Mr. Fitzgerald began serving as the County Administrator on January 1, 2016. A lifelong resident of Augusta County, Mr. Fitzgerald holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Organizational Development from Eastern Mennonite University, a Master’s degree in Transportation Policy from George Mason University, and is a graduate of the Senior Executive Institute at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Mr. Fitzgerald is an International City/County Management Association Credentialed Manager, and serves as an Executive Board member for the Virginia Local Government Management Association and on the Advisory Board for Graduate Education for the International City/ County Management Association.

Mr. Fitzgerald lives in Mint Spring with his wife and their two children.