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Aretha Ferrell-Benavides
Fellow

Aretha Ferrell-Benavides

Member Since 2021

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
City Manager City of Duncanville, Texas 2021 Present
City Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia 2017 2021
City Manager City of Glenn Heights, Texas 2014 2017
Deputy City Manager City of Glenn Heights, Texas 2013 2014
Deputy Secretary of the District Office of the Secretary Government of the District of Columbia 2011 2013
Chief Operating Officer Department of Parks & Recreation Government of the District of Columbia 2007 2008
Director Neighborhood Action Executive Office of the Mayor Government of the District of Columbia 2004 2007
Chief of Staff Office of the Deputy Mayor for Childre, Youth, Families & Elders Government of the District of Columbia 2004 2004
Assistant to the City Manager City of Sunnyvale, California 2002 2003
Deputy Chief of Staff Chicago Housing Authority 2000 2002
Assistant Chief Information Officer Department of Business & Information Systems City of Chicago, Illinois 1997 2000
Assistant to the Chief of Staff Governors Office Maryland State Government 1997 1997

Expertise

Primary Sector

Local

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance Change Management Information Technology Intergovernmental Strategic Planning
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State Regulatory Compliance Processes: Lessons Learned From COVID-19

Jan 12, 2023

Project: State Regulatory Compliance Processes: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Description: Over the past 18 months, the nation’s economy and society...

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