Ryan Coonerty serves at the Senior Intergovernmental Affairs Advisor to Mayor Mahan.  Prior to this role, he served as a two-time Mayor and County Supervisor in Santa Cruz, California. He lecturers on law and government at UC Santa Cruz and the Panetta Institute for Public Policy at CSU Monterey Bay. He is the cohost of An Honorable Profession podcast and former fellow at the Aspen Institute and the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.