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Village Manager’s Office
Steven R. Sarkozy serves as the Village Manager in Estero, Florida.
Sarkozy came to the Village in November 2015 with 45 years of local government experience, the latest as City Manager for the City of Carlsbad, California. He also served as City Manager to City of Bellevue, Washington; City of Roseville, Minnesota; and City of Geneva, New York.
As Village Manager, Sarkozy serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Village, responsible to the Village Council. He will appoint and remove all Village employees, direct and supervise the administration of all departments of the Village, attend all meetings of the Village Council, ensure that all laws, Charter provisions, ordinances, resolutions and other acts of the Council are faithfully executed, prepare the annual operating and capital budget, and keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the Village, and make such recommendations to the Council concerning the affairs of the Village as he deems appropriate.
His affiliations include International City and County Management Association (full member), and the American Society for Public Administration.
Sarkozy has been a long-time member of Rotary International and is a Paul Harris Fellow.
Finance Department
Kevin Greenville came to the Village having previously served as the chief financial officer for multiple governments in Maryland, and in several finance positions for a $1billion revenue health insurance company in the federal employee benefits health insurance program.
Greenville is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has a Master’s of Science, Accountancy from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Financial Economics from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Government Finance Officers Association Small Government Forum and the Government Finance Officers Association Standing Committee on Governmental Budgeting and Fiscal Policy.
The Finance Department is custodian of all Village funds. As Finance Director, Kevin is responsible for the fiscal management of the Village, procurement, and human resources. He prepares the annual budget, oversees day to-day finance functions, prepares periodic and annual financial statements, develops and administers personnel policies and risk management services, maintains the highest ethical standards, and ensures the highest level of financial accountability to Village Council, Village management, and citizens.
Steve Gillette serves as our Procurement Manager for the Village. Steve previously served as the Purchasing Manager for the City of Fort Wayne, IN. He also has served in various purchasing roles in private industry for major Corporations. The Procurement function seeks to provide for the fair and equitable treatment of all persons involved in public procurement activities of the Village, to maximize the purchasing value of public funds in procurement, and to provide safeguards for maintaining a procurement system of quality and integrity.
Steve has a Business Management degree from Indiana University and earned an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. Steve has completed the Karrass Negotiating Seminar and the Business/Engineering skills workshop at Purdue University. He resides with his Wife Susan in Cape Coral, and they have one Son that lives in New York City and another that lives in Indianapolis. He enjoys photography, biking, grilling out and watching college sports with friends.
Clerk
Carol Sacco/CMC serves as Village Clerk/Executive Assistant to the Village Manager in Estero, Florida. She received her Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) through Florida Association of City Clerks.
Carol came to the Village in September 2016 prior to joining the staff of the Village of Estero, Ms. Sacco served as the Executive Assistant to AtlantiCare SVP/Executive Director from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
She is actively involved in organizing Village of Estero Events, Rotary, and Greater Estero Chamber of Commerce Steering Committee.
Carol resides with her husband Bruce in Cape Coral, Florida. They have one son that lives on east coast of Florida and their second son, wife and one grandchild live in New Jersey.
Community Development
Mary Gibbs is the Community Development Director for the Village. She has been director since June 8, 2015, and previously was Director of Lee County Community Development for 23 years.
Mary received her Master’s degree in Business Administration from Florida Gulf Coast University, and a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of South Florida in Tampa.
She is a nationally certified planner and has worked in local governments in Florida since 1977. In 2017, she was inducted into the Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners, for significant planning achievements. She is also a member of the Florida Planning and Zoning Association and received the distinguished George W. Simons, Jr. Memorial state award for outstanding long-term contributions in the profession of planning and zoning.
As Community Development Director, Mary manages the Planning, Zoning, Building Permitting, Site Plan review, Code Enforcement, and Inspections functions for the Village. This includes development of the Village’s first Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to help guide the future growth and vision of Estero. She is also the staff liaison to the Planning and Zoning Board, and the Design Review Board.
Building Offical/Permit
Inspectors
Zoning/Code Compliance/GIS
Public Works
David Willems has served as the Public Works Director for the Village of Estero, Florida, since January 2018. He came to Estero with over 21-years of local engineering experience and is a recognized expert in stormwater management.
As Public Works Director, David is in charge of the Village’s construction and maintenance programs, including roadway, stormwater, landscaping, sidewalks and bike paths. This includes setting budgets and working with the Village Council, Village Manager, and the public to establish project priorities.
He received both his Bachelors of Science and Masters of Engineering in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida.
Willems is a longtime resident of Lee County and Estero, graduating from Estero High School and currently living with his family in Estero.
Communications/Audio Specialist
Legal
ROBERT MICHAEL ESCHENFELDER has practiced local government law since 1994 both as in-house counsel for the City of St. Petersburg and Manatee County government, and most recently with the firm Trask Daigneault, LLP. Mr. Eschenfelder is a Florida Bar Board Certified Attorney in the field of City, County and Local Government Law, and he currently serves on the Florida Bar’s Local Government Law Certification Committee, which oversees the certification process for other local government lawyers in Florida. In addition to drafting ordinances, resolutions, agreements and other transactional documents, Mr. Eschenfelder is an experienced litigator in both state and federal trial and appellate courts, and he is a member of the Bars of the United States Middle District Court of Florida, the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Eschenfelder is the author of the Florida Trial Objections chapter of the book Evidence in Florida, and has authored numerous Florida Bar Journal articles related to local government law. Mr. Eschenfelder’s Florida Bar leadership experience includes being past Chair of The Florida Bar Student Education & Admissions to the Bar Committee and The Florida Bar Code & Rules of Evidence Committee, and as subcommittee Chair of The Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee. In his public service work, Mr. Eschenfelder has served on the board of directors of a variety of non-profit institutions, including the Florida Suncoast Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Ms. Stroud is a founding member of Lewis, Stroud & Deutsch. Her practice focuses on land use law. Ms. Stroud was awarded a master’s degree in regional planning and a law degree from the University of North Carolina. Ms. Stroud has been an AV rated attorney since 1985. She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and a Fellow of the AICP College of Fellows. Prior to opening her own firm, she led the local government land use department of a Ft. Lauderdale firm that provided representation as municipal attorneys for eighteen municipalities in the south Florida region.
Among her professional service activities, Ms. Stroud serves on the American Planning Association (APA) Amicus Curiae Committee. She is a Board member of the Form Based Codes Institute. She regularly lectures and publishes on land use topics for professional and lay organizations. She teaches AICP exam preparatory classes in ethics and law. She has served as a Governor’s appointee on several state and regional boards, including the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council.
Together with the City Attorney, represented the City of Bonita Springs, and advised its City Council, and its various boards and agencies, in all aspects of municipal law and local government; was personally involved in preparation of municipal ordinances and policies; on behalf of the city, appeared before the Code Enforcement Hearing Examiner/Special Magistrate and prosecuted all violations of city ordinances, city code enforcement violations, zoning laws, state and local building codes; responsible for litigation involving the city in Circuit Court in both the prosecution and defense of code enforcement lien foreclosure cases; responsible for collections of outstanding code enforcement liens; responsible for reviewing and approving all real estate development plats within the city, including all homeowners’ association documents; worked closely with City Council and staff, including the City Manager and other officials, the city’s Building, Code Enforcement, Public Works, Public Relations and Finance Departments; represented and advised various city boards and agencies. Retired October, 2014.
Engaged in private practice of Law, with emphasis upon Personal Injury, Trial Practice, Commercial, Corporate, Real Estate, Home Owners Associations and Condominium Law, Wills, Estates and Probate Law, and Municipal Law, providing legal services for clients in Florida and New York.
Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Village of Chestnut Ridge, prosecuted all violations of Village Laws, Zoning Local Laws, State and Local Building Code Violations, involving litigation before Village Court through Appellate Courts; represented and advised various Village Boards, Building Inspector and Code Enforcement Officer.
Supervising Partner in successor (by Merger) firm to Barr and Faerber. General practice law firm with emphasis upon Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Bankruptcy, Reorganization, Trial Practice, Commercial, Corporate, Matrimonial, Family, Real Estate, Probate, Criminal, Municipal, and Condominium Law.
Partner in general practice law firm. Extensive personal experience in areas of personal injury, matrimonial and family practice, commercial and residential real estate transactions in New York and Florida, condominium and land development, reorganization and debt work-outs, probate, commercial and finance transactions, contract and lease negotiations and landlord-tenant.
Senior Associate Attorney in general practice law firm. Supervised and managed associates, paralegal, and secretarial staff.