Dave Knapp, City Manager of Highland Park

David Knapp has become our City Manager.  He has previously served as the City Manager for Cupertino, Los Gatos, California, and Boulder, Colorado. Mr. Knapp holds a Masters Degree in Systems Management and a second Masters Degree in Education, both from the University of Southern California.
His top priorities are providing high quality service, keeping costs low, and fostering constructive two-way communications with residents. His incredible wealth of knowledge and broad experience will serve Highland Park well.

Mr. Knapp’s experience in community building in Cupertino earned him the League of California Cities Award for the Advancement of Diverse Communities. In addition, Mr. Knapp has led efforts to improve service and lower costs by having interactive on-line services, webcasting of council and commission meetings and a questions/issues/concerns tracking system. During his tenure in Cupertino, the City received yearly budget and financial reporting awards, the annual Kosmont Cost of Doing Business ”Very Low-Cost City” rating and an International Personnel Management Association Outstanding Small Agency Organization of the Year award.