Assistant to the Town Manager, Heath Vescovi-Chiordi
Heath Vescovi-Chiordi, Assistant to the Town Manager at the Town of Marana, received the Emerging Leader Award from the Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) at the 2021 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards.
The Emerging Leader Award recognizes early-stage public servants committed to improving civic health and community connections for their constituents. These leaders bring innovation, energy and compassion to their organizations while serving as role models for others seeking to build their careers in Arizona.
Heath Vescovi-Chiordi is currently the Assistant to the Town Manager in the Manager’s Office for the Town of Marana. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Spanish, as well as a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on local government.
His areas of focus at the Town of Marana are Town/City Management and Economic Development, which focuses his efforts on efficient Government Administration, as well as sustainable growth within the community related to the economy.
Vescovi-Chiordi is also a certified Arizona Economic Development Professional through the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED), as well as a recent former Board member. Additionally, he received the Member of the Year Award in 2019 from AAED for his contributions to local Economic Development. He also designed and implemented a class at the University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy, focusing on teaching the essentials of Economic Development and Local Government Administration to Masters of Public Administration students.
He is also heavily involved in the Greater Tucson community, having recently graduated from the inaugural cohort of the Greater Tucson Leadership Civic and Political Leadership Class, as well as by sitting on the Board for the Arizona Town Hall Association, and Tucson Young Professionals. Most recently, Heath was named a 2019 40 Under 40 Honoree by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, as well as appointed to the Pima County Workforce Investment Board, and the Judicial Performance Review Commission for the State of Arizona.
To learn more about the CFA and the Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards, click here.
