Catherine S. Read is serving her first term as Mayor.

She currently serves on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), and Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC). Additionally, she serves on the Virginia Poverty Law Center Advisory Board and the Equality Virginia PAC Board.

A city resident since 2000 in the Daniels Run Woods, Providence Square, and Fairchester Woods neighborhoods, she has most recently worked with local nonprofits on legislative advocacy and messaging, and continues to occasionally host shows for Fairfax Public Access.

Read earned a B.A. in Government and Politics from George Mason University and was recently elected to serve on the Alumni Chapter Board of Mason’s Schar School of Public Policy and Government for 2024-26.

She resides with her husband Tom Greeson and their dog Reggie.

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