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Region 14 Director Candidate Biographies Frank W. Robinson, Councilmember, Shenandoah Frank W. Robinson, BA, MPA, ICMA-CM (Retired) is an elected member of the City of Shenandoah City Council and an accomplished public administrator. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University ofNorth Texas and a Master of Public Administration degree from Sam Houston State University. After 38 years of public service, 29 of those years as a chief administrative officer and city manager in Texas and California, Mr. Robinson retired in 2017. Mr. Robinson began his public service career as a police officer in Denton, eventually receiving an appointment as chief of police in the City of West University Place before transitioning to city management. He is best known for his role in the development of The Woodlands downtown. Mr. Robinson served 14 years as the president and township manager for The Woodlands Township (formerly known as the Town Center Improvement District of Montgomery County). Mr. Robinson led the organization through visioning and goal setting to define the Township's vision and mission as a local government focused on creating public benefit. In 2020, Frank came out of retirement to assist the City of Coaroe in the position of downtown manager and implemented the newly adopted Downtown Conroe Development Plan that promotes the historical preservation and economic development of downtown Comoe. Mr. Robinson successfully attracted new entertainment and dining venues to the downtown's central business district, brought in an estimated $54 million in new development investment, and facilitated the recertification of Conroe as a Texas Main Street Community and receiving the coveted cultural district designation by the Texas Commission on the Arts. In January 2023, Mr. Robinson retired once again and was elected to the City of Shenandoah's City Council in May 2024. He remains an active member of the Texas City Managers Association. Joe Zimmerman, Mayor, Sugar Land (Incumbent) Mayor Zimmerman was elected the 10th mayor of Sugar Land on June 11, 2016, after serving four years as the at -large, position 2, city councilman. He is currently serving his fourth and final term as mayor. He serves on the Finance & Audit, Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committees of the City of Sugar Land and is the City's representative on the HGAC Board and Transportation Policy Council. He is a past president of Texas Municipal League (TML) Region 14 and currently represents Region 14 on the TML Board of Directors. Mr. Zimmerman is a Senior - ' Consultant for HalffAssociates, Inc., a Texas -based civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1950. He has extensive business experience, having served in senior management positions in a number of different industries. Mr. Zimmerman earned his BSCE from the University of Houston, an MBA from Houston Baptist University, and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas. He and his wife of 48 years, Nancy, have lived in Sugar Land since 1990 and are active members of Second Baptist Church Woodway. Their daughter, Allison, her husband Chris Wallace, granddaughter Emmy and grandson Campbell live in Houston.