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Gonzales appoints Carmen Gil as the new city manager.
On June 5, Gonzales City Council appointed Carmen Gil as city manager.
Gil has been Gonzales' director of community engagement and strategic partnership for three years, and has decades of experience working at different organizations in the private and public sectors in Monterey County. She is a board member of the Big Sur Land Trust and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation, and formerly served as an elected board member on the SVMH board of trustees. She was formerly the manager of the Building Healthy Communities in Salinas and an instructor at Hartnell College.
During the pandemic, Gil led the implementation of Gonzales' community health worker program. Community health workers from Gonzales partnered with the countywide VIDA program, helping make Gonzales one of the first cities in the county to reach a 90-percent vaccination rate (for at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine).
A staff report recommending council hire Gil as the new city manager stated: "Carmen Gil, director of community engagement and strategic partnerships, did an outstanding job of providing services as both interim and acting city manager."
Gil replaces former city manager Trevin Barber, who resigned after four months on the job.
Gill started her new position on June 6, with a starting salary of $194,000.
About City of Gonzales
The city of Gonzales, California is located in Monterey County. The quaint and culturally diverse community of approximately 9,000 people is in the heart of the Salinas Valley’s agricultural and wine region. Gonzales is an established regional leader in agricultural-technology and innovation, environmental awareness and sustainable practices. Gonzales is home to companies such as HealthySoil, which manufactures products to improve agricultural crop production; Converted Organics, a natural fertilizer company; Taylor Farms, a fresh vegetable production facility, Mann Packing/Del Monte Fresh, a leading supplier of fresh cut vegetables; Ramsay Highlander, an innovator, designer and manufacturer of technologically-advanced harvesting equipment; Papé Equipment Handling, Braga Fresh, Green Valley Farm Supply, Tessemae’s, American Bioscience, Caraccioli Cellars, and Constellation Brands, an international producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits.