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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. 

Arizona – The Peoria City Council selected John Tatz to serve as the city’s municipal court presiding judge. Tatz has served as the city of Mesa presiding judge since 2020. He brings 16 years of experience as a sole practitioner in Peoria, Phoenix and Glendale. 

Wyoming – Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed Liz Gagen director of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS). Gagen’s first day will be March 18. Gagen replaces Robin Cooley. Gagen has served as deputy director of DWS since 2020. She previously spent more than 16

California – Redwood City has named Amanda Anthony as economic development manager. Anthony brings 20 years of experience in policy, entrepreneurship and economic and workforce development to the role. She is tasked with driving the city’s economic growth and resilience. She began her tenure March