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TomBachmanExt. 328 • tbachman@hdlcompanies.com
Mr. Bachman has over 30 years of experience working in local government. He was the Assistant City
Manager/Finance Director for the City of West Covina and the Finance Director for the City of Commerce.
He was previously a member of the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers, Government Finance
Officers Association and the California Municipal Treasurers Association in addition to serving on the
League of California Cities Policy Committees for Environmental Quality and Employee Relations. Mr.
Bachman holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from California State University,
Los Angeles.
City of San Luis Obispo
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Bobby Young
Ext. 384 • byoung@hdlcompanies.com
Mr. Young has 25 years of local government experience. As Director of Client Services, he leads the
team in developing reporting advancements and efficiencies for clients along with providing meaningful
presentations regarding both Sales Tax and Transaction Tax Districts. Prior to joining HDL, he served the
City of Costa Mesa for 13 years, the last 5 as Finance Director. During the majority of his tenure, he led
the City’s strategic financial planning and decision making and fulfilled the duties of City Treasurer. He has
also spent time as an external auditor of government and non-profit entities specializing in assessment and
documentation of internal controls and annual review and preparation of client’s Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR). He’s been an active member in municipal affairs with both the Government
Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO), and
holds a Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fullerton in Accounting.
Ken Brown
Ext. 319 • kbrown@hdlcompanies.com
Mr. Brown has over 18 years of public sector experience, most recently as the Director of Administrative
Services for the City of Irvine. In this role, Ken was responsible for overseeing development of Irvine’s
long-term Strategic Business Plan where his experience in forecasting was included as a case study in the
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) book Informed Decision-Making through Forecasting: A
Practitioner’s Guide. Prior to Irvine, Ken developed his budget experience at a California transit district. Mr.
Brown holds a Master’s of Business Administration from San Diego State University and a Bachelor of Arts
degree from California State University Humboldt. He has been active in municipal affairs at regional and
state levels and served as Chair of the Professional Standards and Recognition Committee for the California
Society of Municipal Finance Officers Association. He also served on a steering-committee that refreshed
the curriculum for GFOA’s national training program on Long-Term Financial Planning, a class he has also
helped teach several times. In his free time, Ken is a docent at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long
Beach.