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Oklahoma – The Miami City Council recently announced the nomination of Tyler Cline as city manager. Cline began working for the city in 2011 and recently served as the director of public utilities.
West Virginia – The Follansbee City Council accepted Mayor David Velegol Jr.’s nomination of Chris Manack-Stover for city manager. Manack-Stover has been employed as a human resource manager at Weirton Medical Center.
Texas – The DeSoto City Council chose Majed Al-Ghafry to serve as city manager. Majed is an executive engineer and educator who has spent over 35 years as a leader in the public and private sectors.
Profiles in Power highlights public officials nationwide. This week’s profile is Jamie Torres-Springer, president of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority Construction & Development.
Mississippi – The Jackson City Council has approved Jhai Keeton as director of the Planning and Development Department. Keeton previously served as deputy director of economic development for Jackson from 2020 to 2022. He most recently worked as a project manager for the Mississippi Development
Colorado – The town of Morrison has selected Mallory Nassau as town manager. Nassau most recently served as county administrator for Grand County. She will assume her duties July 1.
California – The Bureau of Reclamation has hired Lanie Paquin as deputy regional director for technical services for the California-Great Basin Region. Paquin joined Reclamation in 2002 as a student in the Federal Career Internship program. She was later promoted to regional Geographic Information System