Board of Directors

Regional Goverment Services Authority (RGS) and Local Government Services Authority (LGS) are California joint powers authorities (JPAs).  Under California law, a JPA can be formed by two or more governmental agencies, with the agencies becoming governing members of the JPA.  The members of RGS and LGS are the city of Larkspur and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).  Each agency’s chief executive officer has a seat on the Board of Directors for RGS and on the Board of Directors for LGS. 

Jean Bonander Board Chair, LGS and RGS City of Larkspur, City Manager Jean has served as the City Manager of Larkspur, a lovely historic community north of San Francisco, since 1994.  In addition, she has served on several regional boards, commissions and executive committees, such as the Marin County Solid and Hazardous Waste Joint Powers Authority, the Bay Cities Joint Powers Insurance Authority, the Marin Emergency Radio Authority and the Marin Managers Association. She also chairs the Marin Transportation Authority’s Technical Advisory Committee, which recommends regional transportation projects to the Authority’s Board of Directors.  She has often provided management support to elected officials on specific projects and programs, such as on the finance committee for the Ross Valley Watershed and Flood Control Project and on the management committee for the Twin Cities Police Authority. Prior to joining the City of Larkspur, Jean served as Town Administrator of San Anselmo, CA from 1989 to 1994.  She was the Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Mountain View from 1986 to 1989, and worked in a variety of first line and mid management positions with the City of Palo Alto from 1980 to 1986.  Prior to public service, Jean worked in outside sales in the electronics industry and in financial and accounting positions in hospitals.

Henry Gardner Board Vice-Chair, LGS and RGS Association of Bay Area Governments, Executive Committee Member Henry Gardner is the Executive Director with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).  He provides oversight and supervision of ABAG’s planning and service programs, and serves as liaison to the region’s city, town, and county managers and administrators. He is committed to regional efforts addressing the Bay Area’s challenges relating to land-use, transportation, air quality, congestion management, job creation, and the consensus building that is integral to regional problem-solving. Gardner began his career with the City of Oakland, serving in a variety of roles, rising from Assistant City Manager to City Manager.  In recognition of his leadership and accomplishments as Oakland’s City Manager, Gardner was named in 1990 the “most valuable City Manager in the country” by City and State Magazine.  During the nineties, Gardner served as Senior Vice President and Manager of the Western Region for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and as Managing Partner for Gardner, Underwood & Bacon.  In those capacities, he developed major and successful strategies for public financing, capital projects and new business development. During his public and private service, Gardner has been the recipient of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators’ Mark of Excellence Award, and was the 1992 Selected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for Local Self Government, the California State Association of Counties Finance Corporation.