Arizona State University recently unveiled a new program for training public leaders — the Center for Local Government Education and Innovation. At the center’s helm is ASU professor and former Peoria City Manager Jeff Tyne.
“It’s an exciting opportunity for me,” Tyne said. “I’ve enjoyed working on faculty over the last year at ASU — teaching in areas of urban management — and when this opportunity came for the new consolidated center of local government, it was something that I really wanted to take on.”
Tyne has over 30 years of experience working in local government — six of which were spent as Peoria’s city manager. After earning a Master’s degree from ASU in Public Administration, he worked in consulting in California for three years before returning to Arizona and working with the city of Glendale. From there, he worked briefly with the city of Chandler before ultimately landing in Peoria, where he remained for roughly 25 years…