Meet the Management Assistant Alumni


At the City of Long Beach

Many former Management Assistants continue to work for the City of Long Beach. These graduates have held many key positions in the City including Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager, Director of Human Resources, Director of Development Services, Manager of Government Affairs & Strategic Initiatives, Assistant to the Manager, Leadership & Organizational Development Manager, Leasing Officer, Budget & Performance Management Manager, Project Development Manager, Manager of Planning and Conservation, Community Development Analyst, and Administrative Analyst.



ADRIANA OCHOA, 2024 - 2025

Masters of Urban and Regional Planning

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Rotations: Business Services, City Manager, Budget Office, Fire Department


MICHAEL QUINN, 2024 - 2025

Masters of Political Science 

California State University, Fullerton 

Rotations: Human Resources, Health and Human Services, City Manager, Financial Management


KILEY BARTON, 2024 - 2025

Masters of Public Policy

University of California, Irvine

Rotations: Budget Office, Library, PD, City Manager


ETHAN AZAD, 2024 - 2025

Masters of Public Policy 

University of California, Berkeley 

Rotations: City Manager, Financial Management, Public Works, Energy Resources


SAVANA DOUDAR, 2023 - 2024 

Masters of Public Policy & Bachelors in Political Science 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) & California State University, San Marcos

Rotations: City Manager, Health and Human Services, City Manager, Financial Management


AMISADAI "AMI" LICEA, 2023 - 2024

Masters of Public Policy 

University of Southern California (USC)

Rotations: Technology and Innovation, Police Department, Financial Management, City Manager


ALYSSA DURBIN-TAN, 2023 - 2024 

Masters of Public Policy & Bachelors in Socio-Cultural Anthropology

University of California (USC) & Biola University

Rotations: Financial Management, City Manager, Development Services, Parks, Recreation, and Marine


AUBRI QIAN, 2022 - 2023

Masters of Public Policy 

University of Southern California (USC)

Rotations: Health and Human Services, Police Department


Brenda Soriano-Villa, 2022- 2023

Masters in Public Policy & Bachelors in International Studies

University of Chicago & California State University, Long Beach

Rotations: Financial Management, Budget Office, City Manager, Human Resources


Sydney Thompson, 2022 - 2023

Masters of Public Policy

University of Michigan

Rotations: City Manager, Parks, Recreation, and Marine, Technology and Innovation, Financial Management 


Mary Daou, 2021 - 2022

Masters of Public Policy

University of California, Los Angeles 

Rotations: City Manager, Financial Management, Airport, Library Services


CARLINE HUA, 2021 - 2022

Masters in Urban and Regional Planning & Bachelors in Environmental Studies 

University of California, Irvine & University of California, San Diego

Rotations: Financial Management, Development Services, City Manager, Public Works


DeMario Johnson, 2021 - 2022 

Masters in Public Administration & Bachelors in Political Science 

Grand Valley State University

Rotations: Health and Human Services, Development Services, Financial Management, City Manager 


Aneyssa Romo, 2021 - 2022 

Masters in Public Administration & Bachelors in Public Service, Public Policy 

Arizona State University

Rotations: Technology and Innovation, City Manager, Health and Human Services, Financial Management


Augusta Gudeman, 2019 - 2020 

Masters of Urban Planning and Regional Planning & Masters of Public Policy 

University of Michigan 

Rotations: City Manager, Financial Management, Development Services


Shreya Sharan, 2019 - 2020 

Masters of Public Policy

University of California, Irvine

Rotations: Financial Management, City Manager, Airport, Human Resources


Joy Contreras, 2019 - 2020

Masters of Management and Leadership 

Pepperdine University

Rotations: Public Works, Financial Management, City Manager


Kristian Castro, 2019 - 2020

Masters of Public Administration & Urban Planning

University of Southern California (USC)

Rotations: Finance Department, Health and Human Services, City Manager, Financial Management


Ryan Kurtzman, 2018 - 2019

Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) & Bachelors in Environmental Health Science

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) & University of North Carolina 

Rotations: Technology & Innovation, Development Services, City Manager, Financial Management.


Estefania Zavala, 2018 - 2019

Masters of Public Policy (MPP) & Bachelors in English Literature and Public Policy

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) & University of California, Riverside

Rotations: Financial Management, City Manager, Parks, Recreation, & Marine, Fire Department


Julian Cernuda, 2018 - 2019 

Masters in Public Administration, Bachelors in Spanish & Bachelors in Political Science

University of Southern California (USC) & Wabash College

Rotations: City Manager, Financial Management, Police Department


Alvin Teng,  2018 - 2019

Masters in Public Policy (MPP) & Bachelors in Geography and Global Studies

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 

Rotations: City Manager, Financial Management, Development Services, Human Resources


Fiahna Cabana, 2017 - 2018

Masters in Public Administration & Bachelors in Environmental Studies

University of Southern California (USC) & Santa Clara University

Rotations: Financial Management, City Manager, Public Works, Development Services 


Christian Cambridge, 2017 - 2018

Masters in Pulbic Policy, Bachelors in Political Science & Bachelors in Sociology

University of Southern California (USC) & University of California, Berkeley

Rotations: Police Department, City Manager, Public Works


Rebecca F. Kauma, 2017 - 2018

Masters in Public Administraton (MPA) & Bachelors in Health Administration (BSHA)
 
American University & California State University, Northridge

Rotations: Health Department, Economic Development, City Manager, Financial Management


Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez, 2017 - 2018

Masters of Planning & Bachelors in Political Science

University of Southern California (USC) & University of California, Irvine

Rotations: City Manager, Airport, Development Services, Finance Department


Rosana Carranza, 2016 - 2017

Masters of Urban and Regional Planning & Bachelors in Anthropology

University of Los Angeles (UCLA) & University of California, Berkeley

Rotations: Parks, Recreation & Marine, Financial Management, Public Works, City Manager


Elizabeth Calixtro, 2016 - 2017 

Masters of Public Policy & Bachelors in Politics and Ethnic Studies

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) & Willamette University

Rotations: Human Resources, City Manager, Finance Department, Police Department


Marley Williams, 2016 - 2017

Masters in Public Affairs, Masters in Social Work, & Bachelors in International Studies

Univeristy of Texas & Washington University

Rotations: City Manager, Parks, Recreation, and Marine, Health and Human Services, Financial Management.


Andrew Chang, 2015 - 2016

Masters in Urban and Regional Planning, Masters in Civil Engineering & Bachelors in Environmental Studies

University of California, Irvine & University of California, Santa Barbara

Rotations: Development Services, Financial Management, City Manager, Tidelands Capital Improvements Division


Michael Johnston, 2015-2016 

Masters in Public Administration

University of Southern California (USC)


Alison Spindler, 2015 - 2016

Masters in Urban Planning & Masters in Public Administration

University of Southern California (USC)

Rotations: Health and Human Services, Development Services, Financial Management, City Manager


Athena Ullah, 2014 - 2015 

Masters in City Planning & Bachelors in Economics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) & UC Berkeley

Rotations: Public Works, Financial Management.


Andrew Quinn, 2014 - 2015

Masters in Urban Planning & Bachelors in English and Comparitive Literature 

New York Universtiy & Columbia University

Rotations: City Manager, Tidelands Division, Fire Department, Financial Management.


Seyron Foo, 2014 - 2015

Masters in Public Affairs & Bachelors in Rhetoric and Political Science

Princeton University & UC Berkeley

Rotations: City Manager, Budget Office, Airport, Public Works. 


ANGIE JOHNSON, 2013 - 2014
DANIEL PAYAN, 2013 - 2014
Masters in Public Policy 

Harvard University 

Rachael Tanner, 2013 - 2014

Masters in City Planning & Bachelors in Political Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology & University of Michigan

Rotations: City Manager, Financial Management, Tidelands Capital Improvement Division, Development Services


Will Norris, 2012 - 2013

Masters in Business Administration & Bachelors in Finance and Public Administration 

Willamette University & University of Oregon

Rotations: City Manager, Gas & Oil Department, Finance Department, Parks, Recreation and Marine


Brant Birkeland, 2012 - 2013

Masters of Urban and Regional Planning 

University of Minnesota

Rotations:  City Manager, Development Services, Human Resources and Financial Management


Ajay Kolluri, 2011 - 2012

Masters in Public Policy & Bachelors in Business Economics 

University of Michigan & University of California, Santa Barbara

Rotations: Public Works, City Manager, Financial Management


Brendan Keeler, 2011 - 2012

Masters of Urban Planning 
 
University of Southern California (USC)

Charlene Angsuco, 2011 - 2012

Masters in Urban and Regional Planning & Bachelors in Political Science and Social Welfare

University of California, Irvine & University of California, Berkeley 


Sarah Price,  2010 - 2011

Masters Degree in Urban Planning, Masters in Business Administration & Bachelors in Sociology and Political Science

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) & Emory University


Sarah Johnson, 2010 - 2011


Jason Kintner, 2008 - 2009 

Masters of Public Administration & Bachelors in Art History

Seattle University & George Fox University

Rotations: Technology Services, Financial Management, Parks, Recreation and Marine, City Manager


COURTNEY AGUIRRE, 2010 - 2011

Jordan Syms, 2010 - 2011


Mathew Veeh, 2008 - 2009 

Masters of Business Administration

Washington University

Rotations: Financial Management, City Manager, Human Resources,Water Department


Ashley Atkinson, 2007 - 2008 

Masters of Urban Planning & Masters in Public Administration

University of Southern California (USC)


Nancy Villaseñor, 2007 - 2008

Masters in Urban Planning & Bachelors in History 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Rotations: Planning & Building, City Manager, Library Services, Budget Office


Grace H. Yoon, 2007 - 2008

Masters in Public Administration & Bachelors in Human Development 

New York University & Northwestern University 

Rotations: Technology and Innovation, Human Resources, Budget Office, City Manager


Lily Liu, 2006 - 2007

Masters of Science in Public Policy and Management & Bachelors of Policy 

Carnegie Mellon University


ERIC LOPEZ, 2006 - 2007

Masters in Public Policy & Bachelors in Political Science 

University of Michigan & University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Rotations: Community Development, Health and Human Services, Financial Management, City Manager


Heather Martin Zeilman, 2006 - 2007

Masters of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Masters of Public Administration & Bachelors in Communications 

North Carolina State University & Mississippi State University

Rotations: Bureaus of Community Outreach, Maintenance Operations, Business Operations,  Planning and Development


Timothy Hou, 2006 - 2007 

Masters of Public Administration & Masters of Business Administration 
 
Cornell University & University of Pennsylvania

Meredith K. Reynolds, 2005 - 2006

Masters in Public Policy and Management & Bachelors in Public Administration 

Carnegie Mellon University & California State Univeristy Chico

Rotations: Planning and Building, Financial Management, City Manager, Human Resources


John P. Keisler, 2005 - 2006

Bachelors in Philosophy & Religion 

St. Olaf College

Rotations: Budget Office, Port of Long Beach, Library, City Manager


Renee K. Moilanen, 2005 - 2006

Masters in Public Policy & Bachelors in English

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) & University of Florida


Robert Shaw, 2004 - 2005 

Juris Doctor (JD) & Masters of Public Administration

Syracuse College



Chris Rich, 2004 - 2005 

Masters of Public Administration & Bachelors in English Literature

University of Southern California (USC) & University of California, Santa Barbara

Rotations: Community Development, Technology Services, Financial Management, City Manager


DAVID M. WODYNSKI, 2002 - 2003 
 
Masters of Public Administration & Bachelors in History 
 

Harvard University & University of San Diego


Tom Modica, 2002 - 2003

Masters in Public Administration & Bachelors in German

University of Arizona

Rotations: City Manager, Financial Management, Public Works 


Dan Rosenfeld, 2001 - 2002

Masters of Public Administration & Bachelors in Ecnomics 

California State University, Long Beach & University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

 JACOB PADILLA, 2001- 2002 
 Masters of Public Administration 

 California State University, Long Beach

Gordon Hintz, 2001 - 2002


Mary Torres, 2000 - 2001


JOSHUA ROSENBAUM, 1999 - 2000

 Julissa Jose-Murray, 1999 - 2000


STEPHEN SCOTT, 1998 - 1999
Masters of Public Administration & Bachelors in Political Science

University of Wisconsin & University of Michigan

Rotations: City Manager, Financial Management, Police, Public Works

Mark Pulido, 1997 - 1998 

Masters of Public Policy & Bachelors in History and Asian American Studies 

University of Chicago & University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Rotations: Community Development, Financial Management, and Parks Recreation and Marine, City Manager. 


JENNIFER MONROE, 1997 - 1998
FRANCES CHOU, 1996 - 1997

Grace Kim Leung, 1995 - 1996

Masters of Public Policy 
 
University of Chicago

Luis Esparza, 1995 - 1996


JENNIFER YEE, 1994 - 1995

Angela Mazzie, 1994 - 1995


Matthew P. Lyons, 1993 - 1994

Masters in Public Policy & Bachelors in Political Science

Harvard University & University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)


Beatriz Jimenez, 1993 - 1994 


ELLEN SHORE, 1992 - 1993

Amy J. Bodek, 1992 - 1993

Masters of Urban Planning & Bachelors of Environmental Design

New York University & Cornell University 


JEFFREY HERNANDEZ, 1991 - 1993 
ELSA CASTANEDA, 1990 - 1991 

Charri Hearn, 1990 - 1991


ELIZABETH ISAACS, 1990 - 1991 

Elvira Hallinan, 1989 - 1990

Masters of Public Administration

University of Texas 

Rotations: Parks, Recreation, and Marine, City Budget Office


Walter Bobkiewicz, 1989 - 1990


Timothy Birt, 1989 - 1990 


DALE ROYAL, 1988 - 1989 

Kevin Prelgovisk, 1988 - 1989 


Debra Hunter-Holloway, 1988 - 1989 

Masters of Public Policy and Management  

Carnegie Mellon University 

David C. Gonzalez, 1987 - 1988

Masters of Public Administration & Bachelors in Criminology 

San Diego State University & California State University, Fresno 


MALCOLM WILSON, 1987 - 1988 
JANET ROHLOFF, 1987 - 1988 
STEVEN FALK, 1986 - 1987 
TOM ANDERSON, 1986 - 1987 
HEIDI LANG, 1986 - 1987 
LONNA KOHLHOFF, 1985 - 1986 
BARBARA HARRIS, 1985 - 1986 
CARLOS FLORES, 1985 - 1986 
LINDA JENKINS, 1984 - 1985 
MARK ROHLOFF, 1984 - 1985 

Suzanne Mason, 1984 - 1985 

Masters of Public Administration & Bachelors in History

University of Southern California (USC) & University of California, Santa Barbara 


GUADALUPE ARRIOLA, 1983 - 1984 
SCOTT CHRISTOPHER, 1983 - 1984
KIM CHUDOBA, 1983 - 1984 

Gail Wasil, 1982 - 1983

Masters in Public Administration & Bachelors in Political Science

University of Southern California (USC) & Syracuse University


MICHAEL PARKER, 1982 - 1983 
ANNE-MARIE HAYASHI 1982 - 1983
ROBERT NEGRETE, 1981 - 1982 
ROBIN SEVERINO, 1981 - 1982
LIEM NGUYEN, 1981 - 1982

Robert Whitbeck, 1981 - 1982 

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