Former Pleasanton City Manager To Lead Three Valleys Nonprofit

PLEASANTON, CA —Former Pleasanton city manager will now serve as interim CEO of the Three Valleys Community Foundation, the nonprofit announced Monday. Fialho’s appointment begins immediately.

Fialho, who retired in November following 17 years as Pleasanton City Manager, will lead the newly-formed organization through a “thorough strategic planning process, setting the stage for the Foundation’s short-term growth and long-term vision.”

Founded in November 2021, Three Valleys is a community development nonprofit that will “offer a local alternative to traditional, nationally-based donor advised funds (DAFS) and endowment fund services – with a special focus on local grantmaking and helping donors find worthy causes to support.”

Alameda County Supervisors David Haubert and Nate Miley and the City of Dublin have pledged $50,000 to help launch the organization.

“Our nonprofit community is extraordinarily vibrant,” Fialho said in a statement. “After my career in city government, it was important to me to find a way to give back and to support the nonprofits in our region and the impact they are having. We rely on our region’s nonprofits to address various community needs, including food insecurity, emergency shelter, mental health services, animal care, and even augmenting COVID response and recovery – to name a few. The financial support system for these non-profit organizations was fragile prior to the pandemic, but now, more than ever, the demand and need for these services is on the rise. Three Valleys Community Foundation can serve as a geographic anchor for individuals, corporations and local government to help those who need it most. I’m honored to join this organization and excited to help our community realize this vision.”

Fialho has worked with public policy and management consulting firm Renne Public Management since leaving Pleasanton government, leading their financial management, human resource, executive search and complex project management practice areas.

He is the recipient of numerous community and leadership awards from the League of California Cities, Go Green Initiative, and Sunflower Hill.

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