At The Cabinet, we know that a crisis or critical situation is no time to have an amateur at the helm.  You need someone who can get up to speed fast and respond quickly with the right questions and the right advice. 

That's why each of The Cabinet’s consultants has at least 15 years of experience in the areas of public and government affairs, public relations and crisis management. 

Lynn Harris, Consultant

Lynn Harris has served the cities of Santa Clarita and El Segundo in executive management capacities directing, at various times, Planning Departments, Community Development Departments, Public Works Departments and as Deputy City Manager.  She has extensive experience in local government staff assessments leading to functional reorganization design and implementation. Prior to joining the Cabinet Ms. Harris served as the Manager of Community Development for the Southern California Association of Governments responsible for various mandated federal  programs including the  integration of local land use with regional transportation infrastructure.

With over 30 years experience in southern California,  Ms. Harris has demonstrated abilities including team motivation leading to innovative economic development incentive packaging, large scale capital project completion, community/developer mediation, development agreement negotiation, disaster preparedness, and  public sector budgeting. 

Client Teams

When you invite the Cabinet in we immediately assess the areas of expertise needed to bring your situation to a satisfactory conclusion.  We maintain a roster of Senior Consultants available to join a Client Team as needed.  In this way, you get the hands on unique expertise your situation calls for and work can begin almost immediately. The final Client Team and the team members areas of expertise are provided to the client.

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