With a belief in serving the community through public administration, Napoleon Haney, M.P.A. has been hired as the new Matteson Village Administrator, effective June 1, 2009. Leaving his post after serving three years as Special Assistant to the City Manager in Reno, Nevada, Mr. Haney assisted in managing the City of Reno, a community of 220,000 and now manages Matteson with a population around 17,000. Although the population numbers are quite different, Haney says, "The issues and expectations are still the same."

Recruited to Reno and back for his position here with Matteson, he is no stranger to the area. Mr. Haney served as Assistant to the Village Manager/Director of Personnel for the Village of Park Forest after his Village Planning/Economic Development position in Robbins. He credits his start in local government to Mayor Irene H. Brodie of Robbins, IL. "She gave me my first municipal job," says Haney.

A results oriented person, Mr. Haney expects high performance from his team and judging from his background and resume, none of the staff can afford to produce any less.

His highlights and accomplishments include success at contract and collective bargaining/negotiations on every level including telecommunications carrier contracts, health and dental insurance and development agreements. Mr. Haney has initiated land development projects from land acquisitions to construction/completion oversight; he has been a budget manager, a mediator, project manager, risk management director, and a business and developer recruiter and grant writer/administrator. He has covered every gamut of Public Administration from finance to public works and has been extremely successful. This United States Marine, Veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm is also the recipient of good conduct medals which explains his displined approach to local government.

Mr. Haney received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Political Science from Norfolk State University in Virginia. and his Master of Arts Degree in Public Administiation (MPA) from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, with a specialization in local municipal government.

We all join in welcoming Napoleon Haney and his entire family to Matteson.