City of Glendale, CA
Chisom Obegolu is an experienced water services professional currently serving as the Assistant General Manager at the City of Glendale, California, since February 2024. Prior to this role, Chisom held the position of Assistant Public Works Director for Water Services at the City of Glendora from May 2021 to January 2024 and worked as a Lead Engineer at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California from December 2016 to May 2021. Chisom’s career began as a Civil Engineer in Utilities Engineering at the City of Oklahoma City from June 2012 to December 2016, and included an internship as Engineer Tech IV with the Texas Department of Transportation in June 2011. Chisom holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from California State University, Northridge, and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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City of Glendale, CA
Incorporated in 1906 and boasting a population of over 200,000, the City of Glendale is the sixth safest city of its size in America and fourth safest in California. Covering approximately 30.6 square miles, Glendale is comfortably situated north of Los Angeles with beautiful views of the Verdugo Mountains. Glendale’s charm is in its unique neighborhoods, offering opportunities for both big city dreamers and small town entrepreneurs. Glendale’s strong ecosystem supports both growing and established companies, such as Walt Disney Imagineering, DreamWorks, Service Titan, Dine Brands, LegalZoom, and Public Storage. Glendale’s track record of successful business attraction is due in no small part to its central location giving it access to four major freeways for residents, employees, and customers from around the region. Businesses and residents alike have taken advantage of Glendale's central location, reputation for safety, excellent business environment, outstanding schools, state-of-the-art healthcare facilities, and growing restaurant and entertainment options. The City of Glendale prides itself on the quality of service and exceptional customer it provides to the community through precision execution and innovative leadership. Such execution and leadership is made possible by its status as a full-service charter city and the Council-Manager form of government. Five councilmembers are elected at large to serve four- year terms, and each year Council selects one member to serve as Mayor. The City is comprised of 15 departments that include the offices of the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Treasurer, Community Development, Community Services & Parks, Finance, Fire, Water & Power, Human Resources, Information Services, Innovation, Performance, and Audit, Library, Arts & Culture, Police, and Public Works.