Gina Montes

Gina Montes has served in local government for over 30 years, most recently as Deputy City Manager for the City of Phoenix. Previously she was Assistant City Manager for Avondale, Arizona, overseeing a diverse range of city services including police, fire, and finance. She began her local career at the City of Phoenix as an internal auditor and was promoted to a variety of positions including Deputy City Auditor and Deputy Director of the Human Services Department before being named founding Director of Avondale’s Neighborhood and Family Services Department. She is active statewide having served as President of the Arizona City/County Management Association. Gina holds a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Christian University and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She has also completed a certificate program at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.