Fairfax Town Hall

Dalia A. Palchik Providence District

Supervisor Dalia A. Palchik has proudly represented the Providence District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors since 2020. A native of Argentina and longtime Fairfax County resident, Dalia is a proud graduate of Fairfax County Public Schools.

She currently serves as Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee and the Housing Committee, Vice Chair of the Budget Policy Committee, and Chair of the Council to End Domestic Violence.

Supervisor Palchik also represents Fairfax County on several key regional and local boards and committees.

Dalia attended Mantua Elementary School, Frost Middle School, and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and French from Tufts University and completed her post-baccalaureate pre-medical certificate from Johns Hopkins University.  

Before her election on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Dalia served as the Providence District representative on the Fairfax County School Board. Her professional background includes working as a world language teacher, medical interpreter, and microfinance and communications specialist. She also served on the board of the Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce as Co-Chair of its Women's Leadership Council and on the board of the Woodburn Village Condo Association.

When not serving as your Providence District Supervisor, Dalia enjoys spending time on the trails throughout Fairfax County or out in the community with her husband, Jeffrey, and their beautiful daughter, Sivan. 

Jeffry C. McKay Chairman

Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay is a lifelong Fairfax County resident, born and raised on the historic Route One Corridor in Franconia District.

From kindergarten to eighth grade, he attended two of Fairfax County’s world-class public schools, Woodlawn Elementary School and Walt Whitman Middle School, before graduating from Bishop Ireton High School. Jeff also graduated with a B.S. in Public Administration and Political Science from James Madison University and is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.

Jeff has more than 20 years of experience working on behalf of the residents of Fairfax County. First serving for 12 years as then-Supervisor Dana Kauffman’s chief of staff before running and winning the election as Franconia District Supervisor in November 2007. He was elected Chairman in 2019.

Since joining the Board, Jeff has been a champion for equity, education, affordable housing, transportation, revitalization, and the environment. His commitment to these issues has been demonstrated on the Board as former Chair of the Legislative and Transportation committees and current Chair of the Budget Committee.

Jeff is also a regional leader. He currently serves on the DMVMoves Task Force, a first of its kind initiative charged with improving regional transit, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the Inova Health Systems Board, and on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Association of Counties, where he is a past president. In addition, he was twice the Chair of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, a member of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, and a member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors for four years. Jeff’s work has been recognized by the Mount-Vernon Springfield Chamber of Commerce as Citizen of the Year in 2019, by the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions as the recipient of the 2020 Sustainability Champion Legacy Award, by the Fairfax County Park Authority Board as the recipient of the 2021 Chairman’s Choice Award, by the Bernie L. Bates Foundation for his service to the community at the 3rd Annual Privilege Awards, was named one of Northern Virginia’s 50 Most Influential People of 2024 by Northern Virginia Magazine, and received George Mason University's Regional Elected Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Award in 2024.

Patrick Herrity Springfield District

Supervisor Herrity represents the Springfield District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and has over 40 years of active business, sports, and civic community leadership and experience. As a lifelong resident of Fairfax County, he attended St. Bernadette’s grade school in Springfield, graduated from West Springfield High School, and earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech. He has held senior management positions, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, in a number of local government contracting and technology companies. Supervisor Herrity has been recognized by Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations for his leadership in business, sports, and community organizations.

Supervisor Herrity has a unique understanding of Fairfax County. As the son of former Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Herrity, Pat grew up attending community meetings and budget hearings; he was raised with regular discussion of issues concerning Fairfax County at home giving him a deep understanding of our County and the issues we face today.

First as a business and community leader, and now as a Supervisor, he has actively led efforts to implement commonsense solutions to Fairfax County's pressing problems, including reducing the tax burden on residents, addressing increasing crime rates, and focusing education resources on teachers and into classrooms He has also been working on fixing the permitting and zoning process so we can better attract businesses, implementing solutions to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety, stopping the further deteriorating conditions of our parks, and addressing the opioid public health crisis, gang violence, and human trafficking which is occurring in our neighborhoods.

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