Heather Abrams, the town manager of Fairfax in Marin County, is the top candidate for town manager in the Napa County community of Yountville, according to the Yountville clerk’s office.
Yountville’s council will vote Tuesday on an employment agreement naming Abrams as the next town manager, Clerk Hilary Gaede announced Friday.
“Yountville is a special community, and throughout this process the council was focused on finding someone who understands what makes our town unique,” Mayor Margie Mohler said in a statement. “Heather’s experience leading a small North Bay community and her collaborative approach stood out to us.”
Abrams has served as town manager of Fairfax, a community of about 7,500, since 2022, managing a $22 million annual operating and capital improvement budget. Yountville has a population of about 3,500; about a third live at the Veterans Home of California.
Abrams was general manager of the Tamalpais Community Services District from 2017 to 2022, according to her LinkedIn biography. The district provides services including sewer, solid waste collection and parks and recreation to the unincorporated area of Tamalpais Valley in southern Marin County.
She was previously environmental programs manager and sustainability manager for the City of Menlo Park from 2014 to 2017.