2008 Corporate Partners Program
MMANC appreciates the generous support of its Corporate Partners! The 2008 Corporate Partners Program brochure is now available (click on the link above). If you are interested in being a Corporate Partner, please contact MMANC President Matt Bronson at (415) 499-3084 or president@mmanc.org.
PLATINUM PARTNERS
E.J. De La Rosa & Company
E. J. De La Rosa & Company is an investment bank with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles that specializes in providing bond financing solutions for cities and local government in California. The firm has extensive expertise working with California cities in developing financing programs for new buildings & infrastructure, redevelopment, affordable housing and other capital projects. Please contact John Kim (415) 495-8863 with any questions.
Since it was founded in 1989, De La Rosa has helped public entities and private businesses secure funding for capital projects. The firm is registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Please read these important disclosures.
Keenan Associates
Founded in 1972, Keenan has grown to the 17th largest insurance broker in the United States. With a network of offices located throughout California and a staff of more than 600 insurance specialists, Keenan continuously provides unparalleled service and customized solutions to our clients.
Keenan is a full service broker, dedicated to providing superior insurance products and services. Our exceptional growth is directly related to our concentration on meeting the risk management, employee benefits, workers' compensation and property & liability consulting and brokerage objectives of public entities, health care systems and high-tech firms.
Piper Jaffray
Piper Jaffray is a premier investment bank with a 107-year history of underwriting tax-exempt and taxable financings for municipal clients. The California Public Finance Team provides a comprehensive range of investment banking and financial consulting services to California Cities and Redevelopment Agencies.
Willdan Group, Inc.
Willdan is an engineering, planning, and financial management firm dedicated to serving the individual needs of cities, towns, counties, special districts, as well as state and federal agencies. Established in 1964, Willdan has offices throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada that serve more than 400 public sector clients.
Willdan has been dedicated to serving the individual needs of cities, counties, special districts, and state and federal agencies for more than 40 years, becoming one of the largest providers of municipal engineering services in the western United States.
EXECUTIVE PARTNERS
ABAG PLAN
ABAG PLAN is a non-profit corporation serving 32 cities and towns in the Bay Area with comprehensive risk management and insurance services. We provide risk sharing pools, excess insurance, claims administration, training, and related services to our members.
CPS Human Resources Services
CPS Human Resource Services (CPS) is a governmental agency committed to improving human resources in the public sector. As a self-supporting public agency offering a full range of human resource products and services, our highly qualified, professional staff provides practical solutions for all levels of government, school districts, colleges and universities, and nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and Canada.
Dunlap, Van Vleck & Brown, LLC (DVB)
Dunlap, Van Vleck & Brown, LLC (DVB), provides a wide array of bipartisan lobbying and communications services (including issue analysis, legislative advocacy, procurement regulatory/administrative actions and crisis communications) to public agencies and private business clients. We also recently acquired the Public Retirement Journal and PERSPac Alert publications, which center on public retirement issues, both at the Legislative level as well as the local level.
Godbe Research
Godbe Research is a full-service market and public opinion research agency offering comprehensive research services for both public and private sector clients.
Golden Gate University
Founded in 1901 in San Francisco, Golden Gate University (GGU) meets the needs of working adults by offering undergraduate and graduate programs in business and management, information technology, taxation, and law. Courses are designed to engage students in real-world business situations and to prepare them to compete in a volatile marketplace.
Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos & Rudy, LLP
One of San Francisco's oldest and most respected firms, Hanson Bridgett's general practice includes leading experts in many specialized areas of law, including public agency law, labor and employment, employee benefits, environmental law, and government relations.
Founded in 1974, we are a professional services firm with a staff of over 450 employee-owners. Since our inception, our program managers, construction managers, architects and engineers have been serving the specialized planning, design and construction management needs of our public and institutional clients.
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore is a full service employment and labor relations law Firm providing expert consultation, representation, litigation, negotiation and investigation services to public agency management. In addition, the Firm produces a wide-range of dynamic management training workshops and seminars in employment and labor relations issues to cities, counties, local agencies, schools and community colleges throughout California.
Management Partners
Management Partners is a professional management consulting firm that understands what it takes to bring excellence to public service and specializes in helping government organizations increase their effectiveness by identifying issues and problems and recommending ways to improve operations, while being sensitive to the political context in which public services are provided. The firm provides clients with the expertise of professionals with extensive experience in all aspects of local government management, including service as chief executives and department directors, as well as knowledge of how the best local governments in the country provide services.
Meyers Nave
Meyers Nave serves as City Attorney to 28 California Cities and General & Special Counsel for more than 100 of California's public agencies.
National University
National University is the second-largest, private, nonprofit institution of higher learning in California. Founded in 1971, National consists of five schools and one college, including the Schools of Business and Management; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services; and Media and Communication; and the College of Letters and Sciences.
Peckham and McKenney
With over 50 years of combined experience in executive search, management and local government, Peckham & McKenney provides Executive Search and Consulting services to local government agencies throughout the Western United States.
Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP
Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP, the Public Law Group, is dedicated to providing effective, creative legal representation and legislative and policy advice to meet the distinctive needs of local governments, non-profit organizations and individuals. Our areas of specialization include labor, employment, government, elections, campaign finance, ethics, open meeting, and constitutional law, and we are skilled in handling all aspects of litigation including writs, appeals, trials, arbitrations, and civil service matters.
Stone & Youngberg LLC
Stone & Youngberg, an investment banking firm with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Phoenix, specializes in municipal finance. Founded in 1931, the firm has a rich history of providing investment banking and brokerage services to local government entities.
Trackdown strives to improve the ties of city managers and "would-be" city managers through efforts to entertain, support and educate; and to provide quality management consulting services to public agencies.
BUSINESS PARTNERS
Avery Associates
William Avery & Associates, Inc., is a unique Executive Search and Labor Relations consulting firm serving both the not-for-profit and public sectors. Avery executives apply their decades of professional experience with a hands-on approach in support of every client.
Bob Murray & Associates
Bob Murray & Associates brings a personal approach to providing quality executive recruitment services. Our clients include cities, counties, special districts and governmental organizations, both large and small. Through many years of experience, we have created an ideal recruitment process by combining our ability to help you to determine the direction of the search and the types of candidates you seek.
CAOAC: County Administrative Officers Association of California
The County Administrative Officers Association of California is a network of Chief Administrative Officers of the counties in California.
Citygate Associates, LLC
Citygate Associates, LLC is a California corporation that provides professional services in the areas of general management consulting, fire protection and emergency medical services, strategic planning, organizational development, community development, animal care and control, and character training and consultation.
Comcate, Inc.
Comcate is the leading provider of web-based software for public agencies. More agencies trust Comcate to help them IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND INCREASE STAFF EFFICIENCY than any other web-based software provider.
Granicus
Granicus web casting solutions provide local government with the ability to deliver public meetings, service announcements, education content and video training through the Internet, live or on-demand. Deliver public information quickly with rich media like minutes, reports, agenda and more all synchronized with the video/audio content.
HdL Software LLC
HdL Software provides valuable tools to manage animal licenses, business licenses, code enforcement, and permits.
NBS
NBS provides financial expertise and management solutions to local governmental agencies, focusing on the following core areas: Special Tax, Fee, and Assessment Districts; User Fee, Rate, and Development Impact Fee Studies; Cost Allocation Plans; and Fiscal Impact Analyses.
Northcross, Hill & Ach, Inc
Northcross, Hill & Ach, Inc. provides financial assistance to California local governments and school districts. The firm believes that an effective financial adviser will understand the importance of achieving public goals, understand the long-term impact of the financing, advise the client clearly and succinctly on the financing, and negotiate the best possible business terms for a financing.
University of San Francisco School of Professional Studies
The University of San Francisco College of Professional Studies offers graduate and undergraduate courses in areas such as public administration, human resources, and organizational development. Our students are adult professionals who are capable of being agents for growth, productivity, creativity, and humane values.