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Chandler announced it would promote an internal candidate, Joshua Wright, to lead the city after conducting a national search to replace City Manager Marsha Reed, who retired in March.
The City Council is expected to approve Wright s contract at an Aug. 12 meeting.
Since March, Wright has served as interim city manager in the suburb of some 260,000 residents southeast of Phoenix. He joined the city as an assistant city manager in 2017. I am honored by the Mayor and council s confidence in me to serve as Chandler’s city manager and am excited about our community’s bright future, Wright said in a statement. As an East Valley native, I have always admired Chandler’s visionary leadership and couldn’t be more excited to serve the city my family and I call home.
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Chandler announced four city manager finalists who residents will have a chance to hear from in person in mid-July.
The finalists include a mix of former Phoenix-area city executives, the city s interim city manager and candidates from out of state.
They are:
Milton Dohoney Jr., who
has 36 years of municipal work experience. He last served seven years as assistant city manager and chief operating officer in Phoenix. Prior to his time in the Valley, he was the city manager in Cincinnati and spent 20 years in government in Kentucky.
Sarah Hensley, who
was appointed in February as interim city manager in Denton, Texas, a city of about 136,200 in the Dallas area, where she has worked since 2019. She has more than 20 years of experience leading city departments, primarily parks and recreation, including in Phoenix.