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Houston Public Works Director Carol Haddock submitted her resignation to Mayor John Whitmire on April 24 during that evening’s City Council meeting. Haddock has served as the city’s director of public works since July 2017. The role was the latest in a

VIA Metropolitan Transit, the regional multimodal transportation agency serving San Antonio and its surrounding areas, has hired new executive leaders to better tackle upcoming projects. The agency has recently hired three leaders to promote innovation, optimize efficiency and drive impactful projects forward.

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