City Manager

Managerial approach: "the greatest wisdom not applied to action and behavior is meaningless data,” Peter Drucker.

Professional mission statement: “I am the civilian counter-part to the military; they are fighting and dying to protect this county, its quality of life and its freedoms; I am here to give them a country worth dying for, with all its freedoms protected, and a quality of life that gives everyone the freedom to be who they are and achieve all that they can become.”

Municipal Management Experience includes:
Deputy County Administrator and Economic Development Coordinator for Essex County (2018-2021), involved directly with all aspects of economic development in region including the Essex Area Business Forum, Economic Development Authority, Tappahannock Main Street. Town Manager of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina (5 years), Town Administrator of St. Paul’s, North Carolina (6 years), Assistant to Town Manager of Matthews, NC (2 years) and Budget/Management Analyst of Broward County FL (3 years). Worked in international economic development at the World Bank for three years.

Mr. Turille earned two Masters degrees (MA in International Affairs and an MPA in Local Government) in addition to a BA from UVA.

Native Virginian from Lynchburg VA, Stuart lives with his wife and 6-year-old daughter.