HAYMARKET, Va. — Kimberly L. Murray will serve as the new Town Manager in Haymarket.
From a press release:
The Town Council unanimously confirmed Murray’s appointment at the Town Council meeting on Monday, November 7 after a several months’ search and receiving over thirty applications. Ms. Murray will assume the office on November 14, 2016.
Murray most recently served as the Economic Redevelopment Director for the City of Winchester and the Executive Director for the Economic Development Authority of the City of Winchester overseeing the City’s economic development programs and redevelopment initiatives. Prior to her work in Winchester she served as Economic Development and Planning Manager for the Town of Strasburg.
Before coming to Virginia in 2013, Murray served several years in municipal and state government in Vermont before relocating to Virginia with her family. She has twenty years of public service experience in the fields of economic development, planning, transportation, tourism, and downtown revitalization. She is a Certified Economic Developer through the International Economic Development Council and Certified Planner through the American Institute of Certified
Planners and holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Florida.
Brian Henshaw served as Haymarket Town Manager for three years. His last day on the job was June, 16, 2016.
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