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Greensboro City Manager David Parrish To Step Down In June

David Parrish. Image courtesy: City of Greensboro

Greensboro City Manager David Parrish is resigning after nearly nine years of service to his hometown.  

Three of those years were spent as City Manager, which Parrish said in a statement was “the highest honor of my professional career.”

He's earning praise from colleagues including Mayor Nancy Vaughan, who says Parrish helped turn Greensboro into a model for equity and inclusion efforts.

Vaughan notes Parrish's success in addressing infrastructure needs including affordable housing and water resources.

He helped guide Greensboro through a tornado in 2018, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. He also hired the current police and fire chiefs.

According to a city news release, Parrish is responsible for managing 3,200 city employees, aided by four assistant city managers and a host of department directors.

Parrish's resignation will be effective at the end of June. A national search for his replacement will be conducted in the coming weeks.

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