The City of Carpinteria City Council adopted four strategic goals for the fiscal years 2025-2027 following a successful strategic planning process facilitated by Tripepi Smith Talent Solutions (TSTS). Director Christine Martin led the charge with support from Senior Business Analyst Kylie Sun In January 2024, the City of Carpinteria partnered with TSTS to facilitate its [...]
When the City of Pasco, WA began its search for a new Community and Economic Development Director (CEDD), TS Talent Solutions stepped up to the call. TS collaborated with the City to attract high-level talent for the position. At the end of a successful recruitment, the City chose internal candidate Jacob Gonzalez to become their [...]
When City Manager Mark Alexander announced his plans to retire as City Manager of the City of La Cañada Flintridge, the City Council faced a scenario they had never experienced: how to replace a City Manager. Mark had been with the City for 34 years and served as its City Manager since 2003. To effectively [...]
By Ryder Todd Smith On the morning of April 1, 2023 (and no this is not an April Fools Day prank) I opened a ChatGPT session and proceeded to ask it a series of high-level questions about the city management profession. As I contemplated the role that artificial intelligence (AI) might play in the [...]
The City of Morro Bay selected Ted Schiafone to serve as their next Harbor Director, effective February 13, 2023. Ted Schiafone comes to Morro Bay from the City of Oceanside where he served as Division Manager, accountable for a $9 million budget. Ted brings over 30 years of related harbor and business experience. He holds [...]
The City of Bell welcomed Janine Andrade as their next Community Services Director, effective March 13, 2023. Janine Andrade comes to Bell from the City of Norwalk, where she most recently served as Senior Center Manager. She also brings an additional 15 years of experience through her time at the City of Montebello, where she [...]
The City of Fairfield selected Brian Gruner as their new Parks & Recreation Superintendent. Brian Gruner comes to Fairfield from Laguna Woods Village, where he served as the Recreation and Special Events Director, accountable for a $10 million-dollar operating budget. In addition to his experience at Laguna Woods Village, he worked as a Community Services [...]
The City of Fairfield engaged Tripepi Smith Talent Solutions to assist in the recruitment of a new Director of Finance. After a three-month recruitment process, the City of Fairfield hired John Furtado to fill the Finance Director role. John also has an extensive background in the private sector spending over 20+ years in investment banking [...]
In search of a new Director of Parks & Recreation, the City of American Canyon tapped TS Talent Solutions for recruitment support. “With our diverse natural surroundings, we wanted a Parks and Recreation Director who would take advantage of American Canyon’s unique location and attributes,” said City Manager Jason Holley. “TS Talent Solutions searched high [...]
In September 2021, the City of Paramount enlisted Tripepi Smith Talent Solutions (TSTS) to aid in its recruitment for a new Director of Finance. “The Finance Director position is one of the hardest to recruit for in municipal government,” said City Manager John Moreno. “Tripepi Smith is a longtime partner of the City of Paramount, [...]