Clear Career Professionals

Clear Career Professionals is continuing to expand the Clear Way into the Pacific Northwest and broader western United States.

This article highlights the role of Mark Shrives, Vice President and Northwest Regional Director, and the practical local government experience he brings to communities across Montana, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, California, Texas, and surrounding areas.

For local governments, executive recruitment is not just about filling a position. It is about finding leaders who understand the organization, fit the community, work well with elected officials, support staff, and help build long term stability.

That is especially important in smaller and mid sized communities where leadership roles are highly visible and deeply connected to public trust.

Mark’s background in city management, military leadership, emergency management, and public service strengthens Clear’s ability to support communities through executive recruitment, strategic planning, emergency preparedness, organizational reviews, and other consulting services.

The Clear Way is relationship based, practical, and focused on helping communities make confident leadership decisions.

Read more about Clear’s expansion in the Pacific Northwest here:

Expanding the Clear Way in the Pacific Northwest — Clear Career Professionals Clear Career Professionals is expanding into the Northwest. Mark Shrives shares how we bring tailored executive recruitment and consulting to local governments.

We are excited to spotlight Kelly Kuenstler, one of Clear Career Professionals’ founding members and a Senior Vice President.

Kelly brings the kind of experience that matters in local government leadership, with service as a City Manager, County Manager, and Director of the Administrative Office of the District Attorneys. Her work has also earned statewide recognition in both New Mexico and Texas.

At Clear, Kelly continues to support communities through executive recruitment, training, mentoring, and leadership development.

Get to know more about Kelly, her background, and the impact she continues to make through Clear at the link below.

Kelly Kuenstler: Leadership Excellence in Local Government — Clear Career Professionals Meet Kelly Kuenstler, Senior VP at Clear Career Professionals. With a background as a City and County Manager, Kelly brings award-winning expertise to executive recruitment.

Authentic leadership includes taking care of yourself.

In this Guest article, Wes Blair, P.HD. writes about a leadership blind spot we do not talk about enough, executive wellness.

Public service leaders often support employee wellness, peer support, counseling, debriefings, and resilience programs for their teams.

But the people carrying the final responsibility often hesitate to seek that same support for themselves.

City administrators, police chiefs, fire chiefs, department heads, and senior public servants carry pressure that is often invisible to everyone else. Critical incidents, public scrutiny, political pressure, organizational conflict, and the expectation to stay steady can take a real toll.

Taking care of yourself is not weakness.

It is a professional responsibility.

Strong leadership requires accountability, courage, balance, reflection, and the humility to recognize when support is needed.

Our teams are watching.

Let’s show them what authentic leadership really looks like.

Read the full article here:
https://clearcareerpro.com/clear-news/authentic-leadership-taking-care-of-ourselves

Learn more about Wes at his website:
https://blairadvisorgroup.com

Authentic Leadership & Executive Wellness — Clear Career Professionals Organizations often neglect executive wellness. Chief Wes Blair explains why authentic leadership requires prioritizing your own mental health and self-care.

Los Fresnos, Texas is looking for its next City Manager.

In this PositionCast™, Mayor Alejandro Flores from City of Los Fresnos, Texas joins The Clear Voice to talk about the community, the organization, the City Council’s priorities, and the leadership qualities needed for this opportunity.

Los Fresnos is a growing South Texas community with strong schools, regional access, local pride, infrastructure needs, and major opportunity ahead. This conversation gives candidates a better understanding of the role beyond the job posting.

Mayor Flores discusses responsible growth, community identity, communication expectations, infrastructure, budget stewardship, quality of life, and the importance of finding a City Manager who wants to be part of the community.

Kent Myers with Clear Career Professionals also provides recruiter perspective on the stability of the organization, the strength of the staff team, and why this is a meaningful opportunity for the right local government leader.

This is exactly why we use PositionCast™. Candidates deserve more than a job description. They deserve context.

Catch the full conversation at the links below.

#65 - City Manager | Los Fresnos, TX PositionCast™ Mayor Alejandro Flores from Los Fresnos, Texas joins The Clear Voic...

Employ and JazzHR have released the 2026 Job Seeker Nation Report documenting the most common reasons candidates are hitting the pause button on their job search.

Check out our article at the link below about the report and how Clear's process already addresses many of the issues cited.

Let us know in the comments how your organization combats the loss of trust that many candidates report in the hiring process so we can all grow.

Rebuilding Candidate Trust in Public Sector Executive Recruitment — Clear Career Professionals Clear Career Professionals explains why trust, communication, human review, and transparency matter in municipal executive recruitment.