Fairhill Career Day, 2026
The Possibilities Start Here
The Career Fair coordinated by Mrs. Schwartz and hosted at Fairhill Elementary was a huge success again in 2026. Over 60 presenters participated from a wide range of occupations and fields to interact and engage with students. This year's highlight included a Fairfax County Police helicopter landing at the school!
Enjoy some photos from the event !
Here are the 2026 Career Day participants!
| Career Area / Organization |
Career Fair Presenter |
| Captain Chris Dugan, Pilot |
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| Dr. Thanh Do, MD |
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| Dr. Ayesan Hemati, Prosthodontist |
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| Jhoy Migliaccio, Office Manager |
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| Faisal Iqbal, Head of Technology |
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| Amazon |
Sabina Shrestha, Senior Product Manager |
| Debbie Schechtman-Rook, Paleontologist |
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| Travis Collins, CEO |
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| Trevor Mingo, Recruiter |
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| Razane Merini, Dental Assistant |
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| Dr. Thu-Nga Ortega, DDS, MAGD |
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| Hanna Horwitz, Customer Projects Designer, II |
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| Daniel Monahan, Electrical Custom Projects Designer |
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| Kristina Brown, Public Health Nurse |
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| Heather Allison, Public Health Nurse |
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| Caroline Gates, Public Health Nurse |
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| Vivienne Goldstein, Public Health Nurse |
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| Kyla Tsai-Mckinney, Public Health Nurse |
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| Megan Toth, Public Health Nurse |
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| Elsy Argueta, Medical Assistant Teacher |
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| Jill Burrer, Career Experience Specialist |
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| Jenna Castellon, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Madeline Deppe, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Jaylene Encinas Munoz, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Selah Haywood-Philbert, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Yasmin Hassan Farid, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Alana Hedrick, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Jailen Navarro, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Victoria Pham, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Erica Zuniga-Molina, Falls Church Academy Student |
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| Fairfax County Police Dept. |
TBA |
| Dr. Cheri Marmarosh, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology |
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| Kelly Gleischman, Graduate Student in Psychology |
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| Adam Mannheim, Software Developer |
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| Sarah Brooks, Interior Designer & Architect |
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| Wyeth Ruthven, Director of Public Affairs |
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| Felicia Levitt, Animal Therapy Team |
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| Allison Clarin, Maternal Newborn Nurse |
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| Dr. Nila Rafiq, Physician Informaticist |
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| Lauryn Prattes, Wedding Planner |
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| Alex Carter, Retail Merchandiser |
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| Chris Hayes, Senior IT Project Manager |
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| Alex Mingo, Project Manager |
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| Vanessa Villatoro, Dental Assistant |
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| Michelle Langhan, Biologist/Cell Therapy Manufacturing |
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| Silvia Noriega, Finance Director |
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| Marina Graetzer, Owner and Director |
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| Sigmund Graetzer, Operations Director |
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| Debbie Throckmorton, Animal Therapy Team |
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| Caroline Lane, Marketer and Entrepreneur |
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| Richard Ackerman, Development Director |
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| Kuldip Notay, Systems Engineer |
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| Randy Shin, Systems Engineer |
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| Scientist |
Linda Chau, Scientist |
| Troy Sponaugle, Real Estate Agent & Team Lead |
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| Bryan Myers, CEO |
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| Ronn Bi Ojes, Construction Engineer |
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| Melisa Silverberg, Project Manager |
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| Brittany Simmons, Office Manager |
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| Dr. Kelly Vo, US Army Physician |
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| Rupal Varshneya, Senior Scientist, Night Vision Lans |
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| Kate Cofer, Instructor |
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| Clarissa Kenney, Structural Engineer and Architect |
