02The career record
Eight communities, one throughline.
Nearly three decades of Florida local-government leadership — city and town management, community redevelopment, and economic development. Each posting stated as a record entry, with its facts.
City Manager
City of Tarpon Springs, Florida
Chief executive of a full-service coastal city — police, fire/EMS, utilities, public works, finance, planning, and the community redevelopment agency — accountable to a five-member commission.
- Directed response and recovery for Hurricanes Helene and Milton (2024), managing historic coastal and downtown flooding.
- Secured state funding for stormwater-infrastructure improvements following major flood events.
- Reestablished the Florida Main Street program to drive downtown revitalization.
- Launched updates to the Downtown and Parks & Recreation master plans and a citywide rebranding.
- Completed a compensation-and-classification study and established a Police Marine Unit for the city's extensive coastline.
- Population
- 25,800
- Budget
- $120M
- Staff
- ~350
City Manager
City of Crescent City, Florida
Chief administrative officer of a full-service municipality, leading day-to-day operations and a downtown-redevelopment agenda.
- Secured $5.1M in grant funding for critical water-infrastructure improvements.
- Revitalized a dormant CRA and launched new redevelopment grant programs.
- Directed Downtown and US-17 corridor master plans and earned Florida Main Street designation.
- Modernized the Land Development Code and Code of Ordinances.
- Budget
- $5.7M
- Staff
- 25+
Economic Development Director
City of New Port Richey, Florida
Led redevelopment and economic development for a Gulf-coast community, advancing its community-redevelopment agency and corridor plans.
- Directed Downtown and US-19 corridor master plans guiding redevelopment.
- Led citywide branding and strengthened business recruitment and retention.
- CRA budget
- $3.7M
- Focus
- Downtown & US-19
Economic Development & CRA Manager
City of Maitland, Florida
Managed CRA operations and a $1M budget, aligning projects with the city's long-term vision.
- Directed the Downtown Vision Plan that produced a new town center and streetscape improvements.
Main Street & Redevelopment Leadership
Palatka, Groveland, Ivanhoe Village (Orlando) & Eustis, Florida
Nearly two decades building downtown districts and Main Street programs across Central and North Florida — the foundation of a career in redevelopment and stakeholder engagement.
- Advanced downtown revitalization through public-private partnerships.
- Built redevelopment incentives and streetscape programs through periods of rapid growth.
The throughline across every posting is the same: downtown and community redevelopment as economic development — Main Street programs, community redevelopment agencies, and the elected commitment that turns a plan into a built place.