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Kristina Swanson's avatar

Jen is an amazing leader and Longview is blessed to have her at the helm!

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Tom's avatar

I’ve never met Ms Wills. My exposure is limited to emails encouraging everyone to get out and enjoy the city’s offerings. She also leads the Urban Forestry division. There, her positive management style shines. If a tree falls on the street or sidewalk in front of my house, one phone call gets the cleanup done, often in minutes. That tells me her staff has autonomy to act responsibly to meet the needs of customers.

I very rarely applaud the current city council, but this is a positive move for Longview.

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Claire's avatar

I've had the pleasure to know and work with Jen over the past 3 years. She is an extraordinary human being--positive, motivated, fierce, kind, collaborative, and idea driven--everything you need in a great leader. I KNOW she'll do a great job.

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Rosemary Siipola's avatar

Off to a great start. Energy and vision

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Karen A Peterson's avatar

I am so happy! The council has made the right decision

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Amy Taylor's avatar

She accomplished big things as Parks and Recreation director, and I can tell she’s going to be a stellar city manager with vision and drive. Great choice!

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