Ken joined AVSP as Operations Manager in June 2007. During this time he excelled in leadership and management and became an obvious choice for the General Manager position when it became available.

Ken earned a BSBA at Clarion University and then went on to earn his MBA at Mercer College. He has been married for 23 years to his wife, Sue who is Director of Finance for CNN. They reside in Ashburn Village and have 2 children: Ryan, a sophmore at West Virginia University, who plays football and is a 3-time All-District baseball player and Kari, a high school senior and lacrosse player.

In his spare time, Ken and cheers for his favorite teams, the Washington Redskins and the Atlanta Braves.

Having lived in Ashburn Village since 1990, Marco Chavez joined the AVSP Staff in 2001 as a lifeguard and in July 2005 was promoted to Aquatics Director. As Aquatics Director, Marco was responsible for all aspects of Aquatics programming, including swim lessons, swim teams, lifeguards and the pool schedule. Along with these responsibilities, Marco was a natural when it came to the operational side of AVSP, making him the obvious choice when the Operations Manager position became available.

Marco graduated from Broad Run High School in 2003, and spent a year and a half at the College of William and Mary studying anthropology before accepting his current position. When not at the Pavilion, Marco enjoys spending his free time outside either camping or hiking and takes every opportunity to do so.

Karen Parks joins AVSP after 5 years in the publishing industry with heavy concentration on marketing and advertising. She moved to the Northern Virginia area in 2002 after studying Journalism at West Virginia University.

Born and raised in Lansdale, PA, Karen has had a lifelong love of sports. She played competitive softball and soccer for over 12 years and has been an avid swimmer for as long as she can remember.

In her time off, Karen can be found reading anything she can get her hands on, watching movies, beaching in the summer, skiing in the winter and cheering on all Philadelphia sports teams. Most of all she enjoys spending quality time with her husband, Chris, a Loudoun County high school teacher and football and lacrosse coach, their daughter, Maia and dog, Samson, an American Staffordshire Terrier.

Originally from Roanoke, Virginia, Cam starting working for the AVSP in September 1990 as the front desk coordinator/nursery coordinator and has been working with the After School & RISE Camp Programs since 1992.

Cam is responsible for all the “fun stuff”. She plans the annual VillageFest, 4th of July celebration, Community Yard Sales, Halloween Party, Family Safety Day, Holiday Light Tour, Doggie Pool Party, After School Activities Program, and RISE Camp.

Cam attended Virginia Western Community College and was Visitor Services Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator at the Science Museum of Western Virginia from 1981-1990. She has been married to Jan since New Year’s Day 1980. They have 2 grown sons, Ryan (previous RISE Camp counselor) & Cole (swim instructor and RISE Camp counselor).

Jackie, originally from Long Island, New York, moved down to Ashburn Village with her family in 2001. Jackie started out as a swim instructor during the summers and joined the AVSP management team as Front Desk Manager in the fall of 2005. She also serves as an AVSP private swim lesson instructor in her free time. Because Jackie has always worked to improve customer service for our members, she was promoted to Member Services Manager in January, 2008. In the role, she both oversees the Front Desk and the KidZone (nursery).

As an avid sports fan, Jackie enjoys tennis, swimming and cycling. She also enjoys attending sporting events for her favorite teams, the New York Yankees and New York Giants.

Diane began her career in marketing working as a Marketing Coordinator and Graphic Designer. After the birth of her children she found a love for exercise and nutrition and decided to make it her career.

Diane holds a Personal Trainers Certification with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) as well as a Group Fitness Certification with the Aerobics Association of America (AFAA) and a Spin Certification from Mad Dogg Athletics. She is also a certified Pilates instructor.

Diane began her career as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor at The Women’s Club of Chantilly. She also worked at both Olympus and Gold’s Gym in Chantilly where she enjoyed teaching group fitness formats such as Boot Camp, Circuit, In-Door Cycling, Pilates, Strength Training and Cardio Interval classes. She enjoys sharing her love for fitness with members in both group exercise classes as well as personal training.

Diane grew up in the Midwest and has spent the last eight years in Virginia. She resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and two children.

Jennifer Douglas is a USTA rated 4.5 player and USPTA member who joined AVSP as the Racquet Sports Director in March 2009. She comes to us with an active tennis background – having captained and played on teams throughout Loudoun and Northern Virginia for many years. Jennifer began teaching tennis at AVSP last year and can still be found on the courts in various junior and adult classes.

In addition to her tennis background, Jennifer brings 10 years of corporate marketing and public relations experience to this position. Most recently, she was co-owner of a martial arts school where she was a 3rd Degree Black Belt Instructor and responsible for the daily operations of the facility.

Jennifer grew up in Loudoun County and graduated with a Communications Degree from George Mason University. She’s well-known and respected in the local tennis community and still plays competitively in USTA Leagues. When not working, teaching, or playing, you might find her captaining her 9.0 mixed doubles team – Servin’ Up Trouble!

Marti (formerly Fitness Director, group exercise instructor and a personal trainer at the Pavilion) and her family have recently returned to Ashburn Village from a 4 year post in Pretoria, South Africa where she worked in the Management Section of the American Embassy overseeing housing, HR, budget and finances, and much more.

Marti graduated from Albion College in Albion, Michigan with a BA in television/radio. She has three kids with her husband who works for the Diplomatic Security Service at the US Dept. of State.

In her off-time, Marti enjoys cooking, exercise of any sort, and spending time with her kids.