He has received numerous professional awards and commendations for community service. Position Appointed Deputy Director of the Department of Finance and Selected Deputy Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, Local Government Division and began serving in the position in January 2000. He is responsible for local government assistance programs, budgetary and financial matters and new initiatives. Mr. Hughes Background Received a Bachelor's from the University of Notre Dame and Master's in Public Policy from Virginia Tech. 13 years experience in Washington DC as a Capitol Hill staffer or lobbyist on energy, low-income, banking, farm, transportation and budget issues.
Position Performs a variety of planning services.
Analyze land use, intrastructure and strategic planning issues. Also assist in the planning and conduct of the Infrastructure Finance Conference, administration of CDBG planning grants and organization of monthly planning meetings. Recipient of the 1997 Professional Planner of the Year Award and 2001 Knight Fellowship in Community Building.