ProWomen Luncheon

Janet Dolan has been city manager of Scottsdale, Arizona, since August 2000.

Prior to her arrival in Scottsdale, she served 10 years as city manager of Menlo Park, California, where her work included the development of customer-oriented programs and services, introduction of multi-year financial plans and performance-based program budgets, neighborhood revitalization and environmental preservation.

From 1984 to 1990, she served as assistant city manager in Santa Rosa, California, where she was responsible for labor relations and oversaw the Public Works, Recreation and Parks, Community Development and Utilities departments.

She also served as assistant to the city manager of Reno, Nevada, from 1982 to 1984 and as director of administrative services/administrative assistant in Great Falls, Montana, from 1979 to 1984.

Ms. Dolan has a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of Montana, graduate coursework in public administration from Montana State University, and leadership training at the Senior Executive Institute for Government Officials at the University of Virginia.

As Scottsdale’s city manager, she is a member of the management committees for the Maricopa Association of Governments, the Regional Public Transportation Authority and the Southwest Regional Operating Group, which oversees wastewater operations for a consortium of Valley cities.

She is a strong advocate of open government, civic engagement and diversity. 

In her “spare time” she likes to fly fish and hike.