City Manager-City of Northglenn

City Manager

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The City Manager is the chief administrative officer for Northglenn.

The position's duties include:

Overseeing daily activities of the city government
Directing the operations of all city departments
Implementing policy decisions of City Council
Working with council in the development and formulation of policies, goals and objectives
Keeping council informed of community issues
Representing the city's interests throughout the region and beyond through the coordination of activities with various local, state and federal agencies

In addition to overseeing all the departments, the City Manager's office supervises the Crisis Response Team and Municipal Court administration.

Heather Geyer was appointed city manager for Northglenn in July 2018 and began serving that August. She is the first female city manager in Northglenn's history.

She has received numerous national and state awards for organizational development, budget development and communications. Geyer presents at state and national conferences/webinars, sharing the city's innovative practices.

Heather is a resident of Northglenn and keeps her work-life balance through running, yoga, golf, hiking, traveling, spoiling her dog and spending time with her family.

Highlights

Mountain Plains Regional vice president for the International City-County Management Association (ICMA) Executive Board of Directors
Founding member of Colorado Women Leading Government, a group dedicated to advancing the role of women in local government
ICMA credentialed manager

Work History

June 2010-August 2018: Administrative services director for the City of Wheat Ridge (Interim from June to December 2010)
As director, she oversaw the internal services department, which is committed to providing excellent service to internal and external customers.
December 2006-June 2010: Assistant to the City Manager/Public Information Officer for Wheat Ridge
2005-2006: Management specialist in the City Manager's Office in the City of Greenwood Village
2000-2005: Management assistant to the director of Parks, Trails and Recreation in Greenwood Village
Summer 2000: New York Government Scholar, interning with New York City Parks Agency Director of Government Relations
1999: Intern for City of Greenwood Village

Education

Leadership ICMA, Class of 2015
Senior Executive Institute (SEI) graduate
Master of Arts, political science with an emphasis in public policy, University of Colorado-Denver
Bachelor of Science, political science and public policy from the University of Denver