Cities Advisory Committee

The Cities Advisory Committee serves in an ad-hoc capacity and advises San Diego LAFCO on germane items of interest as requested by the LAFCO Chair or Executive Officer. The current Committee has been called by the Executive Officer to review and provide ongoing feedback to the Executive Officer on the current adopted workplans. All 18 cities in San Diego County are represented on the Committee by the city manager or their designee and have one vote. Each city may also appoint one or more alternates. The Executive Officer is also a non-voting member on the Committee and serves as moderator and is responsible for scheduling meetings. The current Committee roster is below.

Cities Advisory Committee Policies

City of Carlsbad

Carlsbad Paz Gomez Designee: Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager

Paz Gomez is Deputy City Manager for Public Works with the City of Carlsbad. Ms. Gomez is a retired United States Navy officer and alumni of San Diego State, Troy and Stanford Universities. She is a registered professional civil engineer, certified energy manager and green building engineer.

Alternate Designee: Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services

City of Chula Vista

Tiffany Allen

Designee: Tiffany Allen, Assistant City Manager

Alternate Designee: Laura Black, Assistant Director

Tiffany Allen has served as Chula Vista Assistant City Manager since May 2022. Prior to becoming the Assistant City Manager, Allen served as Assistant Director and then Director of Development Services, overseeing all aspects of development in the City from initial planning through build out. Allen spent four years as the City’s Treasury Manager. Prior to her time as Treasury Manager, she spent several years in the City's Office of Budget and Analysis and has held positions in development permitting, capital improvement program administration, and served as a departmental analyst. Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Oregon and a Master of Public Administration degree from Walden University.

City of Coronado

Tina Friend

Designee: Tina Friend, City Manager

Alternate: Tony Winney, Assistant City Manager

Tina Friend has served as Coronado City Manager since July 2021. Friend holds more than 16 years of management and executive level experience in coastal California local government after serving as city manager of Scotts Valley, California. Prior to that, she served for nearly a decade as assistant city manager for the City of Santa Cruz. She holds a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law, a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho.

City of Del Mar

City of El Cajon

El Cajon Vince DiMaggio

Designee: Vince DiMaggio, Assistant City Manager

Vince DiMaggio is an ICMA Credentialed City Manager who has served as city manager for cities in Texas and California. He currently serves as the Assistant City Manager for El Cajon. From 2002-2011, Vince served as the public member on the Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission, (LAFCO), including two terms as Chair. He has Master’s degrees in both Public Administration and Law.

City of Encinitas

Pamela Antil

Designee: Pamela Antil, City Manager

Alternate Designee: Jennifer Campbell, Assistant City Manager

Pamela Antil was appointed City of Encinitas City Manager in October 2020. Antil has 25 years of experience directly managing and advising local government agencies after working with the cities of San Jose, Ann Arbor, and Palo Alto before her most previous position as assistant city manager for the City of Santa Barbara. She also holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University and a Master of Public Administration Degree from California State University.

City of Escondido

Sean McGlynn

Designee: Sean McGlynn, City Manager

Alternate Designee: Christopher McKinney, Deputy City Manager

Sean McGlynn has served as the City of Escondido City Manager since June 2021. Prior to becoming the City Manager, McGlynn served as city manager of the City of Santa Rosa for 7 years. McGlynn’s resume also includes 10 years with the New York Opera, where he served as Associate Director of Education Programs. McGlynn holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in theater from UCLA and was named city manager of the year for 2020 by the California City Management Foundation.

City of Imperial Beach

Imperial Beach Tyler Foltz2 Designee: Tyler Foltz, City Manager

Tyler Foltz serves as the City Manager for the City of Imperial Beach. Tyler has over 16 years of experience as a planning professional. Prior to his official employment with the City of Imperial Beach in 2006, he worked in the private sector as a Staff Planner for T&B Planning. Mr. Foltz has a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California, San Diego and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).

Alternate Designee: Erika Cotez-Martinez, Chief Administrative Officer

City of La Mesa

Designee: Lynette Santos, Community Development Director

Lynnette has more than 20 years of experience in long range planning, community development, economic development, and current planning. Her diverse background has afforded her an extensive understanding of municipal planning and community development. Prior to the City of La Mesa, she served as Chief of Long Range Planning for the County of San Diego where she oversaw annexations, deannexations, special district formations and dissolutions, and municipal service reviews. Before her tenure at the County, she dedicated almost 20 years to the City of Chula Vista, where she held various key positions, in the departments of Development Services, Economic Development, and Community Services. In her role as division manager for the City of Chula Vista Development Services Department, she oversaw complex current planning projects, which included annexations and deannexations. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UC San Diego and a Master’s degree in City Planning and Public Administration from San Diego State University.

City of Lemon Grove

Lemon Grove Lydia Romero Designee: Lydia Romero, City of Manager

Lydia Romero was appointed City Manager for the City of Lemon Grove in January 2016. Prior to her appointment, she was Deputy City Manager for the City of San Marcos for a little over 8 years. During her tenure at San Marcos, she oversaw nearly every function of the organization. Lydia served as Assistant to the City Manager for the City of San Rafael, a position she held close to 9 years. She also worked as a policy analyst for the League of California Cities for 3 years. She began her local government career in the City of Duarte, where she spent 5 years. Before her local government serve, she served a legislative intern for State Senator Robert Presley, in his Sacramento office. She is a San Marcos resident along with her two cats and is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach.

City of National City

Martin Reeder (National City)

Designee: Martin Reeder, Assistant Community Development Director

Martin Reeder started his career with the City of National City in 2003 and currently serves as the Assistant Community Development Director. Reeder holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and a Master’s degree in City Planning, both from San Diego State University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).

City of Oceanside

City of Poway

Poway Chris Hazeltine

Designee: Chris Hazeltine, City Manager

Chris Hazeltine has worked in local government for more than 30 years. Currently serving as Poway’s City Manager, Hazeltine was previously the Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Carlsbad. He has also served as the Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Encinitas and worked for the City of Oceanside. Hazeltine earned his bachelor’s degree at San Diego State University, then his master’s degree in organizational leadership at Point Loma Nazarene University.

Alternate Designee: Wendy Kaserman, Assistant City Manager

City of San Diego

Designee (Interim): Adrian Granda, Director of Dept. of Government Affairs

Adrian Granda has served as director of government affairs since November 2020. Granda has nearly a decade of experience working in public policy and government affairs in San Diego, most recently serving as the City of San Diego’s Director of Government Affairs. He has worked at the County of San Diego on regional transportation, housing and environmental policy. Prior to that, he served in Gloria’s Council District office in roles including Director of Communications and Director of Legislative Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in political science from the California State University, Long Beach, where he focused on international relations, political theory and statistical analysis.

City of San Marcos

City of Santee

Santee Marlene Best Designee: Marlene Best, City Manager

City Manager Marlene Best serves as the chief executive officer for the City of Santee. She was appointed by the City Council in February 2016. The City Manager’s Office oversees the day-to-day operations of the city and provides leadership, support and guidance to each of the city’s department directors and their staff. Best, who came to the job with 37 years of local government experience, previously worked in various management positions for five cities in San Diego, Riverside and Imperial counties. She is an East County native who was born and raised in Lemon Grove. She has a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from San Diego State University and is a graduate of Grossmont College and Helix High School.

Alternate Designee: Michael Coyne, Principal Planner

City of Solana Beach

City of Vista

John conley

Designee: John Conley, City Manager

John Conley has served as City of Vista City Manager since March 2023. Conley has worked as the community development director since 2007 and assumed responsibility for city engineering in 2012. He previously served as city planner, principal environmental planner and principal planner. Conley holds a bachelor’s degree in geography and a master’s degree in urban planning, both from San Diego State University. He resides in Vista with his wife and their children.