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Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 13, 2016
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES JEFF ALLRED
AS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
Irwindale, CA, February 10, 2016—Wednesday morning
the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership Board of
Directors approved Jeff Allred, current City Manager
of Rosemead, as the next President and CEO of the
Partnership.
Allred, a 50-year resident of the San Gabriel Valley,
has served in various capacities of city management in
the cities of Rosemead, La Verne, El Monte, West Covina
and Pomona and has extensive economic development
experience.
“Jeff has an impressive track record of success in
strategic planning for economic development,” said
David Reyno, Director of Government Relations for
Foothill Transit and Chair of the San Gabriel Valley
Economic Partnership Board. “We look forward
to how Jeff will position the Partnership to lead
and support the growth of the San Gabriel Valley
economy.”
Economic development has been a key priority during
Allred’s tenure as city manager of Rosemead, with
substantial new businesses opening in the city along with
major infrastructure and aesthetic improvements at the
city’s entry points. Allred managed an aggressive building
program, completing two state-of-the-art aquatic centers
and a new civic center downtown plaza.
Prior to joining Rosemead, Allred spent five years
as the city manager of City of Norco in Riverside
County. He has had a long and distinguished career in
local government in the San Gabriel Valley, previously
serving in key administrative roles with the Tri-City
Mental Health Authority and with the cities of La Verne,
Downey, El Monte, and West Covina. He has been
actively involved with the San Gabriel Valley Council
of Governments, serving as President of the San Gabriel
Valley City Managers Association in 2013-14 and a
member of the Steering Committee.
Allred will retire from Rosemead at the end of April
2016 and assume the role of President and CEO of the
Partnership in May 2016. He is preceded by Cynthia
Kurtz who was President and CEO of the Partnership
for seven years before accepting a position as Director
of Operations for LA River Revitalization Corporation in
January 2016.
About the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
The San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership is a
regional, not-for-profit corporation supported and
directed by its members and committed to the continued
successful economic development of the San Gabriel
Valley. A collaboration of businesses, local government,
higher education institutions, and non-profits, the
Partnership pursues this commitment by fostering
the success of business, engaging in public policy,
marketing the San Gabriel Valley and connecting people,
companies, and organizations in the San Gabriel Valley.
For more information, contact the San Gabriel Valley
Economic Partnership at (626) 856-3400 or visit its web
site at www.valleyconnect.com.
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