Brenda Green has been the City Clerk since 2012, managing City elections, public records act requests and the Concierge Desk that handles residents calls and helps direct City Hall customer traffic to the right place.

Green was instrumental in the implementation of the virtual technology needed to host City Council, Committee and Commission meetings, ensuring public access to City government during a global pandemic where many other amenities had restrictive access.

Most recently, Green has managed the City’s redistricting efforts that required public input and the City Council action to change the geographic boundaries of the City’s six council district based off the most recent 2020 Census data.

She also oversees the City’s unique elections webpage that centralized election-related information in one place. The webpage is easy to navigate and includes key information such as candidate disclosure statements, ballot measures, a candidate resource guide, an election calendar, election-related notices and voter information, and an interactive district map.

Her efforts were recently recognized by the City Clerk Association of California with the 2022 Municipal Clerk of Distinction Technology and Innovation award.

Prior to her work in Costa Mesa, Green was the City Clerk in Stanton from 1999 to 2011. Before working for City government, she worked as an executive assistant for two assembly members and one state senator in the California State Legislature from 1988 to 1998.

A Costa Mesa resident, Green has a bachelor’s degree in business from Southern Columbia University in Orange Beach, Alabama.