City of Palm Springs
Cassandra Edney currently serves as Deputy City Clerk for the City of Palm Springs, a position held since September 2022. Previously, Cassandra was the Director of Development and Community Engagement at Palm Valley School for a brief period in early 2022. Before that role, experience includes serving as Contact Center Manager at General Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning, overseeing a busy call center, as well as working as a Police Dispatcher for the City of Indio and City of Palm Springs. Earlier roles include Deputy Clerk II in the State of Alaska, focusing on various clerical duties, and various management positions at Leons Transmission Shop. Educational qualifications include a Master of Education from National University and a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from California Southern University.
City of Palm Springs
Nestled at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, the City of Palm Springs is known for its crystal-blue skies, year-round sunshine, stunning landscape, and starry nights. Palm Springs’ rich history and gorgeous weather make it an ideal place to live and a preferred destination of travelers from all over the world. The City maintains the charm of a small town while offering the amenities of an urban center. Palm Springs lies on the western edge of the Coachella Valley approximately 107 miles east of Los Angeles within the ecological area known as the Colorado Desert. The permanent population is approximately 50,000 and the City has over 5 million visitors annually. The City is known for valuing the diversity of its people and neighborhoods, celebrating a population that includes active senior and LGBT communities. Residents of Palm Springs have access to shopping, galleries, restaurants, parks, recreational facilities, hiking trails, bike routes, a water park, and horseback riding as well as the scenic Palm Springs Aerial Tramway up Mt. San Jacinto. As the City enjoys 350 days of sunshine per year, Palm Springs’ community has year-round enjoyment of the outdoors. Palm Springs is host to many parades, festivals, and the famed Palm Springs International Film Festival. Residents of Palm Springs find that the City is an ideal community to call home.