City Manager Bio

Penny Riley has worked at the City of Poway since March 1988, starting as a college intern. Areas of emphasis have included City planning, water conservation, disaster preparedness, and 16 years in the City Manager’s office. In January 2010, she was appointed City Manager, and Executive Director for the Redevelopment Agency. She served as project manager for the award winning $21 million City Office Building. Part of her duties include providing policy recommendations to the City Council, personnel management, budget development, and creating implementation plans for City operations. Penny is the mentor for the Employee Giving Committee.

Penny served 6 years in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman before completing her degree, in Urban Geography at San Diego State University in 1989. Penny has been active in Municipal Management Assistants of Southern California and was selected for the Ernie Mariner Award for MMASC in 1997-98.