Next Meeting: October 30, 2025 about 1401 Wilson Boulevard development (at corner of North Oak St.) at Belvedere Condo party room, 1600 N. Oak Street
RAFOM holds regular meetings open to all at 7:00 pm at the Belvedere Condominium (Party Room on the first floor) located at 1600 North Oak Street or Prospect House Condominium (Community Room) located at 1200 North Nash Street. The annual meeting, which features food and beverages and a special high profile speaker, is held at Top of the Town on the penthouse level of Prospect House. Upcoming meeting information will be communicated via email. Please join the free mailing list for timely information.
Each meeting includes an update from our Arlington County Police Department representatives, a report on community issues, and a special speaker on an important topic of interest. Speakers from past meetings are listed to below. Minutes are distributed at each meeting for the prior meeting. If you are a RAFOM member and would like copies of older minutes, please contact us. We would be glad to send them to you.
2025 speakers
February - Tenley Peterson, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Carla de la Pava, Treasurer, Arlington County, and Kim Klingler, Commissioner of Revenue, Arlington County
April - Marissa Bale, Director of Community Outreach and Programs, Area 2 Farms
September - Andy Penn, Chief of Police, Arlington County Police Department
October - Developer presentation on 1401 North Oak Street project (the Watergate scandal "Deep Throat" building)
November - To be announced soon
December - Children's holiday party
2024 speakers
February - Sara Steinberger, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Adele McClure, Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates
April - Charles Cuvelier, Superintendent, G.W. Parkway, National Park Service
September - Aaron Wohler, Arlington Parks Landscape Architect
October - Arlington County Sheriff Jose Quiroz
2023 speakers
February - Sara Steinberger, Vice-Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Andy Penn, Chief of Police, Arlington County Police Department
April - Annette Benbow, Director, Arlington Historical Society
October - Candidate's Night
November - 1895 Clarendon Boulevard & 1840 Wilson Boulevard redevelopment
2022 speakers
February - Daniel Weir, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - David Povlitz, Fire Chief, Arlington County
April - Developer presentations on Best Western / Red Lion Inn and 2025 Fairfax Drive / Wakefield Manor projects
October - Candidate's Night
November - Robert Quackenbush, Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
December - Nicholas Cummings, Developer, Inn at Rosslyn
2021 speakers
February - Jim Lantelme, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Reuben Varghese, Public Health Director, Arlington County
April - Claire Peters, Principal, Innovation Elementary School (formerly called Key School)
May - Mike Jeck, Manager, Noise Office at Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority
June - Wilfred Hulzebosch, Deputy Head of Public Diplomacy, Press and Culture Development of the Netherlands Embassy
June - Andrew Painter, zoning attorney, to discuss new development at 1616 North Fort Myer Drive
September - Charles Sims, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing
October - Paul Ferguson, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Arlington County
2020 speakers
February - Elizabeth Gearin, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Cancelled due to Covid-19
April - Cancelled due to Covid-19
June - Rescheduled to November due to Covid-19
September - Cancelled due to Covid-19
October - Candidates debate cancelled due to Covid-19
November - Annual meeting with Governor Ralph Northam
2019 speakers
February - Cancelled due to snow storm
March - Christian Dorsey, Chair, Arlington County Board, and Matt de Ferranti, Member, Arlington County Board
April - James Schroll, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
June - Annual meeting with Leon Harris, Anchor of NBC Channel 4 News
September - Captain Andy Penn, Arlington County Police Department
October - Candidates debate
November - Charles Cuvelier, Superintendent, National Park Service
2018 speakers
February - Jane Siegel, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Mike Jeck, Airport Noise Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA)
April - Katie Cristol, Chair, Arlington County Board of Directors
June - Annual meeting with Donna Leinwand Leger, Managing Editor of USA Today
September - Dave Hundelt, Environmental Services, Water/Sewer/Streets Division; Police Captain Andy Penn, Deputy Chief, Operations; and Police Captain Darrin Cassidy, Commander, Special Operations
October - Candidates debate
November - Joshua Nadas, Acting Chief of Staff, National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway
2017 speakers
February - Eric Gutshall, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Chris Slatt, Chairman, Arlington County Transportation Commission, and Rich Viola, Planning Supervisor, Arlington Department of Transportation and Planning
April - Carolyn Hann, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, and Detective Lou Ordonez, Arlington Police Computer Forensics Unit
June - Annual meeting with U.S. Representative Don Beyer
September - David Morrison, Emergency Management Program Manager, Arlington County Office of Emergency Management
October - Candidates debate
November - Alexcy Romero, National Park Service Superintendent, George Washington Parkway
2016 speakers
February - Nancy Iacomini, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Mark Schwartz, Manager, Arlington County
April - Josh Nadas, National Park Service; and Scott McPartlin, Arlington Park Development Division
June - Commonwealth of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
September - Caroline Haynes, Chair, Arlington County Parks & Recreation Commission
October - Candidates debate
November - Colonel Duggan, Commander, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
2015 speakers
February - Chris Forinash, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Tara Palacios, Arlington County Economic Development; and Art Hauptman, owner of Bistro 360 and Cassatt's
April - Anthony Fusarelli, Arlington County planning staff lead for Realize Rosslyn
June - Senator Mark Warner
September - Walter Tejada, Vice Chairman, Arlington County Board
October - Candidates debate
November - Mike Jeck, Airport Noise Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA)
2014 speakers
February - Steve Cole, Chair, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Candidates debate with candidates for Arlington County Board special election
April - Update on Realize Rosslyn
June - Senator Tim Kaine
September - Douglas Scott, Arlington County Chief of Police, and Theo Stamos, Commonwealth Attorney for Arlington County and Falls Church
October - Candidates debate with candidates for United States Congress, Arlington County Board, and Arlington County School Board
November - Steve Cole, Chair, Western Rosslyn Area Plan Study (WRAPS); Richard Tucker, Arlington County Planning staff; Nancy Iacomini, Chair, Courthouse Square Study; and Margaret Rhodes, Arlington County Planning staff
2013 speakers
February - Brian Harner, Chairman, Arlington County Planning Commission; and Bob Duffy, Arlington County Planner Director
March - John Dittmeier, Planning Manager, Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority (WMATA); Wayne Wentz, Arlington County Bureau Chief, Transportation Engineering & Operations; and Calvin Britt, Design Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
April - Jill Griffin, Commercial Development Specialist, Arlington County; and Rich Doud, President, Arlington Chamber of Commerce
June - Rachel Smolkin, Deputy Managing Director, POLITICO
September - Jon James, Deputy Superintendent; and Ben Helwig, Chief of Lands and Planning, both with National Park Service George Washington Memorial Parkway, and David Goodwin, Arlington County Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs Manager
October - Candidates debate with candidates for Virginia House of Delegates, Arlington County Board, and Arlington County School Board
November - Russ Adams, Support Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); and Mike Jeck, Airport Noise Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA)
2012 speakers
February - Steve Sockwell, Chairman, Arlington County Planning Commission, and Peter Katz, County Planning Director
March - Candidates for Arlington County Board special election: Audrey Clement (Independent Green Party), Libby Garvey (Democrat), and Mark Kelly (Republican)
April - Jack Requa, Assistant General Manager, Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority (WMATA), and Steve Yaffe, Manager, Arlington Rapid Transit (ART)
June - Jim Webb, United States Senator
September - Russ Adams, Support Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Mike Jeck, Airport Noise Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA)
October - Candidates debate with candidates for United States Congress, Arlington County Board, and Arlington County School Board
November - Peter Olivere and Maimoona Bah-Duckenfield, both of the Arlington Office of Aging & Disability
2011 speakers
February - Rosemary Ciotti, Chairman, Arlington County Planning Commission
March - Frank O'Leary, Treasurer, Arlington County
April - Bill Gearhart, Chairman, Arlington Transportation Commission, and Rich Viola, Planning Supervisor, Arlington Department of Transportation and Planning
June - Barbara Donnellon, Arlington County Manager
September - Bob Lasser, Air Traffic Operations Manager, Washington Reagan National Airport, and Mike Jeck, Airport Noise Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority
October - Candidates debate with candidates for Virginia House of Delegates, Virginia Senate, Commonwealth Attorney, Arlington County Board, and Arlington County Sheriff, Commissioner of Revenue, County Treasurer, and Arlington County School Board
November - Eileen Corbet, Director, Volunteers of America Residential Program Center on Columbia Pike, and Kathy Sibert, Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN)