| ANAHEIM, CA - (January 10, 2007) - At Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting, the Anaheim City Council confirmed three new City Department Heads- Linda Nguyen, City Clerk; Henry W. Stern, CTP, City Treasurer; and Kristine Ridge, Human Resources Director.
Linda Nguyen returns to Anaheim where she served as Deputy City Clerk from 2001 to 2005. For the last year, Nguyen has been a Human Resources Manager for the Orange County Public Library. Nguyen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a Masters degree in Public Administration. Henry W. Stern, CTP, recently served as the Chief Investment Officer for the City of Los Angeles where he was responsible for a $6 billion dollar fixed income investment program. Prior to the City of Los Angeles, Stern served six years as the Treasury Operations Officer for the City of Long Beach and more than 17 years as the Investment Officer for the City of Lakewood. Stern holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Masters degree in Public Administration. Kristine Ridge has been with the City of Anaheim for the past 13 years. Most recently, she has been functioning as the Acting City Treasurer while continuing her duties as the City’s Internal Audit Manager, where she has served for the past 10 years. Ridge has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership. The City is also pleased to announce that Susan Grabemeyer-Grande has been appointed the City’s new Internal Audit Manager, replacing Ridge. Grabemeyer-Grande has been with the City’s audit division for 17 years. Media Contact: Ruth Ruiz 714.765.5060 more city news
### ABOUT ANAHEIM - The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation's premier municipalities and is California's 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 3,200 City employees. The municipal corporation's annual budget is $1.4 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, and the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal winning U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. |