CCMF strives to encourage and support excellence in city management. The following individuals demonstrate the characteristics of top-notch civic leaders.
What inspired you to enter city management? After being laid off from the bank where I had worked for several years, I entered college with the goal of returning to [...]
What inspired you to enter city management? How did you become a city manager? My trajectory was atypical and non-traditional. While my education and subsequent training was focused on public [...]
Get to know Eric Figueroa, CCMF Board Member and City of Martinez City Manager.
The first brother-sister city manager pair in California history, Aram and Arminé Chaparyan are first-generation immigrants on a shared path to serve the public and give back.
Get to know Aaron Adams: CCMF Board Member and City Manager of Temecula.
Get to know Paul Arevalo, CCMF Board Member and City Manager of West Hollywood.
Learn more about Robert Gamble, CCMF Secretary/Treasurer and Managing Director at Public Financial Management (PFM).
Learn more about Burbank City Manager and CCMF Vice President Justin Hess.
Learn more about Santa Clarita City Manager and CCMF President Ken Striplin.
CCMF caught up with Troy Brown on his vision for his new role as ICMA president-elect.
"I am a third-generation City Manager: my father served as City Manager in a number of cities in California and my grandfather was the City Manager of Richmond, Virginia."
"Maintaining the City’s fiscal health is the key to providing services that impact citizens’ daily lives the most."
"Growing up, I always had an interest in government and public service. I truly value the ability to have a positive impact on someone."