Rick Healy appointed to the Park Board

Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez has named Rick Healy to represent Mason on the Fairfax County Park Authority Board.

Healy replaces Ron Kendall, who was appointed to the Park Board in 2017. Kendall left the Park Board early; his term doesn’t end until December 2026.

Healy served on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives for 35 years before retiring in 2016.

He is currently the Mason District representative on the Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council and represents EQAC on the Fairfax County Tree Commission.

On Capitol Hill, Healy spent 26 years on the staff of what is now known as the House Committee on Natural Resources, where he worked on national parks, forests, and public land issues. In 2008, he was named chief counsel of the committee.

In 2011, Healy was appointed Democratic clerk for the House Appropriations Committee’s Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee.

A native of Minnesota, Healy graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.

His past community activities include president of the Northern Virginia Swimming League, the Camelot Civic Association, and the Falls Church High School PTSA. He also served as an assistant scoutmaster and a certified high school swim official.

Healy and his wife, Cecilia, have been married for 44 years. They have a daughter and a son.

His hobbies include senior softball and antique cars. He owns a 1957 Ford Thunderbird and attends numerous antique car shows.