School of Humanities and Sciences
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Daniel Rich
Lecturer
BioDan has over 30 years of public sector experience, including 27 years in local government management in the Bay Area. After working in the city manager's offices of Sunnyvale and Belmont, he was appointed City Manager of Campbell, CA in 2005. After six years there, he became City Manager of Mountain View, CA where he served until his retirement at the end of 2019. Dan helped lead Campbell through the Great Recession and in Mountain View worked on a wide range of initiatives, including a number of complex land use partnerships and award winning long range planning documents. He also worked on statewide pension reform issues and regional transportation and affordable housing issues.
Dan co-led the Public Policy Practicum in Winter 2021 and also helped develop and co-teach Urban Studies/Public Policy 163/Earth Systems 168 in Spring 2021.
Prior to retiring, Dan partnered with the Lane Center and Haas Center over the years on a number of programs and projects related to local government and served as the City Manager in Residence at Stanford in 2018. He is a Bay Area native and received a BA in Economics and Political Science from U.C. Berkeley and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University. -
David Sengthay
Workstudy Student, First Generation Low Income
Undergraduate, Urban StudiesBioDavid Sengthay is a community and electoral organizer born and raised in Stockton, California. He is knowledgeable in mobilizing constituents to participate in local government through physical demonstrations and online call-to-actions. He is passionate about further investing in politics by applying his experience as a young organizer to support his community through tangible policy and spreading education and resources to empower his community.
He has experience in organizing demonstrations and protests, working for electoral campaigns, and engaging in community outreach as a youth organizer in Stockton through organizations such as Stockton Stands. He is passionate about educational equity, women's rights, reproductive wellness, racial justice, transparency in local government, and the advancement of queer BIPOC communities.
Intending to graduate in 2026 with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and a Master's in Public Policy, David Sengthay plans to return to his community in Stockton, California. He aims to run for local office after developing the necessary career experience for him to serve his community.
