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2020-PRESENT:  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MESA DEL SOL, LLC.  Overall responsibility for operations and development of a master planned community of commercial, industrial, and residential land uses on south boundary of Albuquerque, NM.  Duties include land acquisition and disposal, coordination of all relations with local, state, and federal government, accessing public and private funding for land development initiatives, planning approvals and obtaining entitlements for new land and business developments. Responsible for initiating and carrying through economic development initiatives.     

2019-2020: CITY MANAGER, CITY OF RIO RANCHO, NM:  Chief Executive Officer of municipal government in city of 100,000+ population, fastest-growing city in New Mexico.  Responsible for all administration and management of 600+ employees, $80+ million budget, including public safety (police, fire, emergency management), public works, transportation, water and sewer utility, cultural and senior affairs, parks and recreation services, records and elections, finance and budget, legal services, information technology, economic development, city planning, and intergovernmental affairs.  Reported directly to Mayor and Governing Body. 

 2018-2019:  PLANNING DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE.  Responsible for day-to-day operations and management of city Planning Department including administration of $17 million annual budget, 170 employees, zoning and building code inspections and enforcement, long and short-range planning, all municipal real estate holdings and transactions, metropolitan redevelopment, city engineering and transportation development, and historic preservation.  Reported directly to Mayor and CAO/COO.    

2011-2017:  DIPLOMAT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.  Served as East Africa Affairs Desk Officer at U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC.   Previously served as Vice Consul at U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil, Ecuador, responsible for managing all U.S. immigrant visa operations for the United States in Ecuador.  Also served as Political Officer for U.S. Embassy in Mauritius and Seychelles, coordinating U.S. response to maritime piracy in Indian Ocean.  Fluent in French and Spanish.  

2009-2011:  CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/CITY MANAGER, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM.  Responsible for day-to-day operations of 6,000 employee Albuquerque city government, reporting to the Mayor and City Council.  Duties included formulation of the annual operating budget for general fund and enterprise functions of nearly $1 billion; overall responsibility for maintenance of the internal service departments including Human Resources, Legal, Finance, Risk Management, Fleet Management, Information Systems and Accounting.  Public service departments included Transit, Parks and Recreation, Planning, Environmental Health, Solid Waste, Cultural Services, Fire, and Police.  Served as member of the Water Utility Board, Council of Governments, and ad hoc task forces.    

1993 - 2009:  ATTORNEY AT LAW, Vogel Campbell & Blueher, P.C., Albuquerque, New Mexico.  AV rated (Martindale-Hubbell) real estate, business, and land use lawyer representing title companies, municipalities, corporations, public utilities, telecommunications companies, real estate brokers, neighborhood associations, homeowners’ associations, acequia associations, developers, sellers and buyers of real property in New Mexico, with issues of land use, business, planning, administrative law, procurement, zoning, and municipal law. Listed in NM Real Estate Section, The Best Lawyers in America, 1997 – 2009, Best of the Bar 2009, NM Business Weekly, Chambers USA:  America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004-08, NM Business Weekly:  New Mexico Power Brokers, Sept, 2009.  NM State Bar Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law, 2004-2009.  

1989 - 1993:  CITY ATTORNEY AND GENERAL COUNSEL, City of Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Responsible for $3.5 million annual budget, administration of 28 attorneys and 50 member non-attorney staff, including City Clerk's Office.  Provided legal advice to Mayor, City Council, all City departments.  Responsibility for representation of City before all Courts and other tribunals; responsible for legal risk assessment and minimization. Managed outside litigation counsel.  Overall responsibility for records maintenance and conduct of all Albuquerque municipal elections.  Member, State Bar of New Mexico, U.S. District Court Bar for District of New Mexico, Bar of U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Bar of U.S. Supreme Court.    

1986 - 1989:  ATTORNEY AT LAW, Law Office of Cole & Myers, P.C., and Eaves Darling Anderson and Porter, P.C., Albuquerque, New Mexico.  General Civil practice concentrated in real estate, land use, landlord/tenant, and commercial law.  Practice included representation of neighborhood groups, developers, and private individuals in administrative hearings, negotiations, closings, and litigation.   

1981- 1983:  ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, City of Albuquerque.  Duties included coordination of special projects involving jobs creation, vehicle emissions control, constituent communications, and ombudsman.  

1978 - 1981:  DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, U.S. Peace Corps, Cameroon, West Africa; Tonga, South Pacific; and Morocco, North Africa.  Service as Contractor for overall leadership and management of all phases of in-country pre-service training of Peace Corps volunteers. 

1976 - 1978:  PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER (TEFL), U.S. Peace Corps, Lycee Nyoya, Foumban, Cameroon, West Africa.