Greg Scoles is the Deputy City Manager for Santa Rosa, California. He was appointed to that position in July 2003.  Currently a number of city departments report directly to Greg including, Recreation and Parks, Public Works, Utilities, Advance Planning & Public Policy, and Community Development.  Prior to his appointment as Deputy City Manager, Greg served as the city’s Public Works Director.

Greg has over 27 years local government management experience in both the public and private sectors.  Previously, Greg served as the City Administrator in Ashland, Oregon; Community Development Director in Newberg, Oregon; Vice President and Regional Manager for Majors Engineering, San Ramon; Planning and Building Director in Tiburon; City Planner in Pinole; Planning Director in The Dalles, Oregon; and Administrative Assistant in Los Alamitos.

He has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from California State University, Long Beach. 

Greg is a member of the International City Management Association (ICMA) and currently serves on the California ICMA’s Committee on the Profession, responsible for ethics standards for the ICMA.  In 2002, he was awarded the ICMA Program Excellence Award for Outstanding Partnerships in Intergovernmental Cooperation.