In her position as Assistant City Manager, Ms. Gutierrez serves as liaison between the City Manager’s Office and the departments of public works, transportation, planning & development, finance, human resources, and water and power. In addition she is responsible for tracking legislative issues and is the staff liaison to the City Council’s Legislative Policy Committee and provides coordination of City Council agenda reports between the City Manager’s Office and the City Clerk’s Office.

Ms. Gutierrez earned her Bachelor’s Degree in theatre administration at Pomona College and her Master’s Degree in business administration at the University of LaVerne. She was previously employed by the city of Pasadena from 1988 to 2003 in a variety of positions that culminated in a three-year assignment as director of public works. Prior to returning to the city of Pasadena, she served as city manager of Azusa and director of municipal programs for Advanced Applied Engineering Inc. in Brea.

Ms. Gutierrez lives in Pasadena.