Nicholas “Nick” Marano has over 30 years of experience providing exceptional leadership to government and private entities. His unparalleled management skills have made him successful in the administration of large, complex organizations. Nick has served as owner and consultant for a mechanical construction firm which coordinated with US military branches to enhance the Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program. VIP is a United Associations of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union (UA) Program designed to teach returning veterans valuable work skills for transition into civilian life. Currently, he serves as the City Manager for Carson City, Nevada.
Additionally, Nick has an accomplished and distinguished military career serving in the US Marine Corps for over 32 years. From 2003 to 2007, Nick led a highly decorated infantry battalion which completed four combat tours in Iraq. From 2009 to 2012, he was the commanding officer for the Marine Corps’ largest base-Camp Pendleton, California. As Mayor and City Manager of Camp Pendleton, he managed city planning, construction and developed energy conservation plans. Nick retired from the US Marine Corp in 2012 achieving the rank of Colonel.
Dedicated to serving others, Nick is a mentor at the Adams Hub for Innovation in Carson City and a member of the Western Nevada College Institutional Advisory Council (IAC). Further, he has been an active member of International City Managers’ Association (ICMA). In 2015, Nick was elected a member of the Board of Directors for the Nevada State EB-5 Regional Center.
In 1984, Nick obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the St. Joseph’s University. Additionally, he graduated from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense College, an international military college located in Rome, Italy, in 2007.