Tim Acri has been a fixture in Covington for almost 30 years. He first moved to Northern Kentucky in 1994 after serving in the U.S. Navy and completing college. In 1997, he purchased a “fixer upper” home in Covington, where he still lives today with his wife and three amazing dogs. His passion for local government runs through his veins as his father was a City Commissioner and Mayor of Steelton, Pa., which is where Tim was raised.
Tim served in the U.S. Navy in 1987-1993, had a break in service, and entered the Navy Reserves in June 2001, where he proudly served until October 2007. Tim started his Naval career as an enlisted Damage Controlman, then cross-rating to the Navy Seabees, where he was a Steelworker second class. He then applied for a Direct Commission and became a Civil Engineer Corps Officer, where he served until he was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant. During his time in the Navy, Tim deployed multiple times overseas, serving with distinction during the Persian Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He also has a 30-plus-year career in the environmental and construction industry. He started his career as a technician in the environmental industry (remediation, emergency response and demolition) and worked his way up the ranks to President and COO of a regional environment contractor. After this company was sold to a national firm, he worked for an additional three years and then moved to his current role at O’Rourke Wrecking Inc. He currently is a Vice President for O'Rourke in Cincinnati, where he specializes in environmental remediation, emergency response, construction and demolition services.
Tim also is Executive Director of the Covington Street Hockey League (CSHL), serves on the Devou Park Advisory Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Ohio River Business Association (CORBA). He also is CFO for Scarlet Begonia's Flower Truck (owned and operated by his wife, Kara), where he is affectionately known as “Mr. Begonia.”
In the role he treasures most of all, Tim is a loving husband and a very proud Dad to his three children Marisol (24), Trajan (22), and Ryley (21).