Gloucester County’s Deputy County Administrator Steve Wright was recently awarded the Julian F. Hirst Award for Distinguished Service by the Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. The award is given each year to a Hampton Roads-area public administrator that holds an exceptional record of public service. Wright has nearly 20 years of public sector experience, including as a Township Administrator in Ohio and leadership positions in the City of Virginia Beach and City of Norfolk. Since coming to Gloucester in 2022 and taking on the Deputy Administrator’s role, Wright has worked to revamp and improve Key Performance Indicator measurements for all county departments, designed to allow the public to understand more clearly how the government organization is performing over time and against specific goals. Wright has also implemented several programs to foster employee development and professional growth in the organization. One example includes initiating ...