Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, a local government leadership and management organization.

To receive the designation, members must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government, have earned a degree and demonstrated a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development.

Harvey has served as Orange County assistant manager since 2002. Prior to coming to Orange County, Harvey served as assistant manager in Chatham County, Ga., and the City of Gresham, Ore.