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GARY WEIERS <br />Prior to joining DDA in 2013, Gary had over 20 years of county government <br />management experience, the last 11 years as County Administrator in Rice County. <br />Prior to becoming Administrator, Gary served as the Social Service Department <br />Director in Rice County and worked as a Social Service Supervisor in Mower County <br />and Sherburne County. Gary received his bachelor's degree from the University of St. <br />Thomas and has honed his skills by working his way up from an entry level social <br />worker position to be the head of a $50 million organization with over 350 employees. <br />Gary has worked with local governments ranging in size from a couple thousand <br />residents to communities of over 150,000 persons. <br />Contact Information: <br />garyC@daviddrown.com <br />In addition to conducting executive searches, Gary has done work with communities 612-920-3320 x109 <br />on sharing services, organizational analysis, strategic planning, and other 1327 Merrywood Court <br />management related work. Gary was instrumental in developing programs to assist Faribault, MN 55021 <br />new county administrators and presently mentors all new County Administrators. <br />Additionally, he helped develop a Human Resource Technical Assistance Program that provides one-to-one <br />consultation and access to a host of pertinent documents and policies to counties throughout Minnesota. <br />Gary has conducted over 95 executive searches and numerous organizational studies. Gary will assist with <br />recruitment and consulting as needed. <br />BART FISCHER — CO -PROJECT LEAD <br />Bart joined DDA in 2023 as a Management Consultant that focuses on mentoring, <br />organizational work, strategic planning, and executive search work. He has over 20 <br />years of experience as a public sector leader/manager in local government <br />organizations as well as most recently working as a consultant with public sector` <br />clients. Bart's recent consultant experience provided him the opportunity to `. <br />establish connections and relationships in the public works and city engineer <br />community, which will greatly benefit the City of Waconia in this search process. <br />Bart's experience has taken him from being the Assistant City Administrator in the tab <br />Cities of Newport and Chaska, Minnesota, to being the City Administrator in the <br />Cities of Falcon Heights and Oakdale, Minnesota. As a consultant, Bart fostered Contact Information: <br />existing client relationships, supported business development, helped mentor staff, bart(cDdavid drown. com <br />and managed strategic client pursuits and partnerships. He is a strategic leader 7383 Hyde Ave S <br />known for relationship development and connecting people around common themes Cottage Grove, MN 55016 <br />and goals. Bart obtained his Master's in Public Administration from Metropolitan <br />State University in St Paul. <br />Bart will assist with recruitment and consulting as needed. <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER I Police Chief Search Proposal <br />Page 318 of 430 <br />