Sarah Bagley was appointed to NVTC in January 2022 and currently serves as the chair for 2026. She is also the chair of the NVTC Executive Committee and a member of the NVTC Program Advisory Committee. She is a principal member of the VRE Operations Board and served as its chair in 2025.

Sarah Bagley was first elected to the Alexandria City Council in 2021 and reelected in 2024. She currently serves as the vice mayor. Originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Ms. Bagley has been actively involved with local voter engagement and activism work since relocating to Alexandria. Sarah leads a non-profit that provides supportive services to residents living in affordable housing communities around the country.

Prior to her election, Sarah was active with the Alexandria Democratic Committee and sending postcards to voters, as a project focused on engaging people locally, regionally and nationally in the electoral process. She also served for several years as the Event Lead for the local group of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Through this work, she advocated at the state, local and federal levels for measures aimed at reducing gun violence and raising awareness about gun safety.

An avid bike rider and public transit customer, Ms. Bagley will advocate for transit-related programs, safer streets for all, and environmentally sustainable solutions for residents, workers, business owners and visitors to Alexandria. Building on her professional experience in affordable housing communities, she will advocate for the vital role of safe, well-maintained and affordable housing plans in our community.

Ms. Bagley also serves on the City Naming Committee; Eco-City Alexandria Environmental Action Plan Steering Committee; Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy, Child, Youth and Families Collaborative Commission; Waterfront Commission; and Council of Governments: Climate, Energy and Environmental Policy Committee.

Sarah is a graduate of The College of William and Mary and received a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University Columbus School of Law. She resides in Old Town Alexandria with her dog Buster who she adopted from the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.