The Town Council generally holds public hearings on the second and fourth Tuesdays, with work sessions on the first and third Tuesdays, of each month. The meeting schedule for 2024 was set under Resolution 23-G-64, with one work session and one regular meeting held in the months of June, July, August, November, and December.

Town of Herndon meetings will be held in the Herndon Council Chambers Building, 765 Lynn Street, Herndon, unless otherwise noted on that meeting's agenda.

Interpretación en Español está disponible en las Sesiones Concejales Publicas de Herndon.

Agendas are posted online three days prior to the meeting.

 

Chapter 2 (ADMINISTRATION), Code of Ethics, Ordinance

 

Email Mayor Olem

Sheila A. Olem, a resident of Herndon since 1990, is serving her second term as the town’s Mayor. She has served on the Herndon Town Council since 2010 and was the town’s Vice Mayor for the 2019-20 term. 

Olem represents the town on the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) and serves as the Town Member on the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA). She has also been active on various committees with the Virginia Municipal League’s (VML) since her election to council in 2010.

Olem was appointed to Herndon’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) in 2000 and served through 2007. She has also served on Dranesville District land use committees, including the Dulles Toll Road Task Force (2000-01) and the Hunter Mill Task Force (2005), and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s Planning Coordination Advisory Committee.  

Olem’s community volunteerism has included participation in her son’s schools as well as community events such as Friday Night Live, NatureFest, Herndon Festival, Herndon Garden Tour, Herndon Homes Tour, and Herndon Relay for Life, among other projects and events. She has also served as president of the Federal Water Quality Association (FWQA) and continues to serve on FWQA’s scholarship committee.  She is a member of the 2011 Leadership Fairfax class and has served on numerous boards including Council for the Arts of Herndon and Friends of Runnymede Park. 

Olem is an independent sales associate representing Aflac. She also owns and manages commercial real estate. She holds a master’s degree in Health Administration from the University of Memphis and a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of North Alabama, spending her final semester in Mexico City for her student teaching experience.

Olem’s late husband, Harvey Olem, disappeared on a plane in Bolivia in 1994. She raised their two sons in Herndon; both sons are recently married and Olem is grandmother to two boys.

Email Vice Mayor Hedrick

Clark Hedrick is serving his first term on the Herndon Town Council and currently serves as Vice Mayor. He represents the town on the Dulles Area Transportation Association Board of Directors, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s Planning Coordination Advisory Committee, and he previously served on the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). In 2023 he served on the Virginia Municipal League’s (VML)  General Laws Policy Committee and in 2024 was again appointed to serve on the same committee.  Vice Mayor Hedrick serves as the Council liaison to the Herndon Youth Advisory Committee (HYAC). 

Hedrick is an attorney for the federal government, providing oversight and operational efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness and transparency in government services. He holds undergraduate degrees in international business and political science from Biola University, and a law degree from The George Washington University Law School.

He and his wife, Elizabeth, a federal contractor specializing in AI and technology solutions, live with their four children in Herndon.

Email Councilmember Alam

Naila Alam,a resident of Herndon since 2000, is serving her second term on the Herndon Town Council. She represents the town on the Phase 2 Dulles Rail Transportation Improvement District Commission Board and as an alternate on the Northern Virginia Regional Commission. In 2023 she served on the Virginia Municipal League’s (VML)  Human Development and Education Policy Committee and in 2024 was appointed to serve on the General Laws Policy Committee.

Alam has received numerous awards for her volunteerism, including recognition from three Presidential Administrations. She has been recognized by Fairfax County and Northern Virginia Family Services for her assistance to immigrant communities, and she has received the Herndon Rotary Club’s Service Above Self and Certificate of Achievement Awards. She has received the Herndon Mayor’s Volunteer Appreciation Award annually since 2003 and was the recipient of the Distinguished Volunteer Award in 2019. In 2014-15, Alam served on Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Public Guardian and Conservator and Advisory Council.

Alam is a realtor with her own company, Express Realty USA. She is also founder and CEO of Express Care, a firm that provides social services assistance to communities in need. She holds an associate’s degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management from Northern Virginia Community College, a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s College, Pakistan, and is a graduate of the Political Leadership program at the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute.

Alam lives in Herndon with her husband and sister. 

Email Councilmember del Aguila

Cesar del Aguila is serving his third term on the Herndon Town Council. He chairs the town’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee and serves on the Inter-Jurisdictional Committee. 

A resident of Herndon since 2007, he is an active volunteer with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, serving as a certified reserve deputy sheriff.

A regional account executive of sales at Conga, formerly Apttus, del Aguila has held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, serving Fortune 500 and Public Sector clients nationwide.

 

Email Councilmember Dhakal

Pradip Dhakal is serving his third term on the Herndon Town Council. He serves as chair of the Herndon Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and has served as the town’s representative on the Fairfax County Economic Advisory Commission. 
 
Dhakal is an IT professional who manages projects for the US Department of Health and Human Services, as a federal contractor. 

Dhakal holds a master’s degree in strategic leadership. He lives with his wife Sushma, their three children, and his mother in Herndon.

Email Councilmember LeBlanc

Keven J. LeBlanc, Jr., is serving his first term on the Herndon Town Council. He is the town’s principal representative on the Committee for Dulles and serves as an alternate representative to the Phase 2 Dulles Rail Transportation Improvement District Commission Board.  In 2023 he served on the Virginia Municipal League’s (VML)  Community and Economic Development Policy Committee and in 2024 he was appointed to serve the same committee.

LeBlanc is active in the community, serving as chair of both the Herndon WinterMarkt and the Holiday Homes Tour of Herndon. He also serves on the boards of directors for Arts Herndon and for the International Association of Spelling as Communication (I-ASC), a global advocate for non-speaking autistic individuals.

LeBlanc is self-employed; his company, 4A Consulting, LLC, provides strategy consulting to federal contractor clients. He has also served as chief operating officer of Liberty IT Solutions and Patriot Technologies. He holds a BSE in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University.

LeBlanc and his husband, Scott Mayhugh, live in Herndon.

Email Councilmember Scherff

Donielle M. Scherff is serving her first term on the Herndon Town Council. She serves on the town’s Inter-Jurisdictional Committee and represents the town as an alternate on the Committee for Dulles and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.

Scherff also serves on the Fairfax County Equity Council and Opportunity Neighborhoods Herndon, has served terms on the One Fairfax Equity Roundtable and Fairfax County Successful Child and Youth Policy Team and has participated in PolicyLink, All-In-Cities.

Scherff owns Scherff Consulting, LLC, a proposal management and support company for federal defense contractors. Previously, she served as manager of Community Outreach for a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate, managing strategic events and marketing for the station and its affiliates. She is co-author of The Digital Content Initiative Implementation Guide, which establishes digital media community engagement standards for PBS.

Scherff studied corporate communications at the College of Charleston and political science at SUNY Empire State College. She has continued her education at Northern Virginia Community College. Additionally, she has completed the United Way Board Governance Program and is a member of the Leadership Fairfax Class of 2017.