The day concluded with the finalists having a second interview with the entire council, this time in person. Brooks was interviewed first, followed by Schoening. The interviews lasted about an hour and the council asked each candidate a variety of questions.
Brooks is currently on active duty in the United States Air Force, having served as an officer for the past eight years. He is stationed in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is an Air Force ROTC instructor at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has been deployed twice overseas and has served as flight commander, similar to a city manager, for a number of units. In those positions, he oversaw dozens of employees and managed budgets and projects, some worth millions, according to his resume.
Willmar city administrator finalists to take part in round of interviews on Thursday
The two finalists for the Willmar City Administrator position will be in town on Thursday for a day of meet and greets, interviews with staff and chamber members and the final interviews with the Willmar City Council. The council is planning on making its decision on which candidate will be the new administrator following the interviews. 6:00 pm, May 11, 2021 ×
Willmar City Administrator finalists Tyler Brooks (l) and Dana Schoening will be interviewed by the Willmar City Council in person on Thursday. The council is planning on making its decision on who to hire following the interviews. Submitted photos / West Central Tribune
Willmar city administrator finalists Brooks and Schoening coming to town next week for in-person interviews with council
Tyler Brooks and Dana Schoening were chosen Thursday by the Willmar City Council to be interviewed in person for the city administrator position. The plan is to hold the interviews, along with a tour of Willmar and meeting members of the public, next Thursday. 6:11 am, May 8, 2021 ×
The Willmar City Council has decided to bring back two of the four city administrator finalists back for an in-person interview next week. West Central Tribune File photo. West Central Tribune file photo
WILLMAR The Willmar City Council, in its discussion over the four finalists for the city administrator position on Thursday, were divided between going with a candidate with city management experience or going with someone with little city experience but proven leadership skills.
Willmar City Council members interviewed the four final candidates for the city administrator position. The council will meet on Thursday to choose which of those candidates will move forward to a second, in-person interview.
Willmar City Council interviews four administrator candidates Tuesday
Willmar City Council members interviewed four candidates for the city administrator position. The council will meet on Thursday to choose which candidates will move forward to a second, in-person interview. 6:37 pm, May 4, 2021 ×
The Willmar City Council interviewed four candidates for the open city administrator position on Tuesday.
WILLMAR Using the remote meeting program GoTo Meeting, the Willmar City Council on Tuesday remotely interviewed the four final candidates for the city administrator position coming open in June.
The finalists are Tyler Brooks of South Daytona, Florida, most recently employed as an operations commander for the United States Air Force; Guy Scaife, of Bettendorf, Iowa, most recently the town manager of Thetford, Vermont; Dana L. Schoening of Wichita Falls, Texas, currently the director of planning and operations for Sweetwater, Texas; and Robert J. Wolfingto