Thursday, August 5, 2010

Glen Hackler
City Manager of Andrews

Richard Morton
City Manager of Odessa

Courtney Sharp
City Manager of Midland

Glen E. Hackler has been City Manager for the City ofAndrews since April 2001.  He is part of a dynamic community leadership responsible for the development of several multi-million dollar projects including a city-owned Business & Technology Center, a Senior Citizen Activity Center (in partnership with Andrews County), the development of a Wetlands Area and Sports Complex project (TxP&W grant), creation of the Andrews Economic Development Corp., and the implementation of Streetscape Enhancements for the Courthouse Square.  A major focus of his attention is the upgrade and expansion of infrastructure to position the City ofAndrews for future growth and development.

Prior to serving as City Manager, Hackler was employed with the City ofMidland as Deputy and Assistant City Manager for nearly 8 years where he provided the management oversight for the construction of theMidlandInternationalAirport terminal.  Glen also served the cities ofLubbock andPampa.

Glen received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in 1983 and Master of Public Administration and Doctor of Jurisprudence Degrees in 1987.  He is licensed by the State Bar of Texas. Glen and his wife Collette have one daughter, Jessica and a granddaughter, Kaitlyn.

Richard Morton, as City Manager, is the chief administrative officer of the City ofOdessa. He is responsible to the City Council for the administration of all city affairs placed in his charge and manages the City on a day to day basis. He joined the City ofOdessa as Assistant to the City Manager in April 1998, was promoted to the position of Assistant City Manager and served as Interim City Manager from December 2001 until his appointment as City Manager in January 2002. He is a member of the Texas City Management Association and the International City/County Management Association.

Prior to coming to Odessa Richard served in the Cities of Bryan and Sugar Land.  He believes in serving and volunteering in the community in which he lives and works.  During his time inOdessa, he has served on the boards of many civic and nonprofit organizations, including serving as the President of United Way.

Richard earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Public Administration degree fromTexasA&MUniversity. Morton has more than 20 years of municipal management experience.  He and his wife Mary have two children, Ryan and Kristin.

Courtney Sharp has been the chief executive officer of the City of Midland since October 2008. He is the President of the Texas City Management Association (TCMA) after previously serving as Vice President. He is the past President of the East Texas City Management Association as well as the past President of the Panhandle City Manager's Association. he has aso served on the Board of Directors for Region 2 of the TCMA, and he is a member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA).

style="text-align: center"Prior to his service inMidland, Mr. Sharp served for four years as the City Manager forMount Pleasant,Texas and eight and a half years as assistant city manager for the City of Canyon, Texas.  Previous to that he was the Local Government Services Program Coordinator for the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission inAmarillo,Texas for five years. 

He is a graduate ofWestTexasA&MUniversity in Canyon with a Bachelor’s in Political Science.  Courtney is involved in many community and Church activities and events.  He and his wife Alissa have three daughters, Hannah (18), Reagan (14), and Madison (12).