City of Lakeland, Florida City Manager Recruitment Portfolio
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City of Lakeland, Florida City Manager Recruitment Portfolio September 25, 2020 The Honorable William “Bill” Mutz, Mayor and Members of the City Commission City of Lakeland 228 S. Massachusetts Ave. Lakeland, FL 33801 Dear Mayor Mutz and Commission Members: Thank you for the opportunity to assist the City of Lakeland in the recruitment and selection process for the City Manager position. The City Manager search yielded 126 resumes from 28 states, including 59 applications from Florida. Enclosed are the recommendations for this position. Candidates listed under (Recommended for Further Consideration) are the candidates I believe are most suited to the position. (Additional Candidates Interviewed) candidates are candidates who are generally qualified, but not as strongly recommended. I look forward to reviewing the credentials for these candidates with you on September 29th. Again, thank you for the opportunity to assist you in this important recruitment! Best wishes, Heidi J. Voorhees President GovHR USA, LLC City of Lakeland, Florida City Manager Presented in Alphabetical Order Candidates Recommended for Further Consideration Candidate 1..……………………………………………. Marc Antonie-Cooper Interim City Manager City of Deltona, Florida Candidate 2……………………………………………… Carmen Y. Davis County Administrator (former) Hinds County, Mississippi Candidate 3..……………………………………. ……… Natasha S. Hampton Assistant City Manager City of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Candidate 4...…………………………………………… Thomas J. Hutka Director of Public Works (former) Broward County, Florida Candidate 5……………………………………………… Alex “Ty” Kovach Executive Director Lake County Forest Preserve District Libertyville, Illinois Candidate 6……………………………………………… Ronda E. Perez Assistant City Manager City of Lancaster, California Candidate 7……………………………………………… Richard Reade Village Manager/Palm Springs CRA Executive Director Village of Palm Springs, Florida Candidate 8……………………………………………… Michael “Shawn” Sherrouse Deputy City Manager City of Lakeland, Florida Additional Candidates Interviewed Candidate 9…………………………………………..….. Caryn Gardner-Young Planning Supervisor Florida Department of Transportation Candidate 10…………………………………………….. Robert R. Miracle Assistant County Manager/CFO (former) Catawba County, North Carolina Candidate 11…………………………………………….. Michael R. Moore ICMA Veterans Local Government Management Fellow (former) City of Chesapeake, Virginia Chief of Staff (former) United States Navy Command Installation Candidate 12…………………………………………….. Terrence R. Moore City Manager City of College Park, Georgia Candidate 13…………………………………………….. Edward P. Phillips Chief Operating Officer/City Manager MacDill Air Force Base Tampa, Florida Candidate 14…………………………………………….. Jane K. Shang City Manager (former) City of Deltona, Florida Candidate 15…………………………………………….. Harold L. Stewart II City Manager City of Warrensburg, Missouri Candidate 16…………………………………………….. Robert S. Stowe Principal & Founder Stowe Development & Strategies City Manager (former) City of Bothell, Washington Candidates Recommended for Further Consideration: Growth Current or Most Recent # Years in Local Management Utility Economic First Last Community/Organization City/State Title/Role: Population Education Budget Employees Governent Experience Experience Develop. Notes DBA/MPA/ Good ‐‐ no Has private sector and large municipal Marc‐Antonie Cooper City of Deltona Deltona, FL Interim City Manager 90,000 MBA $166 M 352 20 years Good electric Strong exp (City of Atlanta) Hinds County Board of Former County Some no Carmen Davis Supervisors/Hinds County, MS Jackson, MS Administrator 250,000 MBA $64 M 900 20 years Detroit Exp. electric Strong Urban planning undergraduate degree Strong inc. Former ACM in Miramar (pop. Natasha Hampton City of Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, NC Assistant City Manager 54,000 MPA $221 M 945 23 years Good electric Strong 147,000); housing exp. Former CM in Port Huron MI (pop Director of Public Works $500 m Strong inc. 28,000)and former Deputy in Osceola Thomas Hutka Broward County, Florida Ft. Lauderdale, FL (former) 1,900,000 MPA (DPW) 1,300 DPW 28 years Strong some electric Strong County; Civil Engineer MN state govt and private sector; Lake County Forest Preserve Strong inc tourism exp, reports to 21 member Alex "Ty" Kovach District Libertyville, IL Executive Director 696,000 B.S $62 M 267 7 years Good electric Strong board Strong ‐ electric Contract public safety; high growth generation area; helped created overarching mun Ronda Perez City of Lancaster Lancaster, CA Assistant City Manager 200,000 M.S. $210 M 250 14 years Strong not dist. Strong utility including internet service. Strong but Richard Reade Village of Palm Springs Palm Springs, FL Village Manager 25,000 MPA $56 M 173 24 years Strong not electric Strong Workforce housing exp Strong inc CRA and significant econ. Dev exp in Michael "Shawn" Sherrouse City of Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL Deputy City Manager 110,000 MPA $626 M 2,300 25 years Strong electric Strong Auburndale Additional Candidates Interviewed: Florida Department of Strong but Was CM in Parkland, FL for 9 years and Caryn Gardner‐Young Transportation Ft. Lauderdale, FL Planning Supervisor N/A JD/MPA N/A 30 20 years Strong not electric Strong ACM in Delray Beach for two years Assistant County Manager / Strong but Experience with airport ‐‐ financial Robert Miracle Catawba County Catawba County, NC CFO (former) 159,500 BS/CPA $200 M 1,200 22 years Some not electric Some perspective Veterans Local Government Management Fellow (former) was COO for Navy 405,000 Strong but BS in Engineering and MS in Science Michael Moore City of Chesapeake, VA Chesapeake, VA Installation (Navy) M.S. $1.1 B 4,000 3 months Some not electric Some and accounting Strong inc Strong sports complex development Terrence Moore City of College Park, Georgia College Park, GA City Manager 15,212 MPA $140 M 500 25 years Strong electric Strong and airport experience Strong ‐ City Manager (Commander, partnered Has airfield supervision exp.; is a civil Edward Phillips US Air Force Tampa, FL Mission Support Group) N/A M.S. $263 M 2,200 None Related with electric Some engineer Strong but Jane Shang City of Deltona Deltona, FL City Manager (former) 90,000 JD $170 M 400 30 years Strong not electric Strong Was Deputy CM in El Paso, TX Strong but Worked in larger org for one year; has Harold Stewart City of Warrensburg Warrensburg, MO City Manager 20,000 MPA $20 M 140 15 years Good not electric Strong airport management exp. Principal & Founder (former 46,000 BA/Exec $200 M Strong but Robert Stowe Stowe Development & Strategies Snohomish, WA CM Bothell, WA) (Bothell) MBA (biennial) 300 33 years Good not electric Strong Has elected official experience All Other Applicants: Vince Akhimie City of Lake City, Florida Lake City , FL Assistant City Manager Project Manager / Project Eulogio Alvarado Siemens Energy Inc. Orlando, FL Engineer Calvin Anderson San Antonio Charter Town San Antonio, TX Township Manager (former) John Bennett Township of Woodbridge Woodbridge, NJ Business Administrator Theta Delta Chi Educational Brian Bertges Foundation Boston, MA Executive Director CTO/Senior Program Doug Birch Microsoft Lithia, FL Manager Management and Program Thomas Burke Dept of the Army Fort Huachuca, AZ Analyst Jessica Carrillo Legoland Florida Winter haven, FL Customer Services/Usher Kankakee County Coroner's Eric Cavender Office Kankakee, IL Chief Deputy Coroner Maria Cevallos NYC Dept of Small Business Service New York, NY Director Harry Champion Peachee Construction Lakeland, FL Superintendent George Chang Anointed Engineering Ltd Abuja, Nigeria Vice President Tiffany Cheuvornt Michel & Associates Long Beach, CA Attorney David Clapsaddle Straban Township, Gettysburg, PA. Gettysburg, PA Zoning Officer Stephanie Coleman Prolific Solutions Consulting Biloxi, MS CEO & Principal Consultant FEMA HQ Urban Search and Emergency Management John Conklin Rescue Washington, DC Specialist Logistics coordinator and E‐ Rodrigo Cortez Pure Beauty Farms Miami, FL commerce supervisor William Daniel Gulf Coast Testing, LLC Baton Rouge, LA Program Manager/Owner Carlos Davila ADP Miami, FL Support Specialist Kevin Davis Wells Fargo Madison Heights, VA Personal Banker Nicholas Donnelly Bartow Public Library Bartow, FL Librarian Assistant George Ducas GJD Designs Irving, TX director Environmental Health Shayna Dye Sauk County Health Department Baraboo, WI Manager Torry Edwards Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX Professor Devon Fox PGA TOUR Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Director, Innovation Robert Frey King George Plant City, FL Project manager Miami‐Dade County, Water and Special Project Brandon Garcia Sewer Department Miami, FL Administrator Quality & OpEx Master , SR Alyssa Gehring General Motors Warren, MI Administrator Leonard Giammatteo Polk County Public Schools Lakeland, FL High School Golf Coach Gregory Glisson Lowe's Bartow, FL Sales associate Bradley Gotshall Township of Lower Paxton Lower Paxton, PA Township Manager John Graf Felix Associates of Florida, Inc. Stuart, FL Orlando Division Manager Juan Guerra City of Edinburg Edinburg, TX was City Manager Adam Hammatt Whitefish, MT Whitefish, MT Member in Transition Marc Hansen Mount Michael Elkhorn NE Unemployed Assistant Director Planning Terry Hanson City of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX & Data Analytics JHARLEY CONSULTING LLC/U.S. Business and National Jeffrey Harley Navy Orlando, FL Security Analyst First Baptist Christian Academy of Jason Harrison Palm Coast Bunnell, FL Director Kevin Head City of Edwardsville IL Edwardsville,