Tara Finnigan

Assistant City Manager

Tara joined the City of Newport Beach in 2008 and currently serves as assistant city manager. She oversees the organization’s communication and economic development programs and manages special projects, the City Manager’s Office budget, and certain policy development efforts and legislative issues for the city manager. Tara also serves as the City’s media spokesperson and as a liaison between City Hall and business, tourism and community organizations.

During her tenure with Newport Beach, Tara developed the City’s communication program and related policies; helped restructure the City’s special event grant program; and has worked on key projects and initiatives including the development of the Newport Beach Civic Center, the Oceanfront Boardwalk Safety Program, and the City’s refuse service conversion.

Tara has more than 25 years of professional experience in both the public and private sectors. She began her career in marketing for planning and engineering consulting companies and went on to work for the Irvine Ranch Water District and the City of Orange / Orange Redevelopment Agency.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and a Masters of Public Administration from the California State University, Long Beach. She is Accredited in Public Relations (APR) by the Public Relations Society of America.

Tara is a member of the International City Management Association, Women Leading Government, the Orange County Economic Development Working Group, the California Association of Local Economic Development, the Public Relations Society of America and the Newport Beach Film Festival Advisory Board. She is also a sustaining member of the Junior League of Orange County, CA.

Contact Tara

Tara Finnigan, APR, assistant city manager
City Manager's Office
100 Civic Center Drive, Bay 2E, Newport Beach 92660
949-644-3035 | tfinnigan@newportbeachca.gov

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