City Manager

Management Assistant Program

The City of Fort Collins Management Assistant program allows current Master of Public Administration students and recent graduates the opportunity to gain valuable career experience in a wide variety of areas of municipal operations. This position provides future municipal leaders with the opportunity to learn from seasoned professionals in a community consistently rated as one of the best places to live in the country. The Management Assistant will have the opportunity to learn about the inner-workings of a full-service city.

The Management Assistant will be provided the opportunity to work on projects based in a variety of City departments while maintaining a "home base" in the City Manager's Office. Management Assistant will be involved in research, analytical work, and managing special projects. This position represents a one-year internship.

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2018 Recruitment Process

The recruitment process for the 2018-2019 Graduate Management Assistant Program will open in Fall 2017. Please check back for updates.

Education and Experience

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in a field related to Public or Business Administration, Political Science, social sciences or closely related field. Applicants must have completed or substantially completed coursework toward a Master of Public Administration or closely related degree by June 2017.

Current Intern

Alyssa Johnson earned her Master of Public Policy with a concentration in advanced policy analysis methods from the University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs in May of 2017. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science and communications from the University of Minnesota in 2016, combining her final year of undergraduate studies with her first year of graduate school. Alyssa is excited to learn from and contribute to the City of Fort Collins’ innovative, sustainable, and community-focused work using her experiences from positions in an academic institution and in city and county organizations. The City’s unique vision to provide world-class municipal services through operational excellence and a culture of innovation aligns with her commitment to public service and passion for challenging the status quo. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve the community of Fort Collins as the Graduate Management Assistant.

Previous Interns

Year	Name	Location	Position
1983-84	Wendy Williams	City of Fort Collins, CO	Assistant City Manager
	Mark Rohloff	City of Oshkosh, WI	City Manager
1984-85	Jody Kole	Grand Junction, CO Housing Authority	Executive Director
	Deborah Sagen	University of Colorado - Health Center	Associate Director
	Susan Loo	City of Louisville, CO	City Councilmember
1985-86	Ann Turnquist	Poudre Fire Authority	Administrative Services Director
	Mark Campbell	Multnomah County, OR	Acting Chief Financial Officer
	Don Gaeddert	City of Larned, KS	Retired City Manager
1986-87	Julia Novak	Novak Consulting	President
	Todd Vance	Manassas Group, Roanoke, VA	Clinical Psychologist, Adjunct Professor
1989-90	Jon Ruiz	City of Eugene, OR	City Manager
	Steve VanderMeer	Hometown Connections	Senior Vice President
1990-91	Kristin Epley	University of Colorado - Boulder	Sustainability Project Manager
1991-92	Stet Schanze	Gray Manufacturing	President
2000-01	Heather Brooks	Alamosa, CO	City Manager
2002-03	Sam McFerran	First Church (UCC)	Minister of Faith Formation
2011-12	Josh Jones	Parowan, UT	City Manager
2012-13	Kelly Unger	Town of Windsor, CO	Assistant to the Town Manager
2013-14	Pamela Weir	Goodyear, AZ	Assistant to the City Manager
2014-15	Travis Machalek	Estes Park, CO	Assistant Town Administrator
2015-16	Tyler Marr	Fort Collins, CO	Policy and Project Analyst
2016-17	Jackson Brockway	Fort Collins, CO	Economic Health Business Analyst