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TRACKDOWN MANAGEMENT

"Providing thread to help stitch together the fabric of the City Management Community"

October, 2016 Special Page | 1 Volume No. 10: Issue No. 19

Pismo Beach City Manager James R. Lewis and

Chief of Police Jake Miller at the 2016 Annual Pismo

Beach Clam Festival. Jim and the Chief participated

as judges for the competition to discover “Pismo’s

Best” Clam Chowder. The Chief is a 20-year veteran

of the Pismo Beach department. He was appointed

Chief In 2014 following former Chief Jeff Norton’s

retirement. Jim has served as City Manager since

2013. He is a past President of MMASC, and is the

2015-2016 Vice President of the City Managers

Department of the League of California Cities.

Part I of a List of League of California Cities

Central Valley Division Cities

This issue of the City Manager Newsletter by

Trackdown presents a list of the first third of the

cities listed in the Central Valley Division of the

League of California Cities. Cities included in this

listing include: Angels Camp; Atwater; Ceres;

Chowchilla; Dos Palos; Escalon; Gustine;

Hughson; and Lathrop. That is nine different

cities, but we have included multiple managers

where the information was readily available.

We apologize for being behind schedule with our

newsletter distribution for October and into November. On

the domestic front we have completely remodeled our

kitchen, which means many visits by various craftsmen of

various disciplines. The project is nearing completion. More

troublesome has been the change in computer

equipment. Moving files and learning a new operating

system is time consuming, and when you recognize my

technology handicap you can see our problem. We lost

our email system, but Tripepi Smith & Associates has

provided a temporary fix. ---Jack A. Simpson

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We apologize for being behind schedule with our newsletter

distribution for October and into November. On the domestic

front we have completely remodeled our kitchen, which

means many visits by various craftsmen of various disciplines.

The project is nearing completion. More troublesome has

been the change in computer equipment. Moving files and

learning a new operating system is time consuming, and when

you recognize my technology handicap you can see our

problem. We lost our email system, but Tripepi Smith &

Associates has provided a temporary fix. ---Jack A. Simpson

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City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management October, 2016 Special

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.



This list has been compiled by an initial review of

the ICMA Who’s Who Directory and then a look

at the internet. Google strikes again. Even then

there are some out there who do a good job of

eluding the listing of career profile information.

We hope you enjoy reading the product we

present here.

Angels Camp City Administrator Michael

McHatten served as the Director of Parks and

Community Services for two years prior to a

promotion to Administrative Services in Madera

where he worked from 2007 and 2011. At the

age of 48, he was appointed to his current

position in 2011 to replace City Administrator

Dave Richards, who left the City in May, 2011

when his employment agreement was not

renewed. Mike took over the post from Interim

City Manager Mary Kelly, the Angels Camp City

Clerk-Treasurer. Mike is a native of Sanger and is

a graduate of California State University, Fresno.

He started his work career in the landscape

construction industry when he was in the 8th

grade. He built a company in Northern

California before he went to work for the Clovis

Unified School District. His work with the school

district lead to a position with the City of Fresno

prior to his service in Madera.

Good pictures can be used over. Here is a picture of

retired Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Pulskamp, the

CCMF Executive Director, and CCMF Board Member

Mark Risco, the President & CEO of Willdan Financial &

Economic Consulting Services. Ken may be reached at

email address: [email protected]

www.keenan.com

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.

Corporate Office Telephone No. 310-212-3344

KeenanDirect knows about affordable health insurance

plans. Keenan associates are certified insurance agents

who understand health insurance coverage options for

individuals, families and small businesses. KeenanDirect

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Mark Risco, President & CEO

Robert "Chris" Fisher, Financial Consulting Vice President

Anne Pelej, Arbitrage Rebate

Gladys Medina, Assessment and CFD Districts

Willdan Financial & Economic Consulting Services

can enhance city efficiency, effectiveness, and

credibility by helping to generate revenue and

optimize its administration. 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.

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Former City Manager Larry J. Kosmont

Kosmont Companies is a nationally recognized real

estate, financial advisory and economic development

services firm. Larry was featured in a Bond Buyer article

regarding the subject of redevelopment dissolution and

bond disputes associated with the wind-down.

Mailing Address: 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd., #382,

Manhattan Beach, California 90266

Telephone: 424-456-3088 Fax 424-456-3087

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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.

The firm represents about 50-cities, and has become

a key player in legislation about city government.

Joe Gonsalves said, "Lobbyist are like parachutes;

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

had better work."

Call Joe A. Gonsalves & Son at: 916-441-0597

“It's not how you start the season;

it's how you finish. If you wind up

helping the team make the

playoffs, that's what you play for.

You don't play to put up your

numbers, but to try to get a

chance to make it to the World

Series.” --Albert Pujols



Angels Camp City Administrator David Richards

started in the City as Interim City Administrator in

May, 2010. He previously served as the City

Administrator in Hoonah, Alaska. He suffered a

stroke and was unable to work until January.

The City decided to not extend his employment

agreement. Prior to his first Alaska assignment,

Dave served as the Town Manager in Pahrump,

Nevada. Dave is currently listed as the City

Manager in Fort Yukon, Alaska.

Tim Shearer served as the Angels Camp City

Administrator for more than 12-years. He left full-

time work with the City in August, 2009. Tim was

a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, and was

called to active duty in Iraq. He left in late 2009

for training in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He

returned to the City in December, 2010, six

months after his employment agreement

expired, and he was unable to reach another

agreement with the City.

Atwater City Manager Frank Pietro will retire on

December 31, 2016. Frank, a native of Atwater,

rose through the ranks of the Atwater Police

Department starting in 1978 as a reserve officer

to become Chief of Police in 2011, after more

than 30-years in the department. Joe was

appointed Interim City Manager in 2012, and

served in both capacities for nearly 3-years.

Casey Simpson, Jack Sugar, Susan Simpson and

Samantha Simpson. This is “Trackdown Susan” and her

children. By day Susan works for In-N-Out Burger in Irvine.


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Central Valley Division

Ceres City Manager Toby

Eugene Wells was appointed to

his current position in April, 2014

taking the place of Interim City

Manager Art de Werk, the local

Chief of Police. The Chief has

been the Interim City Manager since City

Manager Brad Kilger left in December, 2010 to

become the City Manager in Benicia. Toby

served as the Ceres Deputy City Manager and

City Engineer and Public Works Director prior to

his appointment to City Manager. He began his

career in 1992 as an Engineer with the Fresno

Metropolitan Flood Control District. He went to

work for the City of Turlock in 1998 as an

Associate Civil Engineer. Toby joined the

Livermore staff as a Senior Civil Engineer in July,

2000. Between 2005 and 2011 toby worked

assignments in the private sector, including a

stint as an Executive Director of a Homeowner’s

Association. Toby was hired by Ceres in August,

2011. He earned an AA in civil engineering from

Modesto Junior College and a BS in civil

engineering from California State University,

Fresno. Toby lists golf and snow skiing among his

interests.

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Retired Arcadia City Manager William "Bill" Kelly is

the Founder and President of

Kelly Associates Management Group 1440 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 900

Fullerton, California 91835

KAMG's staff are all successful former local

government management professionals with proven

track records. Call telephone No. 714-449-8432


Telephone No. 909-861-4335.

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. Currently 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,

Property Tax, Economic Development and a

Medical Marijuana Consulting Service too.

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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

Ralph Holmes, Eric McKean, Roberto Ruiz and

James Cervantes.

Archive picture: William Pendleton, a former Bellflower

Mayor; Fran Leach & her husband Bruce Leach; and Mary

Soto. Bruce and Mary worked together in Bellflower.

Bruce later retired from the City of Santa Monica Planning

Department.

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Trackdown Posse Roster:

Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager Howard Chambers, Lakewood 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, City Manager In Transition

Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager Andy Takata, Retired City Manager

Marcia Raines, Millbrae Anthony R. Ybarra, Retired City Manager en 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 Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President Troy Butzlaff, City Manager, Azusa Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director

Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager Gary Milliman, Brookings, Oregon

Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona Robert Dickey, Former CM & retired DPW, South Gate

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

Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired City Manager

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

Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son 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

John F. Shirey, Sacramento City Manager Glenn Southard, Retired City Manager, Indio & Claremont

Paul Philips, City Manager, City of Industry Ray B. Taylor, City Manager, Westlake Village

Chris Freeland, City Manager, West Covina Lee C. McDougal, Retired City Manager

Douglas N. La Belle, Retired City Manager Ramon Silver, Retired City Manager

Susan Simpson, In-N-Out Burger Kellee Simpson Hearther, Honolulu, Hawaii

William A. Crowe, retired as

the Assistant City Manager in

El Segundo. Bill served as City

Manager in Rosemead

between 2002 and 2006. Prior

to Rosemead Bill served as a

Deputy to former L. A. County

Supervisor Pete Schabarum,

and held positions with the

City of Paramount, where he

rose to the position of Assistant City Manager. Bill

earned a BS and MPA from the University of Southern

California (USC). He currently serves on the Planning

Commission in the City of Huntington Beach where

he lives.



Charles Brian Haddix, who goes by the first

name Brian, is the City Administrator in the City

of Chowchilla. He was appointed to the post in

May, 2015 and took over from Interim City

Manager Carolyn Lehr. Carolyn’s tenure began

following the resignation of City Administrator

Mark Lewis. Between 1999 and 2004 Brian served

as an Undersecretary in the California

Environmental Protection Agency. His ICMA

Who’s Who listing presents overlapping position

dates. It indicates that between 2001 and 2009

he was the Chief Administrative Officer in Butte

County. It further lists service as the County

Administrative Officer in Tulare County between

2004 and 2007. Brian served as the Sanger City

Manager from 2010 until 2015, the year he was

appointed City Administrator in Chowchilla. (We

listed the positions with the thought that only the

dates are in error.) Brian earned a BA from the

University of California, Santa Barbara; a Masters

from California State University, Fresno; and a

Law Degree from San Joaquin College of Law in

Fresno.

“Never let the fear of striking out get

in your way.”

--George Herman “Babe” Ruth










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Call telephone No. 530-432-7357 or 213-542-5700.

Don Paschal; Executive Vice President Mitch Barker and

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PARS provides retirement services designed

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aiming to provide superior employee benefits while

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“There may be people that have

more talent than you, but there is no

excuse for anyone to work harder

than you do.” – Derek Jeter



According to Wikipedia, Dos Palos, California,

located in Merced County, was formerly known

as “Colony Center.” The city incorporated in

1935. Originally part of Fresno County, the

current community of about 5,000 people and

the area surrounding Dos Palos was transferred

to Merced County. Darrell Fonseca is the only

Dos Palos City Manager we could find listed

anywhere. After serving as City Manager for 16-

years he was dismissed in September, 2006,

when he refused to fire the Chief of Police, but

he apparently survived that action because he

is described as the City Manager in much later

writings, including a LAFCO municipal service

review document dated March 25, 2010. Darrell

continues to be listed as City Manager on the

Dos Palos Facebook page.

SouthWest Water Company

serving Dos Palos

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Jim Barisic, Brett Whitehead, Mark Whitehead and

David Barisic of Brandywine Homes.

Former 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, and Whittier. Call Brandywine at 949-296-2400

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Greg M. Applegate began his public service

career in 1980 as a Recreation Supervisor for the

City of Merced. He left that position in 1984 to

become the Assistant Director of Parks &

Recreation in Dos Palos. In 1985 Greg was

appointed City Manager in Dos Palos, and he

served in that post until 1989 when he was hired

to be the City Administrator in the City of Sonora.

Greg worked in Sonora for the next 21-years,

leaving there in 2010. Greg earned an AA from

American River College, a BA from California

State University, Sacramento. (We found a 2010

newspaper article that reports: Greg Applegate

served as the Dos Palos City Manager at the

age of 27.)

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enforcement officer out

writing parking citations to

local residents on “Street

Sweeper Day” in Cerritos.

Following the resignation of City Manager John

Abrew, Escalon Director of Finance Tammy

Alcantor was appointed Interim City Manager in

June, 2013. Tammy joined the Escalon city staff

in 2004 as an Account Clerk II in the City’s

Finance Department. In 2005 she was promoted

to Account Technician, and in 2007 Tammy was

elevated to the Assistant Finance Director

position. She was promoted the Director of

Finance in 2009. When appointed to her current

position, she said that former Escalon City

Manager Henry Hesling agreed to be available

to her in an advisory capacity. She continues to

serve the City of Escalon as the Interim City

Manager. Tammy was born in October, 1967.

Gustine City Manager Sean Scully served as the

Assistant City Manager when City Manager

Greg Greeson retired in December, 2014. Sean

worked in the Gustine Planning Department

prior to that, and he previously worked in the

Planning Department in Turlock before joining

the Gustine staff.

“Associate with those who help you believe

in yourself.”

--Brooks Robinson

2016 End of Summer/Proof of Life Lunch at Tap's Fish House & Brewery in Brea. Left to right are: Tom

Robinson, Steve Harding, Ray “Razor” Harris, Luci Romero Serlet, Ernie Garcia, Lloyd de Lamas, Sam

Olivito, Gregory “Dune Man” Korduner, Ray Silver, Don Vestal, Denise Ovrom, Bill Crowe, Gary Chicots,

Don Wagner and Jim Barisic. Others in attendance not pictured include Terry Belanger and Jack Simpson.

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Telephone No. 213-744-0437

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founded in 1993, is a

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consulting/financial

advisory firm that provides services to State

and local governments and not-for-profit

corporations in the areas of

municipal finance. Veteran

investment banker and municipal

finance consultant Manny De Dios

has joined Wolf & Company Inc.

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Newcomb Williams

Financial Group (NWFG)

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investment banking firm

providing underwriting

and financial advisory

services to public agencies, and non-profit

corporations. Pam Newcomb, Janees Williams and

William D'Allaird are among the firm's professionals.

Please call them at: 760-860-0222

Please Visit EKA at www.ekapr.com

or call at 213-741-1500.

Englander Knabe & Allen is the fastest growing

public affairs firm in Southern California. EKA’s

partners Harvey Englander, Matt Knabe,

Marcus Allen, Eric Rose and Jeff McConnell provide

strategic counsel. They are expert in local

government issues, from land use to public safety,

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Lakeport City Manager Margaret Silveira served

as the Gustine City Manager between

November, 2007 and March, 2010. Margaret

then moved to Lakeport in Lake County,

California. She earned a BA from Chapman

University and completed a special Certificate

Program in Strategic Management of Public

Organizations from the University of California,

Berkeley’s Goldman School.

Raul L. Mendez worked as an Executive Assistant

to the City Manager in San Jose between July,

1996 and June, 1998. He then worked as the San

Jose Policy and Legislative Manager until

February, 2001. In March, 2001 Raul took a

Senior Management Consultant post with

Stanislaus County where he served for a little

more than 12-years. In June, 2013 Raul was

appointed City Manager in the City of Hughson.

He earned a BS from California State University,

Stanislaus, and a Master degree in Public Policy

from the University of Michigan.

Fran Mancia and Brenda Narayan at the Annual League of

California Cities Conference in Long Beach.

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information services to protect public

agency revenues. Doug Jensen, Senior Vice

President, Client Services, is the West contact at 559-271-

6800. Fran Mancia, Vice President, Government Relations

can be reached at 559-288-7296. Fran serves on the

CCMF Board of Trustees.

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Hiram “Jazz” Johnson of

the vocal group KULAYD

in Africa where the

Indian Ocean meets the

Atlantic Ocean. KULAYD

was a staple at a

number of past

“contract cities” annual

conferences. KULAYD

includes: Jazz; Tracy

Bunn, Tony Odell Rogers

and Andy Nemchek.



In May of this year Hughson City Manager Raul

Mendez announced the appointment of

Susana Diaz to the city staff. Susana fills the

position of Management Analyst/Deputy City

Clerk. She joined the staff on June 1st. She

previously worked in the Modesto Public Works

Department for about 15-years. Susana

graduated from Johansen High School and

attended undergraduate classes at San Jose

State University.

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at the Walk to End Alzheimer's at

the Orange County Great Park in

September, 2016.

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Tripepi Smith & Associates fields a professional team

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technology and public affairs. The firm also offers

workshops in communications training. Contact

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HR Green combines engineering and technical

services with business and management expertise

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Shannon Esenwein is the current Finance

Director for the City of Hughson. She previously

served as a Deputy Auditor Controller III for San

Joaquin County Auditor Controller’s Office for

about 10-years between 2001 and 2015 when

she joined the Hughson staff in April, 2015. Prior

to San Joaquin County, Shannon work as an

auditor in the private sector. She earned an AA

degree from San Joaquin Delta College, and a

BS in business administration with a

concentration in accounting from California

Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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Offices in Los Angeles, Orange County,

San Francisco and Temecula.

RW&G is committed to excellence in the legal

profession. Roxanne Diaz, Steven L. Dorsey, Kevin

Ennis, Gregory W. Stepanicich and Craig Steel are

among the City Attorneys on the RW&G staff.

Roxanne is City Attorney in Hidden Hills and Indio.

Steve is currently the City Attorney in Buena Park,

Norwalk and San Marino. Kevin is City Attorney in

Artesia, Calimesa, and Moorpark. Greg is City

Attorney for Fairfield, Mill Valley and the Town of

Ross, and serves on the CCMF Board of Trustees.

Craig is the City Attorney in Highland, Monrovia and

Seal Beach. Call telephone No. 213-626-8484.

Jack A. Simpson

Bellflower

City Administrator

circa 1980-1981

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By The Numbers

Percent of change from one year ago.

CALIFORNIA DATA

Ports (May): Containers*

Imported ↑ 6.34%

Exported ↑ 4.45%

Airport Traffic (April) Passengers

Domestic ↑ 4.12%

International ↑ 7.89%

Unemployment Rate: April 2016 5.3% April 2015 6.5%

Bryan M. Whitemyer began his public

management career in 2001 as a Code

Enforcement/Assistant Planner in the City of

Ceres. In 2002 Bryan became a Management

Analyst in the City of Modesto. In August, 2007

Bryan was selected to serve as the Patterson

Assistant City Manager. He moved from there in

November, 2010 when he was appointed City

Manager in the City of Hughson. Bryan worked

in the Hughson community for a little more than

two-years when he went to work for the

Oakdale as City Manager, where he continues

to serve. Bryan earned a BA from Brigham

Young University and an MPA from California

State University, Stanislaus

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transportation,

water, site development and energy. Founded in

1946, Psomas is a full-service consulting firm with

offices in California, Arizona and Utah. Pictured here

is Anne Samuelson Williams of Psomas.

Please call telephone No. 213-223-1400

Anne Samuelson Williams

joined the Psomas

Entitlements Team in 2013.

Previously she was the Vice

President of Legislative &

Legal Affairs for the Central

City Association of Los

Angeles. She holds JD and

MBA degrees from USC and a

BA from Claremont McKenna

College.

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

with Norton Rose as Norton Rose Fulbright. It is a full-

service legal firm with experts in banking and

finance, public finance and environmental service.

Daniel Kim and Donald L. Hunt are

among those available in the firm's

Los Angeles office. Both are

Partners, and Don is the head of the

Los Angeles Public Law and

Administration Group. Don earned his J.D. at the

University of Chicago Law School, and Danny

earned his J. D. at McGeorge School of Law at the

University of the Pacific

Call them at 213-892-9200.



Manteca Senior Planner Erika Durrer previously

worked for Hughson as a Planning Assistant

between August, 2004 and August, 2005. She

also worked for Oakdale as an Assistant Planner

before she joined the Manteca staff in

September, 2006. Erika earned a BA from the

University of California, Santa Barbara.

While reading about Hughson a few other

names fell out of the pages. Joseph E. Donabed,

according to the Transparent California web

page, retired from Hughson in 2010 after a little

more than 39-years of PERS service. His service in

Hughson was interrupted by a City Council

enforced Administrative Leave, and then he

was reinstated as City Manager in 2009. After an

investigation, the Stanislaus County Grand Jury

found no wrong doing by the City Manager and

staff. Previous to working in Hughson, Joe served

as the Assistant City Manager in Tulare starting in

April, 1985. Between 1999 and 2002 Joe served

as the City Manager of Rio Vista, California.

Lathrop, California is a San Joaquin County city

of a little more than 18,000 people, according to

the 2010 census. When former City Manager

Cary Keaten resigned to accept the General

Manager position in the Solano Irrigation District

in Vacaville, Deputy City Manager Stephen

Salvatore was appointed Interim City Manager.

Steve was then elevated to City Manager in

September, 2012. Previously Steve served in

Public Works. He was appointed Director of

Public Works effective January 1, 2008. Prior to

joining the Lathrop city staff Steve was a

Regional Director for a residential land

development company in the private sector.

We apologize to the many worthy people we

missed in this list. We salute you all. We look

forward to receiving your feedback. **


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2016 CCMF New & Future City

Managers Seminar Attendees:

Nils Bentsen – City Manager, City of Hesperia;

Crystal Bothelio – Assistant to the City Manager/City

Clerk, City of Saratoga;

Maria De Leon – Director – Recreation, City of Gilroy;

Dylan Feik – City Manager, City of Calistoga;

Jesus Gomez – City Manager, City of El Monte;

Kevin Ingram – Director – Community Development,

City of Lakeport;

Heather Ippoliti – Assistant City Manager, City of

Healdsburg;

Maria Kachadoorian – Deputy City Manager, City of

Chula Vista;

Kerry Kallman – City Manager, City of Hidden Hills;

Teri Killgore – Assistant City Manager, City of Vallejo;

Laurie Murray – City Manager, City of La Palma;

Carmen Nichols – Deputy City Manager, City of Port

Hueneme;

Micah Runner – Director, Economic Development

Department, City of Stockton;

Reina Schwartz – Assistant City Manager, City of San

Pablo;

Luke Serpa – Director – Public Utilities; Interim City

Manager, City of Clovis;

Heather Stratman – CEO, Association of CA Cities –

OC;

Tina White – City Manager, City of Poway;

Daniel Wilkins – Public Works Director/Town

Engineer, Town of Truckee;

David Wilson – Director of Finance &

Technology/Deputy City Manager, City of West

Hollywood;

Scott Wolfe – Director – Planning, City of Westlake

Village;

Valerie Escalante – Assistant to the City Manager,

City of Glendora;

Greg Grammer – Assistant City Manager, City of

Rolling Hills Estates;

Rhonda McKinnon – Interim Human Resources

Manager, City of Santa Rosa.

Picture taken in the 1970s of

former Assembly Member

Joe A. Gonsalves, who later

founded the Joe A. Gonsalves &

Son lobbying firm; Jack A.

Simpson; and State Treasurer

and former Speaker of the

Assembly Jesse Unruh chatting

at a city event.

About Jack of Trackdown

Jack A. Simpson is a native of Long Beach, California.

He worked in city government for more than 30 years.

He served as a City Manager or City Administrator for

a combined period of 25 years in the Cities of

Hawaiian Gardens, Paramount and Bellflower. He

also served in Interim Department Head capacities

for the City of La Puente. Prior to that, he held staff

positions in the Cities of Paramount, Artesia and

Cerritos.

Following his work in city government, Jack did some

finance consulting with John Bolan and Structured

Finance Corporation of America. Jack also worked

for Consolidated Disposal Services as part of a team

pursuing the establishment of a Southern California

Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).

He then worked for more than 10 years as the chief

marketing official for Willdan, a major California

public agency consulting firm dealing primarily with

local government services. He left that position in

February, 2007.

Jack has received numerous awards throughout his

career. He was the recipient of the 2006 Private

Sector “Outstanding Service to the Profession”

Award, presented by the California City

Management Foundation (CCMF). He also received

the El Gran Matador award presented by the

California Contract Cities’ Association as the

organization most prestigious award.

In addition, Jack has served on many boards during

his career in local government. He was a founding

member of the California Redevelopment

Association (CRA). He served as a member of the

Board of Trustees of the California City Management

Foundation (CCMF), and on the Board of Directors of

Cal-ICMA. He also served as a member of the

Department of Criminal Justice Adjunct Board of

Directors at California State University, Los Angeles.

Jack also served as the Chairman of the Southeast

Los Angeles County City Managers Group (SELAC),

which is currently the Gateway Cities City Manager

Group.

Jack earned his BA and MS degrees in Political

Science with a concentration in Public Administration

from California State University, Long Beach. He

enjoys the outdoors, reading, spending time with his

wife Susan, and their children and grandchildren.










Picking Up the Pieces: Dana Point City

Manager Doug Chotkevys, 57,

announced his resignation effective

November 1 after 15-years in office.

Doug is a past President of the

Orange County City Managers Association. Doug

served as the Assistant City Manager in Whittier from

1991 until January 2002 when he was appointed City

Manager in Dana Point. Doug is a Servite High School

graduate, and earned a BBA from the University of

Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, and an

MBA from Loyola Marymount University. Assistant City

Manager Mike Killebrew will serve as the Acting City

Manager. Oxnard Assistant City Manager Maria

Hurtado has resigned after less than 2-years to

accept the appointment to Assistant City Manager

in Hayward. Prior to joining the Oxnard staff Maria

had served as the Assistant City Manager in Tracy.

She served 7-months in 2007 as the Interim City

Manager in Tracy. Maria began her city government

career in parks & recreation, serving as the Assistant

Director of Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood

Services in Watsonville starting in 2002. San Leandro

City Manager Chris Zapata appointed Jeff Tudor to

the City’s Chief of Police position, and Jeff Kay as the

Assistant City Manager. The new Chief has 20-years

of experience with the San Leandro Police

Department, most recently serving as a Captain. Jeff

is the City’s former Business Development Manager.

Trackdown congratulations to Association of

California Cities, Orange County CEO Heather Dion

Stratman for being acknowledge and honored as a

Business Leader by the California Women’s

Leadership Associaton. Heather has been

recognized by CWLA as one of the 2017 Women to

Watch. Escondido City Manager Graham Mitchell,

47, has resigned effective December 31, 2016 after

serving one year on the job. Graham indicates that

he wants to explore other professional opportunities.

He served as the City Manager in Lemon Grove for a

dozen years before joining the Escondido city staff as

the Assistant City Manager. When Escondido City

Manager Clay Phillips retired Graham was promoted

to the City Manager post. Graham previously served

as the City Manager in Farmersville, California

between 2000 and 2003. He began his public service

career in positions in the Cities of Monterey Park and

Moorpark. Matt Rinehart of the Office of Graduate

Admission at the University of La Verne reached out

to the City Manager Newsletter by Trackdown, and

for that we are grateful. We would be Honored if the

University decides to join the newsletter

Sponsors/Advertisers. The University of La Verne,

founded in 1891, is a private not-for-profit university

located in La Verne, California. Former MLB pitcher

Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County has

land that they farm with volunteers to help feed the

homeless and needy.

Dan Quisenberry is one of the many notable alumni.

Irvine Assistant to the City Manager Michelle

Grettenberg served as a Policy Advisor for the

Orange County Board of Supervisors, 2nd District, from

2000 to 2006 when she joined the Irvine city staff as a

Management Analyst. Michelle earned an MPA from

California State University, Fullerton. Clovis City

Manager Robert Woolley, 63, will retire December,

2016. He has worked for the City of Clovis for the past

30-years. He waill be replaced form Interim City

Manager Luke Serpa, the City’s Public Utilities

Director. Before joining the Clovis staff Bob worked for

the County of Fresno for 10 years. He then became

the City of Clovis Deputy Finance Director for 14-

years and then Finance Director for 10-years before

being elevated to City Manager when City Manager

Kathy Millison left to be the Santa Rosa City

Manager. Nancy K. Red is a former City Administrator

in Chowchilla. She started in Chowchilla as the Parks

and Recreation Director in 1977.

Jerry Simpson,

retired from the

Cerritos city staff, is

shown here with his

youngest son Ethan

Simpson, and his

wife Gail (Ethan’s

mother) on the

football field at

Texas A&M

University, where

Ethan attends a

graduate program.










More Pieces Picked Up: Clovis City

Manager Robert Woolley, 63, will retire

December, 2016. He has worked for the

City of Clovis for the past 30-years. He

waill be replaced form Interim City Manager Luke

Serpa, the City’s Public Utilities Director. Before joining

the Clovis staff, Bob worked for the County of Fresno

for 10 years. He then became the City of Clovis

Deputy Finance Director for 14-years and then

Finance Director for 10-years before being elevated

to City Manager when City Manager Kathy Millison

left to be the Santa Rosa City Manager. Walnut

Creek City Manager Ken Nordhoff plans to leave his

city position on January 2, 2017 to join HdL

Companies as a Principal. Ken previously worked in

the City of San Rafael, joining the city in November,

1996 as the Administrative Services Director and then

as Assistant City Manager in 1998. He was appointed

to the San Rafael City Manager position in

December, 2005, and he joined Walnut Creek as City

Manager in 2010. Ken earned a BS from California

Polytechnic University, Pomona. Former City

Manager James Rez, who spent about five years

serving as the Glendale City Manager has died from

pneumonia on October 14 in Glendale. He was 91.

Jim joined the Navy’s V-12 college training program,

spending 2-years at Occidental College and then

Officer Candidate School at Notre Dame. After tours

of duty with the Navy in Europe and in the Pacific, Jim

returned to graduate school at Occidental College.

During his graduate studies he took an Internship with

the City of Glendale in the Personnel Department. He

served as the Assistant Personnel Director in Glendale

from 1953-1959. He later served in the Personnel

Departments in Santa Ana and with the Newport

Mesa Unified School District. He returned to Glendale

in 1967 as the Personnel Director, and in 1974 he was

named Assistant City Manager to City Manager

Hugh McKinley. Jim became the Glendale City

Manager in 1983 and retired in 1988. Spotted in the

band at a Cerritos College Friday night concert this

past month was Lakewood Public Works Director Lisa

Rapp, a USC alumnus. Also in the same band was

Ken Rukavina, Director of Public Works and City

Engineer in Palos Verdes Estates. Villa Park City

Manager Jarad Hildenbrand, 33, of Lakewood, has

been selected to serve as the new City Manager in

the City of La Habra Heights. Jarad replaces Interim

City Manager Tom Robinson, a retired La Mirada City

Manager, who filled in following the June resignation

of City Manager Shauna Clark. Jarad has

been the Villa Park City Manager since

2012. Mendota City Manager Vince

DiMaggio was offered the Selma City

Manager position, so the Mendota City

Council offered him added benefits to continue

serving in Mendota. He will get a $40,000 home loan

for a house in nearby Clovis, and a raise that will pay

his PERS pension contribution. Prior to Vince joining

Mendota the City Manager post had

a revolving door. Vince has been in

Mendota for about two years. Santa

Paula City Manager Jaime M. Fontes, 59, will be

leaving his position early next year when his

employment agreement expires. Jaime, Santa

Paula’s first Latino City Manager, has worked for

Santa Paula for about 7-years. He is only the fourth

City Manager in the City’s 107-year history under the

Council/Manager former adopted in 1990. Jaime

replaced City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz, who

became the City Manager in Evanston, Illinois. Cliff

Finley served as the Interim City Manager. Jaime is a

former City Manager in Nogales, Arizona starting in

April 2008 through February, 2010. Former State

Senator Ronald Calderon, 59, of Montebello was

sentenced to 42-months in prison after he pleaded

guilty in a Federal corruption case. Ron served in the

State Senate for 8-years ending in 2014. He accepted

large sums of money for bribes from undercover FBI

agents and a hospital executive in return for official

favors. U. S. District Judge Christina Snyder, who

issued the sentence, said that a significant prison

sentence is needed to punish the former Senator,

and to send a message to other officials that

corruption will not be tolerated. El Cajon Assistant to

the City Manager Brett T. Channing was in the

Member Spotlight on the ICMA web page during the

month of October. Brett points to growing up in a

family where his Dad is a City Manager. Brett’s father

Bruce Channing is the City Manager in Laguna Hills

and a past President of the City Managers

Department of the League of California Cities.

Cudahy City Manager Jose Pulido, Santa Clarita City

Manager Ken Striplin, Lawndale City Manager Steve

Mandoki, and Malibu City Manager Reva Feldman

have all been elected to the Los Angeles County

Liability Trust Fund Oversight Committee. Members of

the Committee consider settlement proposals and

recommend actions by the County Counsel relating

to claims against the county. Redding Assistant City

Manager/Director of Redding Electric Barry Tippin

earned a BS in civil engineering from California State

University, Chico. Mark Melville served as the City

Manager of Gustine between 1991 and 1999. Mark

also served as the Chief of Police in Gustine from 1988

to 1999. He later served on the Gustine City Council

from 2002 and 2006. According to the Merced Sun-

Star, Mark, at one time served as Gustine’s and the

City of Livingston’s City Manager and Gustine’s

Police Chief.

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