Vision 2050

PLACEMAKING AWARD

Halls Hill/High View Park Historic Preservation Coalition

The Halls Hill/High View Park Historic Preservation Coalition is an assembly of HH/HVPC residents, past and present. Our mission is “to preserve, recognize and honor the history and legacy of the Halls Hill/High View Park community”. We believe our initiatives will contribute to a greater understanding and appreciation of the people and events that characterize this great community. Our goal is to continue the great strides made by our forefathers and encourage our fellow neighbors to continue moving forward, reflecting who we are and our uniqueness in the Arlington community.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Jacqueline Snelling
Spout Run Watershed Working Group

Jackie grew up in Vermont and Boston and started her career working in the 70’s in education policy and management in the New Your City school system.  She came to Arlington in 1979 to work for the Secretary of the Department of Education in Washington and then later for the Department of Homeland Security, and then FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division. She has now been here about 45 years. 

Public policy, good government, civic action, and volunteering have been her life-long focus. During the years her children were in school in Arlington, she was an active civic volunteer on PTA’S and numerous committees.  She is most proud of co-chairing the successful campaign to restore the Arlington citizens’ ability to elect the school board.

After 9/11, Jackie worked with the Board, Manager, the Civic Federation and civic groups to build and support the local emergency management capacity and community preparedness engagement. At FEMA she focused on preparedness guidance, research, and interagency initiatives to strengthen science-based resilience to hazards including flooding. Since retirement, Jackie has continued public service nationally through the American Red Cross Science Advisory Committee and, in Arlington, through the Civic Federation.  At “Civfed” she has brought in new members to bring people with diverse views together and continued to work on flood resilience. She helped organize civic groups to advocate for flood risk assessment, increasing the CIP, and for better stormwater management in the development process. She currently leads the nine CA’s of the Spout Run Civic Association workgroup to address flood resilience in this watershed and as part of the Langston Blvd plan and implementation.

JD Spain

Julius D. “JD” Spain, Sr. is the current Member-elect for the Arlington County Board, set to be sworn into office in December 2024. He was elected during the November 5, 2024, general election, garnering an impressive 63,000 first-place votes with Ranked Choice Voting. As a retired, disabled combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps with 26 years of honorable and distinguished service, JD is a lifelong community advocate and civil rights leader who embodies progressiveness, dedication, and decisiveness.

JD has devoted his life to public service, championing the cause of a more inclusive and equitable society. He and his wife, of Mexican descent, celebrate 32 years of marriage have resided in the Penrose Community since 2009, where they are proud parents of three adult children, all graduates of Arlington Public Schools, and enthusiastic grandparents to a lovely granddaughter. His extensive experience and remarkable achievements in governmental affairs, diplomacy, Capitol Hill, and both the non-profit and private sectors illuminate his unwavering commitment to service. JD believes deeply in the power of collaboration to forge a more prosperous and united community.

With leadership experience at the highest levels of local, state, and federal government, as well as civil rights and non-profit organizations, JD currently thrives as a business leader in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He serves on the boards of the President’s Innovation and Inclusive Excellence Councils at George Mason University, where he inspires innovation and fosters inclusive excellence in higher education and the economy. Furthermore, as a board member of the Dream Project, he empowers Virginia students facing immigration-related barriers to higher education by providing them with access to scholarships, resources, and mentors.

Matt De Ferranti

County Board Member Matt de Ferranti’s career, first as a teacher in a low-income community in Houston and later as a lawyer, has been dedicated to helping people build better lives for themselves and their children. As an attorney, Matt worked on land use and economic development issues for local governments. He subsequently served as an advocate for economic and educational equity at Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, the Education Trust, and the National Indian Education Association.

First elected to the Arlington County Board in November 2018, Matt was unanimously elected as Chair of the County Board by his colleagues on January 4, 2021. In addition, Matt was elected in January 2023 to serve as the Vice Chair of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.

Matt began serving on Arlington County’s Housing Commission in 2013. In 2014, he was appointed to the Arlington Public Schools Budget Advisory Council, where he served as Chair in 2017-2018. Matt also has served on the Joint Facilities Advisory Commission, which brings Arlington County, Arlington Public Schools, and the community together to plan for our future.

A 2015 Leadership Arlington graduate, 2016 graduate of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and 2017 graduate of Arlington Neighborhood College, Matt grew up in neighboring McLean and lives in the Rock Spring neighborhood with his wife, Brooke.