The City of Fort Collins has narrowed its search for a new City Manager to six finalists who will participate in interviews and selection events with City Council, City staff and community stakeholders throughout March, including an online community forum on March 7. The finalists are:
• Kelly DiMartino, current interim city manager and former deputy city manager, senior assistant city manager and assistant city manager for the City of Fort Collins.
• Tobin Follenweider, current deputy executive director for the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, and former chief operating officer for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
• Marianna Marysheva, current assistant city manager and former interim city manager for the City of Irvine, California, and former assistant city manager for the cities of Riverside and Oakland, California.
• Jennifer Phillips, former city manager for the cities of Bothell, Washington, and St. Helena, California, and former assistant city manager for the cities of Santa Rosa and Santa Monica, California.
• Charles “Chip” Place, former managing director of capital programs for the Houston Parks Board and former deputy general manager for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
• Jim Thompson, current city manager for the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, former interim director of finance and accounting for the City of Tucson, Arizona, and former city manager for the City of Casa Grande, Arizona.
The City will host an online public forum with the candidates from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7. Community members are invited to view the forum live online and may submit questions for consideration in advance. The six finalists will participate in selection activities through March, including on-site interviews March 24-26.
The new City Manager will replace Darin Atteberry, who left the organization in the summer of 2021 after 17 years in the role. The City enlisted the support of SGR to lead the search.