Responsible Leadership and Transparent Processes Govern RCC

The Reston Community Center is governed by a nine-member Board that is appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, after the residents and businesses of Small District 5 express their preferences in an annual poll. Board members serve three-year terms. The Board of Governors is responsible for:

• establishing Center policy
• representing the Community Center before the public
• soliciting input concerning program balance
• providing fiscal oversight of the Community Center and its programs
• conducting public hearings

RCC Board and Committee Meetings – Open to the Public, Broadcast on Comcast Channel 28

RCC Board Meetings are held the first Monday of each month (if the first Monday is a holiday, meetings are held on the following Monday). All meetings are open to the public. Meeting dates, times, and locations are posted at both RCC locations, advertised monthly in local newspapers and published on the RCC Web site 3 days prior to the monthly Board meetings. Board meetings are also broadcasted on Comcast Channel 28.

• Board Calendar- May 2008 (pdf)
• Agenda for next Board Meeting (pdf)
• Board Packet (Pending Board Approval) (pdf) – The Summary of Minutes for the most recent RCC Board of Governors’ Meeting; Board actions; Committee Reports; Memos
• Board Committee Assignments
• RCC Financial Status for July/August
• Executive Director Report (pdf)—The year-to-date performance of each RCC line of business as it relates to the strategic plan

RCC Board Initiatives

Throughout the Board calendar year the RCC Board of Governors undertakes a number of initiatives to enhance the services that RCC offers to the residents of Small District 5. Board initiatives include:

2006-2007

• FY2007 Adopted Budget and Proposed FY2008 Budget (pdf)
• Public Hearing on Proposed FY08 Budget: Board Presentation (pdf)
• Capital Improvement Plan & FY09 Budget Public Hearing

2004-2005

• Reston Community Center 2004 Citizen Survey

Meet Your 2007-2008 RCC Board of Governors

		Bill Bouie RCC Board Member since 2003.  Current Chairman Presently Fairfax County Park Authority Board Member – Hunter Mill District Past president of Reston Little League Chairman of Reston Youth Baseball for 11 years Reston YMCA board member Past member of the Fairfax County Athletic Council First president of the Friends of Reston Founding board member of the PIT Teen Center Member of Project Gold 2000 with the United States Olympic Committee Lord Fairfax in 2003 Best of Reston award winner in 1993 and 2001
		Carol Ann Bradley Member of the RCC Board in the 80’s under the leadership of the late Elfriede Walker Retired Fairfax County educator of 25 years: teacher, Human Relations specialist and principal (9 years as principal at Reston’s Terraset Elementary School) Member and former Chapter president of the National Council of Negro Women Founding member of Reston Jack and Jill Chair of Fairfax County African American Retirees Former vice moderator at Heritage Fellowship church Tutor/mentor at Terraset Elementary Member of the Arts Council of Fairfax Grant Advisory Panel Community outreach chair for AARP Facilitator for Tall Oaks Assisted Living Alzheimer’s Support Group
		Karen Cleveland Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity/Northern Virginia Executive Director of the GRCC from 1988-1995, then as EVP of a Reston-based association Named Reston Times Citizen of the Year in 1994 for bringing together business and residential communities Served as the first chair for the Reston YMCA and the YMCA gala from 2000-2003 Best of Reston award winner in 2004
		Beverly Cosham Worked with RCA on past Reston festivals Founding member of the Reston Chorale and the Reston Community Players Served eight years on the Arts Council of Fairfax Grant Advisory Panel Helen Hayes Awards (DC) Judge for three years NVTA Judge SLHS Career Day participant since 1984 Currently serving on Lorton Adaptive Land Re-Use Panel; Lorton Arts Foundation Board Served as the Board Chair for two years Currently serving her third term as a RCC Board Member
		William Keefe Reston Association: Board Member 2005 – Present Reston Planning & Zoning Committee: Member and CoChair – 1997 - 2002 Reston Youth Basketball: Commissioner, Coach, and Referee Reston Youth Baseball: Coach Reston 2000 Task Force: Member Reston Sheraton Task Force: Member and Chair Reston Annual Plan Review Task Force: Member
		Colin Mills Lifelong resident of Reston and is very familiar with the Reston Community Center and the range of programs RCC offers As a recent UVA grad, Mills returned to Reston to live and to give back to the community Responsibilities include: Reston Citizen’s Association Board Member (South Lakes director), treasurer and master of ceremonies for community forums Member of the Wiehle Avenue Station Access Management study committee President of the Nats Fan Club.
		William Penniman 10 years of legal experience RCC Board member since 2006 Served as citizen member of two RCC committees prior to joining the Board Served on several non-profit boards of directors, including as treasurer Active participant in RCC classes and programs since moving to Reston Taught ESL as a volunteer
		Claudine Varesi Translator and interpreter for Fairfax County Public Schools Parent Liaison for Langston Hughes Middle School Reston - 2001 and 2005 Previously Assistant Director of Herndon Senior Center Social Services Coordinator for Stonegate Village Apartments Longtime fitness instructor, artist, and an ESL teacher in Reston and neighboring areas Project translator and artist for RCC Artist Residency Programs including writer Luis Rodriquez, director/actor John O’Neal and the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange.
		Cathy Vivona RCC Board 1997-2001, Member, Treasurer, and Chair Extensive financial planning & management experience ESL teacher. Member of the Financial Planning Association offering pro bono financial services for disaster and 9/11 victims. Treasurer of the Marymount MBA Alumni network A Reston Lion. Participant of local choral groups.