Team Division: Our Recruiters
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Merrill King
With almost 30 years of experience in government finance at the municipal, county, and state levels, Merrill Shepherd King is a public servant at heart who remains an enthusiastic booster of local government. After graduating from Princeton University with a bachelor’s in political science, she later attained her master’s degree…
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Rudy Jackson
Rudy Jackson began his career in local government with the Fort Worth Fire Department in 1982 and worked his way up the ranks, becoming fire captain in 1994 and battalion chief three years later. He served as chief training officer from 2002 to 2004, fire marshal until 2006 and then…
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Kurt Hodgen
From about the age of six, when he was fascinated by the public works projects taking place on the street where he lived, Kurt Hodgen has had a passion for all things local government. This spark led him to a 32-year career in local government management for cities, counties and…
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Lynn Barboza
Lynn Barboza began her public sector career with the City of Las Vegas (NV) in November of 1990. Throughout her 27-year tenure with the City, she was promoted to increasingly responsible positions in different operational areas including Municipal Court, the City Manager’s Office as well as the City Council Office.
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Jay Singleton
Jay Singleton’s local government career began in the areas of personnel, budgeting and finance before moving into city management. Jay served for 21 years as Assistant County Administrator for Tarrant County, Texas, which has a population of more than 2 million citizens. Jay also has 19 years of prior work…
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Doug Thomas
Doug Thomas joined SGR in 2015 and serves as Executive Vice President of Recruitment and Leadership Development where he focuses on executive recruitment, leadership development, and training for local governments. Prior to joining SGR, Doug served as City Manager for the City of Lakeland, Florida, where he has vast experience…
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Michael J. Czymbor
Senior Vice President Michael J. Czymbor joins SGR with more than 35 years of local government management experience. His extensive background and specialized knowledge in municipal budgeting, capital improvement programming, strategic goal setting and planning, economic development, executive recruitment, personnel management, and the effective management of high-growth communities and organizations…
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Andy Kancel
Andy Kancel proudly joined the SGR team following a distinguished career of over 34 years in law enforcement. He began his career in North Richland Hills, Texas, where he progressed through the ranks to Assistant Chief of Police. He was selected as the Chief of Police for Flower Mound, Texas,…
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Kevin Knutson
Kevin Knutson joins SGR with more than 30 years of experience in local government. He is considered a national expert in local government performance management, long-term financial planning, and strategic communications. Most recently Kevin served as an Assistant County Administrator for Pinellas County, Florida. There he oversaw the Department of…
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Clay Pearson
Clay J. Pearson joins SGR as Senior Vice President after serving more than 30 years in local government. A seasoned city manager, Clay’s career includes impactful roles in Fort Worth and Pearland, Texas; Novi, Michigan; and Elgin, Illinois, contributing to his expertise in community and economic development, budget and finance,…
