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March 2020 Edition City Manager Newsletter By TRACKDOWN MANAGEMENT "Providing thread to help stitch together the fabric of the City Management Community" March, 2020 Page | 1 Volume No. 13: Issue No. 04 Women in California Cities From St. Helena to San Bruno Trackdown’s list of women city government professionals in California cities continues in this issue. This is the 31st installment of this list. Those we found working in the cities alphabetically from the Cities of St. Helena to San Bruno are included in this issue. There are many highly educated, qualified and Retired Beverly Hills City Manager Rod Wood and retired City Manager Ron Stock of the City of Weed dedicated professional women serving at the inaugural Northern California “Proof of Life” California cities. The list is impressive. Our effort lunch. Rod, who has relocated to the El Dorado Hills, addresses the rhetorical question: Where are the heads the organizers, who include: Kevin O’Rourke, women in city management? Rod Gould, and Jeff Kolin. Rod also served as City Manager in Indian Wells (1989-1992), and Novato Of course, we miss deserving folks from time-to- (1992-2004). He was in Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2010. time. Again, we apologize to anyone we miss. It Dr. Ronald W. Stock, JD previously served as City is not always completely our fault. The failures of Attorney in a number of Colorado jurisdictions others to post complete profiles makes it difficult before becoming City Manager in Craig, Colorado to be comprehensive. Please believe that we try (1996-1997). He was the City Administrator in Lamar, Colorado (2007-2011) before coming to Weed in our best to include all those worthy. February, 2012. He retired in February, 2020. / http / http / http / http http http http://www.ocsec.com/ / / http.aspx Jack & Susan Simpson, 16707 Gerritt Avenue, Cerritos, California 90703-1442 Jack’s M | 562/896-5424; Susan’s M | 310/418-1035 www.trackdownmanagement.net | [email protected] City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page | 2 March, 2020 Volume No. 13: Issue No. 04 borahWo menCollins in began California her working Cities careerFrom in Sausalito as an Administrative Assistant with an information technology and services firm in 1983. In 1984 she went to work St. Helena to San Bruno as a software support technician for an on-line software systems company in Chico. SheSt. joinedHelena wasthe incorporatedChico city instaff Napa in County1994 as in Community Services Officer (CSO), and in March, 1876, and was re-incorporated in May, 2001 she took a Management Analyst with the Chico Police Department. In 2009 1889. It is a general law city with a 2018 www.ekapr.com sheestimated moved population to the City of 6,152.Manager's Located Office in the in a Management Analyst post. Deborah Englander Knabe & Allen (EKA) is one of the leading earnedCalifornia a BAWine in socialCountry, work both from the CaliforniaBeringer Statestrategic University, communicat Chico,ions and and public an affairs MS in firms law in fromVineyards Champlain and the College. Charles Krug Winery are Southern California. It is led by partners Matt Knabe, California Historical Landmarks. Mark Prestwich Marcus Allen, Eric Rose, Jeff McConnell, Adam is the City Manager and Cindy Tzafopoulos is the Englander and Alex Cherin. City Clerk. Our senior-level team is comprised of intelligent, April Mitts is the St. Helena thoughtful and experienced experts in both the Finance Director; serving in that public and private sector. We pride ourselves on position since November, 2014. providing a unique and strategic perspective on a wide variety of issues. After working in the private sector from 2000 to 2002, April EKA provides services in the areas of government joined the city staff in the City of affairs, public relations, political campaigns and crisis Montclair in June, 2002 as an management. Each of our partners also brings Administrative Analyst. She left Montclair in 2008 specific industry experience from a broad cross- for an educational services firm in Irvine. April section of public and private sectors including trade, joined the St. Helena staff in November, 2014. transportation, technology, land development, public safety, labor, media and education. In She earned a BA from California State addition, our firm offers a wide array of professional Polytechnic University, Pomona; an MA from the litigation communication and expert witness services University of Phoenix; and a DPA from the lead by our team of strategists, lawyers, journalists, University of La Verne. and media relations specialists. Together, we have more than 100-years of combined experience and a multitude of relationships within the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and the 88 cities within Los Angeles County. http://www.contractcities.org To contact EKA, please call (213) 741-1500 or email SAVE THE DATE: [email protected] . Annual Municipal Seminar May 15 – 17, 2020 California Contract Cities Association 17315 Studebaker Road, Suite 210 “About the only problem with Cerritos, California 90703 success is that it does not teach Telephone No. 562-622-5533 you how to deal with failure.” Sandra Armenta, Rosemead, President ---Tommy Lasorda Marcel Rodarte, Executive Director City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page | 3 March, 2020 Volume No. 13: Issue No. 04 borah Collins began her working career in SausalitoWomen as anin CaliforniaAdministrative Cities Assistant From with an information technology and services firm in 1983. In 1984 she went to work St. Helena to San Bruno as a software support technician for an on-line software systems company in Chico. She joined the Chico city staff in 1994 as CommunityPlanning andServices Building Officer Director (CSO), in the City and of inSt. http://www.pars.org/ Helena is Maya DeRosa. She has worked in that 2001 she took a Management Analyst with the Chico Police Department. In 2009 position since January, 2020. Prior to coming to she Formoved more than to 35 the years, City PARS Manager'shas provided retirement Office in a Management Analyst post. Deborah plan and trust solutions designed exclusively for public St. Helena Maya was the Planning and Building earnedagencies a BA. Within social programs work like the from Pension California Rate StateDirector University, in the Chico, City of and Healdsburg an MS in fromlaw fromStabilization Champlain Program College. (PRSP) and the PARS OPEB Trust, November, 2017. She started in Healdsburg as a PARS has helped over 400 clients address unfunded Senior Planner in January, 2016. Prior to that obligations and lower liabilities. PARS is the pioneer of the Maya work in the private sector. She served as PRSP, a first-of -its-kind program designed to provid e local control over assets and potential for greater return than a Senior Planner in the City of Santa Ana for 14- the general fund. With innovative retirement solutions years (1991-2005), and she was the Planning tailored to the unique needs of each agency, PARS is a Supervisor in the City of Frankfort, Kentucky leading provider of retirement programs for public (2007-2014). Maya earned a BA and BS from the agencies, and the largest private provider of multiple- employer Section 115 trusts in California. University of California, Berkeley. Since 1984 the PARS team has provided retirement services designed specifically for each public agency's unique needs aiming to provide superior employee benefits while improving management effectiveness, reducing costs, and simplifying administration. PARS can craft customized solutions; provide https://www.wolfhousing.com/ agencies guiding through the process to achieve bottom-line results; and redefine goals and Former City Administrator objectives. Wesley Wolf, Founder Mitch Barker, Executive Vice President Telephone No. 909-345-7849 (800) 540-6369 ext. 116 or [email protected] [email protected] Wolf & Company Inc., founded in 1993, provides municipal consulting services, program administration and oversight & 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 a registered Municipal Advisor with Wolf & Company Inc. Municipal Advisor Tammy Ofek [email protected] Wolf & Company is register with the SEC and MSRB as a municipal advisor. Wolf & Company Inc. 1408 Copper Mountain Drive Diamond Bar, California 91765 City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page | 4 March, 2020 Volume No. 13: Issue No. 04 borahWo menCollins in began California her working Cities careerFrom in Sausalito as an Administrative Assistant with an information technology and services firm in 1983. In 1984 she went to work St. Helena to San Bruno as a software support technician for an on-line software systems company in Chico. She joined the KathyChico Robinson city staff beganin 1994 heras Community Services Officer (CSO), and in working career in 1999 with 2001 she took aMerrill Management Lynch. Following Analyst several with the Chico Police Department. In 2009 she moved to thepositions City inManager's the finance Office and in a Management Analyst post. Deborah investment industry, Kathy earned a BA inbecame social worka Grant from Analyst California for the State University, Chico, and an MS in law from ChamplainOhio College. Housing Finance Agency in June, 2006. She came to California in October, 2007 to become a Management Analyst in the City of Novato. Kathy joined the St. Helena city staff in June, This picture of Marcia Raines and Joe Tanner appeared on the front page of the Special February 2010 as a Senior Management Analyst (2020- issue, but we are re-visiting it to underscore the 2014); Operations Manager (2014-2015); good news that Joe Tanner’s son Joe Tanner Jr. is Administrative Manager (2015-2016; and Human the new City Manager in the City of Lindsay. Resources & Information Technology Director Trackdown congratulations to both Joe Tanners! starting in February, 2016.
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