Executive Committee

Each Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to provide day-to-day governance of the JPA.  Both Boards have selected three individuals to serve as their Executive Committees.  The Executive Committees conduct monthly public meetings.

	Michael P. Garvey Executive Committee Chair, LGS and RGS Former City Manager Mr. Garvey has over 35 years of experience working in and with local government.  He has served as a leader in the City Managers Department (the California organization of City Managers), including service as President, and has served on the Board of Directors of the League of California Cities.  Prior to that, he served on committees of the County Services Association of California (CSAC), the association of California counties, giving him a unique perspective on the operations of both levels of government. Mr. Garvey currently is working with a consortium of local governments on the San Mateo Peninsula to develop a master plan for El Camino Real, recently completed service as the interim Executive Director for two JPAs in Marin County, and is assisting the University of California, Berkeley in the development of a training program for senior executives at the local level of government throughout the western United States.He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work, including the American Society for Public Administration’s Bay Area “Public Official of the Year” award, the Silicon Valley “Public Administrator of the Year” award and the “Technology Manager of the Year” award from Public Technology, Inc., an international innovation advocation organization.
	Jean Bonander Executive Committee Vice-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 Executive Committee Member, 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.