Erika Vandenbrande
Community Development Director, City of Walnut Creek
Erika Vandenbrande is Community Development Director for the City of Walnut Creek, where she leads the department's planning and building work and sponsors the City's development services improvement effort. Before Walnut Creek, she spent 19 years with the City of Redmond, Washington, ending as Planning Director after serving as deputy city administrator and economic development manager. She has also worked for county, regional and federal agencies. Erika holds a degree in geology and a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Rochester.
