Jerry Santillan

Jerry Santillan is a city manager of Coachella, CA (Emeritus) and consultant with extensive administrative and land use experience in Imperial and Riverside Counties. He is a graduate of University of Massachusetts where he received a master’s degree in urban planning. After graduation, Santillan launched his career in land use planning in Imperial County specializing in environmental planning. His extensive expertise in community development allowed him to marshal resources from federal, state and international affairs to develop water plants, waste water projects assisting in developing and strengthening the North American Development Bank and Border Environmental Cooperation Commission. In addition to city manager, he has served as general manager, executive director and CEO of Imperial County, CA.