Bobbi Peckham & Phil McKenney.

We achieve this goal by limiting the number of searches we take on at any one point in time, thereby focusing more directly on those we serve. In this way, no client or candidate should ever feel “lost in the shuffle.”

Not only do we take great care of our clients and candidates, but we are very actively involved in efforts to prepare the next generation of local government managers. Our commitment to the industry is genuine, and we look forward to many years of service.

Bobbi and family.

Bobbi Peckham is one of the West Coast’s leading local government recruiters and has 23 years of experience in local government and executive recruitment. Ms. Peckham began her career in the public sector in Naperville, Illinois, where she became familiar with all aspects of local government. Ms. Peckham was then recruited to join the Executive Search practice of a leading California recruitment firm. Later, she played an integral role in creating a national search business for what became the largest recruitment practice serving local government in the country. Here, she became Regional Director overseeing Northern California and a nine-state region.

In 2001, Ms. Peckham was invited to implement a public sector search practice for a Sacramento-based, private sector firm. As a result of her success in this implementation, she then chose to leave in June 2004 in order to form Peckham & McKenney in partnership with Phil McKenney. Ms. Peckham has personally conducted hundreds of national searches throughout the Western United States. She has extensive experience working with City Councils, Executive Boards, and local government administrators, listening to and understanding their needs in executive level placements.

Ms. Peckham received a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco. She is a contributing member of the International City/County Management Association, CAL-ICMA, International Public Management Association, Municipal Management Association of Southern California, Professional Businesswomen of California and Municipal Management Association of Northern California.

Most recently, Ms. Peckham was appointed to ICMA’s National Job Hunting Task Force and serves on Cal-ICMA’s Committee on Preparing the Next Generation.

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Phil McKenney

Phil and daughters.

Mr. McKenney began his career in the resort and hospitality industry and served in executive management positions with Martha’s Vineyard as well as Keystone Resort in Colorado. Mr. McKenney later took over the helm of the Summit County Chamber of Commerce as their Executive Director. This hybrid-Chamber was the only countywide organization responsible for marketing all of Summit County, Colorado, home to Breckenridge, Keystone, and Copper Mountain resorts. Through his leadership and collaborative style, and working with the cities and county within Summit County, he led the Chamber to being a readily recognized and well-respected organization within Colorado and the Western United States.

Mr. McKenney was then selected by Placer County, California to lead the merger of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the North Tahoe Visitors and Convention Bureau into the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. The Resort Association is now a proactive, nationally recognized organization whose model of governance is being replicated in numerous resort communities across the western United States.

Mr. McKenney joined Ms. Peckham as an executive recruiter in January 2003 and, in partnership with her, formed Peckham & McKenney in June 2004. He has personally conducted many national recruitments such as the Town Manager, Town of Vail; Human Resources Director, Jefferson County, CO; Fire Chief, City of West Covina; City Clerk, City of San Jose; Parks & Community Services Director, City of West Sacramento; General Manager, Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority of California; General Manager, North Tahoe Public Utility District; and Deputy City Manager and Finance Director, City of Arvada, CO, among others.

Mr. McKenney has an undergraduate degree in Recreation from Slippery Rock State College as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Denver.

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Joyce Johnson

Joyce and family.

Joyce Johnson joined Peckham & McKenney in 2005 and currently serves as the Office Manager. Prior to joining Peckham & McKenney, Ms. Johnson oversaw internal administration in the Western Region headquarters of a national management consulting firm. Ms. Johnson has a total of 21 years' experience in the field of administrative and executive support for all aspects of the executive recruitment process. Ms. Johnson holds an Associate of Arts degree from American River College.

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