Purcellville Town Council appoints Glen T. Adams as interim town manager

At its Budget Work Session on April 26, the Purcellville Town Council voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Glen T. Adams as Interim Town Manager. He started his first day on Friday, April 28.

Adams, who recently served as city manager of Santa Fe, TX, brings to Purcellville a track record of inclusive leadership, community involvement, business advancement, consensus building, conflict resolution, police department stabilization, fiscal discipline, and strategic planning.

He is also known for building strong relationships with regional governments. In Texas, for example, he created a coalition of three cities, Galveston County, and the Water District to develop drainage plans that resolved routine flooding in Santa Fe, parts of the two other cities, and areas in the county, all within normal budget planning. 

Prior to taking up his Santa Fe city post, Adams served in the U.S. Army for 30 years, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and then spent another five years as civilian chief of staff at the White Sands Missile Range, NM, with a population of 6,000, a full-time equivalent workforce of 1,400, and an annual budget of $240 million. 

Adams also served as Facilities Branch Chief, U.S. Force Japan, and as Engineer Force Manager, U.S. Army Forces Command in Atlanta, GA, a job equivalent to COO of a 45,000-person company with a worldwide footprint. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves in 1985, earned a Reserve commission in 1988, graduated from Washington State University in 1989, and went on active duty in 1990. 

“I am truly excited about coming to Purcellville,” Adams says. “From what I have read and seen, the citizens are really part of a wonderful community, and my wife, Bridget, and I are looking forward to being part of the Purcellville family.”