Moving up

Pima County has promoted Charles Casey to director of its Community Services, Employment and Training Department.

He replaces Arthur Eckstrom, who retired July 3 after 32 years with the county.

Casey has been administrative manager for the department. He joined Pima County in 1985 as community services eligibility coordinator and information systems manager. He was the Community Services Department’s first grants writer. Later he wrote grants for and managed the county’s Regional Re-employment Center, which served dislocated workers.

Currently, Casey coordinates $22 million in workforce and training funds for local employers, dislocated workers, youths and disadvantaged adults and community programs.

He also supervises planning and serves as a liaison with numerous local, state and federal agencies. His salary is $109,000.