The Stanislaus Council of Governments is prepared to hire a new executive director months after a civil grand jury report resulted in the downfall of the previous director.
The transportation agency’s board could approve an employment agreement Wednesday with Amber Collins, who was executive director of the Calaveras Council of Governments from 2017 to 2022.
Collins has both public and private sector experience. She is the transportation planning division manager at Mark Thomas in Sacramento, a transportation planning and engineering firm. Collins was promoted to that position in November 2024, according to the firm’s website…