San Diego’s Board of Port Commissioners has chosen Scott Chadwick because the Port of San Diego’s subsequent president and CEO, in accordance with a press launch.
“The board and I are happy to announce the collection of Scott Chadwick,” mentioned Frank Urtasun, chairman of Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners.
Chadwick is at the moment the town supervisor of the Metropolis of Carlsbad and was chosen after a search that started in February.
His contract might be ratified on the board assembly on Dec 10, 224, and he’s scheduled to start on the port in mid-January, in accordance with a press launch.
“Chadwick is dedicated to people-focused management and has a status for constructing robust, high-performing groups that drive ahead organizations and the communities they serve,” mentioned Board of Port Commissioners Vice Chair Danielle Moore.
“The Port of San Diego is a dynamic entity, and Chadwick’s intensive background in metropolis administration, authorities operations, legislative affairs, human assets, labor relations, and the army – coupled together with his strong networks throughout the area and state – place the port for achievement within the years forward.”
Chadwick will lead almost 600 workers on the port, a specifically created state district that serves the folks of California and is chargeable for greater than 14,000 acres of tidelands, bay, and seashores alongside 34 miles of waterfront in 5 cities. These embrace Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Seaside, Nationwide Metropolis, and San Diego.
Chadwick mentioned: “I couldn’t be extra thrilled for the chance to serve all who dwell, work, and play on and across the lovely and vibrant San Diego Bay waterfront. It’s an thrilling time on the Port of San Diego.”
“The group’s environmental management is trailblazing; there’s unbelievable development and transformation in areas which have had little to no public entry for many years, and the company’s deal with constructing a tradition of belonging is one thing I can’t wait to be part of. I’m very a lot trying ahead to collaborating with the Commissioners and proficient employees, with Port tenants, and all the varied Port stakeholders. I’m able to roll up my sleeves and get to work.”
Chadwick brings 20 years of metropolis authorities expertise, together with over six years in Carlsbad and roughly 14 years on the Metropolis of San Diego in numerous roles together with chief working officer, human assets director, and labor relations director.
Earlier in his profession, he labored at AFSCME Council 36, Native 127 in San Diego for 5 years after serving within the U.S. Military for eight years as an intelligence analyst.
Chadwick graduated from Purdue College with a Bachelor of Arts diploma in political science. He grew up in San Diego County and now resides together with his household in Level Loma.
