West Valley View
The City of Avondale hired Kevin Murphy as its new Director of Development and Engineering Services (DES). Murphy joins the city on Jan. 6, filling a vacancy left by former DES Director, Tracy Stevens, who was recently promoted to Deputy City Manager.
Murphy’s public sector experience spans more than 30 years, including 11 years as Public Works director for Lake Havasu City, where he managed a department of 158 and oversaw a multi-million dollar budget for a variety of capital and infrastructure projects. During the last 11 years, he has managed a civil engineering office that primarily provided engineering for public works related projects.
Murphy holds a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Mexico.
