Culture / Fairfax / March 18, 2025

Fairfax Library Staff Earn Top Honors After 115-Plus Nominations

Fairfax County Public Library honored employees across the system with its annual staff excellence awards during the Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 12.

By Tysons Times Staff

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Coverage area: Fairfax
Section: Culture
Published: March 18, 2025
Topics: culture, fairfax, environment, local government

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Fairfax County Public Library honored employees across the system with its annual staff excellence awards during the Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 12.

Library users submitted more than 115 nominations during a public recognition period held Feb. 1-14. A Board of Trustees committee reviewed the nominations and selected 21 winners.

The recognized employees were:

Luis Aponte, information services librarian, Centreville Regional Library
Sevil Atasoy, circulation manager, Culmore Library
Melissa Casolini Dal Bo, assistant branch manager, Great Falls Library
Vicky Chu, circulation manager, Thomas Jefferson Library
Talitha Cunio, youth services assistant, Pohick Regional Library
Randy Falkofske, library aide, John Marshall Library
Sophia Fazel, youth services manager, Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
Ashton Fonville, youth services librarian, Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
Kendall Hall, youth services assistant, Kings Park Library
Margaret Kositch, library technology director, Library Administration
Chandra Krishnamoorthy, library aide, Herndon Fortnightly Library
Margot Manburg, youth services assistant, Sherwood Regional Library
Lyn McKinney, branch manager, Sherwood Regional Library
Tiana Page, youth services manager, Herndon Fortnightly Library
Sonia Sagar, library aide, Reston Regional Library
David Shaffer, branch manager, Oakton Library
Anne Simpson, assistant branch manager, Culmore Library
Suzanne Steward, youth services manager, Culmore Library
Anita Toth, youth services manager, Oakton Library
Letitia Van Campen, assistant branch manager, Richard Byrd Library
Rebecca Wolff, branch manager, Thomas Jefferson Library
Kerri Zuiker, youth services assistant, Centreville Regional Library

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