City Manager Ken Pulskamp was awarded the League of California Cities prestigious Diversity Award last week at the annual City Manager’s Conference in San Francisco last month. The Diversity Award recognizes individuals who are instrumental in encouraging diversity in the workplace and in their communities. Pulskamp was honored for his work in several areas including: efforts with the Sister City Program in Santa Clarita, the Human Relations Forum, work place practices and programs and the City’s Newhall Community Center.
Pulskamp helped to establish the City’s sister city relationship with Tena, Ecuador and is active in the Phillippino-American community, participating in the groundbreaking of a new medical facility in Sariaya, Philippines. During that mission he arranged to bring medical equipment, medicine, computers, toys and sports equipment and toiletries to the community.
At City Hall, Pulskamp helped develop a “languages spoken” feature on the City’s internal website, which helps employees search an internal database to find fellow employees who speak languages other than English, enabling the staff to readily assist anyone within the community despite any immediate language barriers.
“I am proud to work for the City of Santa Clarita and be part of a community that embraces these actions and I am honored to receive this award on behalf of our great City,” said Pulskamp, who was nominated for the award by Mayor Marsha McLean.
