The Town of Paradise Valley has hired Tempe resident Leslie DeReche as its full-time chief financial officer.
DeReche began last week, Feb. 5, following former CFO Lindsey Duncan who filled the position for just over one year. Osuch Consulting started providing financial services to the town in May 2023 and as interim CFO in September 2023.
DeReche has worked in government since she graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in accounting. She started as an intern for the state of Arizona in 1999. After she earned her master’s degree in public administration, she worked for the city of Scottsdale as a senior financial analyst and finance manager for 10 years then finance director for the city of Apache Junction for three years.
