Et cetera : Lent earns Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Andrew Lent, City Coordinator of the City of Vinton, Iowa, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. Mr. Lent is one of more than 1,300 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program.

ICMA’s mission is to create excellence in local governance by promoting professional management worldwide and increasing the proficiency of appointed chief administrative officers, assistant administrators, and other employees who serve local governments and regional entities around the world. The organization’s nearly 9,000 members in 27 countries also include educators, students, and other local government employees.

To receive the prestigious ICMA credential, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government; have earned a degree, preferably in public administration or a related field; and demonstrated a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development.

“We have experience two major natural disasters here in 2008 and 2011 since Andy first got here,” said John Watson, Mayor of Vinton, “One of the main contributing factors of our recovery from those disasters has been his administrative ability. His conscientious work ethic and ability to work with several different groups at the local, state and federal levels has been outstanding.”