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- Mayor Kelly Burk
- Vice Mayor Neil Steinberg
- Council Member Ara Bagdasarian
- Council Member Todd Cimino-Johnson
- Council Member Zach Cummings
- Council Member-Elect Nicholas Krukowski
- Council Member Kari Nacy
- Council Member Patrick Wilt
You may also contact the entire Council by email at council@leesburgva.gov.
Mayor Kelly Burk
kburk@leesburgva.gov or contact 703-771-2700
Mayor Kelly Burk is currently serving her fourth term as Leesburg’s Mayor, after first being elected in November 2016.
She was first elected to the Leesburg Town Council in May 2004. In November 2007, she was elected to represent the Leesburg District on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. She served on the Board from 2008 through 2011.
She was re-elected to the Council in the April 2012 Special Election and again in November 2014. She served as Vice Mayor from January 2015 through December 2016.
Mayor Burk serves as the Council liaison to the following Town boards and commissions:
- Diversity Commission
She also represents the Town of Leesburg on the following county and regional bodies:
- Loudoun County Economic Development Commission
- Northern Virginia Regional Commission
- Virginia Municipal League Executive Board, At-Large Member
- Coalition of Loudoun Towns
A Leesburg resident since 1979, Mayor Burk was a special education teacher with Loudoun County Public Schools and retired in June 2014. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education from George Washington University and a Master's Degree in Middle School Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech. she is a past president of the Loudoun Education Association (1996-2000) and served on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Education Association from 1994 to 2000. In 2001, the Loudoun Commission on Women honored her as the Woman of the Year for Education and Training.
Vice Mayor Neil Steinberg
nsteinberg@leesburgva.gov or contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733
Vice Mayor Neil Steinberg was elected to Town Council on November 6, 2018, and took office on January 1, 2019. He was re-elected to a new four year term on November 8, 2022. He was appointed the Town's Vice Mayor on January 9, 2023.
Vice Mayor Steinberg is the Council liaison to the following Town boards and commissions:
- Planning Commission
- Technology & Communications Commission
He also represents Leesburg on the Virginia Municipal League Infrastructure, Transportation & Environmental Quality Committee.
Vice Mayor Steinberg grew up in Fairfax County and attended Virginia Tech where he served one year in the Corps of Cadets Army ROTC and studied engineering, political science and theatre.
Vice Mayor Steinberg and his wife, KD Kidder, moved to Loudoun County in 1975. They spent 31 years living in rural Loudoun, south of Bluemont, and moved to Leesburg in 2008. Together they live with KD’s mother, Doris Kidder, and their two cats. They began their business, Photoworks, a photography, imaging services, and framing business, in 1979. They have operated it ever since at the same location on the corner of Loudoun and King Streets in downtown Leesburg. Photoworks and the Potomac Gallery were the founders of the downtown’s First Friday Gallery Walk, now the very successful event known as First Friday.
Vice Mayor Steinberg has studied martial arts since the early 1980’s and holds black belts in three disciplines, including a Master level (5th degree) in taekwondo. He has been an instructor for Grand Master Eunggil Choi at United States Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy (in Leesburg) for more than twenty years. In that avocation he has taught and watched as his students have grown from young children into adults with families of their own. Over the years he has been involved in a variety of downtown business organizations, serving as president for what was the DBA. He is a member of the local branch of the NAACP.
Council Member Ara Bagdasarian
Council Member Bagdasarian serves as the council liaison to the following Town advisory commissions:
- Commission on Public Art
- Standing Residential Traffic Committee
Council Member Bagdasarian graduated from the State of New York College at Buffalo where he was recognized with the Young Alumnus Achievement Award in 2013.
Council Member Bagdasarian is an entrepreneur, author, and advocate for entrepreneurship education and school safety. He founded Omnilert, which pioneered the world's first campus emergency notification system in 2004. He also founded RainedOut, the most widely used communication platform for sports organizations and Parks and Recreation departments. Council Member Bagdasarian co-authored and published The Lemonade Stand, a book on entrepreneurship. He is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer on entrepreneurship at Georgetown University, Shenandoah University, and George Mason University.
Council Member Bagdasarian is an active community leader, having served as president of the Board of Directors of The Arc of Loudoun, president of the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, vice chairman of The United Way Loudoun Regional Council, and board member at Loudoun Literacy Council. He also founded BENEFIT as an organization of musicians who perform to raise funds for children in need. Council Member Bagdasarian is an active member at St. James Episcopal Church and has lived in Leesburg since 2000 with his wife Patti, children Adrik and Ava, plus dogs Auggie and Jack.
Council Member Todd Cimino-Johnson
tciminojohnson@leesburgva.gov or contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733
Council Member Todd Cimino-Johnson was elected to Town Council on November 8, 2022, and took office on January 1, 2023.
Council Member Cimino-Johnson serves as the council liaison to the following Town advisory commissions:
- Economic Development Commission
- Tree Commission
He also represents Leesburg on the Virginia Municipal League Community & Economic Development Committee.
Council Member Cimino-Johnson's degrees include a B.S. in Economics from Shepherd University, a Master’s in Business Administration from Shepherd University, a Masters in History from American Public University, and Ph.D.in Community College Leadership from Old Dominion University. At Old Dominion University he received both the John R. Broderick Diversity Champion Award and Community College and Higher Education Leadership Award.
Prior to joining the Council, he served the Town of Leesburg on the Tree Commission in 2019, and Parks and Recreation Committee from 2021 to 2022. He also served the Loudoun County Communications Commission in 2022.
Council Member Cimino-Johnson was born and raised in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is a current member of the Leesburg Daybreak Rotary. He currently serves on the boards of Safe Space NOVA and the Board of Visitors to Mount Vernon. His past community leadership includes Treasurer of Equality Loudoun, President of Martinsburg Sunrise Rotary, Board Member Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce, Volunteer with Read Aloud of Berkeley County, Treasurer of Berkeley County Historical Society, Treasurer and President of Literacy Volunteers of the Eastern Panhandle and Treasurer of CASA of the Eastern Panhandle.
Council Member Cimino-Johnson is currently the owner of impACT Tours and Travel, which designs and coordinates group travel as well as individual travel. Prior to starting his own business, he was Program Coordinator of Business and Economics at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. Prior to teaching, he was Corporate Controller for Geostellar, a startup online energy marketplace and accountant at several for-profits and not-for profits.
Council Member Cimino-Johnson lives in southeast Leesburg with his husband Tony, and their dog Luna.
Council Member Zach Cummings
zcummings@leesburgva.gov or 571-246-2668
Council Member Zach Cummings was elected to Town Council on November 3, 2020, and took office on January 1, 2021.
Council Member Cummings serves as the council liaison to the following Town boards and commissions:
- Airport Commission
- Board of Architectural Review
He represents Leesburg on the Virginia Municipal League General Laws Committee.
Council Member Cummings is a residential Realtor. He is also involved with his son's PTA, the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts, and was an active member of the committee that raised funds to erect the Stanley Caulkins Memorial in downtown Leesburg.
Council Member Cummings lives with his wife, Jeanette, their son, Jackson, and Australian Shepherd, Taylor Sniffs, in southwest Leesburg.
Council Member-Elect Nicholas Krukowski
nicholas4leesburg@gmail.com or contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733
Council Member-Elect Nicholas Krukowski was elected to the Leesburg Town Council on November 5, 2024. His term will begin January 1, 2025.
Council Member-Elect Krukowski has served as a firefighter with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue since 2008. He is currently a Station Commander in the Operations division. He has served on the Loudoun County Career Firefighters Association Board of Directors since 2013 and has been Vice President since 2019. In 2023, he was awarded the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Firefighter of the Year award.
Council Member-Elect Krukowski’s degrees include associates degrees in Fire Science and Emergency Management from the Community College of the Air Force, a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security from American Military University, and he is in the midst of attaining his master's degree in Political Science from Virginia Tech. He received his Certified Public Manager certification from George Washington University.
Council Member Kari Nacy 
knacy@leesburgva.gov or 571-577-1439
Council Member Kari Nacy was elected to the Leesburg Town Council on November 3, 2020, and took office on January 1, 2021. Prior to being elected to Town Council, she served on the Environmental Advisory Commission from 2018 to 2019 and on the Planning Commission from 2019 to 2020.
Council Member Nacy is the council liaison to the following Town boards and commissions:
- Environmental Advisory Commission
- Parks & Recreation Commission
She also represents the Town on the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Advisory Committee and the NVTA's Planning Coordination Advisory Committee.
Council Member Nacy is a native of Leesburg, and lives with her husband Matt, daughter Savannah, and their two rescue beagles in the same neighborhood she grew up in. She works for a defense contracting company. She and her husband also own a small watersports business on Chincoteague Island.
Council Member Nacy was named to Loudoun Times Mirror’s “40 under 40” in 2017, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Radford University, and a Master of Business Administration from Shenandoah University.
Council Member Patrick Wilt
pwilt@leesburgva.gov or contact the Clerk of the Council at 703-771-2733
Council Member Patrick Wilt was elected to the Town Council on November 8, 2022, and took office on January 1, 2023.
Council Member Wilt serves as the Council liaison to the following Town boards and commissions:
- Thomas Balch Library Commission
He has been a Leesburg resident since 2014 and the founder and owner of Black Walnut Brewery in the Leesburg Historic District since 2016. Council Member Wilt is married to Molly Wilt and has twin daughters and four teenage stepchildren. His education includes a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration.
He began his professional career as an engineer with Ford Motor Company. Later, he worked in management consulting with Ernst & Young and other boutique firms before specializing in financial services and leading organizations at USAA, Capital One, and Fannie Mae. After leaving the corporate world in 2016, he founded Black Walnut Brewery.