The Honorable Katherine K. 'Kate' Hanley
Kate Hanley has been active in local politics for over twenty years. She has served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors since 1986 when she was elected to represent the Providence District. Ms. Hanley served as Fairfax County Board of Supervisors chair from February 1995 through December 2003.
Ms. Hanley has been an educator, a businesswoman and a member of numerous boards and committees serving the public interests in Fairfax County. Ms. Hanley has also won many civic and professional awards throughout her career.
From 1984-1986 she served on the Fairfax County Public School Board.
She served on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Transportation Planning Board and the WMATA Board of Directors as an alternate.
She has been a member of the Transportation Coordinating Council Executive Committee, 2001 chairman of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, past president of the Virginia Municipal League, and past president of the Virginia Association of Counties. She served on NVTC from 1988-1994, and as chairman in 1992, before rejoining the commission in 1996.
Ms. Hanley has Co-Chaired the Fairfax Library Foundation's Capital Book Festival. She has recently been named Chair of 2004 Fairfax-Falls Church United Way Campaign.
Ms. Hanley currently resides in Reston with her husband