ERFC is administered by a Board of Trustees, which holds all of the contributions in trust and supervises the investment of the trust's assets by registered investment advisors. The Board is composed of seven members. Three are appointed by the Fairfax County School Board and three are elected by active ERFC members. Those six Board members recommend a candidate for the seventh position. This person cannot be affiliated with or employed by Fairfax County, the Fairfax County School Board, or any union or similar organization that represents teachers or other employees in Fairfax County. The candidate must then be approved by the School Board.
2026 ERFC Election Notification
ERFC Trustee: ERFC members will elect one person to serve as Trustee on the ERFC Board of Trustees. The ERFC Board is the governing body of ERFC and supports ERFC’s mission to enhance the financial security of members through prudent financial stewardship.
Required Materials: Interested active members who seek to be candidates must submit a:
1) Nomination petition
2) Statement of contribution
Notice 4771 outlines the election process and is available via BoardDocs.
Deadline: Required materials must be received by the Office Employee Relations via email to skburris@fcps.edu by close of business on April 14, 2026.
Election Date: An electronic election will be held May 12-14, 2026.
Questions: Please contact Sherri Burris at 571-423-3252 or skburris@fcps.edu.
Board Members
Chairperson and Trustee
Vice Chairperson and Trustee
Treasurer and Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Kimberly Adams
Chairperson and Trustee
Kimberly Adams was elected to her first three-year term as an ERFC Trustee in spring 2015 and has served as ERFC Board Chairperson since FY2017. Adams serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of the National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR). She is an Accredited Fiduciary (AF) through the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) and has her Certificate of Achievement in Public Plan Policy (CAPP) with the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP). Adams participates in the Trustee Leadership Forum (TLF) with the Harvard Law School and trustee education programs with NCTR and NCPERS, among others.
Adams is a librarian/media specialist with Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). She has spent 25 years teaching, with most of those years as a school librarian and classroom teacher. Adams took a break from her role as librarian to serve as the president of the Fairfax Education Association (FEA) from 2019-22, leading through the COVID pandemic. FEA is a local affiliate of the Virginia Education Association and the National Education Association. The union now negotiates Collective Bargaining Agreements through the Fairfax Education Unions (FEU)—an organization created through collaboration of the FEA and Fairfax County Federation of Teachers (FCFT). Adams previously served as president of FEA from 2013-16.
Adams earned her Bachelor of Science in elementary education with a minor in English from Central Connecticut State University located in New Britain, Connecticut (1999); her Certificate in School Library Media from the University of Virginia College at Wise, in Wise, Virginia (2005); and her master’s in educational leadership from Concordia University located in Portland, Oregon (2016).
Kathie Pfeffer-Hahn
Vice Chairperson and Trustee
Kathie Pfeffer-Hahn was elected to serve as a Trustee for her first three-year term in 2017, and during her second term, she began serving as Vice Chairperson.
Pfeffer-Hahn has been an FCPS teacher for over 20 years as an Advanced Academics Program teacher. She is currently teaching at Terraset Elementary where she also serves as an ERFC Ambassador. She's taught at Forest Edge and Colvin Run Elementary Schools as well. She founded a podcast called Finances and ... that provides financial education and practical information to her listeners. Prior to joining FCPS, she worked for seven years as an international sales specialist at Newbridge Networks Inc., providing sales and financial research and analysis. She also worked for two years as an area associate at Apple Computer, Inc.
She earned a Master of Science in personal financial planning with an emphasis in financial therapy at Kansas State University (KSU) as well as a Master of Education in education leadership at George Mason University. Prior to earning her master’s degrees, Pfeffer-Hahn obtained a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from KSU.
Leigh Burden
Treasurer and Trustee
Leigh Burden was appointed to the Board in March 2018 and has served as a Trustee since then. She also currently serves as Treasurer. Burden was named chief financial officer for FCPS in July 2023 after serving as the assistant superintendent for the FCPS Department of Financial Services since 2018.
Burden was previously with Loudoun County Public Schools since 2007, where she was responsible for leading all financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, purchasing, payroll, and employee benefits for over 14,000 staff members, and directing the preparation and administration of a $1.1 billion budget. She served as director of financial services for Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) from 2000 to 2007, acting as the chief financial officer for a district with a nearly $100 million budget and more than 1,000 staff members.
Prior to joining MCPS, Burden worked as a fiscal administrator and chief financial officer for the department of family services for the Fairfax County Government, a financial analyst and budget coordinator with Arlington Public Schools, and a management technician in the department of financial services for FCPS. As a financial services professional, Burden has presented to the Virginia School Boards Association on budget and finance and provided financial information to aspiring leaders at workshops sponsored by Women Education Leaders Virginia.
Burden earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Radford University and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Virginia Tech.
Ducchi Quan
Trustee
Ducchi Quan is serving his first three-year term as a Trustee after being elected in spring 2022.
Quan is a math teacher at Woodson High School and previously taught at Annandale High School for four years. Prior to entering the teaching profession, Quan practiced law for nearly two decades and still maintains a D.C. law license. He is a proud dad to two daughters who currently attend FCPS schools.
Quan attended Simon’s Rock College and graduate school at Cornell University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a law degree from Northwestern University’s School of Law.
Adam McConagha
Trustee
Adam McConagha has served as an ERFC Trustee since his selection by the Board of Trustees in spring 2021.
McConagha serves as managing director and co-lead of origination for private equity and venture capital at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the U.S.’ development finance institution. At DFC, McConagha is responsible for overseeing underwriting and strategic initiatives related to DFC’s equity funds and co-investment programs. Prior to joining DFC, he worked in Asian capital markets as a banker, equity analyst, and trader, and covered the region for nearly two decades at banks in New York and Hong Kong. McConagha earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown’s School of Business.
Marty Smith
Trustee
Marty Smith was appointed to the Board in July 2015 and has served as a Trustee since then.
Smith became FCPS chief of staff in June 2023. He previously served as chief operating officer from 2018-23 and as the chief of staff from 2014-18.
Prior to his appointment as chief of staff in 2014, Smith served as assistant superintendent for Cluster 1 (former organizational structure), where he provided instructional leadership for 22 schools and leadership development for 70 school-based administrators. Previously, he served as Cluster 1 director where he monitored student achievement for all schools in the cluster and had the responsibility for developing and implementing service-learning programs for the school district.
Smith has served as principal of Franklin Sherman Elementary School and as assistant principal of Lane Elementary and Graham Road Elementary Schools. He was a Pathways to Leadership administrative intern at Graham Road Elementary School and a classroom teacher at Flint Hill Elementary School.
Smith earned a master's degree in education leadership from George Mason University and a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Iowa.
William Solomon
Trustee
William Solomon became FCPS chief human resources officer in June 2024 and was appointed to serve as an ERFC Trustee beginning July 1, 2024.
Prior to FCPS, Solomon served as executive director of talent acquisition in Houston Independent School District, one of the largest school divisions in the country. His leadership accomplishments there demonstrated creative responses to division-wide challenges. He spearheaded projects that had a positive impact on teacher recruitment, such as improving the accuracy of vacancy projections, decreasing the time to hire, expanding the use of visa programs, and increasing the volume of role-qualified applicants.
Solomon’s leadership improved pre-employment services for more than 10,000 new hires and employee transfers annually, including onboarding. He championed the implementation of an enhanced salary scale for special education teachers and has broken department silos and streamlined cross-functional workflows. His work in strategy and innovation will be an asset as FCPS begins work on a comprehensive Human Capital Management (HCM) system.
Additionally, Solomon implemented and sustained a paid summer internship program, giving students access to real-world work experiences within departments throughout the school division. Solomon was also instrumental in the development of the school division’s nationally recognized COVID-19 safety plan, providing a safe return to in-person learning and work.
Solomon has a Bachelor of Business Administration in supply chain management, with a minor in human resources management. He also earned an MBA with a concentration in human resources and law from the University of Houston.
FY 2026 Board of Trustees' Meeting Schedule
The ERFC Board of Trustees meets monthly throughout the year (excluding February, April, August, and November). Meetings may be rescheduled or additional meetings may be added as necessary, with all such changes posted here on the website. Unless noted otherwise, all Board meetings are held in the ERFC boardroom at 3110 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 300, Falls Church, VA 22042. Meetings are open to the public and Board meeting documents, including agendas, are available at boarddocs.com.
- August 2025 | No Meeting This Month
- September 26, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- October 24, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- November 2025 | No Meeting This Month
- December 12, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- January 23, 2026 | 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting
- February 2026 | No Meeting This Month
- March 27, 2026 | 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | All-Virtual Meeting
This will be an all-virtual Board of Trustees meeting. The method by which the Board is meeting will not be changed unless a new meeting notice is provided. Note to the Public: If audio or video transmission fails for you during the Board of Trustees meeting, please call 571-395-6882 to notify ERFC of the failure. The meeting will be recessed until public access is restored. ERFC will monitor this telephone number during the meeting.
Zoom Link: https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/99848449756?pwd=x3Q0D0F6LKhJSbcWSbVwh4r1XLHKDe.1&from=addon
Meeting ID: 998 4844 9756 Passcode: 405735 - April 2026 | No Meeting This Month
- May 15, 2026 | 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting
This will be an in-person Board of Trustees meeting. The method by which the Board is meeting will not be changed unless a new meeting notice is provided. - June 25 - 26, 2026 | ERFC Board of Trustees Retreat | In-Person Meeting
This will be an in-person Board of Trustees meeting. The method by which the Board is meeting will not be changed unless a new meeting notice is provided.
Board Meeting Archive
FY 2025
- September 20, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- October 18, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- December 13, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- January 24, 2025 | 8:15 – 9 a.m. | Emergency All-Virtual Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- January 31, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- March 21, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- May 5, 2025 | 3 – 4 p.m. | Special Board of Trustees Meeting | All-Virtual Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- May 9, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- June 26, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | ERFC Board of Trustees Retreat | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- June 27, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
FY 2024
- July 21, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- September 29, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- October 27, 2023 | 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- December 15, 2023 | 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Virtual Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- January 4, 2024 | 5 – 7 p.m. | Ad Hoc Committee Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- January 12, 2024 | 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Ad Hoc Committee Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- January 26, 2024 | 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- February 5, 2024 | 4 – 5 p.m. | Special Board of Trustees Meeting | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- March 15, 2024 | 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- April 26, 2024 | 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Virtual Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- May 17, 2024 | 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- June 27 - 28, 2024 | ERFC Board of Trustees Retreat | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
FY 2023
- July 22, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- August 4, 2022 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
Ad Hoc Session
- September 30, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- October 28, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- November 15, 2022 | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
Special Meeting Closed Session - Personnel Matters
- November 18, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:02 p.m. | All-Virtual Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- December 16, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- January 20, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- February 24, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- March 24, 2023 | Board Meeting Canceled
- March 24, 2023 | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Meeting Minutes
Emergency Meeting Closed Session - Personnel Matters
- April 28, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- May 19, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
- June 22 - 23, 2023 | ERFC Board of Trustees Retreat | In-Person Meeting | Meeting Minutes
FY 2022
- July 19, 2021 | 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Special Meeting Closed Session - Personnel Matters
- July 23, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- August 13, 2021 | 10 – 11 a.m.
Special Meeting Closed Session - Personnel Matters
- September 24, 2021 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- October 15, 2021 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- November 19, 2021 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- December 17, 2021 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- January 28, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- February 25, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- March 25, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- April 29, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- May 27, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Jun 23 - 24, 2022 | ERFC Board of Trustees Retreat
FY 2021
- July 16, 2020 | 8:30 a.m.
Board of Trustees Meeting via Teleconference
Meeting recording Part 1 available here
Meeting recording Part 2 available here
- September 17, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Meeting recording Part 1 available here
Meeting recording Part 2 available here
- October 15, 2020 | 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Meeting recording available here
- November 19, 2020 | 8:30 a.m – 1:30 p.m.
Meeting recording available here
- December 11, 2020 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Meeting recording Part 1 available here
Meeting recording Part 2 available here
- January 22, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Meeting recording available here
- February 26, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Meeting recording available here
- March 26, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Meeting recording available here
- April 29 – 30, 2021 | ERFC Retreat
- April 29 – ERFC Retreat Day 1
Meeting recording available here
- April 30 – BoT Meeting, Retreat Day 2
Meeting recording available here
- May 28, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Meeting recording available here
- June 25, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Meeting recording available here
FY 2020
- May 21, 2020 | 11 a.m.
Board of Trustees Meeting via Teleconference
Meeting recording Part 1 available here
Meeting recording Part 2 available here
- June 18, 2020 | 8:30 a.m.
Board of Trustees Meeting via Teleconference
Meeting recording available here
Board Governance and Policies
Legal
Policies
- Investment Policy
- ERFC Board Policies
- Staff Policies
Retirement Plan Documents and Regulations
- ERFC Plan Documents
- Other Documents & Regulations