Board Commission and Advisory Committee Appointmentsapproved
Status set at the City Council Meeting on Sep 22, 2026 · watch the moment
The City Council regularly considers appointments and reappointments to its various boards, commissions, and advisory committees as an ongoing administrative matter.
At the July 28, 2026 meeting, the Council unanimously approved a slate of appointments and reappointments spanning five bodies: Sucha Khamsuwan (Board of Architectural Review), Amini Bonane and Brenda Kuhlman (Commission for Women), Manisha Maskay (Fairfax Commission on Aging), Suzanne Levy (Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees), and Kirk Knoll (Commission on the Arts). At the same meeting, City Clerk Shinaberry briefed the Council on remaining vacancies and sought guidance on August interviews; the Council reached consensus to hold a special meeting for interviews on August 18, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. On September 8, 2026, nine further appointments and reappointments were approved unanimously across multiple boards and committees, though individual names were not detailed in the record.
Most recently, on September 22, 2026, the Council approved another round of appointments and reappointments to six bodies: Andrew Fernandes (Board of Zoning Appeals), Amber Adair (Commission for Women), Christian Manansala (George Mason University Fairfax Campus Advisory Board), Kimberly Jackson Davidson (Grievance Panel Board), Emily Ihara, Susan Lacroix, Gabriel Derosier, Dominic Bonaiuto, and Jenna Krall (Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board), and Daniel Drummond (Planning Commission). All actions across the three meetings have passed unanimously.
Still open
- Remaining board and commission vacancies identified by City Clerk Shinaberry as of July 28, 2026 have not been fully resolved in the record — it is unclear whether all vacancies were filled through the August 18 special meeting interviews and subsequent September appointment rounds.
- The individual names and board assignments for the nine appointments approved at the September 8, 2026 meeting were not detailed in the record.
What members have said
- Shinaberry (City Clerk)
At the July 28, 2026 meeting, City Clerk Shinaberry provided an update on board and commission vacancies and requested Council guidance on holding interviews in August, prompting the Council's consensus to schedule a special meeting for interviews on August 18, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
History
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- Consideration of Board, Commission, and Advisory Committee Appointments
Council approved appointments and reappointments to the Board of Architectural Review, Commission for Women, Commission on the Arts, Fairfax Commission on Aging, and Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees, all unanimously. City Clerk Shinaberry provided an update on board and commission vacancies and requested guidance on holding interviews in August; Council gave consensus to hold a special meeting for interviews on August 18, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
passedApprove board, commission, and advisory committee appointments and reappointments.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson - Sep 8, 2026City Council · item 7Board, Commission, and Advisory Committee Appointments
Nine appointments and reappointments were approved unanimously across multiple boards and committees at the September 8, 2026 meeting.
passedApproval of all board, commission, and advisory committee appointments. - Consideration of Board, Commission, and Advisory Committee Appointments
Council approved appointments and reappointments to multiple boards and commissions: Andrew Fernandes reappointed to Board of Zoning Appeals; Amber Adair appointed to Commission for Women; Christian Manansala appointed to George Mason University Fairfax Campus Advisory Board; Kimberly Jackson Davidson appointed to Grievance Panel Board; Emily Ihara, Susan Lacroix, Gabriel Derosier, Dominic Bonaiuto, and Jenna Krall appointed/reappointed to Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board; and Daniel Drummond appointed to the Planning Commission.
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