[Archived] Gregg C. Fields Named Alexandria’s Acting Director of Code Administration

Gregg Fields image “Gregg’s dedication to public safety and customer service has been an asset not only to the Department of Code Administration, but to the City as a whole,” said Jinks. “I know that Gregg will continue to provide a high level of service and leadership while the search for a permanent director is conducted.”

Fields joined the City in 2001 as the first trade combination plans examiner, responsible for assisting homeowners and small businesses with the permit review process. He was later promoted to Division Chief of Plan Review and then Deputy Building Official, and has been responsible for the Small Business Facilitation Program and significant improvements to the City’s one-stop Permit Center.

Prior to his work in Alexandria, Fields served for 15 years as a project sales manager for two large Washington, D.C., metropolitan area contracting firms, where he sold and managed more than $100 million in construction projects.

Fields serves as sergeant-at-arms for the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association (a chapter of the International Code Council) and is slated to serve as president of the organization in 2018. Previously, he served as chairman and public information officer of the Northern Virginia region of the association. Fields served in the U.S. Army and the Virginia National Guard, and was awarded the Army Achievement Medal and the Virginia Emergency Services Ribbon.

Fields holds associate’s degrees in general studies and fire protection technology from Northern Virginia Community College. He is a Building and Property Maintenance Code Official, certified by the International Code Council and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.

For media inquiries, contact Craig T. Fifer, Director of Communications and Public Information, at craig.fifer@alexandriava.gov or 703-746-3965.

NOTE: For the October 29, 2015, news release announcing Mr. Fields' appointment as permanent director, see alexandriava.gov/87961.