{"id":23481,"date":"2019-02-04T08:22:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T13:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=23481"},"modified":"2019-02-04T08:22:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T13:22:47","slug":"zanin-named-chesco-open-space-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=23481","title":{"rendered":"Zanin named Chesco Open Space Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8979\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Brianne-Zanin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8979\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8979\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Brianne-Zanin-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianne Zanin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell announce the appointment of Brianne Zanin as Director of Chester County\u2019s Department of Open Space Preservation, effective February 4, 2019.\u00a0 Zanin, 34, moves to this new role following six years as Deputy Director of the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation.<\/p>\n<p>As Director of Open Space Preservation for Chester County, Brianne will lead the department in the strategic effort to preserve agricultural land, municipal parks, trails, greenways, and other land preservation projects.\u00a0 During her time with the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation, Brianne was responsible for 142 county parks spanning more than 2,500 acres, a $30 million annual operating budget and $12-$40 million capital budget, and overseeing the performance management of more than 275 full-time and 400 part-time employees.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the appointment, Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell said:\u00a0 \u201cBrianne\u2019s experience with the County of Maui includes the development of the first strategic plan for the department of Parks and Recreation, as well as the creation of a master plan that provided immediate-to-long term direction for the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis understanding and knowledge is vital to the role of Director of Open Space Preservation and we are confident that Brianne will guide the department \u2013 and the county \u2013 as it seeks to reach the goal of preserving 30 percent of Chester County\u2019s land by the end of this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zanin takes over the leadership role from Bill Gladden who was named Executive Director of French &amp; Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust in August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank Geoff Shellington, Agricultural Programs Coordinator, for stepping in and leading the Department of Open Space Preservation as interim director since last August,\u201d added the Commissioners.<\/p>\n<p>Zanin is originally from Idaho and grew up in the north-central panhandle in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.\u00a0 She worked for the County of Maui for eight years before relocating to the Southeast PA region.\u00a0 Zanin holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Sport Management from Missouri Baptist University and is a graduate of the National Recreation &amp; Parks Director\u2019s School.\u00a0 She is a member of the National Association of Counties, the National Recreation and Parks Association and the International City\/County Management Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell announce the appointment of Brianne Zanin as Director of Chester County\u2019s Department of Open Space Preservation, effective February 4, 2019.\u00a0 Zanin, 34, moves to this new role following six years as Deputy Director of the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation. 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