- The public-relations staff of Visit Tucson,
- (director of communications) and
- (director of public and community relations), were awarded the Governorβs Tourism Award for Public/Media Relations at the Arizona Governorβs Conference on Tourism recently held at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort & Spa. The award recognized Visit Tucsonβs efforts in generating media coverage for Tucsonβs culinary scene, including coverage of the UNESCO City of Gastronomy announcement.
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- Nesci was appointed dean of the National College for DUI Defense Inc. for the 2016-2017 academic year. He will oversee at least four DUI-defense seminars to be held in Boston, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Tucson. Nesci is a member of the Tucson law firm Nesci & St. Louis PLLC.
- Chen, of Style with Kari LLC and HIITness with Kari LLC, is the Tucson chapter finalist for the Emerging Leader of the Year award from the eWomenNetwork Foundation. The award will be announced Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas, during the groupβs international conference.
- Swift, founder of TCI Wealth Advisors Inc., received the annual Pro Bono Planner of the Year award from the Foundation for Financial Planning.
- Pima County, Tucson and others:
- The Arizona American Society of Landscape Architects presented its HonorAward to a manual to help Pima County residents, designers and developers to capture and use storm water. The working group that created the βLow Impact Development and Green Infrastructure Guidance Manualβ included Pima Countyβs Regional Flood Control District, Department of Environmental Quality and Office of Sustainability & Conservation; the city of Tucsonβs Office of Integrated Planning and Tucson Water; the Pima Association of Governments; private consultants including StanTech, Tetra Tech and Wheat Design Group; and the nonprofit Watershed Management Group.
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