Leesburg, VA (November
9, 2017) – In Tuesday’s special election, Vanessa R. Maddox
was elected to fill the Leesburg Town Council seat vacated by Kelly Burk when
she took office as mayor in January. Maddox will take office on November 13,
2017, and her term will expire on December 31, 2018. Maddox is the first
African American woman to be elected to the Leesburg Town Council.
Born and raised in Washington,
DC, Council Member-elect Maddox began her career in politics and information
technology as an after-school intern on Capitol Hill when she was in the 11th
grade. Since then, she has worked for the U.S. Congress, federal government
agencies and federal contractors in the private sector. In 2008, she founded
V.R. Maddox Consulting, a Certified Virginia SWaM (Small, Woman and
Minority-owned) business specializing in social media education and integration,
new business “bootstrapping,” employment recruiting, and professional
development. Maddox previously served on the Leesburg Economic Development
Commission and the Leesburg Technology & Communications Commission. She and
her family have lived Leesburg since 2004.
“Never underestimate a Mom on a
mission,” Maddox says in regard to her election to Council. “We are destined to
change the world.”
A formal swearing-in ceremony
will be held for Council Member-elect Maddox on Monday, November 13, 2017, at
5:30 p.m. in the lower level of Town Hall, prior to that evening’s Council Work
Session.
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photo courtesy of Vanessa R. Maddox
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