Nevada – Jackie Bryant, Reno’s city manager, has announced five appointments to her leadership team. Ashley Turney, previously an assistant city manager, becomes executive director of the Reno Redevelopment Agency. Chris Pingree, formerly the Development Services director, fills the assistant city manager position vacated by Turney. Angela Fuss moves from assistant director to director of Development Services. Finally, Khalil Wilson becomes Public Works director and Monica Kirch is the new Human Resources director. Both had been serving in those roles on an interim basis.
California – Tina Recalde has been named superintendent/president of the Palomar Community College District. Recalde had been serving as the interim leader of the North San Diego County district, which has nearly 30,000 students. She becomes the district’s 12th superintendent/president in its 80-year history.
North Carolina – Jason Casteen has been appointed chief of the Surf City Police Department by Town Manager Kyle Breuer. Casteen is a retired North Carolina State Highway Patrol first sergeant with 27 years of law enforcement experience. Most recently, he oversaw personnel across a 1,800-square-mile, multi-county region for the highway patrol.
North Carolina – Jackie Stepp was sworn in as Asheville’s police chief during a ceremony at City Hall. Stepp, who has been with the Asheville Police Department (APD) for 21 years, had served as interim chief for the past year. Stepp told those in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony that she intends to finish her career in Asheville.
Arizona – Holger Durre shifts from fire chief to deputy city manager for Prescott. He’s been fire chief for the past five years. In total, Durre has more than two decades of experience in the public sector. He has a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Indiana State University and is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Leading, Educating and Developing (LEAD) program. The city is currently crafting a transition plan for leadership of the fire department.
California – Michelle Poché Flaherty will serve as Auburn’s next city manager. Flaherty, who is currently assistant city manager for Redwood City, is set to start Jan. 4. For more than 20 years, she has worked for city, county and federal government agencies. Prior to Redwood City, Flaherty served as deputy city manager for Palo Alto.
Pennsylvania – Stephanie Stephens is the next superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park, Eisenhower National Historic Site and the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument. Stephens has been with the National Park Service for 37 years, holding a variety of leadership positions. She currently serves as the acting regional director for the Midwest Region of the National Park Service.
Nevada – Chad Oliver recently took the oath of office, becoming the new fire chief for North Las Vegas. He succeeds Joseph Calhoun, who recently became assistant city manager. Oliver is a Las Vegas Valley native who joined the North Las Vegas Fire Department in 2007, rising from firefighter/paramedic to captain, battalion chief, assistant fire chief and, most recently, deputy fire chief.
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