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Greenville names city manager finalists

Staff Report //October 8, 2018//

Greenville names city manager finalists

Staff Report //October 8, 2018//

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The city of Greenville received 77 applications for its city manager position. The mayor and city council have narrowed the field to three candidates, who will undergo “an extensive interview process” on Oct. 18 with elected officials, community stakeholders and the city’s senior leadership team, according to a news release.

“As with any city on the rise, we need to continue to deal with the challenges of growth such as infrastructure, housing affordability and transportation and we need a manager with experience addressing these issues for the benefit of all of our neighborhoods,” said Greenville Mayor Knox White, in the release. “Our top three finalists presented a depth of understanding of Greenville’s current landscape, as well as the insights and skills necessary to move our city forward to address these challenges.”

The three candidates for the city manager position are:

Debra D. Campbell is assistant city manager for Charlotte, where she provides overall management for the city’s more than 8,000 employees. Prior to accepting her current position, she served for a decade as director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department. She has more than 30 years of experience in a variety of interdisciplinary fields, including city management and administration, urban planning, transportation/land use integration, capital facilities planning, neighborhood and business corridor revitalization and housing and community development. Campbell has a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in urban planning from Middle Tennessee State University.

Jill Scroggs Silverboard is deputy city manager for Clearwater, Fla. She also has served in management roles for several municipalities in Florida since 1990. With a background in urban planning and growth management, she is accredited by the International City Managers’ Association and has served in leadership roles for various task forces and committees, including as president of the Florida City and County Management Association. Silverboard has a master’s degree in public affairs from Western Carolina University and a bachelor’s degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Bryan C. Woods is assistant city manager for New Braunfels, Texas, where he is responsible for service delivery to more than 80,000 residents, direct management of 170 employees, coordination with the New Braunfels Economic Development Corp. and management and oversight of all capital improvement projects in the city. He also is responsible for management of the city’s real estate. Prior to joining the city of New Braunfels, he served as vice president of a multi-discipline professional consulting firm, where he oversaw all business functions and provided program management for public and private sector large-scale land development and capital improvement infrastructure projects. Woods has a master’s degree in public affairs from the University of Missouri and a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering technology from the University of Southern Mississippi. He also is a civil engineer corps officer with the U.S. Navy Reserve.

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