Four men and a woman have been named finalists for the position of city administrator in Woodbury.
The five candidates, chosen following a screening of 64 applicants, will be interviewed by the Woodbury City Council and a number of staff and community members at the end of this month.
Clint Gridley, the city’s current city administrator, is retiring June 6 after 21 years in the city’s top post.
The finalists include:
• Larry Burks, who served as the township administrator for West Chester Township, Ohio, for seven years until February 2025. He previously served as assistant city administrator and economic development program administrator for Bellevue, Neb., and city administrator for Onawa, Iowa.
• Jeffrey Dahl, who has served as city manager and HRA executive director for the city of Wayzata since 2016. He previously served as assistant city administrator and economic development director for Chaska, and as city administrator and development services director for Osseo. Fun fact: He began his career as a community development intern with the city of Woodbury in 2005.
• Dana Hardie, who has served as the city manager for Victoria since 2019. Previous leadership positions include serving as the interim city manager and director of administrative services for Burnsville, and as an operations manager in Property Tax Services for Ramsey County.
• Matt Stemwedel, who has served as city manager of Coon Rapids since 2015, after being promoted from his position as assistant city manager. He also has a previous connection to Woodbury: He served as the assistant to the city administrator.
• Jay Stroebel, who has served as city manager for Brooklyn Park since 2015. He previously served as deputy city coordinator for Minneapolis and as the director / manager of planning and management for Minneapolis.
Baker Tilly, an executive search firm, is coordinating the city’s search.
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