April 2017 Special Edition

City Manager Newsletter By TRACKDOWN MANAGEMENT

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Volume No. 10: Issue No. 08

Acknowledging Some Retired

Professional Public Managers

By Jack A. Simpson

Among the City Manager Newsletter by Trackdown’s functions and objectives are to develop historical statements so that we do not forget the many professionals who have served in the California city manager community. We have taken a look at some retired folks in this Here are some retired public managers from San issue. Diego County. Former City Managers Lauren M. Wasserman, retired from Encinitas; and Please understand that this is not an exhaustive Mark J. Ochenduszko, retired from Coronado; with list, but a list we have developed on a “hit-and- James F. Benson, former Assistant City Manager in miss” basis using available online research both Encinitas and Coronado. Lauren also served as City Manager in Montclair, and Rancho resources. We apologize to those we may have Cucamonga. Mark also served as City Manager in missed who obviously belong in this group. Campbell and Cypress. He received a 20-year Please be assured that we will try to build on this ICMA Service Award in 2004, and Lauren received a 35-year ICMA Service Award in 1999. In 2007 Jim list. We do not wish to forget anyone!

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Executive Level: Wade McKinney, Indian Wells CM & President of

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Michael J. Sedell, Retired Simi Valley City Manager

Posse: Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager Howard Chambers, Lakewood https://www.hrgreen.com/ Lyle Defenbaugh, CalTrust Ernie Garcia, Retired Norwalk City Manager Joe Tanner, Retired City Manager For top quality engineering and planning services Dave Carmany, La Puente City Manager contact HR Green's George Wentz or Ken Bayless, Retired, Greater L.A. Vector Control District Roy Stephenson , Manager - Local Government Kevin O’Rourke, KOLGS/PARS Services at: 951-212-6927. Richard Ramirez, Retired City Manager, American Canyon California office Telephone: 855 - 900 - 4742 Vern Lawson, Lancaster HR Green combines engineering and technical Don Penman, Retired City Manager, Arcadia services with business and management expertise Anthony Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son to deliver sustainable success. Ernesto Marquez, City Manager In Transition

Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager Marcia Raines, Millbrae HR Green has established a third office in Southern Anthony R. Ybarra, Retired South El Monte California at the Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association Torrance Business Center: Jack Lam, Retired Rancho Cucamonga City Manager 879 West 19 0 th Street, No. 400 Gardena, CA 90248

Larry F. Pennell, Retired Wasco City Manager

Gary Chicots, Retired City Manager Anthony Lopez, Retired City Manager Dr. Bill Mathis, Mathis Group Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President Troy Butzlaff, City Manager, Azusa Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager Gary Milliman, Brookings, Oregon www.brandywinedev.com

Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona

Robert Dickey, Former CM & retired DPW, South Gate Former City Manager Jim Barisic founded Clay Curtin, Menlo Park Brandywine in 1994. Jim and his three sons Jim Lewis, Pismo Beach City Manager Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager Brett Whitehead, Mark Whitehead and David Barisic Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired City Manager direct Brandywine Homes. Projects are now selling in Rod B. Butler, Port Hueneme City Manager Anaheim , Arcadia, Monrovia, Norwalk, Torrance, Ray Harris, Retired Public Official Yorba Linda , coming soon are projects in Yorba Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Linda, and Whittier. Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Call Brandywine at 949-296-2400 John C. Bolan, Cheyenne River Ranch John F. Shirey, Sacramento City Manager Housing industry veterans Brian M. Geis and Glenn Southard, Retired City Manager, Indio & Claremont Eric E. Everhart have joined the Brandywine team. Paul Philips, City Manager, City of Industry Ray B. Taylor, City Manager, Westlake Village They will oversee due diligence, entitlements and Chris Freeland, City Manager, West Covina project management. Lee C. McDougal, Retired Montclair City Manager Douglas N. La Belle, Retired Chino Hills City Manager Brandywine Homes Corporate Office Ramon Silver, Retired City Manager, Past Pres. CM/LCC John P. Thompson, Retired City Manager, Vacaville 16580 Aston Street, Irvine, California 92606 Denise Ovrom, HdL Companies Telephone: 949-296-2400 Fax: 949-296-2420 Richard D. Rowe, Retired City Manager Susan Simpson, In-N-Out Burger

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Acknowledging Some Retired Professional Public Managers

Eight or so of the folks listed here were obtained by entering “Retired California” in the ICMA Who’s Who listing. We then pawed through names listed when we entered “Retired.” We will return to complete the listing. We added a couple from our own personal knowledge. Many “Thanks” go to Lauren Wasserman, who provided the front page “tennis” picture. Here are Jason Gonsalves, Howard Chambers, We are starting this list with veteran Lakewood Wade McKinney and Anthony Gonsalves at the City Manager Howard L. Chambers who is 2017 meeting of the City Managers Department of retiring in August of this year. He previously the League of California Cities. Jason and Howard retired in 2011 and was reinstated as City are competitive souls and have competed against each other on the golf course, ping pong table, Manager in 2012. He served as Interim City tennis court, shuffle board table, pool table and

Manager for a few months. Howard grew up in probably other places too. Good friends!

Lakewood, hanging out at Lakewood parks. He

first went to work as a part-time Recreation Leader, and in 1968 he was hired as an Administrative Aide. Howard was hired to serve as a Rosemead Administrative Assistant in 1969, and he was promoted to Assistant City Manager in 1972. He returned to Lakewood in 1973 as an Executive Assistant, and in 1976 he was appointed to the Lakewood City Administrator http://www.civicbusinessjournal.com/company/joe- position. In 1980, the city adopted a City a-gonsalves-son/ Manager form of government and Howard was The firm was founded by the late former California appointed City Manager. Howard received a State Assembly Member Joe A. Gonsalves. rare 45-year ICMA Service Award in 2013. In Anthony D. Gonsalves serves as a 2001 he was awarded the ICMA Management member of the CCMF Board of Directors. Anthony, Jason Gonsalves Innovation Award for Arts/Cultural. Howard and Paul Gonsalves are expert earned a BA from Long Beach State University, municipal lobbyists. The firm represents a MA from Pepperdine University, and an MPA about 50-cities, and has become a from the University of Southern California (USC). key player in legislation about city government. Joe Gonsalves said, "Lobbyist are like parachutes; you He participated in the ICMA Exchange Program don't need them often but when you do they had to New Zealand and the Japan Fellowship better work." Exchange. Howard served on the Board for the Call Joe A. Gonsalves & Son at: 916-441-0597 City Manager’s Department of the League of Joe A. Gonsalves & Son California Cities in 1991-1994. Howard is an ICMA 925 L Street, No. 250 Credentialed Manager. Howard has attended Sacramento, California 95814 the “Proof of Life” lunch program.

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James G. Marshall retired as the City Manager for the City of Merced in 2008. Jim began his

public management career in 1972 as an

Administrative Intern to the City Manager in National City. After the internship, Jim was hired in National City as a Junior Planner. In 1973 he www.keenan.com went to work for the City of Duarte as an Keenan is an industry leader in insurance, employee Environmental Inspector. In 1975 Jim was benefits and financial solutions for public agencies. appointed Planning Director in Ceres, a position Keenan cares about city management. he served in until he was appointed Ceres City Executive Vice President Steve Gedestad is a Member of the California City Management Manager in 1978. Jim was the Ceres City Foundation (CCMF) Board of Trustees. Manager for 14-years. He left there in 1992 when Corporate Office Telephone No. 310-212-3344

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Acknowledging Some Retired Professional Public Manager

Stephen G. Harding has worked in government services from both the private and public sectors. Steve has served as a higher education professor at a number of institutions. From January, 1987 until February, 1989 Steve worked as the President of the City of San Diego Southeast Economic Development Corporation. He then Retired City Managers Bill Crowe, Ray Silver, worked in land development prior to joining the Tom Robinson and Steve Harding. Murrieta staff as City Manager and Planning Director (1992-1998). He worked as a Vice

President for Urban Futures Inc. between 1998 and 2001. Steve served as the Deputy City Manager for Development Services in the City of http://muniservices.com/

Santa Ana from March, 2004 until November,

2008. He then returned to Urban Futures Inc. MuniServices, LLC, services before joining the Kosmont Companies in 2010. including revenue discovery, audit, collections, and information During that time he served as a Board Member services to protect public agency for the California Municipal Finance Authority revenues. Doug Jensen, Senior (2006-2008), and he was an Associate Instructor Vice President, Client Services, is the West contact at 559-271-6800. Fran Mancia, at Chapman University (April, 2006-June, 2008). Vice President of Government Relations, can be Steve retired from Santa Ana but has kept active reached at 559-288-7296. Fran serves on the Board teaching, and he served as the City Manager in of Trustees of the California City Management Jurupa Valley. He was an Adjunct Professor at Foundation (CCMF). California State University, Northridge (2013- 2015), and Adjunct Professor at the University of La Verne (2004-2016). He is currently an Adjunct Instructor at the University of California, Riverside Extension, and an Adjunct Professor at http://www.stifel.com/ Northwestern University. Steve earned a BA and Stifel is ready to serve public agency financial needs. Stifel's Stephen Heaney, Managing Director, MPA from California State University, Long Public Finance is a former member of Beach, and he completed course work in the CCMF Board, and serves on the comparative government & economics at the Board of Advisors for the USC Sol Price University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In School of Public Policy. Jose Vera is active in Southern California city 2008 Steve received a 25-year ICMA Service organizations. Among the professionals Award. Steve has attended the “Proof of Life” on the Northern California Stifel team are luncheon program. Ralph Holmes, Eric McKean, Roberto Ruiz and James Cervantes.

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Acknowledging Some Retired Professional Public Manager

From 1967 to 1970 David R. Mora worked as a Research & Budget Analyst for the Peace Corps in the Philippines. Upon his return to the States Dave worked about a year in the private sector, www.chwlaw.us and then was selected to worked as the Community Relations Director for the City of Expert Public Agency Legal Services. Committed to Santa Barbara in 1973. He was promoted to counsel that is helpful, understandable, and fairly priced. With offices in Los Angeles and Assistant to the City Administrator in Santa Grass Valley in the Sierra Foothills, CH&W Barbara in 1977 and became the Deputy City represents public and private clients Administrator in 1979. In 1981 Dave became the throughout California in municipal law. Town Manager in Los Gatos, and he served Michael Colantuono is Managing Shareholder. Michael currently serves as there until 1985 when he was appointed City City Attorney for the Cities of Auburn and Grass Manager in Oxnard. Dave was selected to serve Valley. Michael was named the Ronald M. George as the Salinas City Manager in 1990, and he Public Lawyer of the Year on September 30, 2010. worked in that post for 18-years. Following his Members of the firm serve as City Attorney or General Counsel in: Auburn, Barstow, Calabasas, retirement in 2008 Dave served as the ICMA Grass Valley Lakeport, Ojai, Sierra Madre, South Western Regional Director from 2009 to 2011. Pasadena and Yountville. Dave earned a BA from California State Call telephone No. 530-432-7357 or 213-542-5700. University, Los Angeles, and an MPIA from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2004 he received a 30- year ICMA Service Award. Dave served on the ICMA Executive Board and was President in 2001-2002. Dave served as the Chair of the ICMA-Retirement Corporation Board from 2010 to 2013. Dave has and continues to be active https://www.munienvironmental.com/about-us/ with ICMA. He is the ICMA Staff Liaison to

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Acknowledging Some Retired Professional Public Manager

Harry R. Peacock, DPA began his public management career in 1966 as an Administrative Assistant in West Covina. In 1969

Harry was hired to be the Assistant

Administrative Officer in the City of Gardena. Please Visit EKA at www.ekapr.com He was appointed Gardena City Manager in or call at 213-741-1500. 1970. Harry was selected to serve as the Rolling Englander Knabe & Allen is the fastest growing Hills Estates, City Manager in 1973. Harry served public affairs firm in Southern California. EKA’s in that position for the next 15-years. In 1985 partners Harvey Englander, Matt Knabe, Marcus Harry became the City Manager in Saratoga, Allen, Eric Rose and Jeff McConnell provide California. Harry was the Saratoga City strategic counsel. They are expert in local government issues, from land use to public safety, Manager until 1997 when he went to Malibu for and they help build public/private partnerships. City Manager between 1997 and 2000 when he retired. Harry participated in the ICMA Matt Knabe is the Managing Partner. Matt is a graduate International Exchange program in Australia in of Pepperdine University, and was a 4-year member of the Men’s Varsity Golf Team. 1993-1994. He earned a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and an MPA and DPA from the University of Southern California (USC). In 1998 Harry received a 30-year ICMA Service Award. Harry has retired to a home in Carlsbad.

A Conference Remembrance: In 1975 a number of ICMA members went salmon http://caltrust.org/ fishing on the way to the conference venue in Any California local agency; may participate in Seattle. We went early and spent a night in Westport CALTRUST. Maximize market interest return and at a place called the Ship Wreck. It was circular in maintain maximum liquidity and security. These design and used the marketing slogan: “Sleep in a investments are not with the State Treasurer. Circle.” Harry Peacock, a former Lt. J.G. in the U.S. CALTRUST is governed by local government Navy was among the group. They had dinner at a treasurers and investment officers. place called “Sourdough Lil’s.” The next morning Contact Lyle Defenbaugh or Erin Carthen 916-440-4890 (Lyle) & 916-440-4888 (Erin) they went out in boats over the shallows in a very angry sea with high swells. Harry and some other [email protected] California City Managers took seats in the cabin area [email protected] of the boat they were on. As they sat around a small

table talking things suddenly went quiet when the

inevitable sea sickness hit weak stomachs filled at "They broke it to me gently. The “Sourdough Lil’s.” The former Lt. J.G. was the first to manager came up to me before a leave the cabin with a blue complexion. A couple of game and told me they didn't allow manager from back east had brought their wives, visitors in the clubhouse." and they became very sick; going to the rail at first --Bob Uecker, Speaking of retirement and then became too ill to leave their seats on the

deck. All in all some caught some nice salmon!

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Acknowledging Some Retired Professional Public Manager

From 1983 to 1988 Timothy A. Shearer served as a Captain in the United States Army in Germany. In 1988 and 1989 Tim managed political campaigns; one for a U.S. Congress candidate and one for a Cincinnati City Council candidate. In 1990 he became the Township Administrator in Sycamore Township, Ohio. Retirees John Hammargren, Gregory Korduner and During that time he also served as a Major in the Ray Harris at lunch in Cerritos planning the next “Proof of Life” lunch in La Mirada. John retired as a U.S. Army Reserve. In 1996 Tim was selected to Commander with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s serve as the City Administrator for the City of Department. Greg retired as a City Manager from Angels Camp, California. During this time Tim Huntington Park. He also managed South El Monte was a Colonel in the Army Reserve. He left and El Monte. He has also served as an Interim City Manager in La Habra Heights and Los Alamitos. Ray Angels Camp and California in 2011. He served retired as the Transportation Deputy to former Los as the City Manager in Duluth, Georgia from Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. He 2011 to 2013. Tim earned a BA from Evangel previously worked a as the District Administrator for the late former Assembly Speaker Pro Tem College, a Masters from the University of Frank Vicencia, and he also served as the City Southern California (USC) and a Masters from Administrator in Hawaiian Gardens. April, 2017. the U.S. army War College. In 2012 Tim received a 20-year ICMA Service Award.

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Kevin O’Rourke, Senior Consultant: Kevin is a retired workshops in communications training. Contact Fairfield City Manager. He is a past President of the Ryder Smith or one of his colleagues at 626-536-2173 City Managers Department of the League of [email protected] California Cities (1997-1998), and he served as an ICMA Regional Vice President on the Executive Ryder Todd Smith, Founder and Board, in addition to serving on the Board for the President of Tripepi Smith & California City Management Foundation. Kevin is Associates an ICMA Life Member. He served as City Manager in Ryder serves on the Board of the Stanton, Buena Park and Fairfield. Since retiring he Rose Institute of State and Local has served as Interim City Manager in Stockton, Government at Claremont Woodland and Santa Ana. McKenna College. Kevin is a “Proof of Life’ attender.

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Acknowledging Some Retired Professional Public Manager

J. E. “Ed” Tewes started is long and impressive public management career in 1971 as a Management Intern in Pasadena. In 1973 he was hired as an Assistant to the City Manager in http://www.hdlcompanies.com/ Pasadena. Ed joined the Long Beach staff in 1979 as an Intergovernmental Relations Officer, Telephone No. 909-861-4335.

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a rare 40-year ICMA Service Award. Ed served Former City Administrator Wesley Wolf, Founder as a member of the Board of the City Manager’s Telephone No. 213-744-0437Wolf Department of the League of California Cities in & Company Inc., founded in 1993, is a municipal 1995-1996. consulting/financial advisory firm that provides services to State and local

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Acknowledging Some Retired Professional Public Manager

Patricia S. Thompson began her public management career in 1973 as an Administrative Intern in Chula Vista. Pat served as an Associate Instructor at Indiana University between 1974 and 1976. She went to work for Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 as a Management Analyst II, and in 1977 she took a Staff Services

Coordinator in Clark County in 1977. In 1979 Pat

became the Director of Management Services

for Clark County, Nevada. In 1983 she was appointed City Manager in Sparks, Nevada. In http://www.nwfg.com/ 1989 Pat moved to California to become the City Manager in Napa. She served there for the Newcomb Williams next 17-years until she retired in 2006. Since Financial Group (NWFG) is a woman-owned retiring Pat has served as Interim City Manager investment banking firm in Ukiah (2008); Novato (2008-2009); and providing underwriting Larkspur (2009-2010). She served as Interim and financial advisory Assistant City Manager in Santa Rosa (2010- services to public agencies, and non-profit corporations. Pam Newcomb, Janees Williams and 2011); and then as Interim City Manager in Ross William D'Allaird are among the firm's professionals. (2011-2012). Pat earned a BA and MPA from San Please call them at: 760-860-0222 Diego State University. In 2006 she received a 30-year ICMA Service Award. In 1987-1988 Pat

was the President of the Local Government

Managers Association of Nevada. Since 2013 Pat has served as an ICMA Senior Advisor (formerly a Range Rider).

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Acknowledging Some Retired Professional Public Manager

Paul V. Berlant was an Associate Planner in Fullerton in 1971. He was promoted to Senior Planner in 1972. He became the Fullerton Community Improvement Director in 1974. In 1977 Paul was hired to serve as the Community Offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, Development Director in the City of Ventura. He San Francisco and Temecula. worked there for about 9-years, and then spent RW&G is committed to excellence in the legal profession. Roxanne Diaz, Steven L. Dorsey, Kevin a year was a Planning Manager for Willdan. In Ennis, Gregory W. Stepanicich, Patrick “Kit”Bobko, 1988 he was appointed Planning Director in Serita Young and Craig Steele are among the City Santa Monica, and in 1990 he became the Attorneys on the RW&G staff. Santa Monica Director of Land Use & Call telephone No. 213-626-8484. Transportation. In 1993 Paul was selected to http://rwglaw.com/ serve as the City Manager in Sebastopol. After 5-years there Paul became the Windsor Town Manager where he served from 1998 to 2005. Paul earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters from the University of Southern California (USC). In 2002 Paul received a 30-year ICMA Service Award. He served as an ICMA Senior Advisor between 2005 and 2015. He is a retired ICMA 88 Fair Drive Costa Mesa, California 92626 Credentialed Manager. During the past three-years the Orange County Fair

Board has developed the first Veteran’s Museum in Of course, there are many, many more retired Orange County. The Heroes Hall Veterans Museum is City Managers and other public management there to honor veterans and to teach the public the professionals. We will return to this subject to most important lesson of our democracy: Freedom is present some more at a future date. During this not free! research we did also identify Anthony Constantouros of Hillsborough; Deborah A. Contributions are being accepted for this great Edgerly of Oakland; Edward P. Everett of project. For a contribution of $5,000 a contributor will Redwood City; Charles E. McNeely of San be featured on the Jumbotron next to the stage at Bernardino; Nancy R. Olcese of Chowchilla; all twenty-three Pacific Amphitheater concerts during the OC Fair (July 14 – August 13, 2017). Glenn Southard of Indio and Claremont; Robert

M. Applegate of El Cajon; and Kenneth S. Contribution checks should be made payable to: Whorton of Paradise. We look forward to future Heroes Hall Veterans Foundation issues where we can feature these professionals 88 Fair Drive and others who deserve acknowledgement. ** Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Tax Exempt ID Number: 47-4243495 “Retirement is the time when you never do all the things you intended to do when you were still Retired City Manager Doug La Belle is a member of working.” ~ Unknown Retiree the Orange County Fair Board.

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Picking Up the Pieces: John Melrose, Veteran Service Officer for the County Please check out this new of Placer, California authored an article release at Amazon. that appears in the May 2017 issue of PM Magazine entitled: Helping Book three in the baby Veterans Helps Communities. He says boomers' betrayal series by that the three main benefits that former former City Manager military members make use of are home loan guarantees, education benefits and health care. The Daniel G. Hobbs, Author article appears on Page 22. California High-Speed writing as Ben Leiter. Rail Authority Chief Executive Jeff Morales, 57, will

leave the agency in June after five-years in the

position. His official last day is June 2. He was hired by Retired City Manager the Authority in May, 2012. He had previously been a John P. Thompson, a past Vice President for Parsons Brinckerhoff. Between President of 2000 and 2004 Jeff served as the head of Caltrans. Fresno Assistant City Manager Wilma Quan-Schecter the City has been elevated to the position of City Managers Manager. She joined the Fresno staff in Department of January, 2009 as an Urban Planning the League of California Specialist. In February, 2014 Wilma was Cities, who is a Trackdown appointed Deputy City Manager, and Posse Member, has authored she was promoted to Assistant City a novel featuring a city Manager in July, 2016. Prior to working for the city, Wilma was as a planner in the private sector, manager. and she worked for Caltrans as an Associate Please go to his web page to order a copy. Transportation Planner from September, 1999 to May, http://jpthompson1.com 2006. Murrieta Assistant City Manager Kim Summers will become the new Murrieta City Manager Jackson, California has been effective July 1, 2017. She will succeed City Manager recruiting for a new City Manager Rick Dudley, who plans to retire at the end of June. with the retirement of longtime City Rick has served as the Murrieta City Manager since Manager Mike Daly. Jackson City November 19, 2007. He previously worked in Vista Planner Susan Peters has been and Escondido. Kim has been the Assistant City serving as Interim City Manager during the Manager since February, 2014. She had previously recruitment period. Former Blue Lakes City Manager served as the Deputy City Manager in Hesperia. Kim John Berchtold was retained by the City to help with earned a BA from California State University, Fullerton the recruitment process. John currently lives in Harbor and an MPA from California State University, Long Beach, Michigan. He has been appointed Village Beach. Arabo Pareghian works as a Manager in Reese, Michigan; a 20 hour per week Senior Management Analyst in the City post, which he starts May 1st. Former Fremont City of La Cañada Flintridge. Arabo is the Manager Roger C. Anderman (1991-1994) who current (2016-2017) President of the became a principal in Anderman Associates started Municipal Management Association of his public management career in 1967 as an Southern California (MMASC). He Administrative Intern in Dayton, Ohio. He came to earned a BA and MPA from the University of Southern California in 1970 to become the Assistant to the California (USC). Mike Malone has been hired be County Manager in Monterey County. In 1971 Roger appointed Director of the new reorganized Vallejo joined the City of Salinas staff as the Director of Water Utilities Department. Mike currently serves as Community Development, and in 1983 he was the Operations Manager for the City of Sacramento. appointed to be Deputy City Manager in Salinas. He Prior to working in Sacramento, Mike was with the San went to Long Beach in 1984 as Development Bureau Jose Water Company for nearly 20-years. Consultant Manager, and was promoted in 1986 to the Director Beth Schoenberger currently serves as Water of Community Development. In 1989 Roger was Transition Manager. Mike will report to Assistant City appointed Assistant City Manager in Fremont, and Manager Teri Killgore. he was elevated to City Manager in 1991.

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Services District in Orange County. Located between the cities of Seal Beach and Los Alamitos, Rossmoor has approximately 10,500 residents. Former Long Beach City Manager Henry Taboada previously

served as General Manager of the District. San Luis Obispo City Manager Katie Lichtig and Fire Chief Garret Olson received written reprimands and were fined for their participation in a spoof video played at the city’s annual Chamber of Commerce dinner in January. The Chief emceed the dinner. The city’s firefight union, San Luis Obispo City Firefighters Local 3523, issued a statement after the video was shown,

calling it a “...highly offensive sexual objectification video of city firefighters.”

More Pieces Picked Up: City Manager David Van Dermark of Crescent City has Saara Lampwalla a Junior been relieved of duty just 9- Business Analyst with months after he was Tripepi Smith & Associates. appointed. David is the former City Manager in Winston, Oregon. He replaced City Manager Gene Palazzo, who resigned to take the City Manager position in the City of Galt. Bruce Allan Altman (December 13, 1937 – April 12, David previously worked for Winston starting in 1985, 2017), Palm Desert, California. Bruce served as City where he served on the City Council. He was fired as Manager in Palm Desert (1983-1995), Simi Valley City Manager in Winston in August, 2016. After (1970-1974), Brisbane (1968-1970), Newark (1965- leaving Winston and prior to being appointed in 1968), California. He also worked as the Public Crescent City, David worked as a substitute teacher Administrator for Los Angeles County (1974-1978). while job hunting. Crescent City is the home to the Bruce also served as the Assistant City Manager in Pelican Bay State Prison. American Canyon City Claremont (1961-1964). Bruce started his long and Manager Dana Shigley was awarded a 13 percent storied public service career as an Intern to the salary increase bringing her annual salary to County Manager in Maricopa County, Arizona in $204,835. She requested the increase, informing the June, 1959. Bruce earned a BS from Arizona State Council that her salary was only 6% more than her University. Bruce checked in with Trackdown highest paid department head. She said that periodically. Bruce retired in 1995. Trackdown joins traditionally City Managers are compensated 15-30 with his many friends, former colleagues and the percent more than the supervisors they oversee. citizens he served to extend our condolences to his Turlock City Manager Gary Hampton has announced family and friends. Bruce had a lasting positive that he will retire in August, 2017. Gary began his impact on the careers of many, many professional current service as City Manager in April, 2016. He public managers. succeeded the retiring City Manager Roy Wasden. Gary served as the Turlock Chief of Police in 2006, and he served as Interim City Manager following City Manager Tim Kerr’s departure in 2009. He left Turlock in 2011 to become the Chief of Police in Tracy. David Elias is the new City Manager in the City of Selma,

California. David is the former Fowler City Manager.

He was the Fowler Public Utilities Superintendent and Public Works Director prior to spending the past 18- years as the Fowler City Manager. Former Anaheim City Manager James D. Ruth (1990-2001) is currently Street sweeping programs are important to the General Manager of the Rossmoor Community environmental and storm water quality.

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Even More Pieces Picked Up: Livermore Area Recreation and Park District General Jack K. Marshall served as the Manager Tim Barry is the recipient of the 2017 Director of Information Services Outstanding Professional Award presented by the in the City of Huntington Beach California Association of Parks and Recreation from 2005 until his retirement in Commissioners and Board Members. He received the 2015. Prior to joining the Huntington Beach staff, Jack award at the Association’s annual Award and was the Information Technology Manager in the City Installation Banquet on March 2 in Sacramento. Tim of Ventura (2002-2005). He worked with the City of has served as General Manager for nearly 14-years. Redmond, Washington before that (1991-2000). Jack He earned a BA in recreation administration and an earned an MBA from Northern Illinois University. La MPA from California State University, Long Beach. He Cañada Flintridge Division Manager Peter Castro, has held positions in Buena Park, Anaheim, Seaside, who served as the 2013-2014 President of the Woodland and Rohnert Park. Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC), has been selected to work as the Assistant to the City Manager in Indian Wells by City Manager Wade McKinney. Peter is another one of those who have received good training; excellent “care and feeding,” and tutelage under La Cañada Flintridge City Manager Mark Alexander. Greg D. http://www.brandywine-homes.com/ Scoles worked in Los Alamitos as an Administrative Assistant Oregon to serve as that city’s Director of After a decade and a half of building in new and sprawling Planning. From 1982 to 1986 he worked as a Planner master planned communities, former City Manager Jim in Pinole, and then served as the Planning Director in Barisic shifted his focus toward the significant opportunities Tiburon in 1986-1987. After a few years in the private to be found in assisting older and more crowded coastal sector and some more service in Oregon, Greg was cities in Southern California. appointed City Administrator in Ashland, Oregon in

2000. He returned to California in 2002 to become the Deputy City Manager in Santa Rosa. Greg was In 1994, Jim Barisic founded Brandywine with a business appointed City Manager in Belmont in 2010 and plan to help revitalize established neighborhoods and continues to work there. In 2002 Greg received an convert underutilized and often run-down space into ICMA Program Excellence Award for Outstand needed housing. Partnerships: Intergovernmental Cooperation. Robert M. Applegate served as the City Manager in the City Over the years, Jim's three sons joined the firm, each of El Cajon for nearly 24-years starting in 1958. He left bringing a different set of talents, and together the family the position one month shy of 24-years. In anyone’s grew Brandywine into one of the pre-eminent infill builders book that is an extraordinary service tenure. Bob in Southern California. Applegate served in World War II as a Corsair pilot. He was a shot down in the Pacific and fished out of the water by an American submarine. He is a

genuine war hero. Thousand Oaks Associate Analyst Nancy Arrieta joined the Thousand Oaks city staff in May, 1996 as an Accounting Specialist. She became an Assistant Analyst in 2004; Associate Financial Analyst in 2007; and has worked as an Associate Analyst since October, 2014. Nancy earned an MPPA

from California Lutheran University. She also attended

classes at Loyola Marymount University and “I understand that my career is over, but California State University, Northridge. City Manager people are giving you well-wishes like George E. Alphin retired in April, 1992. George served you’re about to die.” as the City Manager in Rio Vista twice; 1969-1979, and 1987-1991. George also served as the City --Derek Jeter, New York Yankees No. 2 Manager in the City of Galt from December, 1985 to commenting on his retirement July, 1987. George later served as a member of the Rio Vista City Council.