- Former city manager for 22 years in five diverse communities across the State of California: La Palma, Seaside, Novato, Concord, and Vallejo.
- Extensive experience facilitating city manager and other executives’ performance evaluation processes; have facilitated over 60 processes in the last four years.
- Experienced coach and career mentor for chief executives and aspiring city managers.
- Consultant for three years with two firms, serving primarily local government and non-profit agencies.
- Former facilitator for the annual California City Management Foundation (CCMF) New and Future City Managers Seminar; frequent presenter on the hiring and evaluation process for city managers.
- Co-author of two published articles regarding the facilitated evaluation process and methods to improve City Council meetings.
- Developed a reputation for strong, ethical leadership with an emphasis on assisting cities in crisis including Vallejo, California, which had just emerged from bankruptcy, and Seaside, California, which had dismissed its previous city manager.
- Extensive experience working with mayors, city council members and other elected officials. As city manager, worked successfully with many “divided” councils.
- Former senior advisor for the League of California Cities and the International City-County Management Association, a volunteer position providing ongoing personal and professional advice to 23 city and county managers in the northern coastal counties of California from Sonoma County to the Oregon border.
- Past president of the League of California Cities’ City Managers Department; former board member of the California City Management Foundation.
- ICMA-Credentialed Manager (retired); held American Institute of Certified Planners Certification for 30 years.
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, UCLA; Master of Public Administration, USC; Master of Planning, USC.
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