Vienna Brings Up Serfass For 'Major League' Finance Assignment

From the Town of Vienna:

Like outfielder Jayson Werth on her beloved Washington Nationals, Marion Serfass is a veteran who can still hit homeruns. After 17 years with the Town of Vienna team, Serfass will now “play” in a new line-up position as the Town’s director of finance, effective October 31.

“Marion has demonstrated that she is a very strong leader in the field of local government finance,” says Town Manager Mercury Payton. “Her ability to communicate very complex and challenging fiscal issues in a way that is understandable and with solutions offered made her an extremely strong candidate.”

Serfass was selected as finance director following a national search.

“Throughout my career, I’ve been lucky to be in the right place at the right time,” says Serfass. “As my children have gotten older, I’ve been looking for a leadership position. I’m lucky to have found it right here where I’ve worked for 17 years and four blocks from home.”

Prior to joining the Town of Vienna, where she has been deputy finance director and served two stints as acting finance director and one as acting human resources director, Serfass was regional controller in the retirement community division with Marriott Corporation, where she worked for 14 years. She began her career at Ernst and Young.

Serfass has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Miami University in Ohio, where she grew up as a Cleveland Indians fan. She is a certified public accountant and has lived in the Town of Vienna since 1989.

Serfass says that her efforts moving forward as finance director will be to maintain the Town’s AAA bond rating, continue to promote fiscally conservative policies and practices, and provide additional reporting on performance measures.

“The Town has historically been a good steward of citizens’ tax funds,” Serfass says. “Going forward, we will strive to be more transparent in our reporting of how those funds are used.”

In addition to following baseball, reading, and traveling, Serfass enjoys spending time with her family, which includes her husband, college-freshman daughter, and eighth-grade son.

Photo courtesy of the Town of Vienna