Two new members are joining the Reston Community Center Board of Governors, and two incumbents are returning, as a pair of longtime contributors depart.

The changes, announced by RCC on Oct. 29, take effect Nov. 2. Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn tapped attorney Daton Lynch to fill the seat left by Paul Thomas, who resigned Sept. 14 after his appointment to the Hunter Mill District Planning Commission.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors made Lynch's appointment official at its Oct. 27 meeting. He will serve through November 2028, the remainder of Thomas's term.

RCC described Lynch as an attorney and government relations professional active in local youth recreation, including the Reston Swim Team Association and Reston Hoops. Alcorn said on X that Lynch's "dedicated service to Reston, particularly in youth sports, brings valuable experience to RCC."

Vicky Wingert's term on the nine-member board also concludes Nov. 2. She has been a Reston resident since 1973 and served on the RCC board since 2011, according to a 2023 RCC press release. She also served as president of the Reston Historic Trust, on the Reston Association Board of Directors and was a founder of Friends of Reston. She was named a Best of Reston awardee in 2000 and a Simon Fellow in 2017.

Three other members start three-year terms Nov. 2: returning incumbents William Penniman and Paul Berry, plus newcomer Hunter Wagenaar. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed them Oct. 13 based on results of the RCC Preference Poll, which ran Sept. 4 through Sept. 25. Penniman led the vote with 1,152 votes, followed by Wagenaar with 1,067 and Berry with 946, according to an earlier RCC announcement.

Penniman has served on the board since 2006 and is active in the Reston Planning and Zoning Committee. Berry joined in 2023 and has worked on Fairfax County redistricting and other public service efforts. Wagenaar holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Virginia and volunteers with Fairfax County's Invasive Management Areas program.

RCC Board Chair Bill Bouie thanked Thomas and Wingert for their service and welcomed the incoming members. Executive Director BeBe Nguyen said the departing members' contributions "have helped sustain the programs, experiences and community connections that make RCC such an important part of Reston."

The reconstituted board begins its work Nov. 2.