
The
George
Mason
University
(GMU)
Schar
School
of
Policy
and
Government's
Regional
Elected
Leaders
Initiative
(RELI)
has
named
Dr.
Babur
Lateef,
School
Board
Chairman
for
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools,
a
recipient
of
the
2021
Northern
Virginia
Leadership
Award.
The
RELI's
mission
is
to
support,
educate,
connect,
and
engage
the
region's
elected
officials
on
significant
public
policy
issues
that
affect
Northern
Virginia.
The
Northern
Virginia
Regional
Leadership
Awards
were
first
presented
by
the
GMU
Schar
School
of
Policy
and
Government's
RELI
in
2019.
All
recipients
are
elected
officials
currently
serving
in
office.
The
award
is
recognition
for
political
leadership
and
having
a
track
record
of
working
across
jurisdictional
boundaries,
sectors,
and
political
party
lines
for
the
betterment
of
the
region.
Other
winners
this
year
include
Virginia
Senator
Janet
Howell,
David
Snyder,
Falls
Church
council
member,
and
Barbara
Kanninen,
chair,
Arlington
Public
Schools.
Dr.
Lateef
will
accept
the
award
during
an
evening
dinner
event
at
the
university
on
December
1.
Dr.
Lateef
was
elected
to
serve
as
Chairman
At-Large
on
November
6,
2019.
He
previously
served
in
an
interim
capacity
after
the
Board
appointed
him
to
fill
an
unexpired
term
in
April
of
2018.
He
is
a
physician
and
owner
of
Advanced
Ophthalmology
in
Woodbridge.
He
and
his
wife,
Dr.
Tarannum
Lateef,
have
three
children
in
PWCS,
and
one
graduate.
Dr.
Lateef
is
a
member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
of
SPARK,
the
education
foundation
for
PWCS.
He
is
a
member
of
the
Board
of
Visitors
for
the
University
of
Virginia
and
vice
chairman
of
the
University
of
Virginia
Health
System
Board.