Partner
WCW Solutions, Inc.
Feb 2017 – Present ·
Merced, California Area
WCW Partners are experts in institutional management, staff development, coaching, labor negotiations, strategic planning, action document creation, and political participation.
WCW fosters discourse through silos by emphasis on keen insight, clear thought, plain expression, and quick action. The partners, Susan Walsh, Steve Cassady, and Hub Walsh combine eight decades of high-level experience in organizational leadership at the local, regional, and national levels.
WCW specializes, among other services, in the following:
strategic planning, accreditation document delivery, collaborative solution to organizational problems
refinement of the problem-solving process, and team-building for infusion of institutional energies.
Merced County Board of Supervisor
Merced County Board of Supervisor
Merced County · Full-time Merced County ·Jan 2009 – Jan 2017 · 8 yrs 1 mo
Served as the elected representative of residents of Merced County District Exercised county-level legislative authority over budget, public works, and planning issues.
- Advocated for government, facility, and program improvements county-wide.
- Served as Board Representative for county ground water committee, Library Commission, Mental Health
- Advisory Board, and Workforce Investment Board.
- Notable accomplishments: Served as Chair of the Board twice; Advocated for and provided background study for Merced County Water Ordinance; Provided leadership in the study of and advocacy for several sections of the updated Merced County General Plan;
- Advocated for and provided funding for a One-Stop Business Center in Merced County; advocated for and provided funding for drought-tolerant landscaping at the main branch of the County Library and for the library bookmobile;
- Advocated for and served as a community liaison for workforce development partnerships between the trades the local community college and the county employment department;
- Advocated for and sought state-wide support for expanded Mental Health Department facilities and services
Biography
I am the son of an Air Force Sergeant father and an elementary school teacher mother. With my brother and sister, we lived in several places in the United States until my father was stationed at Castle AFB in 1967. I have made Merced my home ever since.
I attended Merced High, Merced College, UC Berkeley, and CSU Stanislaus. I served two years in the United States Army.
My college sweetheart Rita Arzamendi and I have been married for over 42 years. We raised our two children, Melissa and Travis in Merced. Both of them continue to live and work in Merced County. I worked in human services for Merced County and Madera County.
I served as City Councilman and Mayor for the City of Merced.
Family Values
My life is firmly rooted in faith, family, and friends.
I believe in public service.
I believe in the people of Merced County.