McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean) has certified 11 Dranesville Small District 1A residents, five adults and six teens, to run for seats on the McLean Community Center Governing Board. The board sets policy and provides general oversight for all facilities and programs of the center, including the Robert Ames Alden Theatre and the Old Firehouse Teen Center.

Residents of Dranesville Small District 1A are eligible to vote during the election.

Voting for Governing Board members will be held from 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the McLean Day 2019 festival at Lewinsville Park (1659 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean). Residents also may vote by absentee ballot from Monday, March 18 – Wednesday, May 15.

Three adult positions and two youth positions are open this year. The adult candidates who receive the three-highest vote counts will serve three-year terms. Youth candidates, one from the McLean High School boundary area and one from the Langley High School boundary area, will serve one-year terms. Youth candidates do not have to attend these schools to serve on the board.

McLean Governing Board
Candidates Announced

Three adult positions and two youth positions are open this year. The adult candidates who receive the three-highest vote counts will serve three-year terms. Youth candidates, one from the McLean High School boundary area and one from the Langley High School boundary area, will serve one-year terms. Youth candidates do not have to attend these schools to serve on the board.

Adult candidates — Maria Foderaro-Guertin; Suzanne Le Menestrel; Sun Park; Carla Post and Barbara Protacio.

Langley High School boundary area candidates — Alize Ashraf; Anna Krause-Steinrauf and Megan Markwart.

McLean High School boundary area candidates — Sabrina Benmira; Xavier Jimenez and Lindsea Strelser.