Tag: City Manager

360 Review with Matt Huffaker, City of Watsonville, CA

Update: Matt Huffaker to take over as Watsonville city manager Shawn Ahmadi, Socrata, Ryan Mannion, SeeClickFix, and Katie Babits, Veneta, OR have participated in our 360 review of local government. Matt Huffaker, Walnut Creek, CA Assistant to the City Manager is next up with his evaluation. Our Evaluator Best part of working in the local government arena. Most frustrating? Like … Continued

Guidepost #16 – Ed Zuercher, City of Phoenix, AZ

Ed Zuercher is the City Manager of Phoenix, Arizona.  Mr. Zuercher was appointed City Manager on Feb. 19, 2014. In this role, Zuercher is the Chief Administrative Officer for the city of Phoenix and oversees the largest council-manager form of government in the United States, with 14,500 city employees, including seven employee unions and associations. … Continued

NC: Tom Bonfield, City of Durham City Manager

Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we hope … Continued

Life as a City Manager’s Child with Will Norris, Long Beach (CA)

This is the latest post in our series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. For each installment we interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Will … Continued

Life as a City Manager’s Child with Pat Hare, City of Adair Village

This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Pat Hare the Assistant City Manager of Adair Village, Oregon. Background Check Connect with Pat and Wes Pat Hare serves … Continued

Life as a City Manager’s Child with Sean Pederson, City of Canton, SD

This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. We will interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall.  Sean Pederson Bonner Springs, KS … Continued

Life as a City Manager’s Child with Alex McIntyre

This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. We will interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. You can check out past installments here: Growing Up in City Hall. Today, we hear from Alex … Continued

Growing Up in City Hall: Life as a City Manager’s Child with Jeanna Troha

This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager.  Jeanna Troha Assistant City Manager at City of Wilsonville, Oregon Experience: Neighborhood Coordinator, City of Rockville and Assistant City Manager, City of New Brighton Education: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Washington State University and Master’s of Public Administration, University of Kansas … Continued

Life as a City Manager’s Child with Mary Van Milligan

This is the second post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. We will interview a current local government professional who followed their mother or father’s footsteps into public service. For the first installment we interviewed ELGL Co-Founder and City of Tigard Senior Management Analyst, Kent Wyatt. … Continued

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