My Side of the Fence
My Side of the Fence is an attempt to get more information regarding the Prince William County / Manassas area out there. We'll be interviewing local leaders - political, business, community - you name it, we'll talk to them. The format is simple - come on in and lets talk about it.
I've lived in Manassas my entire life. Served on any number of boards and was on the Manassas City Council for two terms. I've run my IT consulting business in Manassas for 25 years. Just like my blog from years gone by, i want this to be positive.
Episodes
35 episodes
S2 EP7 Nate Fritzen
From his campaign FB account: "I'm running for House District 20 in The City of Manassas, Manassas Park and Prince William County. I'm a lifelong Republican, that's passionate about affordable housing, accessible transportation and green ...
S2 EP 6 - Theresa Coates Ellis
Theresa is a sitting member of Council who is running for her third term! Lot's of thanks to her for her patience. Our podcast setup was most uncooperative!
S2 EP5 Colin Turner - Candidate for Council
From Colins website:I grew up in Manassas and attended elementary through high school in Prince William County. The classrooms, teachers, neighborhoods, and people here shaped my understanding of community, responsibility, and...
S2 E4 - Lynn Forkell Greene
Lynn is a long time city resident , former City Councilwoman and dedicated community advocate running for Manassas City Council. With years of civic and professional leadership experience, Lynn brings a practical, common-sense appro...
S2 EP3 Dianne Lane
Dianne Lane is a city resident who was previously a project manager before her retirement. She is currently running as a democrat for City Council. Enjoy!
S2 EP 2 Sara Brescia
Sarah is a sitting School Board member who is running for reelection this fall. Longish interview that was cut short when my phone stopped recording. Interesting stuff!
Season 2 Episode 1 Rich Meyer
To kick off Season 2, we'll start with Rich again! Local politics, power discussion with food towards the end!
Ep 26: Sara Brescia #2!
There has been a lot of action at the state level on performance measurement for our schools. The new regimen is markedly different from the last one. I saw lots of different information on the socials so i asked Sarah to come on an...
EP 25 - Jimmy Lunsford
Jimmy Lunsford...the man the myth. Jimmy has been around Manassas for a long time. He and his wife Susie live about a block from my house. Been friends for a long time. He's also an OG Cattlemen which we cover in some de...
EP - 24 - Steve Burke
Burke returned to the City in January 2024 as the Public Works Director and Assistant City Manager, after serving as Town Manager of Luray, Virginia. He previously served as the City's Public Works Director from 2016 to 2018, and as the Town Ma...
EP 23 - Patrick Small
Patrick Small is the Economic Development Director for the City. I know that Patrick and the goings-on at City Hall regarding land purchases, etc are topical. This is a really good interview, information-wise, Patrick was cand...
EP 22 - Kenny Loveless
Kenny's been around Manassas forever. He was originally a partner in Northside Auto but now spends his days over at Tang's Bridal. Dedicated Rotarian too! Give it a listen.
EP 22:Tom Osina
Good interview with Tom covering a lot of City issues. Here's his City bio:Tom Osina was elected to Manassas City Council in November 2020. He and his husband have resided in the Georgetown South community for more than 20 years.&n...
EP 21 - Sara Brescia
Sara relocated to Manassas in the recent past and, driven by her experience with the schools decided to run for office! It's an (IMHO) insightful look at how things work at the School Board.Keep in mind, when I say "recent past", i...
EP 20 - Mike Vanderpool
Mike is a long-time fixture of our City. He founded the law firm Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian about 35 years ago and has been at it ever since. He has been involved in some pretty big projects that have advanced the city ove...
EP 19 - Hal Parrish
interview with the former Mayor of Manassas - Hal Parrish. Hal and I served for 8 years. His family has been around forever. Interesting discussion.
S18 - Andy interviewed by Rich
So....Rich had a cool idea - HE would interview ME. He also brought a 2005 Bordeaux so I was cooperative! Very little strange food discussions :).
EP 17 - Deon Shamberger
Deon Shamberger is a candidate for the Commissioner of the Revenue race this fall. Had a great discussion with him. Check it out.
Ep - 16 Tim Demeria
Tim is the current Commissioner of the Revenue for Manassas. He is up for reelection this year. He's the guy that does the real estate assessments for the City. I've known Tim for a long time so we have a bit of history togeth...
EP 15 - Ashley Hutson
Ashley Hutson is a member of the Manassas City Council. Elected just last year....a millennial to boot! Good conversation.
EP 14 - Blaine Perry
Blain and his wife Stacy are the owners of the Sinistral brewery in Old Town. Good discussion about Old Town, Beer and how Blaine got here!
Ep. 13 - Sen. Danica Roem
Wide-ranging conversation with Danica - who represents the Manassas area in the Virginia Senate.She's a known for taking on and defeating a well-entrenched social conservative during her first run for office on an issue that had been fes...
EP 12 - TJ Rodriquez
Long-ish chat with TJ - everyone knows this guy! He's been on the Police force for a long, long time and is passionately involved in our community!
