Mayor Ginny Dickey

Ginny and her family chose Fountain Hills as their hometown in 1983. Born and raised in NY, she followed her parents who had fallen in love with this desert community in the seventies. Her siblings all relocated to AZ, creating a foundation here that spans multiple generations.

Ginny holds a BS in Mathematics from Tufts University. She’s been a banker, a bookkeeper and a part-time teacher locally and in VT and NH. She was an AZ Senate staffer and an Assistant Director at the Dept. of Environmental Quality. After retiring, she worked with the US Attorney’s Office as a neighborhood liaison with various partners including law enforcement.

Ginny was selected as one of the “48 Most Intriguing Women” of the decade, 2022, an AZ Historical Society Centennial project.

Inducted into the 2010 Lower Verde River Valley Hall of Fame, she has participated in Fountain Hills' strategic planning since 1984. She went from PTA to elected School Board Member, completing 2 terms. Ginny was a Charter Member of the Arts Council and served on the Theater Board as Treasurer and accountant, earning their 2009 Founders Award. She performed in several AriZoni winning productions.

In the Valley, she was a member of Business and Professional Women (Woman of the Year) and the Public Policy Chair for the American Association of University Women. Active in several statewide groups, she was an organizer for the AZ Women’s Hall of Fame at the Carnegie Library.

Ginny served as Town Councilwoman for over eight years, co-chairing the Centennial Committee and sitting on the MAG Domestic Violence Council. She helped raise funds for public art and co-organized a unity event during the summer of 2017. Elected Mayor in 2018 and re-elected in 2020 and 2022, Ginny sits on the MAG Regional Council, attends the GPEC Mayors and Supervisors meetings, serves on the public safety subcommittee and with other state, regional and local groups in the course of her regular municipal responsibilities. 

Ginny is married to former teacher, FHUSD and EVIT Board Member Jim Dickey, a retired Valley Metro and ADOT Executive. Her family includes three sons – FHUSD graduates Mike, Brian and Frank Chin (Syracuse professor, Scottsdale Fire Captain, Philadelphia musician) plus Jim’s daughter and son, all their spouses and nine grandchildren.

Other activities include:

  • Justice Department, Recognition of Meritorious Service: Weed and Seed Program
  • League of AZ Cities and Towns Twelve Years of Service and Dedication
  • Ten Years of Service Recognition to the State of AZ
  • ADEQ Constellation Team Award for Asarco efforts
  • ADEQ Constellation Team Award for Hazardous Air Pollutant/Mercury efforts
  • AZ School Boards Association Silver Cactus Pin; Gold Cactus Pin; Master of Boardsmanship
  • Panel speaker, Estrella Mt. Community College
  • Classroom speaker, ASU
  • Workshops, Coronado High School and Scottsdale Community College
  • Contributor, Sonoran/Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working Paper
  • Falcon Leadership Mentoring Program, National School Boards Association, New Orleans

Annual State of the Town Address Set for January 31
The mayor’s address provides an overview of the accomplishments of 2022, and the vision for the upcoming year. 

The Town of Fountain Hills is hosting this annual State of the Town at the Community Center on Tuesday, Jan. 31, starting with a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Opening remarks by the event sponsor, SRP, begin promptly at 8:00 a.m.

The event is free and open to the public. Preregistration is requested. Register here.