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Executive Recruitment Proposal
County of San Bernardino

Mike performed all phases of recruiting for a variety of local government positions including executive
positions such as Community Development Director, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Economic Development
Director, Assistant City Manager, and several others. Mike marketed recruitments through a variety of
forums; screened applicants; coordinated and conducted oral interviews; developed interview questions
and guidelines; developed and administered written examinations and supplemental questionnaires;
conducted skills testing; and implemented comprehensive background checks for selected candidates.

Mike also played a key role in the development and implementation of CalPACS, a regional, internet-
based, comprehensive salary and benefits survey website for local agencies, now utilized by over 60
Southern California member agencies.

Mike has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration emphasizing Human Resources Management
from California State University, Long Beach, and an MBA, also from Cal State Long Beach.

In addition to his recruitment experience, some of the K&A classification and compensation projects Mike
has worked on include but are not limited to:

• Cities: East Palo Alto, El Monte, Newport Beach, Orange, San Gabriel, and Westminster.
• Special Districts: Cucamonga Valley Water District, Orange County Water District, and
Mt. San Antonio College.

Mike will play a key role on the K&A Recruiting Team in sourcing, screening, interviewing appropriate
candidates for Director of Public Works, and tapping into his own network of contacts that he has
developed over the course of his career.

Frances “Fran” Trant, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Senior H.R. & Recruitment Associate

Frances has over 30 years of Human Resources experience with 15 years in a variety of California public
sector health care, education (school district and University of California systems), and special district
organizations, as well as another 15 years in both private-sector and public-sector organizations
throughout North America. Seventeen of those years were in leadership positions where she was a
member of leadership teams and responsible for the delivery of complete HR services including
Recruitment, Compensation and Benefit program management, Labor/Employee Relations, and leading
nation-wide affirmative action programs. Company sizes have ranged from 100 to 17,000.

Additionally, she provides important partnership in our executive recruitment process. Working closely
with both Georg and Richard, based on her vast experience with public sector recruitment at all levels,
from entry-level professionals to senior and executive managers, Fran will provide her senior recruitment
expertise for this executive search, including résumé and application review, interview content
development, and facilitation of screening interviews.

Fran has taught the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) certification exam preparation course
for the past 15 years throughout the San Francisco Bay region, ensuring a wide variety of HR professionals

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