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California – The Pacific Grove City Council has approved Matthew Mogensen as city manager. Mogensen is the current assistant city manager for Marina. He will take over his role May 6.

Oregon – Nina Vetter has been selected as city manager for Newport. Vetter previously served as city manager for Gresham and as the Pueblo West Metropolitan district manager in Colorado. She has also worked as senior budget analyst and strategic plan and performance administrator for

On April 24, the Houston City Council officially made Herbert Sims the permanent director of the Department of Neighborhoods (DON). Sims has served as interim director since February 2024. As DON director, Sims will oversee five divisions to help resolve neighborhood concerns

New Jersey – Jennifer Keyes-Maloney is executive director of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU). Keyes-Maloney joined the organization from the College of New Jersey, where she served as associate vice president for government and community relations. She began her role

Virginia – The King George County Board of Supervisors has appointed Matthew Smolnik as county administrator. Smolnik most recently served as director of economic development in New Kent. He will take over the role from Chris Miller.

Illinois – Lisa Coleman, Ph.D., will be the next president of Adler University. Dr. Coleman currently serves as senior vice president for global inclusion and strategic innovation at New York University. She will begin her tenure Sept. 1.

Texas – Lesley Frohberg-Nyp will step in as interim director of development services for the city of Addison. Frohberg-Nyp has been working with the city as planning & development manager since 2022. Prior to that, she was the senior planner for Mesquite. Frohberg-Nyp will replace

Colorado – The University of Colorado hired Justin Schwartz, Ph.D., as chancellor of the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Schwartz currently serves as executive vice president and provost at Pennsylvania State University. Prior to Pennsylvania, he held leadership positions at Florida State University and

Connecticut – New Haven’s mayor Dorinda Borer has appointed Michael Gormany as the city’s new finance director. Since 2004, Gormany has served the city of New Haven in various financial roles, including accounts payable auditor, policy analyst and controller. In his most recent role, since

New York – Sean Mahar has been named interim commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Mahar, who had been the department’s executive deputy commissioner, took over from Basil Seggos, who announced his retirement in February. Mahar has worked in several positions at the DEC, including