Henderson City Manager Mary Kay Peck has named Bristol S. Ellington as assistant city manager, according to a statement from the city. Ellington has served as Henderson's director of community development since 2005.
Ellington joined the city in 1996 as assistant director of community development managing the activities of the Community Development Department's current planning and long range planning divisions. He fills the vacancy resulting from Peck's appointment as city manager. Ellington's first official day as assistant city manager was Nov. 5.
As director of community development, Ellington supervised a 53-person department and represented the city on local, regional and state planning issues. Under his leadership, Henderson became the first in Nevada to adopt an award-winning open space and trails plan that was recognized by both the Nevada and Colorado state chapters of the American Planning Association. In addition, he championed the adoption of the Desert Edge regulations and design standards that identify and protect open space for generations of Henderson residents.
Before moving to Henderson, Ellington served as the principal planner in the current planning division for Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., from 1988 to 1996. He has a master's degree in urban planning from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of Wisconsin. In addition, he is working to complete a master's in public administration at UNLV.
Ellington is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association. He currently serves as president of SAFE House Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing aid and shelter to victims of domestic abuse in Henderson.
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