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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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