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Audrey Seymour Ramberg, Menlo Park’s assistant city manager since 2001, is leaving the city so she can spend more time with her family.
She told The Almanac that Menlo Park is a “great organization” full of “great people” and a “dedicated council,” but she wants to spend more time with her newly adopted daughter.
“I’m looking for a better work-family balance,” Ms. Seymour Ramberg said. “It’s a struggle a lot of parents have — trying to balance their careers with family.”
Ms. Seymour Ramberg announced her decision to city staff in late April, and her last day on the job was Friday, May 16. She said it’s “highly likely” that she’ll re-enter the world of civic government at some point.
City Manager Glen Rojas said Ms. Seymour Ramberg’s departure is “a big loss to the city.”
“I was very impressed with her grasp of not only city government, but Menlo Park in particular,” said Mr. Rojas. “She’s able to take complicated issues and put them into terms people can understand. … She’s a great manager.”
Mr. Rojas noted that he’s undecided how the city should go about hiring a new assistant city manager, but would make a decision soon.
Mayor Andy Cohen said Ms. Seymour Ramberg “made Menlo Park her highest priority for seven years,” and was well liked by all city employees.
Before coming to Menlo Park, Ms. Seymour Ramberg was assistant to the city manager in Palo Alto for three years.
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