Category: Local Officials

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Vice Mayor

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Ed Kehe was born and raised in western New York. He took his Bachelor of Arts with honors from Albion College in Michigan and Master of Science from the University of Illinois. In addition, he earned sixty post-degree graduate credits from Columbia University, State University of New York, New York University and City College of New York, leading to certificates in administration and directorships. Ed’s career spanned thirty-three years in public secondary education, six in Michigan and twenty-seven in New York, teaching mathematics, physical education, and coaching interscholastic sports. He retired in 1984 from White Plains High School in New York after fourteen years as Director of Athletics. Ed was subsequently inducted into the Westchester County (NY) Sports Hall of Fame. In both his professional and private life, he served leadership roles at the local level, statewide and nationally. Ed and wife Dolores moved to the Valley in 1994 and to Fountain Hills in 1995 leaving Pleasantville, New York, the family’s home for thirty-seven years. As a councilmember, he most recently served on the Technical Advisory Committee in the Fountain Hills strategic planning process and was a member of the Town’s negotiating team for the annexation of the state trust land. Ed volunteers with Home Delivered Meals and serves on the boards of McDowell Park Association and the Golden Eagle Foundation. His local memberships include Church of the Ascension, Noon Hour Kiwanis, Fountain Hills Civic Association, Senior Activity Center, and River of Time Museum. He is a Friend of the Community Theater and the Chamber of Commerce.