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Charles Hartgrove

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Charles Hartgrove

  • Managing Director, Virginia Institute of Government, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia

Charles W. Hartgrove is the managing director of the Virginia Institute of Government at the UVA Karsh Institute’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Prior to joining the Cooper Center, he served as the chief deputy commissioner of the Virginia Department of Taxation. Hartgrove worked as a senior executive for Virginia local governments for over 20 years. He served as the deputy city manager of Lynchburg, Virginia, and as the town manager of Ashland, Middleburg, and Gate City. He is an International City/County Management Association Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM) and previously served on the executive committee of the Virginia Local Government Management Association (VLGMA). Hartgrove obtained a bachelor’s degree, majoring in government, from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. He also received a master’s degree of public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University and is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Senior Executive Institute, the Virginia Executive Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute. 

Events

Local Election Systems: A Case Study in Virginia Beach 

Andrew Block, Kara Fitzgibbon, Charles Hartgrove, Deborah Jonas, Bertrall Ross, Jennifer Rouse

In early 2023, the City of Virginia Beach asked UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service to solicit residents’ feedback and carry out a first-of-its-kind independent review of election systems. Learn more about their findings.

10:00am - 11:00am
The Rotunda Dome Room
Oct
19

‘The Equity Clinic’: Good Governance at the Local Level

Molly Harlow, Charles Hartgrove, Siri Russell

The Local Government Equity Clinic participants discuss the role of local government in facilitating equity in the community—and what has made the clinic a success.

4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Colonnade Club
Oct
21