Lisa C. Merkel

Lisa C. Merkel is the mayor of Herndon.

Merkel moved to Northern Virginia in 1996, and to the town of Herndon in 2002.

She served on the Herndon Town Council from 2010 to 2012. The council elected her vice mayor in July 2010, shortly after being elected to her first term in office.

Merkel was elected Mayor on May 1, 2012, defeating Jasbinder Singh and William B. Tirrell.

On January 20, 2014, Mayor Merkel announced she would be seeking reelection to the office.