Hezekiah Allen Hired as New Director of Community Services

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After spending the past 14 years with the City of Cottonwood (Arizona), Hezekiah Allen began his duties as the new Town of Florence Community Services Director on June 22nd. Mr. Allen takes over the reins from John Nixon, who served as Interim Community Services Director until his retirement on June 19th.

“We are so excited that Hezekiah has chosen to come to Florence to direct our parks and recreation efforts,” explained Mr. Billingsley. “Mr. Allen has an extensive background in developing new programming and taking existing events to new levels. We were inspired by his work alongside community partners in Cottonwood and think that his experience will transfer very well to our community to help our Community Services Department continue to flourish.”

Speaking of his new position, Allen said “Florence is a vibrant and flourishing community, and I’m very excited to get to know the community, and the great team within the Community Services Department and Town organization. I’m eager to continue to provide great community facilities and programs, and to poise our team for the future as the Town Council and the Town Manager have laid out.”

Hezekiah holds a Master of Public Administration degree from California State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Parks and Recreation Administration from Ashland University. He is a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional from the National Recreation and Parks Association and completed their Director’s School in 2019. Hezekiah began his career in Ohio but came to Arizona in 2006 as a Recreation Coordinator for the City of Cottonwood. He worked his way through various positions in that organization and served most recently as their Interim Director of Parks and Recreation.