About
About Shirlington Civic Association
Shirlington Civic Association is a volunteer organization of residents and businesses located in the Shirlington area. The purpose of our volunteer Association is to help maintain and improve the quality of life in
our neighborhood by working in partnership with the Arlington government, local businesses, and other community organizations for the good of our residents, businesses, and the welfare of our community.
What Are Our Goals?
1.Participate in the big process:
2.Focus on lifestyle issues
3.Improve Our Communications:
What a civic association is not…
Officers

Edie Wilson lives in the Shirlington Village Condominiums with husband Ron Seckinger and dog Snowy. She represented Shirlington on the Four Mile Run Valley (4MRV) Working Group and served on Arlington Parks & Recreation Commission (PRC), the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC), and the Arlington Public Schools (APS) South Arlington Working Group. Before retiring, Edie most recently held a senior position at the World Bank Group.

Richard Adler has lived in the Shirlington community with his family since 1988.His particular interest as a board member is the growth of diverse retail businesses in Shirlington. He formerly served as president of the Windgate II Condominium Association. He has been a member of the Gaylan Society of the Virginia Hospital Center and an accredited visitor for Mended Hearts, a national organization that provides support to heart patients.

Ginny Farris lives in the Shirlington Village Condominiums with husband Forrest Pafenberg and dog Bebe. She serves as Shirlington’s representative to the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Council. A Northern Virginia native, she has lived in Arlington for over 40 years. Before retiring in 2014, she worked as an environmental planning and community involvement consultant.

Ellie McCann has lived in the Village of Shirlington for 15 years and in the Shirlington neighborhood for 27 years. She represented Shirlington on the Four Mile Run Valley (4MRV)Working Group. She worked for 40 years at the US Environmental Protection
Agency, from which she retired in 2020, and before that as a city/regional planner for city
governments in Alabama and Louisiana.


We are looking for someone to fill the shoes of Bobby Crider!
He’s skillfully served as Treasurer since the Association’s founding in 2015. Thanks, Bobby!
FAQs
Condominium Associations are responsible for the governance and maintenance of their respective properties. SCA, as a civic association, is responsible for improving the civic well-being of Shirlington and concerns itself with civic interests, including education, public spaces, streetscapes, transportation, police protection, etc.