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February, 2019 Special Page | 1

Volume No. 12: Issue No. 03

Ryder Smith of Tripepi Smith & Associates, and

retired Tustin City Manager Jeffrey Parker. Jeff

retired effective February 1 after seven years with

the city. He is now the new CEO of Laguna Woods

Village. Jeff previously served as the City Manager

in Claremont, Walnut and Patterson. Jeff retired with

35-years of municipal service.

“Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t

going to get rid of me that way.” --Betty White

Women Professionals Continuing

Alphabetically From Los Altos Hills

This is the thirteenth in a series of newsletter issues

acknowledging women professionals who work

in California cities. The original objective was to

identify women in answer to 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.

This issue begins with the City of Los Altos Hills and

continues alphabetically to the City of

Manhattan Beach except for the professional

women who work for the City of Los Angeles,

which is larger than most States and will take

some focussed research. We apologize to

those deserving who we missed. Many local

government professionals fail to post their

career profiles. Once again, we have

attempted to present a good representative list.

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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.



Los Altos Hills incorporated in Santa Clara

County in 1956 and has a 2016 estimated

population of 8,501. Los Altos Hills has a ban on

commercial zones, which was upheld by

the California Court of Appeal (First District) in

1973. Los Altos Hills’ only two retail commercial

operations are the book store on the campus

of Foothill College, and the gift shop on the

grounds of the Immaculate Heart Monastery of

the Poor Clare Colettines. The town does not

have a post office or library, with mail delivery

provided from nearby Los Altos. Carl Cahill has

served as the City Manager in the Town of Los

Altos Hills since 2006.

Kelly (Clinton) Mayes is the

Administrative Services Director.

Kelly began her working career

in the private sector in 1998, and

came to the public service in

June, 2015 as the Finance

Director in Kodiak, Alaska. In

July, 2018 Kelly joined the staff in the Town of Los

Altos Hills as the Administrative Services Director.

Kelly attended classes at The University of

Alabama, Huntsville, and earned a BSBA in

accounting from the University of South

Alabama. Kelly has said that she misses Alaska’s

abundant Wildlife, including its majestic coastal

brown bears, and the California sunshine has

proved a drastic change from Kodiak’s barrage

of rain, ice and snow.

Indian Wells City Manager and Assistant City

Manager Wade McKinney and Peter Castro.

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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

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Email: [email protected]

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improved protection and cost control.

USI has developed sophisticated employee benefit

programs for public entities for more than 30-years.

USI helps agencies design innovative benefit

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bargaining units.

For more information contact Gary Delaney or

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_office

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Altos,_California

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www.brandywinedev.com

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

Jim Barisic

of Brandywine Homes

chats with Long Beach

City Manager Pat West

at a quarterly

“Proof of Life” lunch.

Brandywine Homes Corporate Office

16580 Aston Street, Irvine, California 92606

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



Suzanne Avila is the Los Altos Hills

Planning Director. Suzanne began

her public career as a Planning &

Zoning Technician with the City of

Fremont in July, 1985. In 1987 she

took a Planner position in the Town

of Los Gatos, and in 1988 she took a

similar post in Cupertino. Suzanne returned to a

Planner position in Los Gatos in 1989, and

became an Associate Planner in Sunnyvale in

June, 1991. She took an Associate Planner post

in Los Altos Hills in July, 1993, before she became

a Contract Planner in Palo Alto (July, 1999 –

March, 2000). Suzanne became a Senior

Planner in the Town of Los Gatos in April, 2000,

and she worked there for the next 14-plus years

(2000-2014). In June, 2014 Suzanne was

appointed Planning Director in Los Altos Hills.

Suzanne earned a BA in environmental studies

from California State University, East Bay.

Sarah G. Robustelli is the Los Altos

Hills Senior Community Services

Supervisor. She started her career in

sales and public relations in the

private sector in 2006. Sarah joined

the Los Altos Hills staff in August,

2009 as a Community Services

Coordinator. After attending classes at Foothill

College, she earned a BA from the University of

Southern California (USC) and an MPA from San

Jose State University. She also earned a National

Recreation and Park Association’s Certified

Parks and Recreation Professional certificate.

Sarah is also a Notary Public.

“I think that the good and the great

are only separated by the willingness

to sacrifice.”

--Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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

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

Robert T. Dickey, Former Walnut CM; retired South

Gate Public Works Director

Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona

Rita Geldert, Retired City Manager, Vista

http://www.pars.org/

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

agencies guiding through the process to achieve

bottom-line results; and redefine goals and

objectives.

Mitch Barker is the PARS Executive Vice President.

Call PARS at Telephone No. 800-540-6369

[email protected]

Kevin O’Rourke, Senior Consultant

Telephone No. 707-249-5356

[email protected]

Pismo Beach City Manager

Jim Lewis, a past President of

the City Managers’

Department of the League of

California Cities, sat with

former State of California

Governor Pete Wilson on his

train ride home.

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

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, Retired 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

Ron Stock, City Manager, Weed

Susan Simpson, In-N-Out Burger

Mark Scott, Indio City Manager

Dr. Carlos A. Urrutia, Retired Rocklin City Manager

Anthony D. Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

David Jinkens, retired City Manager

Lydia Muñoz, of the

Bellflower

City Manager’s Office

and Frank Preciado at the

Surf City Half Marathon in

Huntington Beach

January 31, 2019.

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We plan to tackle Los Angeles women

professionals down the road a bit when we have

more research time. Los Angeles was

incorporated in April, 1850. Los Angeles has a

2017 estimated population of about 4,000,000.

Los Angeles is the largest city in the State of

California.

Los Banos was incorporated in 1907 in Merced

County. It has an estimated population of

40,986. Alex Terrazas, former Assistant Town

Manager in Truckee and League of California

Cities staff member, has served as Los Banos City

Manager since July, 2016. Lucy Mallonee is the

City Clerk and Human Resources Director. Jana

R. Sousa, 40, is the Assistant City Clerk and

Human Resources Analyst, and Jennifer

Matthews is a Human Resources Technician.

Jana previously lived in Carson City, Nevada.

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]

(L to R) Neal Johnston, Jeffrey “Jeff” C. Parker, Tony

Ramos, Rob Wishner and Brad McKinney at Jeff’s

recent retirement send-off from Tustin. Jeff worked

in West Covina, Poway and San Juan Capistrano

prior to his service as City Manager in Patterson

(1991-1995), Walnut (1995-2005), Claremont (2005-

2011) and Tustin (2011-2019).

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 operating

groups President and CEO

WFS has offices in Florida,

Washington DC, South Carolina,

Texas, Arizona and Colorado

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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.

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.




Los Gatos, Spanish for “The

Cat,” was incorporated in

Santa Clara County in 1887.

The current Town Manager is

Laurel Prevetti. From March,

1986 until May, 2014 Laurel

worked for the City of San

Jose serving in the

Department of Planning,

Building and Code Enforcement. In May, 2014

she joined the staff in the Town of Los Gatos as

the Assistant Town Manager and Community

Development Director. Laurel was appointed

Los Gatos Town Manager in September, 2015.

She spent 11-years as an Adjunct Professor at

San Jose State University between 2003 and

2014. Laurel earned a BS and MS from the

University of California, Berkeley.

Lisa Velasco is the Human Resources Director,

Erica Corona is the Human Resources Analyst,

and Mary Blekh is the Human Resources

Specialist. Lisa began her public service career

in September, 2008 as a Senior Human

Resources Analyst in the City of Morgan Hill. She

became the Sunnyvale Human Resources

Manager in 2010, and then held the same post

in the City of Fremont starting in April, 2013. Lisa

joined the Los Gatos staff in her current position

in June, 2016. She earned a BS from the San Jose

State University, and an MPA from the University

of San Francisco.

Another awesome picture by retired Coronado

City Manager Mark Ochenduszko.

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Loyalton was incorporated as a city in Sierra

County in August, 1901. The 2016 estimated

population was 695. Loyalton is Sierra County’s

only incorporated city. Samantha Redman is the

City Clerk. Samantha was a write-in candidate

for City Clerk. Kathy LeBlanc is the Deputy City

Clerk.

Lynwood was incorporated in

1921 in Los Angeles County.

Lynwood had a 2016 estimated

population of 71,187. Actor Kevin

Costner and tennis player Venus

Williams are among the

celebrities listed with Lynwood in

their background. Jose Ometeotl

is the current City Manager. Cynthia Stafford is

the Lynwood Director of Human Resources &

Risk Management. She worked in the City of Los

Angeles Personnel Department starting in

December, 1990, and left as the Personnel

Director in 2006, when she became the Human

Resources Officer for the City of Long Beach.

Cynthia became the Long Beach Manager of

Personnel Operations in 2014, and then the

Deputy Director of Human Resources in 2015.

Cynthia joined the Lynwood city staff in January,

2018 as the Director of Human Resources & Risk

Management. Cynthia earned a BA from the

University of Southern California (USC), and an

MPA from California State University, Long

Beach.

https://www.mmasc.org/

President Nicholas S. Gonzalez, Ontario

Immediate Past President: Ashley Garcia

Ryder Smith of Tripepi Smith & Associates with former

California City Manager Andy Takata, who is

currently serving as the City Manager in DuPont,

Washington.

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

Tripepi Smith & Associates

Post Office Box No. 52152

Irvine, California 92619

https://www.mmasc.org/

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Madera was incorporated in March, 1907. The

City is the County Seat of Madera County. The

2017 population estimate was 65,508. The name

“Madera” is the Spanish term for lumber. The first

Post Office in Madera opened in 1877. A 63-mile

water flume carried lumber from the mountains

to Madera where it was shipped by train. The

current City Administrator is Arnoldo Rodriquez,

and Sonia Alvarez is the City Clerk. Susan O’Haro

is the Madera Financial Services Manager. Ivette

Iraheta is the City’s Grant Administrator. The

Madera Director of Human Resources is Wendy

Silva. After serving as a Teaching Associate

between 1999 and 2001 at California

Polytechnic State University, Wendy went to

work as an Administrative Analyst with the Tulare

County Department of Child Support Services.

She joined the Madera city staff as

the Director of Human Resources in

June, 2003. Wendy earned a BS in

agricultural business and an MBA

from California Polytechnic State

University, San Luis Obispo.

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

Kelli Lofing, Executive Assistant

17315 Studebaker Road, No. 210

Cerritos, California 90703

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. Wolf & Company is register with the SEC and MSRB as a

municipal advisor.

Municipal Advisor Tammy Ofek

[email protected]

241 South Figueroa Street, suite 100

Los Angeles, California 90012

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 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

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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


[email protected]

Sylvia Ballin of the City of San Fernando is the

current President of the ICFA Board of Directors.

Jose Solache is the ICFA Treasurer, and Marilyn

Sanabria, Leticia Lopez, Emma Sharif, Ricardo

Pacheco, and Jorge Morales complete the Board.

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, 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

925 L Street, Suite 250 Sacramento CA 95814

Joe Gonsalves said: "Lobbyist are like parachutes; you

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

work."



Malibu is In Los Angeles

County on the Pacific

Coast. The city officially

incorporated in March,

1991. It had a 2016

estimated population of

12,879. Reva Feldman is

the City Manager, and

Heather Glaser is City

Clerk. Prior to being

appointed City Manager

in May, 2016, Reva served as the Malibu

Assistant City Manager starting in 2012, and she

was the Administrative Services Director before

that. She took the position from longtime City

Manager Jim Thorsen, who retired and

relocated out of State. She joined the city staff

in 2005. She is a past Chair of the City Managers

and Administrators Committee of the California

Contract Cities Association. She has also served

as a member of the Board of Trustees of the

California City Management Foundation. Reva

is the President Elect of the City Managers

Department of the League of California Cities.

CCMF President Wade

McKinney presented an

Award to Malibu City

Manager Reva Feldman at

the 2019 City Managers’

Department of the League

of California Cities in San

Diego, recognizing her

professional leadership

along with her passion and

efforts to serve her

community through a 2018 severe fire disaster, in

which she was among those evacuated.

“There are portions of Malibu that are

very remote; it’s like living in the

country somewhere.”

--James Brolin

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Lisa Soghor became the Malibu

Assistant City Manager in 2016. She

previously served as the Deputy

Executive Officer and Chief of

Developed Resources for the

Mountains Recreation and

Conservation Authority (MRCA). Lisa is a Los

Angeles native. She earned a BA from Princeton

University and a Masters degree in landscape

architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.

Lisa is the recipient of the 2013 Federal Energy

and Water Management Award from the US

Department of Energy and the 2014 Award of

Excellence from the Los Angeles Business

Council.

Bonnie Blue joined the Malibu city

staff in 2006 as an Associate

Planner. She has worked as

Senior Planner and Interim

Planning Director, and was

appointed Planning Director in

2016 to take over for retired Director Joyce

Parker-Bozylinski. Bonnie worked for a private

engineering firm as a planner in Florida, and

then in the Planning Department of the City of

Houston for 6-years before moving to California.

Bonnie earned a BA in urban studies at

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and

a Master’s in land use and environmental

planning from the University of North Carolina,

Chapel Hill. Bonnie has LEED AP accreditation

for Building Design and Construction, and is a

member of the American Institute of Certified

Planners. She grew up in Florida.

Others identified on the Malibu staff include:

Elizabeth Shavelson, Assistant to the City

Manager; Ruth Piyaman, Finance and

Accounting Manager; Miriam Woodrow, Human

Resources Manager; and Susan Duenas, Public

Safety Manager.

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.

Over the years, MuniEnvironmental has assisted

cities, reduce disposal costs, update ordinances,

and manage complicated franchise agreements.

MuniEnvironmental also provides stormwater-

consulting services to developers, contractors,

facility operators and municipalities requiring new or

updated programs to meet regulatory compliance.

MuniEnvironmental’s

Morgan McCarthy has been a

member of the Kiwanis Club of

Bellflower since 2016

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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



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



Mammoth Lakes is a town in

Mono County that incorporated

in August, 1984. The 2016

estimated population is 7,994.

Daniel C. Holler is the Town

Manager, Jamie Gray is the Town

Clerk, and Pam Kobylarz Heays is

the Assistant to the Town Manager. Pam started

her working career in June, 2000 as an electrical

and instrument engineering intern for a

newsprint company. In 2003 she became a

peer advisor for the International Programs and

Exchange, and in June, 2004 Pam joined the

staff of the Port of Bellingham as an Engineering

Intern and Technician. She went to work for the

Town of Mammoth Lakes in September, 2005 as

an Associate Planner. She was promoted to

Assistant to the City Manager in January, 2012.

After her promotion, Pam served as the Acting

Personnel and Risk Analyst in 2013 for an eight-

month period. Pam earned an AA in graphic

and interactive design from Foothill College,

and a BA in human and international

geography from Western Washington University.

She spent a semester at sea in 2002 in a

University of Pittsburgh program. Pam also took

classes at the University of Washington.

Cassandra Mance is the

Mammoth Lakes Human

Resources Manager. Cassandra

worked in a private sector

consultant position and as an

Administrative Assistant in

Auckland, New Zealand from

2007-2014. During that she worked in various

positions in the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.

She joined the Town of Mammoth Lakes staff as

a Personnel & Risk Specialist in August, 2014.

Cassandra was promoted to Human Resources

Manager in July, 2016. She earned a BCom

(Bachelor of Commerce) from the University of

Auckland, and a Master of Business Studies from

Massey University.

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Manhattan Beach was incorporated in Los

Angeles County on the Pacific Coast southerly

of El Segundo in December, 1912. The 2016

estimated population is 35,741. Bruce Moe 57, is

the current City Manager. Bruce was appointed

City Manager in February, 2018 after serving as

the Manhattan Beach Finance Director for

some 20-years. Bruce took over as Interim City

Manager following the termination of City

Manager Mark Danaj in January.

Eve Irvine served as the Manhattan

Beach Chief of Police from June,

2011 until January, 2018 when she

was appointed Chief of Police in the

City of Torrance.

Stephanie Katsouleas, P.E. began

serving as the Manhattan Beach

Public Works Director position in

November, 2016. She previously

worked as the Public Works

Director in the City of El Segundo

for nearly 7-years. Before El

Segundo, Stephanie worked in the Manhattan

Beach Engineering Division and for the Santa

Monica Bay Restoration Commission. She

earned a BS from the University of California, Los

Angeles (UCLA), and an MS in civil engineering

from California State University, Los Angeles.

Anne McIntosh became the

Manhattan Beach Community

Development Director 2017. She

succeeded former Community

Development Director Marisa

Lundstedt, who joined the staff in

the City of Carlsbad as the Chief

Operations Officer. Anne previously

served as the Assistant City Manager in South

Pasadena, and she held positions in Bradbury,

Sierra Madre, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and

she began her career in Manhattan Beach as a

contract Code Enforcement Officer. Anne

earned a Masters degree in city planning from

the University of California, Berkeley.


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.

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California native Teresia Zadroga-

Haase was the Human Resources

Director for the Manhattan Beach.

She is now with the City of Santa

Clara, where she has served as that

city’s Human Services Director since

October, 2018. She previously worked in the

private sector and in city and county

government. Her experience includes 4-years of

service as the Human Resources Director for the

City of Stockton. She also worked for the Cites of

Fort Bragg and Eureka, and with the County of

Mendocino.

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Picking Up the Pieces: With the

retirement of Beverly Hills City

Manager Mahdi Aluzri in May, 30-

year city employee George Chavez,

56, will be the new City Manager. George began his

career in Beverly Hills as a Building Inspector in 1988.

He has since worked his way up in the city

organization, and was named Assistant City

Manager in 2016. June (Yujun) Du is the new Finance

Director and City Treasurer in the City of Willits. June

is from China, and earned a BA in economics there

before moving to the United States in 2001. She

earned an MBA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She

earned a second Masters in civil engineering. June

worked in banking and local government in

Washington D.C., Tennessee, West Virginia and in the

Bay Area. June takes over in Willits from Interim

Finance Director Celia Peterson. Longtime Redwood

City Finance Director Brian Ponty, 56, is retiring from

the city after 30-years. He will leave the city in May.

He joined the city staff in Redwood City in 1985 as an

Assistant Finance Director, and became the Director

in 1993. He had previously worked as a Management

Analyst with San Mateo County. He is an alumnus of

California State University, East Bay. Simi Valley City

Manager Eric Levitt, who replaced retired City

Manager Mike Sedell, is leaving the city to become

the City Manager in the City of Alameda. Eric will fill

the City Manager position previously held by Jill

Keimach, who resigned. Retired City Manager David

Rudat has served as Interim City Manager. As part of

the transition, Dave appointed Amy Wooldridge,

Director of the Alameda Recreation and Park

Department, as Acting Assistant City Manager.

Jennifer Ott, who previously served as Acting

Assistant City Manager, left Alameda in August to

become Deputy City Manager in Hayward. Eric has

been Simi Valley City Manager since May, 2013 after

previously serving as City Manager in Janesville,

Wisconsin. Tracy Assistant City Manager Midori

Lichtwardt, 46, is the new Tracy Interim City Manager

taking over from City Manager Randy Bradley, who

returned to the Tracy Fire Department as Fire Chief.

Midori is a Tracy native and joined the city staff in

1998. She assisted with invoices for engineers in the

Public Works Department. Midori earned a BA from

San Jose State University. Pittsburg longtime Assistant

City Manager Garrett Evans has been appointed to

the City Manager position. Garrett joined the City of

Pittsburg staff 22-years ago as an Administrative

Analyst in 1997. He worked 6-years as the Director of

Economic and Redevelopment, and became the

General Manager of the Pittsburg Power Company,

a city owned energy company. Garrett was

appointed Assistant City Manager in 2011. He takes

CCMF President Wade McKinney with retired Beverly Hills

& Santa Rosa City Manager Jeff Kolin and his wife Patty in

San Diego.

over from retiring City Manager Joe Sbranti. Garrett

earned an MPA from the University of Southern

California (USC). League of California Cities

Communications Director Eva Spiegel has been with

the League since April, 2007. Eva earned a BA in

political science from University of California, Davis,

and an MA in radio and television from San Francisco

State University. City Manager Steve Kroeger has

announced that he is leaving his position in Yuba

City; a position he has held for the past 5-years. Steve

spent the last 25-years working in local government.

He first moved to the Yuba-Sutter area in 1994 to

serve as the Finance Director in Live Oak, before

being appointed City Manager there. By the end of

1998, he had moved to the County Administrator’s

Office in Sutter County to serve as Deputy County

Administrator in 1998. In 2000 he became the Director

of Administrative Services for Yuba City.

Wade McKinney, Indian Wells City Manager, is the

recipient of the 2018 Wes McClure Award as the 2018

City Manager of Distinction. The Award

was presented at the 2019 City Managers’

Department meeting in San Diego. Ken

Pulskamp, a past President and currently

the Executive Director of CCMF made the

presentation.











Pictures taken at the 2019 meeting of the

City Managers’ Department of the League

of California Cities in San Diego. Many

“Thanks” to Wade McKinney for providing

the newsletter with these great pictures.

These pictures provide some windows into

the 2019 meeting:











More Pieces Picked Up: La Quinto

City Manager Frank Spevacek will

retire in June, 2019. He has served

as the La Quinta City Manager

since 2012, and he has worked for

the city since 1988. Frank became

City Manager following the

unexpected death of former City

Manager Tom Genovese. Yuba

City Public Works Director Diana

Langley has been selected to

serve as the city’s Interim City Manager during the

recruitment time for a replacement to City Manager

Steve Kroeger, who has resigned. Steve has been

with Yuba City for 17-years; the last five years as City

Manager. Diana has been with the Public Works

Department since 1996, and she has served as the

Public Works Director since 2013. Jeff Dye, a volunteer

with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Search and

Rescue Team, was killed in the line of duty as he

worked to help someone in need on the 5 Freeway

during a recent massive storm. Brave men and

women volunteer and spend countless hours of their

own time training and working to serve others.

Trackdown sends its condolences to the Dye Family,

Fillmore Search and Rescue and the Ventura County

Sheriff’s Department. Alhambra Assistant City

Manager Brad McKinney, a La Verne

resident, began his working career as a

Corporate Relations Representative on

the private side in 2005. In July, 2007 he

joined eCivis, and in November, 2008

he went to work for the City of Anaheim

in the Public Works Department. After

working in the Public Utilities Department and the City

Manager’s Office, Brad joined the Claremont city

staff as a Senior Management Analyst in April, 2012,

and became the Assistant to the City Manager in

2014. He was appointed Assistant City Manager in

the City of Rosemead, and in March, 2018 Brad

became the Assistant City Manager in Alhambra. He

earned a BA and MBA from Azusa Pacific University,

where he played on the baseball team. Following

the dismissal of Redlands City Manager N. Enrique

Martinez, Assistant to the City Manager Janice

McConnell was appointed Interim City Manager. The

city will conduct a recruitment and hopes to have

the position filled by the end of 2019. Grover Beach

City Manager Matt Bronson has denied corruption

allegations against the city made by former City

Council Member and former Mayor Debbie Peterson,

who recently resigned from the City Council. She

served on the Council for more than 10-years. Dr.

William H. Kraus was City Administrator in Norwalk

starting in 1973.

SHORTS: *Bob Lindsey, former candidate for Los

Angeles County Sheriff, is the current City Manager in

the City of La Puente. *Bell Gardens City Manager

Phil Wagner is on a leave of absence for medical

reasons. *Pismo Beach City Manager Jim Lewis, a

past President of the City Managers’ Department of

the League of California Cities, sat with former

California Governor Pete Wilson on his train ride

home. *Adelanto City Manager Jessie Flores has

placed Steve Peltier, Manager of the Community

Safety Department, on Administrative Leave in a

matter concerning inspection of a cannabis

operation. *Adelanto City Manager Jessie Flores has

been placed on paid leave with no reason

announced. *Janice McConnell has been serving as

the Redlands’ Interim City Manager since City

Manager N. Enrique Martinez left the position in

November, 2018. *Richard E. Watson, who began his

career as an analyst with the County of Los Angeles

in 1959, served as the City Manager in Millbrae from

1967-1973. *Retired Beverly Hills City Manager Rod

Wood has relocated to the unincorporated El

Dorado Hills in Northern California; easterly of Folsom.

*Retired Palo Alto City Manager James “Jim” R.

Keene, Jr. received a 35-year ICMA Service Award in

2016. *Willdan Senior Vice President for Business

Development Frank G. Tripepi served as the City

Manager in the City of Rosemead between 1974 and

2002. *Redlands has rejected former City Manager N.

Enrique Martinez’s claim for lifetime medical benefits,

as added in his employment agreement in 2016.

*Dolph R. Frisius, who began his career in 1966 as an

Administrative Aide in the City of Rosemead, was

appointed City Manager in Woodlake in January,

1973. *Richard H. Llewellyn, Jr., who earned a J.D.

from Harvard School of Law, is the City Administrative

Officer (CAO) for the City of Los Angeles, reporting to

both the City Council and the Mayor. *Naomi Maria

Kelly is the San Francisco City Administrator, the

highest-ranking non-elected official of the San

Francisco City and County government. *Bishop City

Administrator Jim Tatum was diagnosed with brain

cancer in January, 2018, and retired during the

Summer of 2018. *Former Grover Beach City

Manager Robert Perrault is being considered for the

Interim City Administrator position in the City of

Guadalupe to follow the resignation of City

Administrator Cruz Ramos. ***

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