CHCA Board Members

CHCA Board Members

Here are the current board members who have been elected to serve through September 30, 2021:

President – Ron Haddox is a 30-year plus resident of Columbia Heights and a 35-year Arlingtonian. Since 2000, Ron has served as a board member, past Vice-President to Columbia Heights Civic Association, as well as one of its delegate to the Arlington County Civic Federation (Civ Fed). Currently, he is chair of the Civic Federation’s Legislative Committee, responsible for writing and passing resolutions on legislative issues for the Virginia legislature. Ron has also been a member of the Columbia Heights/Douglas Park Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) since 2013. Ron has participated in Columbia Pike redevelopment planning as a member of the former Streetspace Planning Task Force, the Columbia Pike Streetspace Implementation Team, Traffic Calming Committee Commissioner and member of the Arlington County Bicycle Advisory Committee.

Vice-President – Sarah McKinley is a long-term member of the Columbia Heights Civic Association, having served in various capacities on its board, including past President, Secretary, and Member-at-Large since the 1980s. She has participated on behalf of Columbia Heights in a number of County initiatives, including the Facilities Committee and the South Arlington Working Group to identify a new elementary school in South Arlington (see reports on this web site). She has lived in the Commons of Arlington and now resides in a duplex in the west end of the neighborhood with her son.

NCAC Representative – Sarah McKinley also serves as Columbia Heights’ representative on the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC), the organization that provides funding for infrastructure improvements to neighborhoods. She has served on the NCAC’s Executive Committee since 2014 and has been its Chair since February 2016. Her term as Chair ends in February 2018. She was responsible for preparing the neighborhood plan that enabled the CHCA to join the NCAC and has shepherded over $1 million of infrastructure improvement projects for our neighborhood.

Treasurer – Joshua Folb is a resident of the east side of the neighborhood. With his wife and son, he represents the many people who live in high rise apartments. Josh is also a block captain for two NCAC projects on the east side. In the spring of 2018, the County will break ground on the first of these projects near 12th and Courthouse, which includes wider sidewalks and off-street space for the school bus stops at that intersection, ensuring children’s safety. He is a math teacher for Arlington County.

Secretary – Marian Gooderham
Marian serves as our Secretary and is responsible for taking minutes at our monthly meetings. Her additional contributions to CHCA have focused on collaboration with the County regarding neighborhood traffic and safety concerns, as well as ongoing involvement with APS school issues that affect CHCA. Marian and her husband, Justin (born and raised in CHCA), have 2 children and have lived in CHCA together since 2014.

Member – Ed Miltenberger is a former President of CHCA and has held positions on the CHCA Board of Directors since 2005. He has also served on the Board of Arlington Village, including as its President, for several years. Since moving to Arlington in 1999 he served as the Chair of the Village Covenants Committee and the Grounds Committee. He also actively represents the CHCA on the Form Based Code Working Group and the Land Use and Housing Study.

Members at Large: Meredith Gade and Reginald Nixon.