Cara is the Director of the Department of Planning and Development for the City of Mandeville. As the Planning Director, she is integrally involved in developing and administering the City’s regulations regarding all planning and zoning issues and subdivision development. Alia has over 20 years of marketing, promotions and event orchestration in the fields of publishing, telecommunications and brand marketing. Her most recent employment was Promotions Manager with the Times Picayune, where she was responsible for brand marketing, promotions, special events, vendor and carrier relations and the coordination of the Newspaper in Education program. Prior to that, she was Senior Account Manager for MCI WorldCom and BellSouth where she was responsible for corporate telecommunications sales, marketing and training. She also has a consulting background in brand marketing and promotions. Trilby, a former member of the Mandeville Planning and Zoning Commissions and long time City Council member returns to the City of Mandeville in the Madden administration after having served for 7 years under Parish President Pat Brister as Director of Intergovernmental Relations and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer. An LSU and Leadership St. Tammany grad, as Executive Assistant to the Mayor Trilby provides administrative support to the Mayor and assists in standard operating policies and procedures of the Mayor’s office.
Joanna Anderson, a certified Organizational Leadership Coach, started as the Human Resources Assistant for the City of Mandeville in January, 2016. She graduated from the University of New Orleans in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and has been a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) since 2008.
Joanna has worked as a Salesperson, Psychiatric Technician, and Performance Excellence Coordinator. Recruiting, behavioral interviewing, employee relations, and I/O psychology are her preferred areas of professional interest.
