Catherine S. Read joined NVTC in January 2023 representing the City of Fairfax.  She serves on NVTC’s Legislative and Policy Committee.

Ms. Read is serving her second term as mayor of the City of Fairfax. She currently serves as the 2026 President of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Corporate Board and sits on the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), and Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC). She is also a member of the Virginia Poverty Law Center Advisory Board and the Equality Virginia PAC Board.

A city resident since 2000 in the Daniels Run Woods, Providence Square, and Fairchester Woods neighborhoods, Ms. Read has most recently worked with local nonprofits on legislative advocacy and messaging, and continues to occasionally host shows for Fairfax Public Access.

Ms. Read earned a B.A. in Government and Politics from George Mason University and was recently elected to serve on the Alumni Chapter Board of Mason’s Schar School of Public Policy and Government for 2024-2026. She resides in the city with her husband and their dog.