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County Manager On The Job
Donald (Pete) Rose is halfway into his first week as the San Juan County Administrator. Mr. Rose may not have a presence on the County website yet, and he and interim County Administrator David Goldsmith are sharing resources until the end of the month (when Goldsmith completes his stint as the interim Administrator), but he is already at work, and one of his first acts was to send out a press release " soliciting for applicants) to fill an unexpired term on the SJC Citizens' Salary Commission as representative of the Legal Profession".
So who is Mr. Rose? The Island Guardian sat through those portions of the interviews (Past story) for County Administrator that the Council allowed the public to attend, so we learned that Mr. Rose had attended the University of California at Davis, where he took a degree in Political Science/Public service. We asked him to share a bit of his background with our readers, and we have since learned that then after his undergraduate work at UC Davis, he did a Graduate Internship in the Office of Educational Liaison, Health and Welfare Agency, State of California, followed by attending California State University at Sacramento, where he was awarded a Masters degree in Government.
Mr. Rose also found some time in between receiving his B.A. degree, and doing his Graduate internship, to do a student internship in the office of State Senator Albert S. Rodda. During this time Rose also worked as the Director of Bottling at Sonoma Vineyards in Windsor California. After having completed his formal academic training, and working in the private sector, he began his long career in government. A career path that started in Washington state, where over the years, from 1993 until now, he has served as the City Administrator for Quincy, Washington; the City Administrator at Medical Lake, Washington; and prior to being selected to be the SJC County Administrator, he was the City Manager for the City of Woodinville.
Like many Washington state residents, Mr. Rose has been to the San Juans prior to his recent arrival. Rose is a daily runner, who has run on both Orcas and San Juan Island. Over the years he has run 10 marathons, including the Boston Marathon in 1987. Rose said that both he and his wife are bike riders and they "look forward to spending time on the island roads".
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