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Newsletter Archive June 2011 The Texas City Management Association is pleased to send you this month’s edition of the Management Messenger. It features recent changes in city management positions around the state, current job listings, names of new members, information about upcoming educational events, and news about our colleagues. The newsletter and past issues are also posted at TCMA Management Messenger. You play an important role in the ethics process. Acquaint yourself with the Code of Ethics and its Rules of Procedure for Enforcement. Please remember to browse through YOUR Web site, www.tcma.org. If you have some interesting news that you would like to see included in the Management Messenger, please e-mail messenger@tml.org. All information is current as of the 25th of the month prior to publication.
Mike Adams is the city administrator of the City of Stanton. Maria Barrera is the acting city manager of the City of Rio Grande City. Mark Browne is the new city manager of the City of Alamo Heights, effective May 16. Visit tcma.org to see if you qualify for TCMA In-transition Services. For a list of current city management job openings in Texas, please visit Job Openings. TCMA Board policy requires that names of new member applicants be published each month in the Management Applications received for the month of May: Associate: Wade Calhoun, Financial Analyst, Hudson Oaks; Michael J. Howell, City Planner/Grant Writer, Gun Barrel City; Robert G. Powers, Finance Director, Leander; Gary M. Swindle, Chief of Police, Tyler Cooperating: Martin "Douglas" McDonald, Planner II, Keller Student: Aura C. Teinert, MPA Candiate, UT-Austin; Stacey M. Udoni, Intern, Richardson Fire Department; Katharine Zamesnik, Intern, City of Austin The TCMA Management Messenger introduces and welcomes Mark Browne. Mark was appointed city manager of the City of Alamo Heights on May 16. Prior to this, he served as city manager of the City of Terrell Hills from July 11, 2005, to May 15, 2011. Mark has a bachelor's degree from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, and has earned two master's degrees. He holds one from the University of Arkansas and the second from Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. Mark also has a doctoral degree from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mark and his wife Cindi have been married for 25 years and have three children, Sarah, Christopher, and Elizabeth. His hobbies include church service, reading, and working out. Mark and Cindi have been actively involved in their children's activities for more than 20 years. The TCMA Management Messenger introduces and welcomes Rick Holden. Rick was appointed city manager of the City of Cleburne on April 21 following the retirement of Chester Nolen. He had served as assistant city manager for the City of Cleburne since 2008. From 1989 to 2008, Rick worked in various management positions with Lone Star Gas, TXU Energy, and Atmos Energy. Prior to 1989, he worked for the cities of Haltom City and Stamford. Rick has been married 29 years to his wife Rhonda. They have three grown children, Jeremy, Holly, and Hunter. Rick enjoys golf, hunting, and playing drums and steel guitar in his spare time. The TCMA Membership Committee met by conference call on May 17. The meeting minutes can be viewed on the TCMA Web site by clicking on "Membership Meeting Minutes." The TCMA Board will meet on June 9 at the Embassy Suites Dallas-Frisco Convention Center and Spa.
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