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Texas – The city of Amarillo confirmed Floyd Hartman as interim city manager following City Manager Andrew Freeman’s sudden departure from the role. Hartman has served the city for 20 years, including as assistant city manager since 2018. He will fulfill the

Connecticut – Mayor Roberto Alves has appointed Fernanda Carvalho as the city of Danbury’s acting director of health and human services. Carvalho currently serves as the city’s associate director of Community Health. She has been with Danbury since June 2018, originally joining as an epidemiologist.

Texas – Rodney Gonzales will serve as the city of San Marcos’ interim city manager, effective March 18. Gonzales will replace Assistant City Manager Chase Stapp while the city searches for a permanent replacement. He previously served as Austin’s assistant city manager,

California – The city of San Jose has appointed Mukesh Patel as director of aviation. Patel has held senior posts at international airports in Kansas City, Denver, San Antonio and Austin. He also held an executive position with Alaska Airlines. 

Wisconsin – Meagan Tuttle has been appointed director of the city of Madison’s planning division. Meagan currently serves as the director of planning for the city of Burlington, Vermont, where she has worked since 2015. She will officially take over the role Aug. 5. 

New Mexico – Lt. Gov. Howie Morales has been appointed to the executive committee of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. Morales will represent the West Region for the 2024-2025 term. 

Texas – The city of McKinney elected to hire Amy Kinkade as parks and recreation director. Kinkade previously served as Irving’s parks and recreation assistant director. She brings more than 25 years of municipal government experience to the position. She officially began

Texas – The city of Leander chose Todd Parton as city manager March 7. Parton currently serves as assistant city manager for the city of Lake Elsinore, California. He brings 19 years of city management experience, previously serving as city manager for

Washington, D.C. – Kelvin Moore, chief information security officer at the Small Business Administration (SBA) since May 2023, has been named acting deputy chief information officer at SBA. Moore has more than three decades of military and government industry experience. He previously served as

New Jersey – David M. Chun will be the chief information officer of Montclair State University. He will officially assume the role May 1, 2024. Chun most recently served as chief information officer and associate vice president at Sonoma State University.