County Administrator's Office

Year Appointed: 

1997

Administrative Aide: 

Janet Leverich, 913-573-5801

Education: 

MPA Public Administration, University of Kansas 1988

Prior Employment:

County Administrator for the Unified Government of
Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, October 2, 1997 to
Present,
City Administrator for City of Kansas City, Kansas
February 1996 to October 1997,
Interim City Administrator September 1995 to February 1996,
Deputy City Administrator 1985 to 1995,
Assistant City Administrator 1983 to 1985,
Assistant Director of Department of Community Development 1976 to 1983

Civic Activities:

Member, International City/County Management Association
Member, Kansas Association of City/County Management
Member, American Society of Public Administration
Board of Directors, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health
System Board of Directors
Member, KCK Rotary Club Graduate, Kansas City Tomorrow
Class XXI
Adjunct Instructor, Management Theory and Public
Administration at the University of Kansas and Saint Mary
College in Leavenworth
Member, KCK Public Schools Strategic Plan Commission
Chairman, Wyandotte County Local Emergency Planning
Committee
Member, Mayor's Task Force on Crime
Community Advisor, Junior League of Wyandotte County
Board of Directors, United Way Board of Directors
Chairman, public sector division of United Way campaign

Awards and Honors:

2001, L.P. Cookingham Award for Lifetime Achievement in
Public Administration, American Society of Public
Administration
2000, Junior Achievement's Up & Comers Award
1993, Edwin O. Steene Mangerial Excellence Award
1991, Public Administrator of the Year Award, American
Society of Public Administration 1988, Stanley Fisher Award
for outstanding graduate MPA student