years ago.

Cora is an accomplished writer and a founding member of the Friends of the Virginia Room Library group. She served as former Chairman Connolly’s appointee to the Fairfax County Jamestown 400 Committee and the Fairfax County History Museum Subcommittee.  Cora also initiated and co-chaired the Fairfax County Asian American History Project (AAHP) to document the history of Asian Americans who have made Fairfax County their home.  Cora and AAHP volunteers have recorded dozens of oral history interviews, created an AAHP website and are working on a book to be debuted in May of 2010.

In addition to her work in the historical arena, Cora has also been an advocate for senior citizens.  She is pursuing the development of Fairfax County’s “Springfield Senior Center Without Walls” project to provide wellness programs for seniors.

Lord William “Bill” Hanks

Bill Hanks describes himself as “A good Old Fashioned Republican”. As a member, former Co-Chair and part-time Executive Director of Affordable Housing Opportunity Means Everyone, Bill has championed the cause of Affordable Housing.  His advocacy helped create the County's Affordable Dwelling Unit ordinance and the Penny Fund for the Preservation of Affordable Housing.

Bill’s volunteer activities include his work as Chair and Membership Chair for the Fairfax County Committee of 100.  For two decades, Bill has been a leader in the Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations serving terms as President and Resolutions Chair.  He currently serves on Fairfax County’s Health Care Advisory Board and the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.

Bill has been a stalwart on the Braddock District Council as treasurer and as his community’s representative.  In 1995, he was selected by the Braddock District Council as the Braddock District "Citizen of the Year.”

 
BRADDOCK DISTRICT

Lady Pamela K. Barrett

Pam Barrett has nearly 30 years of experience in the periodical publishing business and currently holds the position of Publisher and CEO of “Community College Week.”

Pam has been a tireless advocate for Human Services.  Her volunteer activities include The Red Cross, Fairfax Police Youth Club, multiple leadership positions with the Hickory Farms Community Association, Chair of the Fairfax Area-Disability Services Board, and executive committee member of the Fairfax Community Consolidated Funding Advisory Committee and the Fairfax Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.

As Chair of the Disability Services Board, Pam implemented meetings with the Board of Supervisors resulting in the County’s Top Down Review of ADA compliance for all County Agencies.  She initiated the move towards Smart Design and Universal Design, helped develop a County Redevelopment and Housing Authority disability housing budget line, and initiated the accessibility renovations for the Board Room, Forum, and other public areas of the Fairfax County Government buildings.

Lord Thomas Frenzinger

Tom Frenzinger, the consummate Music Man, provides great delight to our community by sharing his musical talents!  Tom has been the MC at Royal Lake Park in Burke/Fairfax for ten years and at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale for the past two years. 

Tom runs an Aluminum Can Recycling Program at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Burke, which has collected almost 70,000 pounds of aluminum cans worth $23,000. The church has contributed this money to Hurricane Katrina relief, Habitat for Humanity, and Lutheran Social Services AIDS Camp for Kids.  Tom is currently preparing documentation to contribute $1,000 to Aluminum Cans for Burned Children through the County Fire and Rescue Department.
 
Tom’s other volunteer work includes Lord of Life’s ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY program and a project to build a new Pre-School for the church.  Tom is also active with Burke Singles and has sponsored a monthly event known as “International Dining Out.”

 
DRANESVILLE DISTRICT

Lady Lisa Lombardozzi

Herndon resident Lisa Lombardozzi makes a difference in her community as an active community, church, and school volunteer. 

Lisa is the League Administrator for Northern Virginia Travel Baseball. She has served as the PTA/PTSA President for Armstrong Elementary, Herndon Middle School, and Herndon High School. She serves as Secretary for the Fairfax County Baseball Council and coordinates the Herndon High Sports Booster Club golf tournament. Lisa is the Coordinator for the Greater Herndon Community Coalition and also serves as Coordinator for LINK’s Holiday Basket Program.

Since 1998, Lisa has been the newsletter editor for her church, Herndon United Methodist Church. Lisa is a member of the Herndon Woman’s Club, the Leadership Fairfax Class of 2009, and the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce Education Council.

Lisa has received numerous awards for her community service including the Dulles Regional Chamber’s Volunteer of the Year and the Fairfax County Public Schools Outstanding Volunteer.

Lord Vance Zavela

Vance Zavela volunteers countless hours of quality service to his community. He serves on the boards of the McLean Project for the Arts, Friends of McLean Central Park, Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce, and Friends of Claude Moore Colonial Farm. He served on the Board and as President of the Friends of the McLean Community Center, Trustee of the McLean Citizens Foundation, and Board member of Leadership Fairfax and McLean-Great Falls Celebrate Virginia’s 400th.

Vance is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of McLean. For his outstanding leadership and service, he received the Rotarian of the Year award from District 7610, Rotary Foundation’s Citation of Meritorious Service, and Rotary International’s Four Avenues of Service Citation.

In his day job, Vance is the Partnership Development Manager in the Fairfax County Office of Public Private Partnerships. Vance, his wife, Jean, and their daughters, Diana and Catherine, live in McLean.

 
HUNTER MILL DISTRICT

Lady Joan Dempsey

Joan Dempsey, of Vienna, currently holds the office of President for three volunteer civic organizations: the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, the Fairfax County Firefighters Association Auxiliary, and Virginia State Firefighters Association Auxiliary.  She is the first President of the State Association from Northern Virginia and the first person in the Commonwealth to be the President of all three auxiliary firefighters associations. 

Joan is not an officer in name only nor just a title on letterhead – she is on the ground every day and can be found giving her time at all hours of the night in many locations!  During 2008, she logged in 1499 volunteer hours for the three organizations, including serving as a Canteen Coordinator, a position which provides food and water to first responders during large scale emergencies.  When you ask people about Joanie, they respond “When does she sleep?”!

Lord Howard Springsteen

Howard Springsteen, of Vienna, is always there to volunteer and often first in line to help.  At any time, he can be found lending a hand to a neighbor or friend in need or helping to organize or run a community event. 

He is quite visible as a leader on the Vienna Transportation Safety Commission and long-time member of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, serving as President since 2001. 

Howard’s other community activities include: adult leader for his son’s Boy Scout Troop, a member of Thoreau Middle School and Louise Archer Elementary School PTAs and an active member of his church, Vienna Presbyterian.

Howard has been honored for his service with numerous awards from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. He is also a recipient of the Vienna Citizen of the Year award from the Times Community Newspapers and the Town of Vienna Outstanding Volunteer Award. 

 
LEE DISTRICT

Lady Michele Menapace

In an era when community involvement is the exception rather than the rule, Michele Menapace is an exceptional model of civic energy and responsibility.  Michele’s dedication to her community, school children, and the citizens of the Lee District and Fairfax County assume countless hours of her day. 

She is the president of the Fairfax County Council of PTAs and a very active member of the Lee District Budget Advisory Committee.  In this very difficult budget year, there could not be two harder jobs; but with her good humor, common sense, and intelligence, Michele makes it look easy. 

We may live in challenging times, but with dedicated citizens like Michele on the job, our community will remain a wonderful place to live, work, and raise our families.  

Lord Doug Koelemay

Doug Koelemay is Lee District’s Renaissance man.  He has served on the Commonwealth Transportation Board since 2006, when he was appointed by Governor Tim Kaine.  In 2005, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Doug to the Tysons Corner Transportation and Urban Design Study Coordinating Committee.  The boards and commissions he serves on are too numerous to count and run the gamut from higher education to technology, and from economic development to health care.  

Despite his involvement in big picture issues, Doug has never lost sight of his deep roots in Lee District.  He has lived in and been active in the Loisdale community for more than 30 years, participating in the issues affecting Lee District as it transitions from a suburban to a more urban environment.  Citizens like Doug make Fairfax County and Lee District the best place in the world to live.

 
MASON DISTRICT

Lady Suzanne Holland

Suzanne Holland has taught Sunday School at Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church since she was in high school.  But her real claim to fame is in the out-of-doors at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, where she works full time for the Fairfax County Park Authority in program development, and also volunteers her time to enhance the natural learning environment. 

Her personal delight in the natural world is evident to everyone.  Suzanne might be found teaching children about roly-polys in Nature Playce at Hidden Oaks, or launching delicate tagged monarch butterflies on their migration to Mexico.  Suzanne mentors Boy Scouts for Nature and Reptile and Amphibian Study Merit Badges; she has also mentored a child for 5 years through the Department of Family Services’ Befriend-A-Child Mentor program, where she was recognized as one of the top mentors in the program.

Lord Kevin Holland

Kevin Holland’s volunteer activities affect all areas of community life in Mason District.  As an EMT and the Volunteer Fire Chief at Bailey’s Crossroads Station #10, Kevin personally donates more than 350 volunteer hours every year.  As Membership Recruiter, he increased volunteer membership by 50 percent and doubled volunteer service hours.  Kevin is a founding member of the Friends of Hidden Oaks Nature Center, and organized the Certified Community Wildlife Habitat initiative in Mason District.  He delivers Meals on Wheels to 10 homes in the Falls Church area.  As Director of Community Services for the Bailey’s Rotary Club, Kevin organizes dinners for needy families, a winter coat drive for Glasgow Middle School, and works to keep suspended youth in school and on track.  For almost two decades, Kevin has held many regular and ad-hoc leadership positions in Cub Scouts, and has represented his church in Scouting activities for 16 years. 

 
MT. VERNON DISTRICT

Lady Christine Morin

Christine Morin is a citizen advocate par excellence who, through her leadership and relentless motivation to improve the lives of Fairfax County schoolchildren, is responsible for the South County Middle School’s advancement in the Capital Improvement Program and its eventual construction. A lifelong resident of Fairfax County, Christine moved to the Laurel Hill area with her husband and growing family because of its attractive community amenities – not in the least of which were its new and planned educational facilities.  Christine helped create the South County Middle School Solutions Group, a model grassroots organization by proactively and successfully linking together neighborhoods, advocacy groups and elected officials in constant determination to ensure construction of a middle school. Her persistence and dedication will help shape the futures of generations of children who call Lorton home.

Lord Gilbert McCutcheon

Gil McCutcheon has been Mount Vernon’s Park Authority Representative for seventeen years and the Market Master of Mount Vernon’s Farmers Market for twenty-seven years.  He also has been president of the Marlan Forest Citizens Association and president of the Frying Pan Park and Youth Center Supervisory Board.  In 2008, Gil received a Distinguished Volunteer Service Award from the Virginia Recreation and Parks Society, and the Board of Supervisors’ Lawrence V. Fowler Award.

Under Gil’s guidance, Mount Vernon has added hundreds of acres of parkland to the Park Authority’s inventory, including the Laurel Hill’s master planning and park construction.  Every Tuesday morning from May through November, Gil is strolling about the market stalls, finding the freshest locally grown produce, meats and breads in what is the most successful farmer’s market in the metropolitan area. On those days, Supervisor Hyland receives his marching orders from the “Mayor of Mount Vernon”.

 
PROVIDENCE DISTRICT

Lady Lola Quintela

Born and raised in Santa Cruz, Boliva, Lola Quintela left the country in 1982 and settled in Fairfax County in 1990.  Lola volunteers her seemingly inexhaustible energy as a translator for many organizations including Our Daily Bread, ChildHelp USA, Christmas in April, Fairfax County Public Schools, Democratic candidates and the Office of the Governor.  She does such a superb job that Governor Kaine personally telephoned Lola to thank her for her outstanding work as a professional translator.  Lola has provided translation assistance for documents on a myriad of topics to ensure they are correctly translated, including the CLAS Act press release, an initiative that strives to advance health equity for Virginia’s increasingly diverse population through providing and developing resources related to culturally and linguistically appropriate health services.

Lord G. Ray Worley

Dr. Worley has invested over 25 years of dedicated, energetic service to Fairfax County, especially in the area of adult education, which has grown in Fairfax County from a small offshoot of public education to a large, multifaceted program without equal in the United States.  Dr. Worley has been a leader in advocating the critical importance of public education to facilitate the transition of immigrant children and adults into successful members of our society. 

Fondly considered the “Mayor” of his community of Dunn Loring, which is the earliest platted subdivision in Fairfax County and possibly the Commonwealth, Dr. Worley is committed to preserving Dunn Loring’s rich and diverse history.  He currently serves as President of the Dunn Loring Improvement Association.  In 2006, on the occasion of Dunn Loring’s 120th anniversary, the General Assembly presented Dr. Worley a Resolution congratulating Dunn Loring and conveying wishes for continued success and longevity.

 
SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT

Lady Leslie Carlin

Leslie Carlin is the President of the West Springfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association and helped found SOAR West Springfield (Spartans Organized for Action on Renovation), whose mission is to secure scheduling and financing for renovation at WSHS.  She and SOAR co-founder Erik Hawkins, proactively reached out to community leaders in the five un-renovated FCPS “Legacy” high school communities to pursue and propose “Legacy Five” high school renovation solutions.

As a member of the WSHS Advisory Board, Leslie works with school counselors on student services issues; she also serves on the committee seeking recognition for WSHS from the American School Counseling Association model program. She has been a PTA Board member at Orange Hunt Elementary, Keene Mill Elementary, and Washington Irving Middle School, a Girl Scout leader, and has served as a board member of the Orange Hunt Swim Club, the Sharks Swim Team and the Orange Hunt Estates Civic Association.

Lord Erik Hawkins

Erik Hawkins helped found SOAR West Springfield, whose mission is to secure scheduling and financing for the renovation of West Springfield High School.  Erik has worked closely with the WSHS PTSA, WSHS Pyramid PTAs, neighborhood HOAs, local civic groups, local realtors, and local business groups to advocate for the West Springfield community.  He also maintains a SOAR website and coordinates the group’s activities, events and advocacy efforts.  Along with WSHS PTSA President Leslie Carlin, Erik has proactively reached out to community leaders in the 5 un-renovated “Legacy” high school communities to pursue and propose “Legacy 5” high school renovation solutions.  

Erik and his wife Mary are active members of Grace Presbyterian Church in Springfield.  Erik has been a leader in Grace’s children and youth ministry where he serves as a teacher in the children’s ministry, a youth mentor and a volunteer leader for the junior and senior high youth groups. 

 
SULLY DISTRICT

Lady Patricia “Trish” Strat

Trish Strat is the lead researcher for The Friends of the Vale Schoolhouse, an organization dedicated to preserving Oakton’s 125-year old historic school. Trish has worked tirelessly to obtain a Historical Highway Maker and a listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, Trish is a sponsor for the Ira Gabrielson Historic Highway Marker Project in honor of the first Chairman of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Along with a paper on Dr. Gabrielson’s life, Trish secured the funds for the Historic Marker and hosted the marker’s unveiling. She has been a Girl Scout Troop Leader for more than 14 years, was a Cub Scout leader and is training to become a County Master Naturalist.

Trish’s commitment to preserving the history of the Sully District makes her a wonderful representative for Lady Fairfax.

Lord David L. Lacey

David Lacey has served as the Sully District Representative for the Fairfax County Athletic Council for the last 15 years where he has been Chairman and Vice Chairman. He is the President of the Fairfax Adult Volleyball Club and has served on its council for more than 30 years. David was instrumental in the creation of the Southwestern Youth Association’s Volleyball Program and is its Commissioner on the SYA Board. In addition, he is a member of the Northern Virginia Volleyball Council and pushed to include Girl’s Volleyball as a county high school sport. He is now working to provide for Boy’s Volleyball programs.

David works at the US Patent and Trademark Office. He, his wife, Carole, and their children, Sean and Maureen, live in the Virginia Run community.

His remarkable contributions to youth athletics within the Sully District make David Lacey an excellent representative for Lord Fairfax.