Mr. Kingsley brings 24 years of public administration, community and economic development, and finance experience to the City's Department of Community and Economic Development. During his career, Mr. Kingsley has served in a senior management role with several local and regional economic development organizations including: the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, the Northampton County Department of Community and Economic Development, and Northampton County Development Corporation. His work on behalf of these organizations has received local, state, and national recognition for local government and community and economic development excellence. In addition, Mr. Kingsley has served as Executive Director to the Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, the Northampton County General Purpose Authority, and as senior management to the Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority and the Lehigh Valley Economic Investment Corporation. While assisting hundreds of businesses in achieving their goals to expand or locate in the region, Mr. Kingsley managed loans and bond issuances totaling more than $500 million on behalf of related conduit issuers and Pennsylvania Certified Economic Development Financing Organizations. Mr. Kingsley is a past President of the Nazareth Economic Development Commission and has been a board member of many local and regional community and economic development organizations. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Administration degrees from Shippensburg University.
