Promotions, New Gigs & Other Good News
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August 2024
2024 Leadership Trailblazer Top Ten Finalists
Colleen Tribby, City Manager, Dublin, CA
Sabrina Cotta, City Manager, Ashland, OR
Dionne Mack, City Manager, El Paso, TX
Kaci Elkin, City Manager, Iowa Falls, IA
Lisa Kotter, City Administrator, Red Oak, IA
Angel Wright-Lanier, Assistant City Manager, Winston-Salem, NC
Sharon Wojda, Assistant City Manager, Winston-Salem, NC
Josie Bahnke, City Manager, Kodiak, AK
July 2024
Melanie Zipp, Assistant City Manager, Fairfax, VA
Carol Webb, City Administrator, Marshalltown, IA
Janelle Cameron, City Manager, San Leandro, CA
Heather Nicole Scott, County Manager, Montgomery County, VA
Melissa Jacobsen, City Manager, Homer, AK
Emily Hackworth, City Manager, St. Joseph, MI
Deidre Ebry, Assistant City Manager, OK
Kristen Gorham, City Manager, Chamblee, GA
Marissa Trejo, City Manager, Lemoore, CA
Kathy Hedin, Assistant City Manager, Bloomington, MN
Jennifer Pearson Stapleton, City Administrator, Marysville, WA
June 2024
Danielle Dulin, City Manager, Manhattan, KS
Elaine Lister, City Manager, Mission Viejo, CA
May 2024
Paulina Morales, City Manager, West Covina, CA
Samantha Argabrite, City Manager, Simi Valley, CA
Tracie Moored, Township Superintendant, Kalamazoo Twp, MI
Catherine Farina, City Administrator, North Canton, OH
April 2024
March 2024
Ann Ober, Assistant County Administrator, Washington County, OR
Shannon Herman, City Administrator, Travelers Rest, SC
February 2024
Carlene Saxton, Assistant City Manager, Ventura, CA
Julie Oakley, City Manager, Bee Cave, TX
Asusena “Suzie” Soren, Deputy City Manager, San Bernardino, CA
Debbie Molina, City Manager, Jourdanton, TX
Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator, Santa Barbara, CA
Monica Davis, Deputy City Administrator, Oakland, CA
January 2024
Deborah Mohlenhoff, City Manager, Ithaca, NY
December 2023
Lisa Ailport, City Administrator, Hayden, ID
November 2023
Karen Mondora, City Manager, Farmington Hills, MI
Emily Hogan, Assistant Town Manager, Parker, CO
October 2023
Beth Beatty, City Manager, Joliet, IL
Laura Gloria, City Administrator, Wenatchee, WA
September 2023
Valmarie Turner, 2023 League Leadership Trailblazer Winner
Dawn Masko, City Manager, Fircrest, WA
Aretha R. Ferrell-Benavides, City Manager, Martinsville, VA
June 2023
Shannon Lavrin, City Manager, Greenville, SC
Tina Fell, Clarksburg, WV
Danielle West, City Manager, Portland, ME
Rosa Inchausti, City Manager, Tempe, AZ
July 2021
Ashley Jacobs, new gig: Chief Information Officer, Wake County, NC
Angela Judge, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Rockville, MD
Amy Davis, promotion: City Manager, Treasure Island, FL
June 2021
Lisa Blackmon, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Escondido, CA
Joanne Keene, new gig: Deputy County Manager, Sedona, AZ
Heather Feazel, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Greenville, MI
Caroline Gregerson, promotion: City Administrator, Wabasha, MN
May 2021
Sharon Subadan, new gig: County Administrator, Douglas County, GA
April 2021
Wanda Page, promotion: City Manager, Durham, NC
Cindy Blackmore, new gig: Town Manager, Chino Valley, AZ
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
2020 Leadership Trailblazer Award Nominees
Jennifer Calaway, new gig: City Manager, Truckee, CA
Martha Wine, new gig: City Manager, Monmouth, OR
Rachel Harlow-Schalk, new gig: City Manager, Helena, MT
Erika Storlie, promotion: City Manager, Evanston, IL
October 2020
Pamela Antil, new gig: City Manager, Encinitas, CA
Chantal Gaines, promotion: Deputy City Manager, Palo Alto, CA
Rosanna Moore, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Antioch, CA
Brittany Gillett, new gig: City Administrator, Sunset Hills, MO
Kate Hosier, promotion: City Manager, South Haven, MI
Kristoff Bauer, new gig: City Manager, DeSoto, TX
Mandi Cody, new gig: City Administrator, Winder, GA
Amanda Owens, new gig: Assistant Town Manager, Altavista, VA
Monica Spells, new gig: Assistant County Administrator, Loudoun County, VA
September 2020
Jane Bais-DiSessa, new gig: City Manager, Brighton, CO
Tanisha Briley, new gig: City Manager, Gaithersburg, MD
Denise Dembkoski, new gig: Town Administrator, Stow, MA
Deidra Emerson, promotion, City Manager, Waco, TX
Tanya Ange, new gig: County Administrator, Washington County, OR
August 2020
Larissa Crockett, new gig: Town Manager, Wells, MA
Maria Broadbent, new gig: Town Administrator, Wellfleet, MA
Amber Powers, promotion: City Administrator, Papillion, NE
July 2020
Candace Davis, promotion, Assistant Town Manager, Wake Forest, NC
Donna Krauss, promotion: Deputy County Administrator, Stafford County, VA
Maria Kachadoorian, promotion: City Manager, Chula Vista, CA
Christina Volkers, new gig: City Administrator, Oakdale, MN
June 2020
Sarah Medary, promotion: City Manager, Eugene, OR
Natalie Zeigler, new gig: City Administrator, Goose Creek, SC
Sandra Wilson, promotion: City Manager, Ocala, FL
Ana Cortez, new gig: City Manager, Leavenworth, WA
May 2020
Emily Lewis, promotion: Deputy County Administrator, Charlotte County, FL
Diane Foster, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Aspen, CO
Miranda Lutzow, new gig: City Manager, Manteca, CA
Judy Weter, new gig: Village Administrator, Marshall, WI
April 2020
Jennifer Prochazka, promotion: Assistant City Manager, College Station, TX
Nancy Newton, new gig: City Manager, Springfield, OR
Edena Atmore, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Palestine, TX
Pamela Davis, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Boulder, CO
March 2020
Danielle Dulin, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Warrensburg, MO
Sarah Novo, new gig: City Manager, Flatonia, TX
Lisa Kotter, new gig: City Administrator, Eldridge, IA
Kimbra McCarthy, new gig: City Manager, Mountain View, CA
Rebecca Vance, new gig: Town Administrator, Summerville, SC
Amanda Zimmerlin, new gig: City Manager, Clayton, OH
Phyllis Anderson, new gig: Assistant to the Borough Manager, Oakmont, PA
Jessi Bonn, promotion: City Manager, Mercer Island, WA
Rosemary Hoerning, new gig: City Manager, Upland, CA
Lauren Vasquez, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Monrovia, CA
February 2020
Christa Johnson-Seely, new gig: City Manager, Del Mar, CA
Alison M. Rhodes, promotion: Director of Parks and Recreation, Boulder, CO
Annita Smythe, new gig: City Administrator, Clearwater, MN
Alisha Janes, new gig: Assistant Town Manager, Winter Park, CO
Laura Snideman, new gig: City Manager, Richmond, CA
January 2020
Robin L. Craver, new gig: Town Manager, Provincetown, MA
Allyson C. Love, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Delray Beach, FL
Michelle Crandall, new gig: City Manager, Hillard, OH
Andrea Surratt, new gig: City Manager, Sandy Springs, GA
Jennifer L. Payne-Simpkins, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Lilburn, GA
December 2019
Linda Smith, promotion: City Manager, Dublin, CA
Leslie Black, new gig: City Manager, Whitehouse, TX
Gabriella Yap, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Beverly Hills, CA
November 2019
Pamela W. Antil, Assistant City Administrator, Santa Barbara, CA, recognition: 2019 MMASC Stewardship Award
Monique Ziesenhenne, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Palo Alto, CA
October 2019
Deanna Lorson, promotion: City Manager, Oceanside, CA
Jessica Deakyne, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Novato, CA
2019 Leadership Trailblazer Winner Lori Sassoon
2019 Leadership Trailblazer Award Finalists
Chelsea Huisman, new gig: City Manager, Polk City, IA
September 2019
2019 Leadership Trailblazer Award Nominees
Leslie Cloer, new gig: City Manager, Palestine, TX
Martha J. Bennett, new gig: City Manager, Lake Oswego, OR
August 2019
Cynthia Martinez, promotion: City Manager, Yakima, WA
Maria Ojeda, new gig: Assistant City Manager, American Canyon, CA
Sarah Ott, promotion: City Manager, Aspen, CO
Kari Kent, Assistant City Manager, Mesa, AZ, recognition: Women Achievers of Arizona
Deanna Lorson, promotion: City Manager, Oceanside, CA
Alma Martinez, promotion: City Manager, El Monte, CA
Susan D. Armstrong, promotion: Borough Manager, Carlisle, PA
Teri Killgore, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Walnut Creek, CA
July 2019
Tamara Letourneau, new gig: City Manager, Laguna Niguel, CA
Michelle Wolfe, new gig: City Manager, Blaine, MN
Mercedes Perez, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Plant City, FL
Sybil B. Tate, new gig: Assistant County Manager, Buncombe County, NC
June 2019
Deena Lee, promotion: Fire Battalion Chief, El Segundo, CA
Lisa Wallace, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Myrtle Beach, SC
Kristy Schmidt, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Goleta, CA
Frances Robustelli, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Napa, CA
Tracy Hutton, new gig: Town Administrator, Northfield, NH
Jenny Haruyama, new gig: City Manager, Tracy, CA
Sara Hensley, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Denton, TX
Anne Marie Gaura, new gig: City Manager, Lincolnwood, IL
Tracie S. Hlavinka, new gig: Town Manager, Clarkdale, AZ
May 2019
Jennifer Toth, Transportation Engineer/Director, Maricopa County, AZ, recognition: American Public Works Association – 2019 Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the Year
Beth Huning, City Engineer/Director, Mesa, recognition: American Public Works Association – 2019 Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the Year
Jennifer Hoffman, promotion: City/County Manager, Broomfield, CO
Sharon Landers, new gig: City Manager, Carson, CA
Catherine McMullen, new gig: Registrar of Voters, Lake County, CA
Angel Wright-Lanier, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Fayetteville, NC
Sandra Zadell, new gig: Town Manager, Upper Gwynedd, PA
Jill Silverboard, new gig: Deputy County Administrator/Chief of Staff, Pinellas County, FL
April 2019
Rochelle Clayton, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Menifee, CA
Valarie Means, new gig: City Manager, Fairmont, WV
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Beverly Hills, CA
Gina Fiandaca, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Austin, TX
Deborah Feng, new gig: City Manager, Cupertino, CA
Erin Erdman, promotion: City Manager, Battle Ground, WA
Frances McMullan, promotion: City Manager, Ypsilanti, MI
Anita Gutierrez, promotion: Development Services Director, Pomona, CA
Teresa Taylor, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Decatur, GA
Heather Brown, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Portland, ME
Lisa A. Kotter, new gig: City Administrator, Moline, IL
March 2019
Kimberly Sowell, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Greensboro, NC
Maureen Hodges, promotion: Lieutenant, Lifeguards, San Diego, CA
Nikki Salas, new gig: City Manager, Barstow, CA
Susan Smith, promotion: Police Chief, Yuma, AZ
Jeanine Nicholson, promotion: Fire Chief, City/County, San Francisco, CA
Fabiola Huerta, promotion: City Manager, La Habra Heights, CA
Kristine Ridge, new gig: City Manager, Santa Ana, CA
Janette Smith, promotion: City Manager, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Leisa Haynes, new gig: City Manager, Rio Communities, NM
Kimberly Sowell, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Greensboro, NC
Leslie Manahan, promotion, Chief of Police, Valdosta, GA
Emily Colon, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Lakeland, FL
Dana Hardie, new gig: City Manager, Victoria, MN
Deborah Guthrie, new gig: City Administrator, Eldon, MO
February 2019
Stacy Barnes, promotion: City Administrator, Greensburg, KS.
Theodore “Ted” Staton, League Board Member: Recognition: 2019 ICMA Outstanding Mentor Award Winner
Helen Ramirez, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Brownsville, TX
Nancy Kerry, new gig: Town Manager, Frisco, CO
Erin Schaible, new gig: Police Chief, Fairfax, VA
January 2019
Melanie Mesko Lee, new gig: City Manager, Burnsville, MN
Libby Spencer, new gig: Deputy City Administrator, Madisonville, KY
Danielle Judd, new gig: City Manager, Fort Meade, FL
Suzanne Sherman, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Palm Bay, FL
Nancy Kerry, new gig: Town Manager, Frisco, CO
Jody Ocker, new gig: City Manager, Sunbury, PA
Elizabeth Warmerdam, new gig: Assistant City Manager, San Leandro, CA
Andrea Arnold, promotion: City Manager, Decatur, GA
Kelli J. Bourgeois, promotion: City Manager, Columbia Heights, MN
Jennifer M. Levitt, promotion: City Administrator, Cottage Grove, MN
December 2018
Nichelle Luster, promotion: Police Chief, Union City, NJ
Shannon Lewis, promotion: City Manager, Melbourne, FL
Suja Lowenthal, new gig: City Manager, Hermosa Beach, CA
Debra Campbell, new gig: City Manager, Asheville, NC
Jeannette Vagnozzi, new gig: City Manager, Upland, CA
Pamela Ojeda, promotion: Police Chief, North Las Vegas, NV
Alicia Welch, new gig: Fire Chief, Golden, CO
Terra Greene, promotion: City Manager, Lexington, NC
Sharyn Dickerson, new gig: City Administrator, Watkinsville, GA
Lisa Morrell, promotion: City Manager, Palm Bay, FL
November 2018
Anne Cardwell, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Vallejo, CA
Alicia Welch, new gig: Fire Chief, Golden, CO
Terra Greene, promotion: City Manager, Lexington, NC
Pamela Ojeda, promotion: Police Chief, North Las Vegas, NV
Debra Campbell, new gig: City Manager, Asheville, NC
October 2018
Teresa Gallavan, new gig: City Manager, Selma, CA
Ruth Osuna, new gig: Deputy County Administrator, Washington County, OR
Jennifer Olson, new gig: City Administrator, Stanwood, WA
Mary Goodman, promotion: Deputy Town Manager, Gilbert, AZ
Barbara Schubert Goodrich, promotion: City Manager, Flagstaff, AZ
Tammy Letourneau, recognition: MMASC President’s Award 2018, Costa Mesa, CA
Amy Chang, recognition: MMASC Stewardship Award 2018, Ontario, CA
Lori Sassoon, recognition: MMASC Excellence in Government Award 2018, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Lori Karaguezian, recognition: MMASC J. Michael Dutton Summit Award 2018, Orange County Sanitation District, CA
September 2018
Sergeant Diana Williams, Mesa, AZ Police Department, recognition: International Association of Chiefs of Police “40 Under 40” Award
August 2018
2018 League of Women in Government Leadership Trailblazer Top 10 Finalists
2018 League of Women in Government Leadership Trailblazer Nominees
July 2018
Marakeshia S. Smith, new gig: Assistant City Administrator, Oakland, CA
Sereniah Breland, new gig: City Manager, Pflugerville, TX
Jane Brautigam, City Manager, Boulder, CO, recognition: 2019 ICMA President-Elect
Christine Landes, new gig: City Manager, Gardiner, ME
June 2018
Kelly A. Amidei, promotion: Village Administrator, Libertyville, IL
Linda M. Crawford, new gig: City Administrator Mora, MN
May 2018
Chelsea Jackson, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Douglasville, GA
Kimberly Peterson, promotion: Chief of Police, Fremont, CA
Jill C. Bailey, new gig: Chief Administrative Officer, Fort Wright, KY
RaShall M. Brackney, new gig: Chief of Police, Charlottesville, VA
Melissa Dodd, new gig: City Manager, Bellbrook, OH
Cynthia M. Wagner, new gig: City Administrator, Smithville, MO
April 2018
Tina Murphy, new gig: Director of Human Resources, Sunnyvale, CA
Eileen Donoghue, new gig: City Manager, Lowell, MA
Ginny Cranor, promotion: Fire Chief, Pensacola, FL
March 2018
Yasmin Beers, promotion: City Manager, Glendale, CA
Patrice Garvin, new gig: Town Administrator, Belmont, CA
Marcela Piedra, promotion: City Manager, El Centro, CA
February 2018
Ashley Jacobs, elected President, League of Women in Government
Stephanie L. Reyes, promotion: Chief of Staff, San Marcos, TX
Susan L. Grant, new gig: City Manager, Aventura, FL
Heather Geyer, recognition: 2018 Colorado City/County Management Association Trailblazer Award
Rhoda Mae Kerr, promotion: Fire Chief, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pam Reece, promotion: City Manager, Normal, IL
January 2018
Stephanie Garrabrant-Sierra, new gig: City Manager, Willits, CA
Marti Brown, new gig: City Manager, Marysville, CA
Marcela Piedra, promotion: City Manager, El Centro, CA
Tasha Logan Ford, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Winston-Salem, NC
Eve Irvine, new gig: Police Chief, Torrance, CA
Tara Schultz, new gig: City Manager, Claremont, CA
Heather Balser, promotion: City Manager, Louisville, CO
December 2017
Monica M. Cepero, new gig: Deputy County Administrator, Broward County, FL
Victoria “Tori” Brazitis, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Bothell, WA
Bertha Henry, recognition: Governing Public Official of the Year 2017
Laura Fitzpatrick, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Chesapeake, VA
Pamela Antil, Assistant City Administrator, Santa Barbara, CA recognition: Professional Women in Advocacy: Women Serving Women Finalist for work being done by the League of Women in Government
Kristine Ridge, new gig: City Manager, Laguna Niguel, CA
November 2017
Andrea Surratt, new gig: City Manager, Bozeman, NC
Stacy Schweikhart, Community Information Manager, Kettering, OH, recognition: Route 50 Navigator Award
October 2017
Christina Turner, promotion: City Manager, Morgan Hill, CA
Marcella Marlowe, new gig: City Manager, San Marino, CA
Dawn M. Buckland, new gig: Deputy Town Manager, Paradise Valley, AZ
Yvonne Kimball, new gig: City Manager, Jackson, CA
Ellen J. Baer, promotion: Director of Administrative Services, Western Springs, IL
September 2017
Lori Ann Farrell, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Huntington Beach, CA
Elizabeth A. Dragon, new gig: City Manager, Keene, NH
Mary Jacobs, new gig: Town Manager, Oro Valley, AZ
Victoria Yarbrough, promotion: Assistant City Manager, Sierra Vista, AZ
Carmen Nichols, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Goleta, CA
Iris R. Holt, promotion: City Manager, Springfield, TN
August 2017
Jennifer Bramley, new gig: City Manager, Dunedin, FL
Katie Lichtig, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Santa Monica, CA
Andrea Miller, promotion: City Manager, San Bernardino, CA
July 2017
2017 ELGL Traeger List of Local Government Influencers HERE
Shana Yelverton, City Manager, Southlake, TX, recognition: 2017 Texas City Management Association Mentoring Award
Ann E. Well, new gig: City Manager, Greenville, NC
Elizabeth A. Dragon, new gig: City Manager, Keene, NH
Wilma C. Quan-Schecter, promotion: City Manager, Fresno, CA
Rochelle D. Small-Toney, new gig: City Manager, Rocky Mount, NC
June 2017
Elizabeth Pauli, promotion: City Manager, Tacoma, WA
Cynthia M. Steinhauser, new gig: City Manager, Frankfort, KY
Carol S. Houck, new gig: City Manager, Delaware City, DE
Jill Bourne, Library Director, San Jose, CA, recognition: Library Journal Librarian of the Year
Sheryl Walsh Molloy, Director of Communications, Novi, MI, recognition: 39th Michigan Emmy Award
Karen Pinkos, Assistant City Manager, El Cerrito, CA, recognition: ICMA Incoming President
Sue Allen, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Montpelier, VT
Alexa Barton, new gig: City Manager, Belton, MO
May 2017
Alexa M. Barton, new gig: City Manager, Belton MO
Sabra Smith Newby, new gig: city manager of Reno, NV
Sara Ott, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Aspen, CO
Karen Paulson, PHR, new gig: Director of Human Resources, Frederick, MD
Miranda Lutzow, recognition: MMANC Rising Star Award
Sharon Landers, recogniton: MMANC Career Excellence Award
Debra Rose, new gig: City Manager, Lake Forest, CA
Amanda A. Rhinehart, new gig: City Manager, Forest Hills, TN
April 2017
Lorie Tinfow, new gig: City Manager, Benicia, CA
March 2017
Sabrina B. Joy-Hogg, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Charlotte, NC
Maureen E. Zamarripa, new gig: Parks and Recreation Administrator, Cosumnes Community Services District, CA
February 2017
Blythe C. Robinson, new gig: Executive Director, Wellesley, MA
Lynda K. Humble, new gig: City Manager, Bastrop, TX
Shanae Jones, promotion: County Manager, Nassau County, FL
Jennifer F. Phillips, new gig: City Manager, Bothell, WA
Jessie Baker, new gig: City Manager, Winooski, VT
January 2017
Teresa A. Tieman, new gig: Town Manager, Fenwick Island, DE
Christy S. Wurster, new gig: City Manager, Silverton, OR
Nicole C. Ard, new gig: City Manager, Greenbelt, MD
Heather R. Lemieux, new gig: Town Manager, Lunenburg, MA
Jill Bourne, recognition: Library Journal’s 2017 Librarian of the Year
Monica S. Irelan, new gig: City Manager, Painesville, OH
Julie Underwood, new gig: City Manager, Mercer Island, WA
Alison Zelms, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Mankato, MN
December 2016
Ashley Monroe, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Iowa City, IA
November 2016
Tracey Cordes, new gig: County Administrator, Gratiot County, MI
Christine M. Vuletich, new gig: Assistant County Manager, Washoe County, NV
Ruth Osuna, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Oxnard, CA
Maria Hurtado, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Hayward, CA
Elizabeth A. Hansen, new gig: City Administrator, Windsor Heights, IA
Ann M. Ober, new gig: City Manager of Milwaukie, OR
October 2016
Robin R. Hayes, new gig: City Manager, Mt. Dora, FL
September 2016
Terese Taylor, new gig: Assistant City Manager, LaGrange, GA
Lauri Aylaian, promotion: City Manager, Palm Desert, CA
Anne Cardwell, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Martinez, CA
August 2016
Jeri Williams, new gig: Police Chief, Phoenix, AZ
Michelle L. Smolen, new gig: Assistant to the City Manager, Paducah, KY
Yvonne Garrett, promotion: City Manager, La Mesa, CA
Erica L. Batdorf, new gig: Township Manager, West Vincent Township, PA.
Tanya Ange, new gig: Deputy City Manager, Boulder, CO
Kelly McAdoo, promotion: City Manager, Hayward, CA
July 2016
Shohreh Dupuis, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Laguna Beach, CA
Cindy Protho, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Barstow, CA
Elena Reyes, new gig: City Manager, Manteca, CA
Kimbra McCarthy, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Redwood City, CA
Jenny Haruyama, new gig: City Manager, Scotts Valley, CA
Crystal Johnson, new gig: City Manager, Granite Falls, MN
June 2016
Emily M. Christian, new gig: Assistant to the City Manager, Miamisburg, OH
Jill Jolicoeur, new gig: Assistant to the County Administrator, Douglas County, KS
Lori Luhnow, new gig: Police Chief, Santa Barbara, CA
Jill Silverboard, Assistant City Manager of Clearwater, FL, Recognition: FL Outgoing Executive Board award in recognition of voluntary leadership
Pamela Brangaccio, recognition: City Manager, New Smyrna Beach, FL: FL Award for Career Excellence in recognition of her outstanding career in local government
Tracy Miller, Strategic Management Advisor, Sarasota County, FL, Recognition: “If You Care, You Do!” award honoring an individual who goes above and beyond on a project or program
LeAnn Larson, recognition: City Clerk, Osseo, MN: Minnesota Women in City Government Leadership Award
Bonnie Svrcek, promotion: City Manager, Lynchburg, VA
Jane Shang, City Manager, Deltona, FL, recognition: 2016 City Manager of the Year by the Volusia League of Cities
May 2016
Reva Feldman, promotion:City Manager, Malibu, CA
Miranda Brattz, new gig: City Manager, Mount Rainier, MD
April 2016
Cheryl Hughes, promotion: Senior Management Analyst, Palmdale, CA
Joan Riley, new gig: City Manager, Sapulpa, OK
Linda Cochrane, promotion: City Manager, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Sandra Spanoli, new gig: Police Chief, Beverly Hills, CA
March 2016
Marlene Best, new gig: City Manager,Santee, CA
Susan McLaughlin, new gig: City Administrator, Macomb, IL
Jill Keimach, new gig: City Manager, Alameda, CA
Sarah Harris, new gig: Town Administrator, Boonville, NC
Laura Biery Minnich, new gig: Deputy City Manager, City of West Covina, CA
February 2016
Miranda Lutzow, recognition, 2015 MMANC President’s Award
Susan Thorpe, new gig: County Administrator, Yuma County, AZ
Deanna Lorson, new gig: Assistant City Manager, City of Oceanside, CA
Jodi Miller, new gig: Deputy County Manager, County of Durham, NC
Shelley Dickstein, promotion: City Manager, City of Dayton, OH
January 2016
Cheryl Hilvert, recognition, 2016 League Pave the Way Award, City Manager (retired), Montgomery, OH
Charmelle Garrett, recognition, 2016 League Pave the Way Award, City Manager, City of Victoria, TX
Kristin Ziman, promotion: Chief of Police, Aurora, IL Police Department
Lisa Snow, promotion: Captain, Peoria, IL Police Department
Claudia Lujan, new gig: Assistant Director of Human Resources, El Paso, TX
Audrey Ramberg, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Mountain View, CA
December 2015
Marcia Hampton, promotion, City Manager, Douglasville, GA
Kathy Leroux, new gig: City Manager, Hillsborough, CA
November 2015
Laurie Murray, promotion: City Manager, La Palma, CA
Maria Hurtado, recognition: Co-Chair, ICMA Conference Planning Committee – Kansas City, 2015-16
Deborah Stuart, new gig: City Manager, Traverse City, MI
Sandra Tripp-Jones, new gig: City Manager, Cambridge, MD
Sarah Sherrer, promotion: City Manager, Durant, OK
Andrea Freeze, new gig: Chief Financial Officer, DeSoto County, MS
October 2015
Karen Kurt, new gig: City Manager, City of Platteville, WI.
Melissa Stevenson Diaz, new gig: City Manager, City of Redwood City, CA
September 2015
Patricia Martel, recognition: ICMA President 2015-16, City Manager, Daly City, CA
Amy McEwan, recognition: ICMA Assistant Excellence in Leadership Award, Deputy County Administrator, Lake County, IL
Kirsten Wyatt, recognition: ICMA Early Career Excellence Award, Assistant City Manager, West Linn, OR
Patricia Rayl, new gig: City Manager, City of Auburn, MI
Michelle Lawrence, promotion: City Manager, City of Oceanside, CA
August 2015
Lydia Pettis-Patton, new gig: City Manager, Portsmouth, VA
Christine Daniel, new gig: Assistant City Administrator, City of Oakland, CA
Mary Van Milligen, promoted: Superintendent of Streets, City of Woodbury, MN
Tracy Miller, promoted: Manager of Strategy Development, County of Sarasota, FL
Pamela Antil, new gig: Assistant City Administrator, City of Santa Barbara, CA
Karen Brust, new gig: City Manager, City of Encinitas, CA
Carolyn Lehr, new gig: City Manager, Emeryville, CA
Jennifer Teal, promoted: Assistant City Manager, Gahanna, OH
Maria Hurtado, new gig: Assistant City Manager, Oxnard, CA
July 2015
Sharon Subandan, new gig: City Manager, Albany, GA
DECEMBER