The County Conversation

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Kala Berry, Head of Marketing for Fairfax Connector, about the Student Bus Pass Program for middle and high school students, the Tran...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Dana Johnson, behavioral health manager in the Youth and Family division of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, about...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Kaitlyne Jones, Reston Community Center’s Box Office Manager, about the 18 event-schedule for the 2025/2026 Professional Touring Arti...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Melody Vielbig, DSVS clinical services program manager, about the clinical services that are available through Domestic and Sexual Vi...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Kathryn Kovacs, a public information officer with the Reston Community Center, about RCC’s Summer Concerts and Entertainment Series....

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services, and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Julie Bowman, program manager with Foster Care and Adoption, Resource and Support in Fairfax County’s Department of Family Services,...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services, and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Julie Bowman, program manager with Foster Care and Adoption, Resource and Support in Fairfax County’s Department of Family Services,...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services, and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Andrew Sheldon, active transportation planner III with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, about Bike to Work Day (Thur...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Twana Johnson, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Services Program Manager with the Department of Family Services, about Child Abuse...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Eric Carzon, Director of the Fairfax County Public Library. Learn more about the library, including hours and branch locations, onlin...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with John Silcox, Fairfax County Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination, about the new Sustain Fairfax program and Sustain Fairfa...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Lydia Guirguis (gur-Geese), Supervisor of Advocacy Services with Domestic and Sexual Violence Services in the Department of Family Se...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Kellan Graves, Business Services Supervisor with Public Assistance and Employment Services in the Department of Family Services. Lear...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Jeff Morgan, youth and teen program assistant with the Reston Community Center summer camp program. Learn more about summer camps at...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Kadhambari Sridhar, community engagement manager with the Health Department’s Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response, about...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Ali Heidari Goodarzi, Engineer IV with Land Development Services (LDS) and program manager of the Expedited Building Plan Review Prog...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Ayaan Ali, victim advocate on the Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Advocacy team within the Department of Family Services, about...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Julie Gurnee, program manager of the Charge Up Fairfax Program, about the program and what it means for Fairfax County residents. For...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Lauren Krzywicki, manager of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter’s Pet Resource Center. Learn more about the Animal Shelter online at w...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with BeBe Nguyen, Reston Community Center’s newly appointed Executive Director, about 30 years of celebrating global culture in Reston wit...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Sandy Kenyon with Fairfax County’s Department of Emergency Management and Security (DEMS) about National Preparedness Month and the i...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Nicole Wynands, Deputy Active Transportation Chief with Fairfax County’s Department of Transportation, about the county’s Active Tran...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Theresa Benincasa, economic mobility manager with the Department of Economic Initiatives, about the Talent Up Program that matches co...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Michael Felschow, Transit Services Division Planning Section Chief with the county’s Department of Transportation, about the Centrevi...

The County Conversation is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from the Fairfax County Government discussing programs, services and items of interest to residents of Fairfax County. On this edition of the conversation, host Jim Person talks with Kevin Smith, division manager for energy programs with the Fairfax County Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination, about the...