Fort Worth appoints Mark McDaniel as new deputy city manager

Published: Tue, 01/09/24

Fort Worth appoints Mark McDaniel as new deputy city manager

By Mark Fadden; Community Impact

Mark McDaniel will begin his new role as Fort Worth deputy city manager on Jan. 13. (Courtesy city of Fort Worth)

Mark McDaniel, a seasoned public sector executive with more than 35 years experience, will be filling the role of deputy city manager in Fort Worth.

The details

This is not McDaniel’s first experience working in Fort Worth. According to a city news release, he previously served the city as interim chief transformation officer and helped create the FWLab, the city's innovations department.

McDaniel will begin his new role on Jan. 13, the news release states. His past experience in city management includes:

Assistant city manager for the city of Dallas
City manager for Kerrville, Texas
City manager for Tyler, Texas
City manager for Woodway, Texas
Budget director and assistant city manager for Corpus Christi, Texas
Assistant city manager for Lake Jackson, Texas
Budget director for Denton, Texas

In his most recent role, McDaniel served as senior vice president for Strategic Government Resources, where he conducted executive searches and led special consulting efforts, according to the news release.

Quote of note

“Mark brings an emphasis on finance, organizational development, performance improvement, planning, operations management and economic development,” City Manager David Cooke said.

A closer look

McDaniel has also served in various leadership roles in professional organizations during his career. According to the news release, these roles include:

Vice president for the International City/County Management Association
President for the Texas City Management Association
Board member for the Alliance for Innovation
Chair of the University of North Texas Master of Public Administration advisory board

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