For the second year, the League of Women Voters of Falls Church will present the Community Impact Award at its Annual Meeting in June. We invite you to submit nominations for this award by using the form linked below. Nominations are due by Friday, May 8, 2026, at 11:59PM.

The Community Impact Award honors innovation, leadership, and sustained service by an individual whose contributions tend to go unrecognized. The award emphasizes measurable results and a positive influence on the City of Falls Church. Further details on the criteria for the award are included in the attached form.

Please use this online form to submit your nominations: Community Impact Award Form

Renee Bergmann Andrews was selected for this award in recognition of the enormous contribution she has made to ensuring fair, secure, accurate and orderly elections in the City of Falls Church and promoting voter registration and participation in the electoral process. 

Renee served as a member of the City of Falls Church Electoral Board from 2003 through 2025. As part of her duties, she was responsible for recruiting and providing training to the Officers of Election who staff the polls and ensure fair elections every year in our City. She helped guide the Electoral Board through the challenging years of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many new Officers of Election had to be recruited to replace those who could not serve due to the risk of exposure to the virus. 

Renee also helped the City's electoral process adjust seamlessly to many new laws and procedures, such as same day voter registration and changes to voter ID requirements. As concerns about the security of elections began to be raised, Renee, along with Director of Elections & General Registrar of Voters David Bjerke, took part in public forums to explain how the electoral system works and to reassure citizens about the security and integrity of our elections. 

Renee has also been a frequent volunteer at LWV voter registration events, sharing her expertise to encourage as many citizens as possible to have their voices heard by casting their ballots. She has also served as a resource to LWV Falls Church, carefully reviewing and ensuring the accuracy of the information on the electoral process that we provide in our publications.

In addition to her excellent work within the City of Falls Church, Renee has also promoted electoral integrity through her service as a past president and treasurer of the Virginia Electoral Board Association and as a member of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Election Officials Technical Committee. She has also contributed to the Virginia Department of Elections General Registrar and Electoral Board Workgroup and has been Virginia's local government representative on the National Standards Board of the Election Assistance Commission. Through her work, Renee clearly embodies the League's mission of "making democracy work."

Prior to her retirement, Renee was as a corporate financial analyst, working at Xerox, Sallie Mae, The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure , and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Renee and her husband Bill have lived in Falls Church City since 1986. They have raised a daughter and three sons, all graduates of the Falls Church City Public Schools. They are the proud grandparents of seven grandchildren, who live in California, Virginia, and South Carolina.