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Nola Goeden and her husband Joseph M. Goeden

of West Sacramento; two of the nicest people you

will ever meet. Joe worked in Montebello starting in

June, 1972 and was appointed City Administrator in

April, 1980. Joe served as the West Sacramento City

Manager from 1989 until his retirement in 2002. Joe

served as an ICMA Range Rider for a time after his

retirement. In 2011 Joe was presented the West

Sacramentan Life time Achievement Award at the

65th Annual West Sacramento Chamber of

Commerce Inststallation and Awards Dinner. Joe

earned a BA from California State Polytechnic

University, Pomona.

Women in Public Management

Part VIII: the “H” Cities

This is the eighth in a series of newsletter issues

listing some of California’s women professionals

who work in city government. This quest was

started with the rhetorical question: “Where are

the women in city management?” Our look at

the subject has discovered an impressive list of

professional women in California local

government public management.

There are nineteen California cities with names

that begin with the letter “H”…from the City of

Half Moon Bay to the City of Huron. We have

crafted a Part VIII list of “women in city

management” using these cities to build a list for

this Special October, 2018 issue. Of course, we

cannot include all of the deserving women; nor

can we find information on many, but we have

provided acknowledgement to a good

representative list. The largest city in the “H”

group by population is Huntington Beach with

189,992 people.

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October, 2018 Special Volume No. 11: Issue No. 20

borah Collins began her working career in Sausalito as an Administrative Assistant

with an information technology and services firm in 1983. In 1984 she went to work

as a software support technician for an on-line software systems company in Chico.

She joined the Chico city staff in 1994 as Community Services Officer (CSO), and in

2001 she took a Management Analyst with the Chico Police Department. In 2009

she moved to the City Manager's Office in a Management Analyst post. Deborah

earned a BA in social work from California State University, Chico, and an MS in law

from Champlain College.



Currently the City of Half Moon

Bay Interim City Manager is

David Boesch. Half Moon Bay is

a coastal city in San Mateo

County with a population of

11,324. Magda Gonzalez

stepped down as City

Manager in November, 2017.

Magda was appointed City

Manager in August, 2014 and served through

January, 2018. Magda worked as the Parks,

Recreation and Community Services Manager

in Redwood City from 1993 to 2000. She became

the Assistant to the City Manager (2000-2007),

and Deputy City Manager (2007-2011). Magda

left Redwood City in 2011 to become the

Assistant City Manager in San Bruno and in 2012

she was appointed City Manager in East Palo

Alto. She then joined the Half Moon Bay staff as

City Manager in 2014. In 2013 she received a 20-

year ICMA Service Award. In 2018 she served as

President of Cal-ICMA. She earned a J.D. from

Santa Clara University.

City of Walnut City Manager Rob Wishner and Shelly

Piccardi Wishner on a well-earned vacation this past

summer. Rob was appointed Walnut City Manager

in 2006. He previously served as the City Manager in

San Marino. Rob is an alumnus of California State

University, Fullerton.

“And then ultimately what I tell the kids

is: coaches can give you information,

they can give you guidelines, and they

can put you in a position. But the only

person who can truly make you better is

you.” --Brandi Chastain

http://www.nwfg.com/

Newcomb Williams Financial Group (NWFG) is a

woman-owned affiliate of an investment banking

firm providing underwriting and financial advisory

services to cities, other public agencies, including

school districts, and non-profit corporations.

Experts in mobile home park financings, certificates

of participation, general obligation bond financings,

tax allocation refunding, revenue and expense

projections modeling, utilities and energy financings

and implementation of special tax methodologies.

Pam Newcomb,

Janees Williams and

William D'Allaird are

among the firm's

professionals.

Telephone Number: 760-860-0222

6842 Embarcadero Lane

Carlsbad, California

City Manager Recruitment

Detailed Information Available online:

http://www.cityofbell.org/

Canididates should be experienced in senior level

municipal management. A Bachelor’s Degree is

required and a Master’s is preferred. Bilingual

canidates are encouraged to apply.

Bell is a Los Angeles County City with 35,400

residents. Applications are open until the position is

filled. Submit a city application and resume at:

[email protected]

City of Bell, 6330 Pine Avenue Bell, California 90201

Telephone No. (323) 588-6211

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https://www.icfauthority.org/

Debbie Smith, Executive Director

The Independent Cities Finance Authority is an

unaffiliated Joint Powers Authority (JPA) with the

goal of helping communities fund critical projects.

Independent Cities Finance Authority

Post Office Box No. 6740

Lancaster, California 93539-6740

Telephone No. 877-906-0941

[email protected]

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Yulia Carter is currently the

Acting Deputy City Manager

for Administrative Services &

Finance in Half Moon Bay. Yula

began her public service in

Kansas City, Missouri in June,

2004 as a Management

Analyst. After working nearly

four years in Kansas City, Yulia moved to

California to be Risk Manager/Senior

Management Analyst in the City of San Carlos in

April, 2007. She next moved to work for the Town

of Los Altos Hills as their Administrative Services

Director in September, 2012. In April, 2015 Yulia

was hired in Half Moon Bay as the Finance

Director. In May, 2018 she was named Acting

Deputy City Manager. Yulia earned a BA from

the University of California, Berkeley, and an

MPA from Park University. She also completed

the Berkeley Executive Seminar in Strategic

Management of Public Organization at the

Goldman School of Public Policy at the

University of California, Berkeley.

Janice Avila worked as a Hanford Personnel

consultant. She worked as the Human Resources

Manager in the City of Visalia from June, 1984 to

January, 2010. It appears that she is currently the

Human Resources Director in Tulare. Janice is a

College of the Sequoias alumnus.

Former Hawaiian Gardens

Executive Assistant Melissa

Valdez is currently the Oxnard

Police Department’s Community

Affairs Manager. Melissa is an

alumnus of California State

University, Long Beach.

“Keep dreaming, even when people laugh at your

dreams or tell you that they’re impossible to

achieve. Keep believing in yourself. If you do get

tripped up just get back up and keep going

because everybody makes mistakes. It’s about how

you respond to them.”

---Tobin Heath, US Women’s Soccer

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Pismo Beach

City Manager

Jim Lewis

and his family at the

Official Re-Opening of

the Pismo Beach Pier.

Jim is the President of

the City Managers’

Department of the

League of California

Cities.



Hawthorne incorporated in 1922

and has a current population of

about 86,200. The City is named

for the New England author

Nathaniel Hawthorne. Arnold

Shadbehr is the Interim City

Manager in addition to his Public

Works Director post. Jennifer

Murillo is a Reporter/Producer for

Hawthorne Community TV. She has worked with

HCTV since 2012. Jennifer earned a BA from

California State University, Long Beach.

City Managers’ Summit

November 15, 2018

Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USC

60th Annual Municipal Seminar

Renaissance Indian Wells

May 16-19, 2019

Executive Director Marcel Rodarte

For Information call the CCCA staff at

562-622-5533

http://www.contractcities.org

Kelly McAdoo Morariu, Hayward City Manager

Hayward incorporated in 1876 in Alameda

County. The 2016 estimate places the

population at 158,937. Hayward had a history in

the canning industry. Hayward City Manager

Kelly McAdoo began her public management

career as a Management Intern in the City of

Fremont in 1999. Kelly was promoted to Assistant

Business Manager in 2000 and as a Fremont

Senior Management Analyst from 2000 to 2006.

She was hired to serve as the Assistant to the City

Manager in Palo Alto in 2006, and was the

Interim Deputy City Manager 2008-2009. She

then worked as the Interim Arts & Sciences

Division Head in Palo Alto before the City of

Hayward hired Kelly as Assistant City Manager in

2010. Kelly was appointed to the Hayward City

Manager position in 2016. She earned a BA and

MPA from The University of Kansas. In 2012 Kelly

received a 10-year ICMA Service Award. She

was a participant in the 2010 ICMA Leadership

Class.

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https://gonsalvi.com/

The firm was founded by the late former California

State Assembly Member Joe A. Gonsalves. Until his

passing, Joe, his son Anthony D. Gonsalves and

Anthony’s son Jason Gonsalves served as the first

three generation lobbying firm in Sacramento.

Anthony is a longtime member of the California City

Management Foundation (CCMF} Board of Trustees.

Anthony, Jason and Paul Gonsalves

are expert local government lobbyists.

The firm represents fifty-plus cities and is

a key player in city legislation.

Call the “Gonsalvi” at

Telephone no. 916-441-0597

Joe Gonsalves said, "Lobbyist are like parachutes;

you don't need them often but when you do they

had better work."

www.chwlaw.us

Expert Public Agency Legal Services. Committed to

counsel that is helpful, understandable, and fairly

priced. CH&W has offices in Los Angeles and Grass

Valley in the Sierra Foothills, CH&W represents public

and private clients throughout

California in municipal law.

Michael Colantuono is Managing

Shareholder. Michael currently serves as

City Attorney for the Cities of Auburn

and Grass Valley. Members of the

CH&W firm serve as City Attorney or General

Counsel in: Auburn, Barstow, Calabasas, Grass

Valley, Lakeport, Ojai, Sierra Madre,

South Pasadena and Yountville.

Call telephone No. 530-432-7357 or 213-542-5700.



Maria A. Hurtado is the City of

Hayward’s Assistant City

Manager. She began her public

service career in 1997 in a position

with Recreation & Neighborhood

Services in Watsonville. In 2002 she

was elevated to Assistant Director

for Redevelopment & Housing in

Watsonville. In 2003 Maria was hired as the

Deputy Director of Parks in the City of San Jose.

She went to work for Tracy in 2006 as the Director

of Parks & Community Services. In 2007 Maria

was appointed Acting Assistant City Manager,

then later in 2007 she became the Interim City

Manager in Tracy. She was appointed Assistant

City Manager once a City Manager was

recruited in 2008. In 2014 she was again asked to

serve as the Tracy Interim City Manager, and

again she returned to the Assistant City

Manager post. In 2015 Maria was hired to serve

as the Assistant City Manager in Oxnard. In 2016

she became the Assistant City Manager in the

City of Hayward. Maria earned a BA from the

University of California, Santa Cruz and a

Master’s degree from San Jose State University.

In 2017 Maria received a 20-year ICMA Service

Award. She is an ICMA Regional Vice President

of the ICMA Executive Board starting in 2017,

and she continues to serve.

https://www.cacities.org/

2019 Annual City Managers’ Department

Meeting League of California Cities

February 13-February 15, 2019

San Diego, California

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Sonoma County’s Healdsburg was founded in

1857 and incorporated in 1867. It has a current

population of 11,254. The City Manager is David

Mickaelian, and the Assistant City Manager is

Joseph Irvin. Elizabeth Garcia is the Healdsburg

Finance Manager. Heather Ippoliti is the

Healdsburg Finance Director. She began her

city government career in the Town of Windsor

as an Accounting Manager in May, 2003. In

April, 2009 Heather was hired to serve as the

Finance Director in Healdsburg. She returned to

Windsor in July, 2012 as the Administrative

Services Director. In March, 2015 she became

the Assistant City Manager in Healdsburg, and in

August, 2018 she took the Administrative

Services Director position. Heather earned a BBA

in accounting and finance from California State

University, Sacramento after graduating from

Piner High School.



HdL was founded in 1983 by former City Manager

Robert "Bob" Hinderliter, who successfully

championed legislation allowing independent

verification of State Board of Equalization records.

HdL expanded and improved with the help of a

partnership with former City Manager

Lloyd de Llamas, the firm’s Executive Chairman.

Andy Nickerson is the President of the firm.

HdL Companies offers diverse services that include:

allocation audits, economic analysis and program

software regarding Sales Tax, and Property Tax, and

Economic Development Services.

Office: 120 South State College Boulevard

Suite 200

Brea, California 92821

President Ashley Garcia presented Costa Mesa

Assistant City Manager Tamara Letourneau with the

MMASC President’s Award in recognition of

outstanding contributions to public sector

management and the mission of MMASC.

https://www.munienvironmental.com/about-us/

MuniEnvironmental, LLC (Muni Environmental) is an

expert team of educated and experienced

professionals providing consulting expertise in the

Solid Waste, Recycling and Storm water Industries.

Jeff Duhamel,

CEO/Principal

Consultant

Morgan McCarthy,

Storm water expert


MuniEnvironmental, LLC, is a team of educated and

experienced professionals providing consulting

expertise in the Solid Waste, Recycling and

Stormwater Industries.

The firm provides consulting services to

cities and other government agencies

attempting to implement

mandated regulatory requirements, as

California strives to reach the recycling goal of 75%.

MuniEnvironmental is working with the City of Manteca on

an operation efficiency study for their solid waste and

recycling operation, and is working with the City of

Industry, with their efforts to meet compliance and

implement the mandatory outreach and technical

assistance program requirements of AB 341 and AB 1826.


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http://www.willdan.com/financial/

Mark Risco, President & CEO;

Robert "Chris" Fisher; Gladys Medina; Anne Pelej;

Jennifer White; Dan Jackson; Tara Hollis;

Jeff McGarvey, are among the company

professionals

Willdan Financial Services (WFS) can enhance city

efficiency, effectiveness, and credibility by helping

to generate revenue and optimize its administration.

Willdan, founded in 1964, is a leading nationwide

provider of value-added professional technical

services.

WFS President & CEO Mark Risco is a member of the

California City Management Foundation (CCMF)

Board of Trustees.

Call Willdan Financial at telephone No.

800-755-6864.

Mark Risco is the operation groups

President and CEO

WFS has offices in Florida,

Washington DC, South Carolina,

Texas, Arizona and Colorado

USC City/County Management Fellowship Board:

(Pictured from Left) Top Row: Joe Guerrero, Elizabeth

Marsolais, Sarah Fisher, Peter Castro, Karen Herrera,

Darrell George, David Carmany, and John Keisler.

Front Row: Peter Griffin, Carl Alameda, Carla Williams,

Joshua Jeffrey, and Kevork Kurdoghlian. Carl

Alameda is Board Chair.



Hemet, incorporated in 1910, is a city in the San

Jacinto Valley in Riverside County. The current

City Manager is Allen J. Parker, a veteran public

manager. Alicia Hicks is the Hemet Human

Resources Manager. She worked as a Human

Resources Analyst in the City of Oceanside

starting in February, 1999. In November, 2017

Alicia joined the Lemon Grove staff as the

Human Resources Manager, and in September,

2018 she took the Hemet Human Resources

Manager post. Alicia earned a BA from Ashford

University and she completed the curriculum for

a Huma Resources Management Certification

from National University.


Founded in 1986 by former City Manager

Larry J. Kosmont, Kosmont Companies, a certified

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and certified Small

Business Enterprise (SBE), has earned a national

reputation and is recognized as expert in real

estate, financial advisory and economic

development services. The Kosmont firms are

committed to bringing public, private, and non-

profit organizations together to help communities

flourish. Larry has made presentations to many State

and National organizations.

Call and learn how South Gate earned a $5.1 million

Real Estate Bonus.

Market Analyses

Kosmont Companies thoroughly research the

potential for a city’s future development to be self-

sustaining. Kosmont experts will determine whether

the market holds enough existing or potential

demand for a city’s development to be viable.

Mailing Address: 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd., #382,

Manhattan Beach, California 90266

Telephone: 424-297-1070 | Fax: 424-286-4632

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Hercules incorporated in 1900 in Contra Costa

County, and has a current population of 25,360.

David Biggs is the City Manager. David was

previously City Manager in Carson, Tustin and

Morgan Hill. Lori Martin is the Hercules

Administrative Services Director and City Clerk.

Also, Annie To is the Finance Director and Holly

Smyth is the Planning Director.

Suja Lowenthal is the City

Manager in Hermosa Beach.

The city incorporated in 1907

and has a current day

population of just under

20,000. Suja began her public

management career as an

elected official as a member

of the Long Beach City

Council in June, 2006. She

served on the City Council for a little more than

10-years, and was the Vice Mayor for two two-

year terms. In 2012 Suja was hired by a private

bus transportation company to be their Planning

& Community Engagement Manager. Also, in

2012 she became a Senior Advisor to the City

Manager in Santa Monica. In September, 2018

Suja was appointed City Manager in Hermosa

Beach. She earned a BA in economics from the

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), an

MBA from California State University, Los

Angeles, and a Doctorate in policy, planning &

development from the University of Southern

California (USC).

Hesperia, a city in San Bernardino County with a

population of 92,755, incorporated in 1988.

Rachel Molina is the Assistant to the City

Manager & Emergency Preparedness

Coordinator. Rachel also serves as a PIO for

Hesperia.

https://www.wolfhousing.com/

Former City Administrator

Wesley Wolf, Founder

Telephone No. 213-744-0437.

[email protected]

Wolf & Company Inc., founded in 1993, provides

municipal consulting services, program

administration and oversight; and insurance

advisory serves to state and local governments,

housing finance agencies, not-for-profit

corporations, insurance companies, mortgage

bankers, investment bankers and institutional

investors in the tax exempt and taxable municipal

market.

Tammy Ofek is the Municipal Advisor.

[email protected]

241 South Figueroa Street, suite 100

Los Angeles, California 90012

http://www.stifel.com/

Stifel was founded in 1890 and has expanded to

become one of the Nation’s premier wealth

management and investment banking firms.

Stifel is ready to serve public agency financial

needs. Stifel's Stephen Heaney, Managing Director,

Public Finance is a former member of the CCMF

Board, and serves on the Board of Advisors for the

USC Sol Price School of Public

Policy.

Jose Vera is active in Southern

California city organizations.

Among the professionals on the

Northern California Stifel team are

Eric McKean, Roberto Ruiz and

James Cervantes.


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https://www.tripepismith.com/

Tripepi Smith & Associates fields a professional team

that brings a strong background in pursuit of new

and innovative approaches and skills in marketing,

and workshops in communications training.

Contact Ryder Smith or one of his colleagues

at 626-536-2173

[email protected]

Ryder Todd Smith, Founder and

President of Tripepi Smith & Associates Ryder serves on the Tustin Planning

Commission, and among other things

he is on the Board of the Rose Institute

of State and Local Government

at Claremont McKenna College.

Tripepi Smith is a provider of marketing, technology

and public affairs consulting services.

Marketing – Technology – Public Affairs

http://www.muniservices.com/

MuniServices’ services include revenue discovery,

audit, collections, and information services to

protect public agency revenues. Avenu has

released Clearview, a software solution that allows

local governments to understand the data behind

their revenue sources. With this context, city and

county leaders may make more informed decisions

about spending, budgeting and policy.

Doug Jensen, Senior Vice President, Client Services,

is the West contact at 559-271-6800.

Fran Mancia, Vice President of

Government Relations, can be

reached at 559-288-7296.

Fran is a member of the Board of

Trustees of the California City

Management Foundation (CCMF).

Fran may be reached at:

[email protected]



Incorporation in 1910, the Town of Hillsborough

has a population of 11,753 and is located in San

Mateo County. Kathy Leroux is the current City

Manager. Kathy first served in 2015 as the Interim

City Manager, and before that she was the

Assistant City Manager.

Shannon Esenwein is the Finance

and Administrative Services Director

in Hughson where Raul L. Mendez is

the City Manager. Shannon worked

as an auditor with a private frim

from July, 1998 to January, 2000. She

became a Senior Auditor for

another private firm in December, 2000. In

October, 2001 Shannon became a Deputy

Auditor Controller for the San Joaquin County

Auditor in the Controller’s Office in Stockton.

Shannon went to work for the City of Hughson in

April, 2015. She earned an AA from San Joaquin

Delta College, and a BS in business

administration with a concentration in

accounting from California Polytechnic State

University, San Luis Obispo.

Huntington Beach was incorporated in 1909 in

Orange County. Known as “Surf

City,” the Beach Boys sang

about it. The population is

currently about 200,662. Lori Ann

Farrell Harrison was appointed

Huntington Beach Assistant City

Manager in September 2017.

Previously the City's Chief Financial Officer, she is

a local government expert with 26 years of

management experience in both the public

and private sectors. She previously served as the

City Controller for the City of Long Beach, and

later became Chief Financial Officer overseeing

a department of 136 employees and a City

budget of $2.3 billion. She is the former President

of the Long Beach Board of Harbor

Commissioners. Lori earned an MPA and a

bachelor's Degree from Columbia University.

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Trackdown Executive Level Posse Roster:

Wade McKinney, Indian Wells City Manager & President of CCMF Michael J. Sedell, Retired Simi Valley City Manager

Larry F. Pennell, Retired City Manager, Wasco

Marcia Raines, Retired City Manager & Principal

with Public Sector Services

Kevin O’Rourke, KOLGS/PARS; Retired City Manager

Frank G. Tripepi, Retired Rosemead City Manager &

Senior Vice President, Willdan

Glenn Southard, Retired City Manager, Indio &

Claremont

Joe Goeden, Retired City Manager, West

Sacramento

Anthony D. Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Joe Tanner, Retired Vallejo City Manager

Denise Ovrom, Former City Manager &

Principal, HdL Companies

Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired Porterville CM

Vern Lawson, Retired, Lancaster

Ernesto Marquez, Former City Manager

Gary K. Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager

Richard D. Rowe, Retired City Manager

http://ekapr.com/

Englander Knabe & Allen is the fastest growing

public affairs firm in Southern California. EKA’s

partners Harvey Englander, Matt Knabe,

Marcus Allen, Eric Rose, Jeff McConnell and

Adam Englander provide strategic counsel. They are

expert in local government issues, from land use to

public safety, and they help build public/private

partnerships.

Matt Knabe is the Managing Partner. Matt is

a graduate of Pepperdine University, and

was a 4-year member of the Men’s Varsity

Golf Team. Matt and his family are residents

of Long Beach. Matt’s contact information

includes

Telephone Number: 213-741-1500, Ext. 520

Email: [email protected]

Another picture by

retired Coronado

City Manager

Mark

Ochenduszko.

Cypress Tree

Tunnel at Point

Reyes National

Seashore.

Trackdown Posse Roster:

Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager

Howard Chambers, Retired Lakewood City Manager

Ernie Garcia, Retired Norwalk City Manager

Dave Carmany, La Puente City Manager

Ken Bayless, Ret. GM LA Vector Control & Ret. LASD Chief

Vern Lawson, Retired, Lancaster

Don Penman, Retired City Manager, Arcadia

Anthony R. Ybarra, Retired South El Monte

Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association

Gary Chicots, Former South El Monte City Manager

Dr. Bill Mathis, Mathis Group

Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President

Troy Butzlaff, Former CM; La Puente Admin. Serv. Director

Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director

Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager, Past Pres. CCMF

Gary Milliman, City Manager, Brookings, Oregon

Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona

Robert Dickey, Former Walnut CM & retired DPW, South

Gate

Jim Lewis, Pismo Beach City Manager, Pres. CM/LCC

Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager; Past Pres.

CM/LCC

Rod B. Butler, Port Hueneme City Manager

Ray Harris, Ret. County Official, fmr Hawaiian Gardens CM

John C. Bolan, Cheyenne River Ranch

John F. Shirey, Retired Sacramento City Manager

Ray Taylor, City Manager, Westlake Village

Lee C. McDougal, Retired Montclair City Manager

Douglas N. La Belle, Retired Chino Hills City Manager

Ray Silver, Retired City Manager, Past Pres. CM/LCC

John P. Thompson, Retired CM, Vacaville; Past Pres.

CM/LCC

Ronald Kiedrowski, Retired City Manager

Cynthia Kurtz, Retired City Manager: Past Pres CM/LCC

Ron Stock, City Manager, Weed

Susan Simpson, In-N-Out Burger

“A woman is like a tea bag – you

can’t tell how strong she is until you

put her in hot water.”

--Eleanor Roosevelt

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United States Airforce Thunderbirds performing at

the Great Pacific Airshow in the City of Huntington

Beach. [Thank you for the pictures

Samantha Simpson and Paul Lukacs.]



Marie Knight, is the Director of

Community Services in the City

of Huntington Beach. She

previously served as the Alliance

Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs

in Orange County between

April, 1999 to October, 2002. She then worked

as the Recreation Services Director in the City of

Newport Beach until September, 2006 when she

was hired by the City of Orange to be their

Community Services Director. Marie worked in

Orange for a little more than a dozen years. She

was appointed to be the Director of Parks,

Recreation and Marine for the City of Long

Beach in 2016. In January, 2018 Marie joined the

Huntington Beach city staff. Marie earned as BA

from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Ursula Luna-Reynosa is the Huntington Beach

Director of Community Development; Jennifer

Villasenor in the Planning Manager for Advance

Planning and Jane James is the Planning

Manager for Current Planning.

"Robust public discussion is the crucible in which

political convictions are forged. In our democracy

such discussion is a political duty, it is the essence of

self-government."

- Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

http://rwglaw.com/

Roxanne Diaz, Steven L. Flower,

Peter M. Thorson, Kevin Ennis, Gregory

W. Stepanicich, Serita Young and

Craig Steele are among the City

Attorneys on the RWG staff.

RWG is committed to excellence in

the legal profession. The lawyers of choice for

clients seeking reliable, efficient, and effective legal

counsel. RWG delivers practical advice and

solutions tailored to the unique needs of public

entities.

Working seamlessly across offices in Los Angeles, San

Francisco, Orange County, Temecula and the

Central Coast. The RWG team of experts provides

the full scope of public law services.

Roxanne Diaz is a member of the Board of Trustees

of the California City Management Foundation

(CCMF).

Call RWG at telephone No. 213-626-8484

An Archive picture from the 1970s.

(L to R) Jack A. Simpson; John W. Jameson;

Ray Harris; Frank G. Tripepi; John E. Maulding;

and Dan W. Heil. Jack, John, Ray and Frank are all

former City Managers. John Maulding worked for

the Los Angeles County Engineer, and Dan was a

Founder of Willdan Engineering.

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Huntington Park was incorporated in 1906. It has

a current population of about 58,114. The city

was named for influential industrialist Henry E.

Huntington. The City Manager is Ricardo Reyes.

Los Angeles Dodgers Food Truck in Huntington Park

in the 2014 season. There are lots of local fans

rooting for the Dodgers in the 2018 World Series.

Nita McKay is the Huntington Park Director of

Finance, and Yazmin Chavez is the Human

Resources Assistant.

Huron was incorporated as a city in 1951 in

Fresno County. Its estimated population of 6,941.

Jack Castro is the current Huron City Manager.

Juanita M. Veliz is an Administrative Assistant

and City Clerk, and Anita Choperena is the city’s

Planning Technician.

Of course, we were not able to list everyone

worthy of recognition, and for that we are sorry.

We apologize for those that we did not fit in.

Sometime we cannot find individuals and then

we can’t find the individual’s information once

we find them. Please post your career profiles

with meaningful information. Thank you for your

readership. We look forward to hearing from you

with your suggestions. Again, please send

picture that we may be able to use. Thank you.

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Former Artesia City Manager Jim Barisic founded

Brandywine in 1994.

Jim and his three sons Brett Whitehead, Mark

Whitehead and David Barisic direct

Brandywine Homes.

Projects are now selling in Anaheim, Arcadia,

Monrovia, Norwalk, Torrance, Yorba Linda, coming

soon are projects in Yorba Linda, Long Beach,

La Puente and Whittier.

Call Brandywine at 949-296-2400

Bradbury Sales Center

747 Del Valle Avenue

La Puente, CA 91744

Call: 626-598-7301

Brandywine Homes Corporate Office

16580 Aston Street, Irvine, California 92606

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PARS can craft customized solutions; provide

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objectives.

Mitch Barker is the PARS Executive Vice President.

Call PARS at Telephone No. 800-540-6369

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THE LATEST FROM EKA:

three6ixty Merges with

Englander Knabe & Allen

Los Angeles, September 25, 2018 – Locally

owned companies three6ixty (360) and

Englander Knabe & Allen (EKA) have combined

their individual brands and merged into one

company. The two companies will operate

under the ownership of EKA but maintain their

individual brand identities.

Led by Dana A. Sayles, AICP, three6ixty is a

successful Southern California planning services

firm. The firm’s play on “360” derives from its

ability to offer clients a full range of planning

services, and a complete view of a client’s

project’s path to success. Three6ixty’s detailed

knowledge of local planning requirements and

their thorough analytics-based methodologies

have served the broad public and private real

estate development community well for more

than a decade.

“I am thrilled to offer this opportunity to our

clients. Dana and her team help with every

aspect of the development process, from land

acquisition through finished product. They

specialize in complex and large scale projects

including multi-family residential, mixed-use

developments, commercial/creative office

space, foodservice and hospitality projects.

Many of our clients will benefit from the

addition of three6ixty to the services currently

being offered by Jeff McConnell and Tina

Choi,” said EKA Managing Partner Matt Knabe.

With well over 100-years of combined expertise

and a deep commitment to exceptional

service, both firms have skillfully advised and

enthusiastically represented clients in a wide

range of specialized land use matters.

“As we look for ways to expand and continue

to grow our business, we are pleased to

enhance our resources and expertise through a

strategic merger. EKA is the largest public

affairs and advocacy firm in Southern

California, and their extensive reach across the

region made my decision to merge with them

an obvious choice,” said Dana. “From the first

time I worked with EKA on a project, it was

clear that our companies make a winning

combination. We are excited about delivering

a service that Southern California businesses

with land use needs can depend on and be

proud of. I look forward to joining the well-

respected and successful professionals at EKA,”

Dana concluded.

Please visit our websites: www.eka360.net and

www.ekapr.com

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Picking Up the Pieces: Trinidad

City Manager Dan Berman

has submitted his resignation.

Dan will leave his position in

mid-December, 2018. Dan has

served as the Trinidad City

Manager since September,

2014. Peter Pirnejad, must

recently an Assistant City

Manager in Napa, is joining

Oracle to work on public-

private software. Peter is a

former Director of

Development Services in Palo Alto. Oracle is

interested in development apps for a range of

permitting, inspection and economic development

functions. Former Alameda City Manager Jill

Keimach did not break any laws when she secretly

recorded two Council Members during a meeting

regarding the hiring of a new Fire Chief, said the

Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. In

California it is illegal to record another person without

their consent, but State Law allows recording

confidential communications if there is reason to

believe it would relate to criminal conduct. Jill

contends that the Council Members were pushing a

union-backed candidate for the empty Alameda

Fire Chief position. Emerald Isle, North Carolina City

Manager Frank Rush has resigned his position so that

he can accept the appointment to be the City

Manager in South Lake Tahoe. Frank has served as

the Emerald Isle City Manager for nearly 18-years. He

began his career in 1994 as a Budget &

Management Analyst in Durham, North Carolina. In

1995-1996 he worked as the Town Manager in Surf

City, North Carolina. Frank earned a BA from State

University of New York, and an MPA from North

Carolina State University. In 2014 he received a 20-

year ICMA Service Award. Brian James is the

Hawthorne Director of Planning and Community

Development. He has been with the city since 2016.

Brian earned a BS in city and regional planning from

California State Polytechnic University, San Luis

Obispo. His 26-years of planning experience in both

the public and private sectors include a stint as

Planning Director in the City of Industry. Pacifica

Planning Director Tina Wehrmeister earned a BA in

geography with a concentration in urban planning

and resource management from San Francisco State

University. Tina previously worked as the Community

Development Director in the City of Antioch (2001-

2015). She joined the Pacifica staff in February, 2015.

Redlands City Manager N. Enrique Martinez filed a

state discrimination complaint against the City of

Redlands. He is currently on administrative leave.

Assistant City Manager Janice McConnell has been

appointed Interim City Manager. Retired Calimesa

City Manager (2008-2015) Randy L. Anstine served in

the US Air Force (1969-1975), and got his start in City

government in 1975 as a Recreation Supervisor in the

City of Colton. Randy worked as the City Manager

in Greenfield (1998-2003) and Banning (2003-2008)

prior to his service in Calimesa. Randy earned a BA

from the University of San Francisco.

PART OF THE PROFESSIONAL TSA TEAM

Thomas A. Devereux served as the City Manager in

the City of Palos Verdes Estates from September,

1980 until February, 1985. Tom earned a BA and MPA

from San Diego State University.

SHORTS: *Former Cerritos and L.A. County Parks and

Recreation executive Joe Mendoza replaces

outgoing General Manager Jim Ruth as the General

Manager of the Rossmoor Community Services

District. *Highland City Manager Joe Hughes took the

post following City Manager Sam Racadio’s

retirement in 2006. *League of California Cities

Communications Director Eva Spiegel studied

broadcasting/journalism at San Francisco State

University and political science at the University of

California, Davis. *Former Port of Los Angeles

Executive Director Geraldine Knatz is currently a

Professor of Practice at USC. *Gregory T. Meyer

served as the City Manager in Coachella from

January 1979 to March 1981 when he became the

City Manager in Hermosa Beach. *Richard E. Watson

served as the City Manager in the City of Millbrae

from August, 1967 to July, 1973. *Banning City

Manager Doug Schulze previously worked as the City

Manager in Bainbridge Island, Washington. *Santa

Monica Human Resources Manager Christina Winting

worked as the Interim Human Resources Director

following the retirement of Human Resources Director

Donna Peter, until the arrival of new Director Lori

Gentles. *Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day

O’Connor, the first woman Justice, says that she has

the “beginning stages of dementia, probably

Alzheimer’s” and that she is withdrawing from

participating in public life.

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