Dear Neighbor,
Happy valentine's day! I hope you are surrounded with love, family, and friends.
I want to share the current staff on my amazing team and tell you a little bit about who they are and what they do for Providence. I hope you will reach out to them should you need assistance with anything.
We'd love to hear what your favorite spot in Providence is!
With gratitude,
Supervisor Dalia Palchik
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Community Engagement and Communications Liaison
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Jo was born and raised in Fairfax County. She attended FCPS schools, went to Marymount University and graduated with a degree in English Writing.
In her free time, she likes to play the piano, walk around the local parks and lakes, go out and try new places to eat, catch up on reality TV shows, like Love Island, and write poetry. Prior to joining this office, she worked for Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) for 7 years. Jo’s focus in our office is community engagement, outreach and communication support, being a liaison for our community centers and nonprofits, assists with health and human services and school-related matters.
Providence Place She Loves: The sensory room at Providence Community Center.
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Office Manager and Supervisor's Scheduler
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Kim was born and raised in the Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. in 2015. She graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Government and International Politics. She started working for Fairfax County as an intern in the Clerk's office in 2019 and was a previous staff aide to former Chairman Sharon Bulova. She recently became a naturalized citizen in September 2022.
In addition to managing the Supervisor's schedule, Kim is the communications lead, handles constituent issues related to animals, code compliance, and libraries, helps Joe with FOIA requests, serves as point-of-contact for the safety improvements on Blake Lane, assists in various outreach and engagement efforts, and supports the Supervisor's work in the Council to End Domestic Violence (and serves on their Equity Subcommittee). She also spearheaded the planning and execution of Food Truck Fridays, which has now expanded to Fam-Mingle Fridays.
Providence Place She Loves: Lost Dog Cafe, Dunn Loring
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Manager of Community Partnerships and Director of Outreach
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Arriving to Fairfax County with his family at the ripe young age of four, Aryeh was raised in the Providence District. Years of growth in Mantua produced some of Aryeh’s favorite and least favorite memories, including pajama nights with his family at Home Depot, falling off his bike at Eakin Park, getting stuck in 5 PM traffic on Prosperity Ave., and basketball training at Evolution Basketball in Merrifield.
Aryeh’s schooling took him over the bridge to the University of Maryland, and then to Latvia for community development work. In 2019, Aryeh returned to the U.S. with a desire to connect back to his home community and then joined Team Dalia later. He is having a blast making new, less chaotic memories in his role as Director of Outreach. He also manages issues related to affordable & workforce housing, BAC appointments, Historical Markers, Public Safety & Diversion First, Seniors & Tax Relief, and Utilities.
Providence Place He Loves: Oak Marr Golf Course
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Patricia was born in Charlotte, NC, and has lived most of her life in Nashville. Patricia has three children and four grandsons ranging in age from 1 to 15. She loves to travel and her most recent international trip was to Peru last fall, just before turmoil there ensued. She is an environmentalist and a big fan of sports, the arts, politics, reading, and attending the many think tank events in DC! She is a freelance writer whose hobby is Russian history.
Prior to joining the Providence District, Patricia worked in communications. She currently handles transportation, recycling, waste, and environmental issues.
Providence Place She Loves: Ken Lawrence Park
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Joe recently retired from Fairfax County as Chief Financial Officer. He spent most of his career in the Department of Management Budget. He lives in Tysons with his wife and two sons. He was born in Fairfax and has lived here for most of his life. He attended the College of William & Mary both as an undergraduate and for graduate school.
As Supervisor Palchik’s chief of staff, he focuses on items related to budget, economic development, housing, health and human services, FOIA matters, as well as guides the team in their day-to-day work.
Providence Place He Loves: Capital One Hall
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Juan grew up in Falls Church and graduated from Oakton High School. He is a fan of music and sports. His favorite season is summer and enjoys nice warm vacations on the beach. One thing Juan values deeply is spending time with the ones he loves the most.
Juan assists with communications outreach and leads the team’s mapping/GIS efforts.
Providence Place He Loves: Tysons Corner Center
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Mike grew up in New York where he attended the State University of New York at Albany. He then went on to the University of Virginia and received his master's degree in Urban and Environmental Planning.
Mike has been working for Fairfax County for over 20 years as an urban planner and has been working with the Providence District since 2001. He lives in Falls Church with his wife, two sons, and his two-year-old pup. Mike loves golfing, being with his kids, and nature. He is quite the green thumb!
Providence Place He Loves: Mosaic Karaoke
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We want to hear from you! Please reach out to us with questions, comments or just to say hello. Please feel free to email us with events you would like to be included in my newsletter.
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