CITY OF LA MESA HIRES NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AMANDA LEE

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Source:  City of La Mesa

April 15, 2023 (La Mesa) - After an extensive recruitment process, Amanda Lee has been chosen for the Assistant City Manager position for the City of La Mesa. Ms. Lee comes to La Mesa after ten years at the City of Vista, California where she was the Assistant City Manager for the past two years. As Assistant City Manager at Vista, Ms. Lee provided direct supervision over Homelessness and Housing, Communications, Code Enforcement, Climate Action Plan implementation, Grants and Governmental Relations, and administrative support staff. Ms. Lee has been serving as the Acting City Manager at Vista for the past six months where she was responsible for leading the City’s Department Directors and Management Team.

In her role as Assistant City Manager at Vista, Ms. Lee was also responsible for the development of Vista’s Operating and Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budgets, assisting with City Council priority projects and City Council goals, and she served as the project manager for the $4 million renovation of Bub Williamson Park.

Ms. Lee holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University. She began her employment with the City on Monday, April 10th.


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