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March, 2015 Special Page | 1 Volume No. 9: Issue No. 06 Partial List of Those with Military Experience Volume No. 8, Issue No. 9 Gilroy

Palmdale City Manager David Childs, a past

President of the International City/County

Management Association (ICMA), is a former

Assistant County Manager in Washoe County,

Nevada. Dave's memory proves to be a good

source to improve on our California/Nevada career

list that we presented in our last newsletter issue.

Partial List of City Manager Personnel

with Military Experience

Trackdown has a strong admiration for those

who serve in the United States military; all

branches of our military. We know that a

cursory search will be wanting, and miss many

who deserve acknowledgement. However,

rather than miss everyone by not attempting to

express our gratitude to those we can identify,

we have decided to error on the side of

"trying." Our primary research tool was the

ICMA Who's Who Directory and search tools.

Though this provided us with a number of

names, we fear as in the "Nevada list" we have

missed many who perhaps did not list their

military service with their career history. Here is

our first attempt at a "military experience" 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.

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including revenue discovery, audit, collections, and

information services to protect public agency

revenues. Doug Jensen is the MuniServices West

contact at 559-271-6800. Fran Mancia of

MuniServices serves on the Board of the California

City Management Foundation.

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Newcomb Williams Financial Group (NWFG) is a

woman-owned investment banking firm providing

underwriting and financial advisory services to

public agencies, including school districts, and

non-profit corporations.

It is the baseball time of year, and, as the MLB gets

ready at Spring Training, youth leagues are starting

play throughout California. This is a random picture

of the Brewers in the 2015 Major Division of the

Frontier Youth Baseball League in Cerritos.

Congratulation to Gene Luevano and the troop of

volunteers who make this league a huge success.



Edward G. Schilling served in the

United States between 1969 and

1972. He became a Police Intern

in Walnut Creek in 1973. In 1974

Ed was appointed Administrative

Assistant to the City Manager in

Concord. In 1977 he was hired to serve as the

Assistant City Manager in Livermore. In 1981 he

was appointed City Manager in Campbell

where he served until 1984 when he was

appointed Finance Director in San Jose. Ed

was elevated to a San Jose Deputy City

Manager post in 1987. In 1988 Ed joined the

investment banking firm of Stone & Youngberg

in 1988. Stone and Youngberg is now Stifel. Ed

left Stone in 2001 to take the Assistant City

Manager in San Leandro, where he retired in

2004. Ed is a former member of the California

City Management Foundation Board. He

served as an ICMA Range Rider between 2006

and 2011. Ed received a 20-year ICMA Service

Award in 2002. Ed was a member of the San

Francisco Mandolin Orchestra from January,

2007 and April, 2011. He earned a BA in

journalism from the University of Missouri,

Columbia; an MPA from California State

University, East Bay; and a DPA from the

University of Southern California (USC). Ed

completed the first and second Certified

Teacher Levels at the James Hill Ukulele

Initiative. He currently list his occupation as

Ukulele Teacher of friends in Oakland and

Westford, Massachusetts.

"The way a team plays as a whole determines its

success. You may have the greatest bunch of

individual stars in the world, but if they don't play

together, the club won't be worth a dime."

---Babe Ruth


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Charles M. Futrell began his public service

career with the office of the United States

Senate in Louisiana (2005-2008). He then

worked as the Chief Administrative Officer in

Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 2008 until 2010.

Mike was then ordered to Hawaii as a Captain

in the United States Navy. He served as a

submarine officer and rose to the rank of

Captain in the Navy Reserves. Mike was an

elected member of the Louisisan House of

Representatives and a member of the Baton

Rouge City Council. In 2011he became an

Executive Vice President for Hawaii Gas. In

2014 he was apppointed City Manager in the

City of South San Francisco. Mike earned a BA

and JD from Louisiana State University, and an

MBA from the University of Massachusetts-

Amherst.

Lee S. Ayres was a Budget Analyst in Wichita,

Kansas in 1965-1967. He served as an

Intelligence Staff Officer for the United States

Army in 1967-1969. Lee joined the Titusville,

Florida staff in 1969 as the Assistant City

Manager, and later that year he was elevated

to the City Manager post. Lee moved to

Overland, Kansas in 1969 to City Manager. He

came west to California in 1977 when he was

appointed City Manager in Sunnyvale. He left

the Sunnyvale assignment in 1979 and became

a real estate executive and worked at that

until 2005. From 2007 to 2010 Lee served a an

Instructor on Social Entrepreneurship at

California State University, Fresno. He became

the CEO/Executive Director of Tree Fresno in

2011. He continues to serve on the Board of

Directors of the Fresno Business Council since

2005. Lee earned a BA and MPA from The

University of Kansas. He received a 10-year

ICMA Service Award in 1979. (Continue on Page 5)

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Jim Barisic served in Paramount, Cerritos and as the

Artesia City Manager. Jim founded Brandywine with a

business plan to revitalize established neighborhoods and

convert existing underutilized space into needed housing.

Infill development is not easy, and over the past 20-years it

has become more cumbersome. Jim and his three sons

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Many "Thanks" to Palmdale

City Manager David Childs

Thank you Dave for pointing out some of our

deficiencies in our last issue. We present your

suggestions here in "Palmdale purple."

When you screw up, you should do a good job of

it! Our last issue listed some of those with Nevada

experience in their career paths. Wouldn't you

know that we would omit a past President of

ICMA, Palmdale City Manager David M. Childs.

Dave is a former Assistant County Manager in

Washoe County, Nevada. He also served as the

South Lake Tahoe City Manager (2000-2002), and

the ICMA Director of the Western States (2002-

2006). Dave received a 40-year ICMA Service

Award in 2013.

Dave tells us that we missed at least the following:

Sue Schlerf a retired ACM from Reno, Nevada,

who previously served as an ACM in South Lake

Tahoe. Charles E. McNeely retired as City

Manager in San Bernardino and previously served

as the Reno City Manager. He began his career

as an intern in San Diego and worked in Palo Alto

before become the Seaside City Manager prior

to his Reno service. Charles was the 2004

recipient of the ICMA Carolyn Keane Award.

Dave also points out that we missed award

winning City Manager Ed Everett, who retired

from Redwood City in 2007. Prior to Redwood City

Ed was the Belmont City Manager (1984-1991),

and before that he served as the Assistant

County Manager in Washoe County, Nevada

(1978-1984). Ed received the 2002 ICMA Program

Excellence Award for Outstanding Partnership,

Intergovernmental Cooperation, and the 2007

Award for Career Excellence in Honor of Mark E.

Keane.

Bryan H. Montgomery was also listed by Dave as

missing from our list. Bryan started his career in

Provo, Utah as an intern. He then worked as ACM

in Alamogordo, New Mexico; City Administrator in

Rupert, Idaho; City Manager in Mesquite, Nevada

and then City Manager in Oakley, California.

Bryan is currently an instructor at San Francisco

State University. He received a 20-year ICMA

Service Award in 2013.

We also missed Imperial Beach City Manager

Andy Hall. Dave points out that Mr. Hall served in

Henderson, Nevada. He worked there as their

Long Range Planning Manager before he

became ACM in Draper, Utah. He came to

California to serve as the Community

Development Director in Cathedral City, where

he became City Manager in 2012. He was

appointed Imperial Beach City Manager in 2013.

Dave also listed retired Napa City Manager Pat

Thompson and Arvin City Manager Al Noyola.

However, we listed both Pat and Al on our list on

Pages 5 and 6. Many thanks to Dave Childs for

helping us to fill out our March, 2015 list. We

apologize to all those we missed, including those

we have not discovered yet. Dave listed these

individuals off the top of his head:

David Childs, Past President of ICMA; Palmdale

(CM) , Washoe County NV (ACM) and South Lake

Tahoe, CA (CM);

Sue Schlerf retired from Reno, NV (ACM), South

Lake Tahoe (ACM);

Charles McNeely (CM) Reno, San Bernardino CM

and Seaside;

Ed Everett, Washoe County and Redwood City;

Bryan Montgomery CM of Oakley, Ca and

Mesquite NV;

Andy Hall, CM Imperial Beach and worked in

Henderson, NV.

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James W. Antonen served in the United States

Navy in 1970-1971. He served as a Legislative

Assistant for the United States Congress in 1971

to 1974. From 1975 to 1977 he served as an

Administrative Assistant to the South Dakota

State Superintendent. Jim served as an

Assistant Training Coordinator, DCI, for the

Attorney General in South Dakota in 1977-1978.

After working a s a planner for about a year,

Jim was appointed City Administrator in Sartell,

Minnesota and served there between 1980 and

1983. He served as the City Manager of

Vermillion, South Dakota starting in 1983. He

left that assignment in 1989 to become the

Moorhead, Minnesota City Manager. Jim

came to California in 2001 to become the City

Manager in Davis. In 2006 he joined the staff of

Bob Murray & Associates. After leaving Bob

Murray & Associates in 2008, Jim was

appointed City Manager in Maplewood,

Minnesota in 2009 and served there until 2013.

Jim served on the Cal-ICMA Board in 2005-

2006. He is a past President of the Minnesota

City/County Management Association in 1995-

1996. Jim received a 30-year ICMA Service

Award in 2009.

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Expert Public Agency Legal Services. Managing Shareholder

Michael Colantuono is a member of the State Bar of

California Board of Trustees, serving as Vice Chair of the Audit

Committee.

Trackdown Posse Roster: Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager

Howard Chambers, Lakewood Mike Egan, Norwalk

Lyle Defenbaugh, CalTrust Ernie Garcia, Retired Norwalk City Manager

Joe Tanner, Retired City Manager Dave Carmany, La Puente City Manager

Ken Bayless, Retired, Greater L.A. Vector Control District Kevin O’Rourke, KOLGS/PARS

Richard Ramirez, Retired City Manager, American Canyon Vern Lawson, Lancaster

Don Penman, Retired City Manager, Arcadia Anthony Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Ernesto Marquez, Hawaiian Gardens Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager

Andy Takata, Retired City Manager Marcia Raines, Millbrae

Anthony R. Ybarra, South El Monte Arthur C. Simonian, Retired City Manager Ken Caresio, Retired Duarte City Manager

Wade McKinney, Indian Wells CM & President of CCMF John Keisler, Long Beach

Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association Jack Lam, Retired Rancho Cucamonga City Manager

Larry F. Pennell, Retired Wasco City Manager Gary Chicots, Retired City Manager

Fred Latham, Retired Santa Fe Springs City Manager Anthony Lopez, Retired City Manager

Dr. Bill Mathis, Mathis Group City of Cerritos

Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President Bruce Williams, Retired City Manager

Troy Butzlaff, City Manager, Azusa Rod Foster, Laguna Niguel

Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager

Gene Rogers, Moreno Valley Retired City Manager Gary Milliman, Brookings, Oregon

Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona Richard Rowe, Retired City Manager

Robert Dickey, Former CM & retired DPW, South Gate Marshall Linn, Urban Futures, Founder & Chairman

Clay Curtin, Menlo Park Jim Lewis, Pismo Beach City Manager

Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager David Jinkens, Retired City Manager

Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired City Manager Judie & Mike Sedell, Retired Simi Valley City Manager

Rod B. Butler, Upland City Manager Ray Harris, Retired Public Official

Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Philip Vince, Point Arena City Manager

Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son John C. Bolan, Cheyenne River Ranch Linda C. Lowry, Pomona City Manager

Donald R. Powell, Retired City Manager, Santa Fe Springs James Gilley, Retired City Manager, Lancaster

Lee McDougal, Retired Montclair City Manager

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Here is a US Navy P-3 at Kanaohe Bay, Hawaii



Michael F. Brown started his career as an

Administrative Intern in Austin, Texas in 1968. In

1969 he was appointed Assistant Director of

Middle Cities in Austin. He served in the United

States Army Reserve in 1970. He became a

Budge Analyst in Hartford, Connecticut in 1970

and then he was appointed Budget Director in

1972; and Assistant to the City Manager in 1973.

Mike left Hartford in 1976 to become the

Community Development Director in

Glastonbury, Connecticut. He returned to

Hartford as the Assistant City Manager in 1978

and was elevated to Deputy City Manager in

1986. Mike worked for the State of Connecticut

in 1989, and moved to California in 1990 to

become the City Manager in Berkeley. He left

Berkeley in 1993 to take the Tucson City

Manager position. In 1996 He was appointed

County Executive Officer in Santa Barbara

County, where he served until 2010. That year

"Mr. Brown" was the recipient of a 40-year ICMA

Service Award.

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In June 2013, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. joined forces with

Norton Rose as Norton Rose Fulbright. Super Lawyers 2014

lists11-firm lawyers as being among the top lawyers in

Southern California; five others are listed as "rising stars."

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The firm was founded by the late former California

State Assembly Member Joe A. Gonsalves.

Anthony D. Gonsalves serves as a member of the

CCMF Board of Directors. Anthony, Jason Gonsalves

and Paul Gonsalves are expert municipal lobbyists.

Calimesa City Manager Randy L. Anstine

served in the United States Air Force from 1969

to 1975. In 1976 he was hired as the Senior

Affairs Director in Desert Hot Springs, and he

served in that post until 1980 when he was

appointed Assistant City Manager in Grand

Terrace. Randy worked in Grand Terrace for

14-years before he joined the Colton staff as

the Neighborhood Services Director. In 1998 he

was selected to be the Greenfield City

Manager. Randy moved to the Banning City

Manager position in 2003. In 2008 he joined the

Calimesa staff as the Interim City Manager and

the city dropped the "interim" in 2009. Randy

earned a BS from the University of San

Francisco. In 2011 he received a 35-year ICMA

Service Award.

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Anthony M. Coroalles served in the

United States Army for about 27-

years starting in 1974. He served on

the personal staff of the Army

Chief of Staff, He earned a BS from

the University of Southern California

(USC), and he holds a Master of

Military Arts and Science from the School of

Advanced Military Studies. He was the

Commander of the 6th Ranger Training

Battalion. Tony left the Army in 2001 and

worked as an Assistant General Manager in Los

Angeles for a couple of years. In 2003 Tony was

appointed City Manager in Calabasas and he

continues to serve in that position. Tony is a

past Chair of the City Managers and

Administrators Committee of the California

Contract Cities Association. In 2011 Tony

received a 10-year ICMA Service Award.

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Ryder Smith and Tripepi Smith & Associates field a

professional team that brings a strong background

in pursuit of new and innovative approaches and

skills in marketing, technology and public affairs.

"I admire the military. I guess in a world of villains and

heroes, they're my heroes. Their dedication, their

commitment, their discipline, their code of ethics."

--John Cena

We hope that everyone had a Happy Saint Patrick's

Day. Here is Gonzalo "O'Vazquez" enjoying the day.

Where are the tortillas Gonz? Gonz Vazquez is the

Cypress Water Quality Manager…& an Angels' fan!

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RW&G is committed to excellence in the legal

profession and to solving the problems of business

and the public sector with the highest quality legal

services in a cost-effective manner. Roxanne Diaz is

among the City Attorneys on the RW&G staff.

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Marshall Linn founded Urban Futures, Inc. in 1972.

President Michael P. Busch is an experienced public

manager. Mike has added the CEO responsibility,

managing day-to-day operations, while Founder

Marshall Linn continues working and taking care of

business. Telephone No. 714-283-9334

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Some in public manager circles

refer to him as the Legendary

John L. Maltbie. He has had a

storied career and continues to

serve as the County Manager in

San Mateo County since being

appointed in 2013. John started

his public management career in 1968 as an

Exam Proctor in San Jose. In 1969 he took an

Administrative Analyst I post in Santa Clara

County. He served in the United States Army in

1971-1972. He returned to Santa Clara County

in 1972 and worked there until 1974 when he

was appointed Assistant City Manager in

Milpitas. After serving as the Interim City

Manager starting in 1975, John was selected to

serve as the Milpitas City Manager in 1976. He

left Milpitas in 1982 when he was recruited to

be the Glendale, Arizona City Manager. John

returned to California in 1985 to be the Assistant

County Manager in Santa Clara County, and in

1989 he was appointed County Manager in

San Mateo County. John retired from the

county service in 2008, but took the Acting

County Manager position in San Mateo County

in 2011. He was then appointed County

Manager/Clerk of the Board in 2013. John

received a 35-year ICMA Service Award in

2005. He is the 2001 recipient of the ICMA

Program Excellence Award for Outstanding

Partnerships: Public-Private. John earned a BA

in political science and an MPA from San Jose

State University. He was honorably discharged

from the Army with the rank of Captain in 1972.

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Keenan is an industry leader in insurance, employee

benefits and financial solutions for public agencies.

Executive Vice President Steve Gedestad is a Member of

the California City Management Foundation (CCMF)

Board of Trustees.

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investigation services and background checks by the

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O’Connor & Company Securities, Inc. is a full service

broker-dealer headquartered in Newport Beach . Former

Duarte City Manager J. Kenneth Caresio is a Managing

Director for the firm. William A. O'Connor is the firm's

President. Will is considered an expert on the marketing

and underwriting of land-secured financings and has

spoken on the subject at several conferences. He earned

a BA from Northern Arizona University and an MBA from

the University of Southern California (USC).

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James W. Randall served in the United States

Army from 1967 to 1969. He was hired as a

Management Intern in Alexandria, Virginia in

1970, where he rose in the organization to

Management Analyst, 1970-1972; Principal

Budget Analyst, 1973-1974; and Assistant to the

City Manager in 1973. He worked as Assistant

City Manager, OMB, Virginia from 1974 to 1979,

and then returned to Alexandria as Deputy City

Manager in 1979. In 1982 Jim joined the ICMA-

RC staff in Massachusetts as the Western

Region Manager; took the Northeast Region

Manager post in 1987; and National Account

Marketing Manager in1989. In 1990 Jim moved

to California to be an Administrative Analyst in

Concord. In 1991 he was appointed Deputy

City Manager in El Cerrito. Jim joined the San

Ramon staff in 1997 as the Director of

Administrative Services. He was selected to

serve as the San Ramon Interim City Manager

in 2002. In 2005 Jim was appointed Interim

Assistant to the City Manager in Suisun City,

and later the same year he served as Interim

City Manager and then Interim Assistant to the

City Manager. Jim received a 30-year ICMA


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KAMG's staff are all former successful local government

managers with proven track records. It is this breadth of

experience KAMG brings to each engagement.

Trackdown brother Jerry Simpson donned our

father's WW II United States Navy cap recently.

Richard N. Warne served in the United States

Army from 1979 to 1982. He reached the rank

of Captain. In 1982 Richard was appointed

City Administrator in South Jordan, Utah,

leaving there after 9-years to take a Risk

Manager post with the Utah Risk Management

Mutual Association. He then successfully

campaign to serve on the South Jordan, Utah

City Council 1995-2000. Richard was appointed

City Administrator in Grand Forks, North Dakota

starting in 2000. He came to California in 2001

to be the City Manager in Coalinga. In 2005

her was appointed Interim City Manager in

Grover Beach, and in 2006 he was recruited to

serve as the City Manager in Livingston.

Between 2011 and 2013, Richard served as the

Twentynine Palms City Manager. He was a

2005 recipient of the ICMA Program Excellence

Award for Innovations in Local Government

Management. He received a 30-year ICMA


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Todd Seeley served in the United States Army

from 2006 to 2011. He was a Senior Sniper. In

2011 he took a Street Sweeper Operator

position with the City of Palo Alto, and after

two-years with that assignment he was

appointed to a Palo Alto Project Manager

position in 2013. Todd earned a BS in Business

Administration and Management at Columbia

College, and an MPA from the University of

Southern California (USC).

Gary M. Luebbers served in the

United States Air Force for 21-

years and 9-months. He was an

Air Force Officer who worked with

contract management and

administration with major Defense

Department contractors. He

entered the Air Force in February, 1966 and left

the service in October, 1987. Gary joined the

Redlands city staff in 1987 as Assistant City

Manager. In July, 1993 he was appointed to

the Redlands City Manager position and

served there until April, 2000. That year Gary

was hired to serve as the City Manager in West

Jordan, Utah. He returned to California in

December, 2008 to become the Sunnyvale City

Manager. Gary worked in Sunnyvale until his

retirement in December, 2013. He currently

works out of the Las Vegas area as an advisor

to local governments. In 2012 he received a 25-

year ICMA Service Award. Gary earned a BS

from Culver Stockton College, and an MPA

from the University of Southern California (USC).

Gary is a rabid St. Louis Cardinals MLB fan, and

roots for the USC Trojans athletic teams.

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verification of State Board of Equalization sales tax records.

The firm expanded and improved with the help of the

partnership of former City Manager Lloyd de Llamas.

Andy Nickerson is the current company President.

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Harvey Englander, Matt Knabe, and Marcus A. Allen

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Stifel is ready to serve public agency financial

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USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.

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Morro Bay City Manager David W. Buckingham,

49, served in the United States Army for 25-

years. He recently retired with the rank of

Colonel. When selected to serve as the Morro

Bay City Manager, he was living in the

Washington, D.C. area. He joined the Morro

Bay stay effective September 29, 2014.

Originally from Pennsylvania, David earned a

BS in engineering from Pennsylvania State

University, and Master's in National Security and

Strategic Studies from Salve Regina University in

Newport, Rhode Island, and a Master's in

International Relations from Cambridge

University.

Most certainly there are many, many more city

government individuals with military experience. We

apologize to those not included in this list. Here are

a few more names that we discovered along the

way: Peter R. Carr, Joseph W. Luchi, Nabar Enrique

Martinez, Dwane Milnes, Alfonso M. Noyola, Stephen

R. Donley, John B. Holt, George L. "Chip" Bailey, and

retired city managers Frank G. Tripepi and Ernie

Garcia.

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Mitch Barker, PARS, Executive Vice President

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Picking Up the Pieces: Santa Rosa

City Manager Sean McGlynn, 48,

broke his leg while on a weekend

hike in the Spring Lake Regional Park.

Headed down hill near the South Saddle Dam he

rolled his ankle dislocating it and fracturing his tibia

and fibula. Surgery was scheduled to install screws

and plates, and then about an 8-week healing

process. Assistant City Manager Chuck Regalia will

be backing up his boss. Sean joined the Santa Rosa

staff last September. Redwood City Community

Development Director Aaron Aknin has been

appointed Assistant City Manager by City Manager

Bob Bell. He will retain his community development

responsibilities. Aaron previously served as the

Assistant Director of Planning and Community

Environment for Palo Alto, and prior to that he was

Community Development Director in San Bruno. He

also served as an Assistant Planner in San Carlos.

Aaron earned a BA from San Francisco State

University and an MPP from California State

University, Northridge. Former Alameda City

Manager Debra Kurita has retired from city

management. Since leaving Alameda in 2009, she

has served as Assistant City Manager in San

Bernardino, and as Interim Community Services

Director in Bell, and Interim Deputy City Manager in

Santa Ana. Alameda Assistant City Manager Liz

Warmerdam has been selected to serve as the

Interim City Manager when City Manager John

Russo leaves for Riverside on May 1. Liz served in the

U.S. Army between 1987 and 1992, and reached the

rank of Captain. She began her city government

experience in Alameda in 1997. Liz then held

positions in Pinole, and Hercules before returning to

Alameda as Assistant City Manager in 2013. Paso

Robles City Manager Jim App, 63, announced that

he will retire December 30 after 18-years as City

Manager. Jim has worked as a member of the Paso

Robles city staff for 25-years. Retired Paramount

Community Services Director Vince Torres had a

birthday on March 21. Vince is well-connect to the

Southern California area. He is from Compton and

went to high school at Neff High School in La

Mirada. He currently lives in Westminster with his wife

Nancy Welliver. Vince loves to play golf. In fact he

was recently spotted at the Laughlin Ranch Golf

Club in Bullhead City, Nevada. San Rafael Assistant

City Manager Jim Schutz, 46, has been selected to

serve as the San Rafael City Manager. City

Manager Nancy Mackle will retired effective July

31. Jim earned a BA from the University of California,

Santa Barbara, and a Master's in city and regional

planning from California Polytechnic University, San

Luis Obispo. Jim is the 2013 John H. Nail Memorial

Award winner. He has served as the San Rafael

Assistant City Manager for 8-years. Eastvale has

selected Michele Nissen to serve as Interim City

Manager. The city has been recruiting for a City

Manager since City Manager Carol Jacobs resigned

in August, 2014. Robert Van Nort has served as

Interim City Manager, but PERS retirement rules

prevent him from continuing in that capacity.

Michele has served as the Eastvale Assistant City

Manager since December, 2014. Prior to that she

was the city's Public Information Officer (2011-2014).

She served on the Eastvale Planning Commission

from November, 2010 to April, 2012. She earned an

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A Special "Thank You" to the good folks at

Tripepi Smith & Associates for the good work they

do to assist us get the City Manager Newsletter by

Trackdown expeditiously distributed.

More Pieces Picked Up: City

Manager Keith Breskin has resigned

effective March 12 as the City

Manager of Canyon Lake. Ariel Hall

is now the Acting City Manager, Acting City

Treasurer and City Clerk. Prior to Keith's appointment

Canyon Lake had tow Interim City Managers: retired

veteran City Manager Richard Rowe and retired

former professional City Clerk Deborah Harrington.

The last City Manager to serve longer than a few

months was City Manager Lori Moss (2007-2012).

Palmdale City Manager Dave Childs, a past

President of ICMA, was selected by the Davenport

Institute and the Pepperdine School of Public Policy

School to serve as the 2015 City Manager in

Residence in early March. Dave appeared on

Pepperdine's Malibu campus to offer students some

insight in to the challenges and rewards of a career

in local government. CPRS member Randy Davis

has attended 40-consecutive CPRS Annual

Conferences. Randy retired in 2011 after serving the

City of Dixon as the Recreation & Community

Services Director. Randy is currently serving as the

Vice Chair of the Dixon Parks & Recreation

Commission. The first CPRS Conference Randy

attended was in Sacramento in 1976.

Lydia Munoz-Clark was among the

finishers in the March 15, 2015 Asics Los

Angeles Marathon, the 30th Edition. Lydia

is a member of the City Manager's staff in

the City of Bellflower. An unusually hot

day reportedly saw at least 54 participants taken to

the hospital. In addition 81 people were treated for

various ailments on the course, according to James

Queally of the Los Angeles Times. There were an

estimated 26,000 runners. City Manager Dr. Robert

Bell Ed.D. of Redwood City has announced that he

will retire at the end of June, 2015. He has served as

the City Manager in Redwood City since March,

2011. He joined the Redwood City staff in 2005 at

the Human Resources Director. Prior to that he

worked as the Human Resources Director in

Burlingame between 2001 and 2005. Bob earned a

MPA from California State University, Northridge and

an Ed. D. in organizational leadership from the

University of San Francisco. Atwater City Manager

and Chief of Police Frank Pietro has had his titled

amended to "Interim City Manager." He says it is his

understanding that the change came from the City

Council. Though the action includes no adjustments

in salary or benefits, it appears there is a question as

to its' authorization.

“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn

his back on the crowd.” --Max Lucado

Thanks to Russ Leavitt, we are re-running this item on

Mark Prestwich. Mark was appointed City Manager

in the City of Nevada City beginning in June, 2014.

Mark served as President of the Municipal

Management Association of Northern California

(MMANC) in 2007. Mark started his public

management career as an Administrative Intern in

Long Beach in 1994. Since then he has held

positions with the League of California Cities,

Sunnyvale, Napa and Sacramento. Mark earned a

BA from California State University, Fullerton and an

MPA from California State University, Long Beach.

(We apologize for our "S" where an "N" is the right

letter.) Lisa Knapp, daughter of the late Lake Forest

and Cerritos City Manager Gaylord Knapp, reminds

everyone that the 16th Annual Knapp Golf Classic

will tee-off on Monday, May 18, 2015 at the Western

Hills Golf and Country Club. Lisa may be contacted

at 213-308-4857. All proceeds will benefit the

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Even More Pieces Picked Up: Richard

E. Watson served as the Millbrae City

Administrator from August, 1967 to

August, 1973. Richard was born in October, 1931.

He earned a BA from the University of California, Los

Angeles (UCLA). Effective March 19, 2015 Mallory

Sutterfield began serving as the Interim City

Manager in the City of Blythe. She joined the city

staff in 2005. Mallory serves as a Deputy

Administrative Service Director, and she is the

elected Blythe City Clerk, elected to her second

term in November, 2014. Dwane Milnes served in the

United State Air Force between 1969 and 1972. Prior

to joining the military, Dwane served as an

Administrative Intern in Burbank starting in 1968. He

returned to Burbank following his military service as

an Administrative Analyst II in 1973. He then move

to Santa Cruz as the Assistant City Manager before

serving as City Administrator in Yuba City and City

Manager in Merced and then Stockton between

1991 and 2001. Civil Engineer Ken Steele of AECOM

previously worked with Kimley-Horn and Associates

and Willdan. Ken earned a BS in civil engineering

from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis

Obispo. Ken lives in the City of Orange. He is a

graduate of Huntington Beach High School. He can

be found enjoying a good mountain bicycle trail

from time-to-time. Stifel Nicolaus Public Finance

Managing Director Steve Heaney studied public

administration at Syracuse University. He also

attended classes at Texas Tech University. Steve is

from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is a former member of the

California City Management Foundation Board

(CCMF). Steve currently serves on the Board of

Advisors for the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.

He celebrates a birthday on March 24. Clovis

Assistant City Manager John B. Holt served as the

President of the Public Management Assistants of

Central California between 1997 and 1999. John

was appointed to the Clovis Assistant City Manager

position in June, 2009.

“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping

them up.” ― Jesse Jackson

Fran Mancia, MuniServices Vice

President of Government Services, is a

Past President of the League of

California Cities Partner Program. Fran is

a Member of the Board of Directors for

the University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni

Association. He is a member of the Board of Trustees

for the California City Management Foundation

(CCMF), and other city and educational groups.

Christopher Robin Rope

June 26, 1940 - February 8, 2015

Retired City Manager Christopher Robin Rope (June

26, 1940 - February 8, 2015). Retired veteran City

Manager Chris Rope has passed away. Chris was

elected Senior Class President at Long Beach Wilson

High School before he went on the California State

University, Long Beach. He was a proud veteran of

the United States Navy. He began his public

management career in 1963 as an assistant in Dairy

Valley. In September, 1964 he was appointed

Assistant City Manager in Paramount, and he

worked in that position until he was selected to

serve as City Manager in Palmdale starting in

January, 1968. Chris served Palmdale for the next

dozen years. He was appointed to the Lomita City

Manager position in 1981 and served there for a little

more than a year, before he joined the City of

Industry staff as the Assistant City Manager. He was

appointed to the Industry City Manager post in

March, 1985. Chris earned a BA from California

State University, Long Beach. He is survived by his

wife of 42-years, Hilda M. Rope, 6 children and 10

grandchildren. Chris loved traveling to their home in

Mexico and deep sea fishing there.

La Puente City Manager

David Carmany.

"I got to read at the St. Louis of France

Elementary School."

The school is located on Temple

Avenue in the City of La Puente.

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