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<br />Back to the Basics," co-authored with former Fremont Mayor Gus Morrison, June 2005, Western
<br />City magazine. Jan is an ICMA Credentialed Manager. Some of the clients that Jan has
<br />assisted include Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, Nevada; the California cities of Newport
<br />Beach, Burbank, Pasadena, Glendale, Palo-Alto, San Jose, Concord, Livermore, Garden Grove,
<br />Cypress, Alameda, Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Orange, Santa Cruz, Santa Ana,
<br />Sunnyvale, Novato, Livermore, Rancho Cordova, and Modesto; the counties of Alameda,
<br />Orange, Monterey, Marin, Riverside, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Ventura; the Alameda County
<br />City Managers' Association; the Southern California Association of Governments; the
<br />Sacramento Area Council of Governments; the Orange County Cemetery District; the Contra
<br />Costa Transportation Authority; the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency; and the
<br />Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue Authority.
<br />Andrew Belknap, Regional Vice President, is responsible for Management Partners' western
<br />operations, based in San Jose, California. He has more than 20 years of local government
<br />experience, including service as a city manager, public works director, and consultant to
<br />California municipalities and special districts. His areas of expertise include fiscal and budget
<br />analysis, intergovernmental relations and developing service delivery partnerships and
<br />functional consolidations to take advantage of economies of scale in public sector service
<br />delivery. A trained economist, Andy brings a special expertise to fiscal analysis and public
<br />finance issues. His blend of quantitative skills, coupled with a practitioner's understanding of
<br />public services and management systems, adds value to all types of organizational and policy
<br />analysis. He is also an excellent facilitator and strategic thinker.
<br />Cathy Standiford, Senior Manager, has developed her expertise in strategic management,
<br />organizational development, team building, operations analysis, and problem solving during 27
<br />years of public sector experience. Before joining Management Partners she held executive
<br />level positions in three California communities, including assistant city manager for the City of
<br />Santa Ana, city manager for the City of La Palma, and deputy city manager for the City of
<br />Garden Grove. An ICMA Credentialed Manager since 2004, Cathy is recognized for her
<br />knowledge of municipal government operations and policy issues. She is a skilled facilitator and
<br />trainer, and- serves as an adjunct professor for California State University Fullerton's Public
<br />Sector Leadership in the 21St Century program. Some of the clients Cathy has assisted include
<br />the cities of Anaheim, Newport Beach, Santa Monica and Glendora, Ventura County, the Santa
<br />Barbara County Association of Governments, and Chrysalis Enterprises, a non-profit
<br />organization based in Los Angeles.
<br />Larry Lisenbee, Special Advisor, joined Management Partners after serving for over 21 years
<br />as budget director for the City of San Jose, the tenth largest city in the country. During that
<br />time, Larry led the Budget Office which reported directly to the city manager. He was
<br />responsible for developing the annual budget proposal, monitoring the budgets of all City funds
<br />during the fiscal year, and producing and presenting budget reports to the City Council
<br />throughout the entire year. Previously, Larry served as a budget analyst, senior budget analyst
<br />and supervising budget analyst for Santa Clara County. During his career, Larry has had
<br />extensive experience managing public budgeting efforts in large urban California agencies. He
<br />is particularly skilled in developing budget strategies in deficit financial conditions. He has had
<br />lead roles in organizational and process review efforts and led numerous problem solving efforts
<br />involving organizational development, team building, strategic planning, enterprise fund
<br />management, rate/fee studies, personnel and labor relations, information systems, public
<br />information and outreach to diverse populations.
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