Fairfax County RedeVelopment and Housing AUTHORITY 

Lenore Stanton was appointed to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority in 2019. She is currently in the Servicing Capitals Markets Group at Freddie Mac. Until 2020, she was a mortgage securities attorney at Freddie Mac for 24 years, specializing in securitization financing for single-family mortgages. She was the lead attorney for the company’s investment portfolio, responsible for all legal issues related to the management and disposition of distressed single-family loans. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, she was an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Ms. Stanton holds a B.S. degree from Fairfield University and a J.D. from the University of Bridgeport.

Elisabeth Lardner is actively involved in her community and has led a nationally recognized landscape architecture and planning practice focused on public and nonprofit work. Her projects have ranged from large capital investments such as the development of an arts and crafts college master plan in Eastern Kentucky, to park master and management plans, streetscape design and downtown revitalization projects, to site specific design such as playground and trail design and visitor interpretation facilities.  
 

Prior to her current appointment to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA), Elisabeth has served on several civic boards, authorities, and commissions – including previous terms of service as the Mount Vernon Commissioner and as a former Chair of the FCRHA. She holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Oregon and a Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University

Steven M. Bloom serves as Assistant Vice President of Government Relations at the American Council on Education (ACE), the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities with a diverse membership of more than 1,700 colleges and universities, related associations, and other organizations in America and abroad. He leads ACE’s legislative and regulatory advocacy before Congress, the White House, and executive agencies on an array of policy issues including taxation, endowments, health care issues including student health insurance, telehealth, and student mental health, Dream Act/DACA, COVID-19 workplace mitigation, labor/employment, and climate change. As an expert voice on behalf of colleges and universities, he is quoted widely in the national media on higher education issues in his public policy portfolio. In the fall of 2002, he served as counsel to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Labor Policy Office of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA). Prior to ACE, he worked at the Independent Sector, which represents national charities and foundations, where he served as Senior Lobbyist and Director, Government Relations and at the United Jewish Communities as Senior Legislative Associate.

Prior to coming to Washington, D.C., Bloom was a practicing attorney for 10 years in Boston, focusing on litigation including appellate practice, criminal defense, employment law, federal civil rights, torts, and commercial disputes. He also clerked for the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Before attending law school, he served as an India Fellow of the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association.

He is a trustee, and past president and vice president of the McLean Community Foundation, and was a member and past chair of the Fairfax County Human Services Council and the Fairfax County Community Action Advisory Board.

Bloom graduated from Oberlin College (OH) in 1983 and the Northeastern University School of Law (MA) in 1992.

Staci Alexander is the Director of Thought Leadership for AARP and works to amplify AARP’s voice in key conversations around longevity, aging and equity.  In her role, Staci leads the AARP Thought Leadership agenda with external stakeholders and allies.  In this capacity, Staci develops and executes external engagements with both traditional and nontraditional partners to expand the conversation on the future of aging.  Staci has a rich history of cultivating partnerships and alliances in support of mission driven goals across the fields of policy development, communication and housing and community development. Staci has worked as a staffer in the United States Senate, as a lobbyist for nonprofit urban and rural affordable housing developers, and as a grant maker focused on expanding the capacity of nonprofit housing developers for the Fannie Mae Foundation.  Prior to joining AARP, Staci expanded her communications and outreach skills to work with public media as an Assistant Director with MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and Senior Associate of the Community Strategies Group for the Aspen Institute.

Staci has a MPA from City University of New York, Baruch School of Public Affairs and a BA in political science from Vassar College.

Staci is also an advocate for children and adults with developmental disabilities and serves on the board of the Institute for Exceptional Care.

Joe Mondoro is currently the Director of Budget for Prince William County Public Schools.  He retired as the Chief Financial Officer of Fairfax County in 2021 after over 26 years working for the County, most of which were in the Department of Management and Budget.

Joe serves in a variety of volunteer roles for community organizations in Fairfax including the boards of the Affordable Housing Advisory Council, the Fairfax County Employees Retirement System, the Tysons Community Alliance, and United Community.

He attended the College of William and Mary where he received both a B.A. in History and Government and an M.P.P. in Public Policy.

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Nicholas McCoy is an Investment Management Associate at Latham & Watkins LLP in Washington DC. He focuses his practice on fund formation and his pro bono practice on immigration and prisoner advocacy. Mr. McCoy previously served as an 8th-grade math teacher in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

Mr. McCoy is committed to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority's goal of safe and decent housing for all. Mr. McCoy has a particular interest in affordable housing for all incomes. Mr. McCoy earned his M.B.A. from the University of Arizona and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.

Sarah G. J. Lennon has worked for the U.S. Government for 30 years, starting her career as a Presidential Management Fellow.  She has worked throughout the government in the Departments of Defense, State and Energy, as well as the Intelligence Community and on Capitol Hill as a Legis Fellow.  She has served several Cabinet Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries in the national and nuclear security arenas.
 

Notably, Lennon served as the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation and traveled across the globe promoting civil nuclear energy as a clean energy source. Just prior to the pandemic, she became a Senior Policy Advisor in the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, where she focuses on enterprise-wide planning activities for the NNSA complex that spans eight nuclear laboratories, plants and sites across the country.
 

She holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.A. from the Monterey Institute of International Affairs, where she specialized in Russian and nonproliferation.  She has also earned a Diploma in Translation in Russian from the Institute of Linguists Educational Trust of the United Kingdom.  Ms. Lennon has traveled extensively and in addition to Russian, knows French, Swedish, and Spanish.  She is an avid community service volunteer, having served two terms as President of the Kings Park Civic Association (KPWCA), led the KPWCA Parks & Lake and Membership Committees for many years, served one term at Vice-Chair of the Braddock District Council, is Co-President of the Friends of Royal Lake (a Fairfax County Park Authority Park Volunteer Team), served on the Boards of several Robinson Secondary School organizations and was a dedicated and enthusiastic Girl Scout leader when her daughter was in grade school. She also is the sole proprietor of AtomicJewelry, designing and making one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.

Susan Vachal was appointed to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) as an At-Large Commissioner in 2024. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she also resided in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for business opportunities, prior to landing in Northern Virginia almost thirty years ago. She was promoted to sales manager, working for two different insurance agencies. One agency provided small business owners the opportunity to join a large group which provided them with group health insurance instead of an individual plan. The second agency offered supplemental life insurance and a savings plan to union workers. Ms. Vachal excelled with both agencies, was a top producer and often trained new agents.

Just a few years after relocating to Northern Virginia, in the winter of 1995-1996, life took an unexpectant turn when she became ill and could no longer work. She credits her faith for her strength, resilience, positive outlook on life, and her willingness to help others less fortunate. The approval of benefits and being eligible for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, has allowed Ms. Vachal more stability so she can primarily focus on her health.

In early 2022, Ms. Vachal was appointed to the Moving to Work Resident Advisory Committee of the FCRHA, where she serves as Secretary. She is also a published author and passionate about fitness. She volunteers where needed at her church, primarily in the nursery, teaching preschoolers for VBS, and expressing her creative side, decorating for the holidays and the Pastor’s Christmas dinner.

Ms. Vachal feels it is an honor to serve as an FCRHA Commissioner and looks forward to bringing a “new perspective” to the table.

Michael Cushing was appointed to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority in 2023 as an At-Large Commissioner.

Mr. Cushing has been a senior federal executive for more than 30 years. He has held leadership positions at the US Agency for Global Media, the Export Import Bank of the United States, the US International Development Finance Corporation, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Office of Presidential Personnel.

Since 2018, he has served as a Strategic Advisor to Government Executives (SAGE) for the Partnership for Public Service, which advises federal senior leaders on navigating the federal environment and its political, management, and legal demands.

As an attorney in private practice, Mr. Cushing specialized in real estate finance, representing financial institutions, developers, and owners in real estate acquisition, financing, leasing, management, restructuring, and the disposition of commercial and multi-family residential properties.

Mr. Cushing received his A.B. from Harvard College and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. 

Paul Zurawski is currently a partner in a Fairfax County small business that creates software for government relations professionals. Over the past twenty years, Mr. Zurawski has also served in numerous leadership roles in nonprofit organizations. He has served on the staff and board of a housing-focused nonprofit organization in Fairfax County, focusing on real estate finance and lender relationships. He also served as a member of the Fairfax County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.  He currently serves as the President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at Our Lady of Good Counsel, a social service organization dedicated to assisting families in financial distress. In this role he works to provide families in crisis with immediate emergency financial assistance, preventing eviction and allowing families to maintain their housing.
 

Mr. Zurawski earned a BA from Trinity University, an MPSA from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Georgetown University.