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Departments & Offices

Organizational Chart

This is a listing of Arlington County leadership and organizational structure. You may also view our online staff directory which includes approximately 700 County employees that engage with the public.

The Arlington County Government organizational chart is available in PDF format.

Arlington County Voters & Residents County Staff

County Board

703-228-3130

Libby Garvey, Chair

Erik Gutshall, Vice Chair

Members
Katie Cristol
Christian Dorsey
Matt de Ferranti

Report to County Board

Kendra Jacobs, Clerk of the Board
703-228-3128

Dr. Chris Horton, County Auditor

Stephen A. MacIsaac, County Attorney
703-228-3100

Mark Schwartz, County Manager
703-228-3120

School Board

703-228-6015

Monique O’Grady, Chair

Dr. Barbara Kanninen, Vice-Chair

Members
Nancy Van Doren
Reid Goldstein
Tannia Talento

Reports to School Board

Cintia Z. Johnson, Interim Superintendent
703-228-6010

Constitutional Officers

Paul F. Ferguson, Clerk of the Circuit Court
703-228-7010

Ingrid H. Morroy,Commissioner of Revenue
703-228-3033

Parisa Dehghani-Tafti,Commonwealth’s Attorney
703-228-4410

Beth Arthur, Sheriff
703-228-4460

Carla de la Pava,Treasurer
703-228-3255

VA General Assembly

Adam P. Ebbin, Senator (Dist. 30)
571-384-8957

Barbara Favola, Senator (Dist. 31)
703-835-4845

Janet D. Howell, Senator (Dist. 32)
703-709-8283

Mark H. Levine, Delegate (District 45)
571-234-8481

Patrick Hope, Delegate (Dist. 47)
703-486-1010

Rip Sullivan, Delegate (Dist. 48)
571-210-5876

Alfonso H. Lopez, Delegate (Dist. 49)
571-336-2147

Judiciary

Arlington Circuit Court
Hon. William T. Newman Jr., Chief Judge
703-228-7000

General District Court
Hon. R. Frances O’Brien, Chief Judge
703-228-4490

Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court
Hon. George D. Varoutsos, Chief Judge
703-228-4500

Electoral Board

Gretchen Reinemeyer, Registrar
703-228-3455

Office of the County Manager

Mark Schwartz, County Manager
703-228-3120

Reports to County Manager

Lynne Porfiri, Chief of Staff
703-228-0599

Bryna Helfer, Assistant County Manager
703-228-3120

Samia Byrd, Deputy County Manager
703-228-3120

Michelle Cowan, Deputy County Manager
703-228-3120

Shannon Flanagan-Watson, Deputy County Manager
703-228-3911

James Schwartz, Deputy County Manager
703-228-3120

Report to Samia Byrd

Dept. of Community Planning, Housing & Development
Claude Williamson, Director
703-228-3537

Pam Locke, Management Analyst
703-228-3952

Report to Michelle Cowan

Human Resources Dept.
Marcy Foster, Director
703-228-3500

Dept. of Environmental Services
Greg Emanuel, Director
703-228-3620

Human Rights Office
Gurjit Chima, Assistant County Manager
703-228-7045

Dept. of Human Services
Anita Friedman, Director
703-228-1700

Dept. of Management & Finance
Maria Meredith, Director
703-228-0757

Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Jane Rudolph, Director
703-228-3313

Report to Shannon Flanagan-Watson

Arlington Economic Development
Telly Tucker, Director
703-228-0850

Dept. of Environmental Services
Greg Emanuel, Director
703-228-3620

Dept. of Libraries
Diane Kresh, Director
703-228-3348

County Manager’s Office
Ben Aiken, Resident Ombudsman / Director of Constituent Services
703-228-1762

Report to James Schwartz

Public Safety Communications & Emergency Management
Aaron Miller, Director
703-228-3464

Fire Department
David Povlitz, Chief
703-228-3362

Police Department
Jay Farr, Chief
703-228-4040

Dept. of Technology Services
Jack Belcher, Chief Information Officer
703-228-3220