St .Thomas today (Tuesday) announced the hiring of its new city manager, someone who is very familiar with city hall.
Sandra Datars Bere will step in over the winter upon the retirement of current city manager Wendell Graves.
Datars Bere served as the city’s director of social services from 2006 through 2010. In May of 2020, she was appointed CAO for Bruce County.
She was also a regional director for the province’s Ministry of Community and Social Services/Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
City Mayor Joe Preston noted in a release, “With a dynamic momentum underway within our city, and as we realize our strategic objectives to be a compassionate community, a vibrant community and a thriving community, we could not be more pleased to welcome Sandra back to the city.
“We look forward to having the right person, at the right time, with the right skill set to enable us to continue to move forward as a great city”
She will return to St. Thomas in her new capacity on January 10 of next year.
