Renne Public Management Group (RPMG) is pleased to announce the addition of Darrin Tangeman as a consultant. With over 10 years of municipal leadership experience and 21 years of military service, Darrin brings extensive expertise in strategic planning, municipal management and organizational transformation to RPMG’s practice.
“Darrin’s unique combination of military leadership and municipal management experience makes him an invaluable addition to our team,” said RPMG Executive Director Nelson Fialho. “His proven track record of leading communities through complex challenges will greatly benefit our clients across California.”
Most recently, Darrin served as town manager for Truro, Massachusetts, where he led transformative initiatives including the Town’s transition to its first internally managed advanced life support ambulance service and development of innovative workforce housing solutions. Prior to Truro, he held the roles of city manager for Woodland Park, Colorado and Chief Administrative Officer for Pueblo West, Colorado, managing organizations with up to 460 employees and operating budgets as large as $43.7 million.
A retired U.S. Army Special Forces Officer, Darrin was deployed to multiple continents during his military career, including serving as the first Special Forces commander in support of Operation Observant Compass in Central Africa. Darrin co-founded and directed ICMA’s Veterans Local Government Management Fellowship (VLGMF), a national workforce development initiative, guiding the program from concept to implementation and cultivating a framework for continuous process improvement. Through this work, Darrin has provided executive coaching to veterans now serving across a broad range of municipal roles from public works directors to city managers.
“I’m excited to join RPMG and continue serving public agencies in a new capacity,” said Darrin. “The opportunity to work with communities across California on strategic planning, leadership development and municipal management challenges aligns with my personal passion for strengthening local government.”
At RPMG, Darrin will support the Goal Setting and Strategic Planning, Facilitated Performance Evaluations, Executive Coaching and Municipal Management service areas. He is an ICMA-CM Credentialed Manager and holds advanced degrees in Public Administration, Business Administration and Public Policy Analysis. Additionally, he is a graduate of Harvard University’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program.
RPMG has a proven track record of success assisting clients with facilitated performance evaluations, labor negotiations, human resource services, workplace investigations, compensation studies, strategic planning, facilitation and conflict resolution, training, coaching, and professional development, and elected and appointed board governance training. For more information, please visit RennePublicManagement.com.