Who Sits on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors, and Who Do They Really Represent?
Every year, Virginia law requires elected officials to file a Statement of Economic Interests, a public document that discloses their employers, business holdings, investments, and financial relationships. The purpose is simple: the public has a right to know whether the people making decisions on their behalf have a personal financial stake in the outcome of those decisions.
We obtained these filings for the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and read them carefully. What we found raises serious questions.
Three supervisors who have supported or failed to oppose industrial data center development in Frederick County have significant financial ties to the data center industry, either through their employers, their investment portfolios, or both.
John Jewell
What does he do?
John Jewell works in sales for FCN Inc., a federal IT infrastructure company based in Rockville, Maryland. FCN specializes in networking, storage solutions, cloud computing, and cybersecurity, the exact technology stack that data centers are built on. FCN holds active contracts with the Department of Defense, DHS, NASA, and other federal agencies.
Jewell also operates JSEB Consulting LLC, a private consulting company registered to his home address in Frederick County with no public web presence. The company's clients and contracts are not publicly known.
Why does it matter?
John Jewell earns his living selling the technology that data centers run on. Every new data center built anywhere expands demand for exactly the products and services FCN sells. His personal income is structurally tied to the growth of the data center industry.
He sits on the board that decides whether that industry comes to Frederick County.
Additionally, questions 1 and 2 on Schedule H of his financial disclosure, which ask whether he or his associates have represented businesses before state governmental agencies, were left completely blank. Not checked yes. Not checked no. Just blank. Virginia law requires a response either way.
What does JSEB Consulting do, and who are its clients?
Jason Aikens
What does he own?
Jason Aikens is one of the largest private landlords in the Winchester-Frederick County region. His financial disclosure reveals over 20 LLCs and limited partnerships generating more than $250,000 each in gross annual income, dozens of commercial and residential rental properties across Frederick County, and an active construction company, H&W Construction.
His stock portfolio includes:
Why does it matter?
When data centers come to Frederick County, Jason Aikens profits from multiple directions at once. His construction company stands to benefit from new development contracts. His commercial properties increase in value as infrastructure expands. His stock portfolio grows as the companies that build, power, and fill data centers see increased demand.
Even if he recused himself from every single vote, the deeper issue is structural.
A man with a construction company, dozens of commercial properties, and a quarter million dollars in the exact companies that profit from data center expansion should not be sitting on a land use governing body at all.
The conflict isn't a one-time vote. It's baked into every decision he makes, every conversation he has, and every relationship he cultivates in that role.
It goes further than that. Think about what data centers do to the local economy:
- They drive up land values — Aikens owns massive amounts of local real estate
- They bring construction contracts — Aikens owns a construction company
- They expand the tech infrastructure footprint — Aikens holds American Tower and Nvidia
- They attract ancillary commercial development — Aikens owns commercial rental properties
Every single piece of his financial life gets better when data centers come to Frederick County.
This is not a question of whether he followed the rules. It is a question of whether the rules are enough. A man whose personal wealth is structurally aligned with data center expansion sits on the body that decides whether data centers get built here. The community was never asked if that was okay. We are asking now.
Mike Guevremont
What does he do?
Mike Guevremont works as a consultant for Flatter Inc., a federal government contractor based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Flatter provides program management, IT support, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture services to federal agencies including DHS, ICE, TSA, CBP, FEMA, the US Army, US Air Force, and US Marine Corps.
Why does it matter?
Like Supervisor Jewell, Guevremont earns his living inside the federal defense and IT contractor ecosystem, the same ecosystem that drives demand for data center infrastructure. Both men sit on a board making land use decisions that directly affect an industry their employers serve.
Frederick County residents are largely working families, farmers, and small business owners. They did not elect federal defense contractors to represent them. They elected neighbors.
When Supervisor Guevremont votes on data center development, whose interests is he serving — Frederick County's or his employer's?
This is your county. These are your elected officials. This is your fight.
The data center industry has spent millions lobbying Virginia legislators and cultivating relationships with local officials across the state. They have lawyers, lobbyists, and consultants. What they do not have is the community. That is where you come in.
Sign the petition
Over 440 Frederick County residents have already signed our petition demanding a moratorium on industrial data center development. Add your name and share it with your neighbors.
Sign the petition →Show up
The Board of Supervisors meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 107 North Kent Street, Winchester. Your presence matters. Your voice matters. They need to see that this community is watching.
See meeting schedule →Spread the word
Share this page with everyone you know in Frederick County. Post it on Facebook. Print it out and leave it at your local diner, barbershop, or church. The more people who see it, the harder it becomes to ignore.
Contact your supervisor directly
Call or email your district supervisor and ask them directly: do you have a conflict of interest on data center votes? Their contact information is public.
Frederick County's rural character, clean water, open land, and quality of life are worth fighting for. We did not choose this fight, but we will not walk away from it.