Mayor John Haila | Mayor John Haila official website
Mayor John Haila | Mayor John Haila official website
After a national recruitment, two finalists have been selected to interview for the position of Assistant City Manager for the City of Ames. A public presentation has been scheduled for each candidate, which includes the opportunity for residents to meet the finalist and ask questions. The presentations will be held in the City Council Chambers, second floor of Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave.
The Assistant City Manager assists in coordinating City operations, supports City boards and commissions, and works toward achieving goals established by the City Council.
Roxanne Murphy, of Bellingham, Wash., will give a public presentation at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 19. Murphy most recently worked as the Operations Department Administrator for the Nooksack Indian Tribe in Washington state, a position she held from August 2022 through May 2023. Prior to that role, she was Borough Manager for Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, from 2021 to 2022. Murphy also worked for the City of Valdez, Alaska, as Assistant City Manager (2018-2021) and Interim City Manager (2019), and for the Nooksack Indian Tribe as Youth Department Director (2015-2018) and Assistant to the General Manager (2011-2015). Murphy has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Central Washington University and a master’s degree in public administration from The Evergreen State College.
The second public presentation will be for candidate Julianne Griffin, of Colorado Springs, Colo., at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28.
Griffin serves as Director of Customer Experience for Douglas County Libraries in Colorado, a position she has held since May 2020. Prior to that role, she served as Assistant City Manager for Coon Rapids, Minn., from 2018 to May 2020. Griffin also worked as a Floor Supervisor at Cedar Rapids Public Library (2013-2015), Associate Director of Leasing and Marketing for American Campus Communities in Texas (2012-2013), Property Manager for Campus Crest Communities in Ames (2010-2012), Public Relations Coordinator for Bensenville Public Library in Illinois (2009-2010), and Outreach Library Assistant for Ames Public Library (2007-2009). Griffin has bachelor’s degrees in liberal studies and sociology, and a master’s degree in political science and public policy, all from Iowa State University.
The public is invited to attend the public presentations and share feedback on the candidates.
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