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<br />Robyn Uptegraff, Special Advisor, has extensive public sector experience in land use planning
<br />and regulation, environmental analysis, redevelopment, economic development and
<br />community outreach, as well as strategic management, organizational development and team
<br />building. Robyn served the City of Santa Ana for 22 years, with increasing responsibility,
<br />including as assistant city manager. During her tenure in Santa Ana, she provided leadership in
<br />economic development and redevelopment programs and ensured the alignment of the City's
<br />development agencies. She also served as executive director of the Planning and Building
<br />Agency for 11 years. Robyn conceived and led implementation of Santa Ana's Total Quality
<br />Management initiative which provided a platform for process improvement and team building
<br />throughout the organization.
<br />In addition to her public sector experience, Robyn served as senior vice president for
<br />Entitlement and Environmental Affairs for the nation's largest privately-held real estate
<br />company. Her 11 years of experience in this capacity working with public agencies provides
<br />valuable insight about public sector operations.
<br />Jan Perkins, Senior Partner, has 30 years of management experience in local government.
<br />Before joining Management Partners in 2005 she served in several California and Michigan
<br />jurisdictions. Jan served as city manager of Fremont and Morgan Hill. She also served as
<br />assistant city manager in the cities of Santa Ana, California; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and
<br />Adrian, Michigan.
<br />She provides assistance to government leaders in organizational analysis, leadership
<br />development and executive coaching, strategic planning, team building, budget policy
<br />development and governing body/staff effectiveness. Jan has authored a number of articles,
<br />including "Hiring 2.0: 23 Creative Ways to Recruit and Keep Great Staff," which appeared in
<br />the January/February 2011 issue of Public Management magazine; "Successful Leadership,"
<br />March 2005, Public Management magazine; and "The Value of Going Back to the Basics," co-
<br />authored with former Fremont Mayor Gus Morrison, June 2005, Western City magazine. Jan is
<br />an ICMA Credentialed Manager.
<br />Among the clients that Jan has assisted are the cities of Rio Rancho and Santa Fe, New Mexico;
<br />Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, Nevada; the California cities of Santa Ana, Newport Beach,
<br />Stockton, Vallejo, Laguna Beach, Burbank, Pasadena, Glendale, Palo Alto, San Jose, Concord,
<br />Laguna Hills, Livermore, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Orange, Santa Cruz,
<br />Sunnyvale, Novato, and Rancho Cordova; the counties of Alameda, Orange, Monterey, Marin,
<br />Riverside, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Ventura; the Alameda County City Managers'
<br />Association; the Southern California Association of Governments; the Santa Barbara County
<br />Association of Governments; the Sacramento Area Council of Governments; the Orange County
<br />Cemetery District, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority; and the Alameda County
<br />Congestion Management Agency.
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