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Meet Val
Val DiGiorgio was sworn in as Chester County's Controller in January of 2005. As Controller, Val is an independent and tireless advocate for Chester County taxpayers. Val and his staff understand that government gets its resources from you - the taxpayer.
Val is a former banking auditor and financial institution regulator. He also is an attorney with experience in banking, real estate and municipal finance law. Val has a long record of public service, having worked as an auditor for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as an attorney in the Governor Ridge Administration and as Chief of Staff in the Senate of Pennsylvania.
As Controller, Val is responsible for maintaining for Chester County proper accounting records and processes, paying county bills, managing payroll and retirement benefits on behalf of County employees, performing internal audits for County departments, and preparing the County's annual comprehensive annual financial report. He also serves a member of the Chester County Prison Board, Salary Board and Retirement Board.
Val serves on numerous governmental and non-profit boards including the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry. In the past, Val has been active in his township as chairman of its zoning hearing board and on civic and community boards such as his local YMCA.
Education
- Temple University B.A. (Economics and Finance)
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D
Experience
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Auditor/Examiner
- Pennsylvania Department of Banking - Staff Counsel
- Senate of Pennsylvania - Chief of Staff to Senator Melissa Hart
- Stradley Ronon, Stevens & Young - Partner
Boards/Community Involvement
- Chester County Retirement Board Member
- Chester County Prison Board Member
- Chester County Salary Board Member
- Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Trustee
- Pennsylvania and National Associations of Bond Lawyers
- National Italian American Political Action Committee
- Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children
Other
- Was named as a 2005, 2006 and 2007 "Pennsylvania Rising Stars" by Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Magazine, an annual listing of the top lawyers in Pennsylvania
- Also named as one of Pennsylvania's "40 Top Lawyers under 40" by the Legal Intelligencer in 2002
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