Executive Board

PRESIDENT

Shannon Yauchzee
City of Baldwin Park

Shannon Yauchzee was born in Whittier, California and has been a resident of the San Gabriel Valley for most of his life.  In his early years Mr. Yauchzee worked in almost all aspects of the construction industry including the family construction business doing everything from pushing a broom to operating heavy equipment.  He attended Cal Poly University in Pomona where he obtained his Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering and subsequently obtained his State registration as a California Professional Engineer.  Mr. Yauchzee then served about 8 years with the public-private partnership firm of Willdan Associates out of their City of Industry office providing consulting services to various Cities and Counties throughout the area.  He then joined the City of West Covina and became the City’s Public Works Director and City Engineer.  During his 18 years with West Covina, he led West Covina to be a leader in energy efficiency saving the City millions of dollars in energy costs.  He also was responsible for managing and building over one hundred million dollars in improvements to the City’s parks, streets, facilities, landscaping and infrastructure.

In 2014 Shannon Yauchzee was delighted to join and lead the Executive team for the City of Baldwin Park.  Shannon has a record of bringing projects in on time and within budget and brings with him a strong background in efficient government leadership and a commitment to being business friendly with high standards for customer service.  In Baldwin Park, Mr. Yauchzee has been successful in improving customer service, making the City more business friendly, increasing City revenues and saving the City millions of Dollars due to various cost cutting measures, energy savings and bond financing.

Shannon and his wife Lisa, residents of San Dimas, have been married for almost 29 years and have two beautiful daughters, Emily and Sarah.  Lisa taught second grade for Bonita Unified School District.  Emily recently graduated from Cal Poly Pomona University and is Substitute teaching at Bonita USD.  Sarah graduated from the University of La Verne and has been accepted to the Chemistry PhD program  at UC Irvine.

VICE PRESIDENT

Sergio Gonzalez
City of Azusa

Sergio Gonzalez joined the City of Azusa as City Manager in March 2018. With over 15 years of local government experience at an executive level, he is responsible for the City’s day to day operations including the revitalization of Downtown Azusa which includes more than 50,000 SF of retail and 500 residential units within a mile radius of the City’s Azusa Downtown Metro Gold Line Station. The City of Azusa is a full service city of 50,000 residents with 230 full time employees and an annual operating budget of $42 million.

Prior to Azusa, Gonzalez served as City Manager in the cities of Hermosa Beach and South Pasadena. Successful in many areas in local government management, he has demonstrated a talent for addressing infrastructure, economic development, fiscal responsibility and improving public engagement. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a Master of Science in Public Administration (MPA) from California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). He serves as an Advisory Board Member to the school’s MPA program and is a Board of Trustee on the Cal State LA Foundation.