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<p>Beaufort County Council has narrowed its list of Beaufort County Administrator candidates to three finalists who were to participate in a second round of interviews Monday, Feb. 25.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
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<p>The finalists — Ashley M. Jacobs, assistant county administrator for Aiken County; Eric W. Larson, Beaufort County’s director of environmental engineering and land management; and Marc A. Orlando, town manager for Bluffton — were among more than 70 applicants for the job. GovHR USA has assisted County Council with the search. &nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Finalists’ Profiles</strong></p>
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<p>Ashley Jacobs previously served as the executive director for the Greater Lake City Community Development Office in Lake City, S.C., deputy county administrator for Dorchester County, S.C.; assistant county administrator for Richland County, S.C.; and senior environmental planner for the Central Midlands Council of Governments in Columbia. Jacobs earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. in English and Technical Writing from Clemson University.</p>
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<p>Eric Larson previously served as the water quality compliance manager for the University of Kentucky; city engineer for Georgetown, Ky.; assistant director of development services for Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission, Ky.; and engineering group manager for City-County Planning Commission of Warren County, Ky. Larson is a professional engineer and a certified professional in land use planning.&nbsp; He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky.</p>
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<p>Marc Orlando previously served the Town of Bluffton as deputy town manager and assistant town manager/planning director. Other past positions include serving as executive director for the Bluffton Public Development Corporation; vice president of asset management and development for Carson Asset Management; and senior planner for Town of Hilton Head Island. Orlando is an ICMA Credentialed Manager.&nbsp; He earned a B.A. in Urban Planning from the University of Windsor.</p>
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