SJ 391 — Commending Penelope A. Gross.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23107036D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

391 NE OfferedN February 20, 2023 Commending Penelope A.

––––––––––Agreed Tto Patrons––Saslaw,by Barker,the Boysko,Senate, Ebbin,February Favola,22, Howell2023 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2023 O L dedication to her community on the local, regional, state, and Surovell;national levels for more than 25 years as Mason District Supervisor on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors;

Delegates:and L WHEREAS, Penelope "Penny" Gross was first elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, E 5, 2019, and currently serves as vice chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and as chair of D the Personnel Committee;

Bulova,and DelaneyRWHEREAS, Filler-Corn,regionally, Hope,Penny Lopez,Gross Murphy,represents Seibold,Fairfax Shin,County Sickles,on Simonthe andMetropolitan WattsWashington ––––––––––Council Oof WHEREAS,Governments PenelopeBoard A.of Directors, which she chaired in 2009;

Gross is an esteemed public servant who has shown extraordinary D dedication to her community on the local,Northern regional,Virginia state,Regional andWatershed nationalRoundtable; levels for more than 25 years as Mason District Supervisor on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors;

andando Uchaired; representing the Mason District, in November 1995;

she was reelected to her seventh term on November 5, 2019, and currently serves as vice chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and as cEair of the Personnel Committee;

and WHEREAS, regionally, Penny Gross represents Fairfax County on the Metropolitan Washington D Council of Governments Board of Directors, which she chaired in 2009;

the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, which she also chaired;

and the Potomac WatershedWHEREAS, Roundtable;on the state and national levels, Penny Gross is a past president of the Virginia Association of Counties;

andvice chair of the National Association of Counties;Counties' Energy, Environment, and S Land Use Committee;

vice chair of the National Association of Counties' Energy, Environment, and Land Use Committee;

and WHEREAS,9 Penny Gross was first appointed by Governor Mark Warner to the Local Government Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Executive Council, which she chaired from March 2006 untilSuntil E August 2008 and on which she continues to serve;

and 9R WHEREAS, prior to her tenure as supervisor, Penny Gross worked for 20 years as a staff membe1member in various congressional offices;

she also served on the board of the Lincolnia Park Civic Association from 1988 to 1995;

she also served as co-manager of Girl ScoutsScoWHEREAS, ofPenny Gross writes a weekly column in the USAFalls ServiceChurch UnitNews-Press 52-4and forhosts ninethe years;monthly television show, Mason Matters, on the Fairfax County Government television channel;

she is also a founding member of the Friends of Mason District Park and WHEREAS,the National Capital Chapter of the UniWHEREAS, as a result of her tireless work on behalf of Mason District and Fairfax County, Penny Gross writeshas abeen weeklyhonored columnwith innumerous awards and recognitions, including the Falls2014 ChurchPublic News-PressOfficials andAward hostsfrom the monthlyVirginia televisionWater show,Environment MasonFederation, Matters,the on2013 Public Officials Award from the FairfaxVirginia CountyWater GovernmentEnvironment televisionAssociation, channel;and the 2009 Robert L.

she is University of Oregon Alumni Association;

andon District Park and the National Capital Chapter of the 35 WHEREAS, as a result of her tireless work on behalf of Mason District and Fairfax County, Penny / 36 Gross has been honored with numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2014 Public Officials / 37 Award from the Virginia Water Environment Federation, the 2013 Public Officials Award from the 38 Virginia Water Environment Association, and the 2009 Robert L.

Michaud Lifetime AchievementAchRESOLVED Awardby fromthe CentralSenate, Fairfaxthe Services,House Inc.;of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Penelope A.

now,Gross therefore,for beher itservice RESOLVEDas byMason theDistrict Senate,Supervisor theon House of Delegates concurring, That the GeneralFairfax AssemblyCounty herebyBoard of Supervisors;

and, be itforit her service as Mason District Supervisor on the Fairfax County Board RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentationcontributions to PenelopeFairfax A.County and the Commonwealth.

Gross as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her contributions to Fairfax County and the Commonwealth.