Kathleen Eagan Explained

Kathleen Eagan
Office:1st Mayor of Truckee
Termstart:1996
Termend:2001
Residence:Truckee, California, U.S.

Kathleen Eagan (born 1943) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Truckee, California.[1] She is also an environmental activist and has a biography mentioned at the National Women's History Alliance.[2]

Career

Eagan worked for Wells Fargo in San Francisco for 16 years before relocating to Truckee, California.[3] Eagan became interested in incorporation analysis which led her to run successfully for a spot as a Truckee council in 1993.[4] [5] [6]

After serving as a council member, Eagan became the first mayor of Truckee in 1996, serving two terms until 2001.[7] [8] [9]

In 2004, Eagan successfully ran for a spot on the Reno–Tahoe International Airport board of directors.[10] [11] [12] Eagan served on the board until December 2012, also serving as President of the Board twice during her tenure.[13]

Eagan has worked to restore local habitats including marshland and streams, including protections to the Truckee River.[14] [15]

Personal life

Eagan and her husband live in Prosser Heights neighborhood of Truckee, California.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gather with Diane McCormack, 'A Year of Remembrances . Tahoe Daily Tribune . 4 December 2013 . 21 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Biographies . NWHP . 21 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Airport Race Takes Off . Moonshine Ink . 13 April 2012 . 21 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Local impact of rail merger concerns county commissioners . Newspapers.com . Reno Gazette Journal . 21 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Results . Newspapers.com . Reno Gazette Journal . 21 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Leadership roles: Truckee women share stories. 21 November 2018. Sierra Sun. 19 December 2001 .
  7. Web site: Federal Plan to Drain Reservoirs attacked . Newspapers.com . Elko Daily Free Press . 21 November 2018.
  8. Web site: Looking back: Truckee's incorporation, 20 years later . Sierra Sun . 8 June 2013 . 21 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Gather with Diane McCormack, 'A Year of Remembrances … A Love Story' author. 4 December 2013 . en-US. 2019-11-05.
  10. Web site: Airport board race heats up . Newspapers.com . Reno Gazette Journal . 21 November 2018.
  11. Web site: Their own words: Airport candidates speak – Kathleen Eagan . . Sierra Sun . 19 October 2004 .
  12. Web site: Truckee results . Reno Gazette Journal . 21 November 2018.
  13. Web site: Kathleen Eagan . Truckee Tahoe Airport . 21 November 2018.
  14. Web site: Volunteers breathe new life into the Truckee River . Newspapers.com . Reno Gazette Journal . 21 November 2018.
  15. Web site: Working for the River . Newspapers.com . Reno Gazette Journal . 21 November 2018.

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