Secretary-Treasurer/Partner Chris Swartz has served as a municipal manager in Wisconsin for over 30 years, most recently as Village Manager for the Village of Shorewood (2004-2017), Administrator for the Village of Sussex (1990-2004) and Clerk-Treasurer Administrative Coordinator Village of East Troy (1986-1990). He started his career as a researcher for the Citizens Governmental Research Bureau/Public Policy Forum (1983-1985). Chris, as an independent contractor was hired by the North Shore Communities to study Dispatch and Fire Consolidation for the North Shore communities of Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Glendale and Fox Point (1985-1986). He retired from Shorewood in 2017 as a credentialed manager as designated by the International City Management Association ICMA). Swartz has a Master of Science degree in Urban Affairs from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1983) and an undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Swartz has been recognized for his innovative approach to economic development, strategic and financial planning, organizational development and intergovernmental cooperation. He is known as a mentor to emerging public administration leaders through his tenure as an adjunct professor within the Masters of Public Administration(MPA) graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his involvement in the MPA Alumni Association. Swartz has been formally recognized for his lifetime achievements, including Wisconsin City/County Management Association “Meritorious Service Award”(2015), James R. Ryan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Public Policy Forum (2017) and Wisconsin Economic Development Association Fredrick C. Pearce Lifetime Achievement award (2017).
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