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Director Miller presents CCMF Report to SGVCMA
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Director Ken Miller presented to the San Gabriel Valley City Manager’s Association the recently-released report of a study on California City Managers conducted by the Rose Institute. The report presents the results of a survey conducted by the Rose Institute in early 2023 collecting data on average tenure, background, and… Continue Reading
2023 Graduates
The Rose Institute welcomes the following students to the Rose Institute Alumni Society upon their graduation on May 13, 2023. We hope their time with us has enriched their lives and we send them off with the confidence that they, in turn, will enrich the lives of others. Here are excerpts from their farewell messages… Continue Reading
2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey released
New Survey Finds Doing Business in Southern California Remains Costly Most businesses leaving California are headed for lower-cost western states, according to a survey by Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute and Kosmont Companies Claremont, CA – The 2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey finds that the cost of doing business in California is… Continue Reading
Gonzalez ’85, Witt ’00 Step Up as Board Vice Chairs
Rose Institute Board Elevates Two to Vice Chair Roles Alumnae Gonzalez ’85 P’14, Witt ’00 Deliver Keen Experience and Policy Insights The Board of Governors of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) has appointed Deborah Gonzalez ’85 P’14, and Jessica Witt ’00 to the position of vice-chairs. Gonzalez… Continue Reading
Eric Figueroa ’92 Joins Rose Institute Board
Eric Figueroa ’92, P’21, a leader in local government in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been appointed to the Rose Institute Board of Governors at Claremont McKenna College (CMC). Figueroa has served as city manager of the City of Martinez since 2019. Working with his city council, Figueroa led Martinez through the Covid-19 pandemic.… Continue Reading
Lisa Pitney ’89 Joins Rose Institute Board
Lisa Pitney ’89, Disney Executive and Claremont McKenna College Alum, Joins the Rose Institute Board Lisa Pitney CMC ’89, vice president of government relations for the Walt Disney Company, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC). Pitney has worked for… Continue Reading
Sean Elsbernd ’97 Joins Rose Institute Board
Sean Elsbernd ’97, Chief of Staff to San Francisco Mayor London Breed, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC). Elsbernd became the Mayor’s Chief of Staff in 2018, following six years of service as United States Senator Dianne Feinstein’s… Continue Reading
In Memoriam: Frank Tripepi
Frank Tripepi, who was born in Dearborn, Michigan in 1947, is a leader in civic management and a longtime member of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government Board of Governors. He passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at the age of 74. Frank joined the Rose Institute board in 2008, bringing with… Continue Reading
Q&A: CA’s Top-Two Election System
June 1, 2022 The Rose Institute published today the first in a series of Questions and Answers about politics. This first offering is on California’s top-two election system, written by J. Andrew Sinclair, an assistant professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and a faculty advisor of the Rose Institute. This report is a culmination… Continue Reading