Made up of city managers from across the state, the City Managers Department: 

• Promotes the purposes and goals established in the League of California Cities Constitution and Bylaws. 
• Serves as a technical and advisory Department to Cal Cities. 
• Strives for the continued acceptance and advancement of city management through professional accomplishment and ethical standards as embodied in the International City/ Management Association Code of Ethics. 
• Seeks the personal development and enrichment of its members through the promotion and conduct of conferences, seminars, and related training or communication methods. 
• Represents the ICMA as their official statewide organization unit and maintains a working relationship with ICMA. 

2023-2024 Department Officers

• President – Karen Pinkos, City Manager, El Cerrito 
• President-Elect – Thaddeus McCormack, City Manager, Lakewood 
• Vice President – Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator, Santa Barbara
• Immediate Past President – Justin Hess, City Manager, Burbank 
• Department Director – Jim Lewis, City Manager, Atascadero 

At-Large Representatives

• Southern CA under 100,000 Population – Jennifer Cervantez, City Manager, Rancho Santa Margarita 
• Southern CA over 100,000 Population – Sean McGlynn, City Manager, Escondido 
• Northern CA under 100,000 Population – Jessica Deakyne, Assistant City Manager, Novato  
• Northern CA over 100,000 Population – Maraskeshia Smith, City Manager, Santa Rosa 

Appointed by the department president, each department has at least one representative on each of Cal Cities' standing seven policy committees that can provide technical information to the committee as a whole to ensure that the department has a voice in the decision-making process, and make recommendations to the board of directors on legislative and policy issues.

• Community Services – Ken Domer, City Manager, La Verne  
• Environmental Quality – Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager, Lafayette     
• Governance, Transparency, and Labor Relations – Elisa Cox , Assistant City Manager, Rancho Cucamonga
• Housing, Community, and Economic Development – Thaddeus McCormack, City Manager, Lakewood
• Public Safety – Gerry Beaudin, City Manager, Pleasanton         
• Revenue and Taxation – Pamela Wu, City Manager, Cupertino   
• Transportation, Communications, and Public Works – Dennis Wilberg, City Manager, Mission Viejo

For more information about the appointment process, please contact Meg Desmond.

Appointed by the department president, each department has at least one representative on each of Cal Cities' standing seven committees that can provide technical information to the committee as a whole to ensure that the department has a voice in the decision-making process, and make recommendations to the board of directors on legislative and policy issues.

• Community Services – Nat Rojanasathira, Assistant City Manager, Monterey
• Environmental Quality – Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager, Lafayette
• Governance, Transparency, and Labor Relations –
• Housing, Community, and Economic Development – Alex McIntyre, City Manager, Ventura
• Public Safety – Sean McGlynn, City Manager Santa Rosa
• Revenue and Taxation – Eric Levitt, Simi Valley City Manager
• Transportation, Communication, and Public Works – Dennis Wilberg, City Manager, Mission Viejo

For more information about the appointment process, please contact Meg Desmond.

• Problems with mayors, council members, and department heads;  
• Overall management situations and quandaries; and 
• Other job-related concerns. 

• The John H. Nail Award is presented to an outstanding municipal assistant who has contributed significantly to his or her city government and to the advancement of the community as a whole.
• The Wes McClure Award of Distinction honors a leader making a difference for the profession. It honors one city manager’s outstanding career service, leadership, ethics, expertise and innovation.
• The Award for the Advancement of Diverse Communities recognizes a city manager or assistant successful in promoting the advancement of diversity within the community and workplace by developing and implementing effective programs, policies and/or practices.

• City Managers Department Bylaws
• City Managers Listserv
• Cal Cities Past City Manager Department Presidents

• International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• Cal-ICMA 
• ICMA University
• California City Management Foundation (CCMF)
• Municipal Management Association of Northern California
• Municipal Management Association of Southern California