Author: Tony Dodero

Finance’s Elsa Barajas receives the City Manager Leadership Award for the month of August

At the August Meet and Greet, Assistant City Manager Cecelia Gallardo-Daly teamed with Deputy City Manager Alma Reyes to present the Finance Department’s Permit Processing Specialist Elsa Barajas with the City Manager Leadership Award. “I truly appreciate Elsa’s positive attitude and communication style which allows her to provide exceptional customer Read More

CMTV’s Ron Dam takes the spotlight for June’s City Manager Leadership Award

City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison honored CMTV Multimedia Specialist and Videographer Ron Dam with the City Manager Leadership Award for the month of June. “Ron is an extraordinarily talented camera operator, editor and video producer,” Farrell Harrison said. “He and the CMTV team have successfully partnered on video projects Read More

Fairview Park steward Kelly Dalton is given the City Manager Leadership Award for April

Assistant City Manager Cecelia Gallardo-Daly and Deputy City Manager Alma Reyes combined to present the City Manager Leadership Award for April to Fairview Park Administrator Kelly Dalton. “Kelly’s combination of education and experience in environmental and regulatory compliance, ecology, and project management has been instrumental in managing the diverse resources Read More

Veteran Parks Leader Selected as new Parks & Community Services Department Director

Costa Mesa City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison announced that Brian Gruner, a 24-year veteran of municipal government, has been appointed as the new Director of Parks & Community Services. “After conducting a nationwide search, Brian quickly became our top candidate to lead our Parks & Community Services Department,” Farrell Read More