RCA Election to be Held at Reston Festival July 7-8
The election of the Reston Citizens Association Board of Directors 
will be held at the Reston Festival on Sat-Sun, July 7-8 at the RCA booth.  
You may also copy the ballot below, paste into an email and send no later than 7/8.

(see current BOD at: http://www.restoncitizensassociation.org/board/default.htm#board) 

President - Mike Corrigan - Incumbent (1-yr term)
Mike Corrigan is the current President of Reston Citizens Association (RCA). He has been a Reston resident for 33 years and, with his wife Mary Ann, raised two children in Reston . He is a former Reston Association (RA) director and vice president where he formed and chaired the RA Transportation Advisory Committee. With the RCA board, Corrigan developed the proposed plan for Reston to become a town and briefed the community on it and he has initiated coordination groups for major Reston issues.

At-Large Director – Jason Hartke - Incumbent (2-yr term)
Jason Hartke has been a Reston resident for more than 20 years and covered Reston as a local reporter making him keenly knowledgeable about local issues and concerns.  He has experience working with state and local governments and in building coalitions and in other advocacy activities.  Hartke would like to help Reston achieve town status and live up to the goals articulated by Reston ’s founder, Robert E. Simon.

At-Large Director - Sue Merk - Incumbent (2-yr term)
Sue Merk is a current at-large director of RCA. She has lived in several types of communities in various parts of the United States and moved to Reston in 2003. She is a member of the Reston-Herndon branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and United Christian Parish and was appointed as RCA director at-large in March of 2005. Merk is a paralegal at The Nature Conservancy, but her true passion is designing websites, such as RCA’s. She feels Reston is a very unique and friendly place to live and is interested in contributing to the Reston community to preserve its original plan and purpose developed upon its creation by Robert Simon.  

Lake Anne Director - John Fay - Incumbent (2-yr term)
John Fay is a current Lake Anne director of RCA. Fay has lived in Reston for 29 years and basically grew up and went to school here. Reston is the closest thing that he has known as a hometown. He has lived in town homes and detached homes all over Reston , north and south. For the last five years, he has served on the Board of Directors of RCA and has worked on the Reston Festival, working on the Web site for both. He considers Reston to be a special place because it has always been innovative. He wants to make sure that Reston continues to remain a place to try out new ideas that solve transportation problems, ensure the best educational opportunities for children, provide a place to live and play for all members of society and, most importantly, give its citizens a say in their own public affairs. Fay said, " Reston has become what it is today because of the efforts of many Restonians. I want to do my part and continue this effort."

Northpoint Director – Jane Wong - New Candidate (2-yr term)
Jane Wong was a candidate last spring for the at-large seat in Reston Association and was involved with the second effort for a town referendum in 1989.  Wong is a current RCA Volunteer and is in favor of town status saying “ Reston ’s voice is not equally represented on major issues affecting us. This is unfair. A premier planned community like Reston , with world-class recognition, deserves better.”

South Lakes Director - Colin Mills - Incumbent (2-yr term)
Colin Mills is a current South Lakes director for RCA. He has lived in Reston for his entire life (save college). He is intimately familiar with Reston, its strengths and potential areas for improvement, and the aspects of Reston that make it so special and worth preserving. Mills is currently on the RCC Board of Governors, RCA Representative to Reston Metrorail Access Group (RMAG) and President, Nats Fan Club.  He would like to do his part to contribute to the community that he knows and appreciates so well.