By: NICOLAS FIERRO
Salina Post
The City of Salina Commissioners have officially announced the finalists for the hiring of the new city manager position and the location of the public meet & greet that will occur on Monday, August 11th.
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According to the City of Salina, the meet & greet will take place at the Stiefel Theatre Watson Room, 151 S. Santa Fe Ave. on Monday from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. This is a great opportunity for people of the community to ask questions, meet and spark meaningful conversations with each of the city manager finalists.
The three finalists are as listed:
Darrin Tangeman (Orleans, Massachusetts)
Michael Tremblay (Fort George G. Meade, Maryland)
Jacob Wood (Salina, Kansas)
The City of Salina also provided biographies courtesy of Government Professional Solutions:
Darrin Tangeman
Darrin Tangeman has over 11 years of executive local government experience, serving as Chief Administrative Officer, City Manager and Town Manager for municipalities in Massachusetts and Colorado.
Before Tangeman began his local government career, he served as a United States Army Special Forces Officer in the revered Green Berets for 11 years. Darrin has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas, a Master of Science in Defense Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado and a third Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas.
He also has successfully completed the Harvard University Senior Executive in State and Local Government Program. Darrin has been an active member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and has earned the ICMA-Credentialed Manager status. As a member of ICMA, Darrin was a Co-Founder of the ICMA Veterans Local Government Management Fellowship, which he served as the Inaugural Chair.
Michael Tremblay
Michael Tremblay has served in the United States Army since 1995. His more recent assignments have been the CEO of Talent Management for the 1st Brigade as Commander, Chief of Staff at Fort Benning and as Garrison Commander, which is the equivalent as a City Manager, at USAG located in South Korea.
Tremblay has two master’s degrees. The first is a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National War College. The second is a Master of Science in Administration/Organizational Leadership from Central Michigan University.
Jacob Wood
Jacob Wood has over 13 years of executive local government experience, serving as an Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager, City Administrator and Interim City Manager with multiple municipalities in Kansas. During that time, he has also served as a Logistics Officer with the United States Army Reserve for 19 years. Wood has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Public Administration from Kansas State University.
Wood has also been an active member of the Kansas Association of City/County Managers since 2009, and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) since 2008, where he has earned the ICMA-Credentialed Manager status.
On Tuesday, August 12th the finalists will have closed interviews with the Salina City Commission.