Dan Wendt Receives Distinguished Early Career Award
Distinguished Early Career Award – Dan Wendt, City of Vandalia
Dan Wendt is the City Manager for the City of Vandalia and in his three years in this position, has thrust the City of Vandalia into the spotlight as a regionally known community. Mr. Wendt has worked diligently to gain the trust and confidence of Council, staff, and the community. He has tenaciously, and successfully, tackled modern, lingering hurdles of community and economic development in our community. When Mr. Wendt started his time with Vandalia, he employed a clear set of goals that would inevitably bring Vandalia to the next level of local government service. He has established a new standard for professional management and through the rebranding project and the implementation of the City -Wide Policy Goals. Mr. Wendt is a graduate of Bowling Green University.