Steven Willis, most recently the acting deputy director of integrated waste management for the city of San Jose, is the new assistant town administrator for the town of Portola Valley.
He starts work Monday, June 19, said Town Administrator Angela Howard.
Mr. Willis, 54, will be paid $107,364 a year, and comes to Portola Valley with 20 years experience in the public sector, the last 15 at the city of San Jose, Ms. Howard said. “He has a wide variety of experience and he’s done a lot of different things,” she said.
She cited Mr. Willis’ previous work with budgets and financial matters, his extensive experience with managing staff, and his oversight of consumer-oriented public projects.
“I think it’s going to be a good fit,” she said.
Barbara Powell, the previous assistant town administrator, resigned in February to take an administrative position in Saratoga after four years with Portola Valley.
Ms. Howard said she chose Mr. Willis after a process that narrowed a field of 30 to 40 applicants down to eight for the first round of interviews and four for the second round.
