I completed my Master’s of Public Administration at Missouri State University with an emphasis in local government management in May of 2017. Management Associate I at City of Mesa, AZ.
So I work in the Office of Budget and Management, and I work with two departments: City Clerk and Development Services on anything that they require related to their budget. This includes position management, request for additional funding, and ensuring that they spend the money on what they say they spent it on. I also help monitor their budgets through out the year, and give quarterly reports to the City Manager with the departments budget liaison to give a status on the budget, specifically how the money they were given is impacting their performance measurements and achieving their core business processes.
I spend the other 50% of my time working and managing special projects for one of the City Managers. For example, I am beginning a staffing model for a department and a economic impact analysis for the Convention Center.
It goes without saying that Spencer was attracted to Mesa because it’s the spring training home of the Cub’s.