PRESIDENT
Dr. Grace Eng Nadel
Grace is the President of Arroyo Associates and has been a long time consultant with Arroyo Associates. Grace holds a Professional Doctorate in Policy, Planning, and Development where she specialized in the leadership development and management of public agencies. She is skilled in strategic planning and building collaborative governance with between departments and local agencies. Her analytical experience includes performance audits of programs and departments, an evaluation of a regional implementation of a transit technology program, financial budgeting and forecasting, organizational development, performance/service level benchmarking, program evaluation, and implementation planning. In addition to experience as a Senior Manager in the City of Culver City’s Transportation Department, she has been the project lead for consulting services for the County of Orange, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Irvine, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, and many others. Dr. Nadel holds her Doctorate degree and a Masters of Planning from the University of Southern California as well as a B.A. from Yale University.
She teaches Public Policy Formulation and Implementation at the University of Southern California as an Adjunct Instructor.
founder/Principal Consultant
Nicholas T. Conway
Nick is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Arroyo Associates, Inc. Nick possesses over forty years of management and management consulting experience in the government/public sector, and has conducted numerous studies for school districts, cities, counties and other organizations, analyzing their key business functions. Prior to forming Arroyo Seco Associates, Inc. (DBA Arroyo Associates, Inc.) he was a principal with Arthur Young & Company (which merged with Ernst & Whinney to become the current Ernst & Young), where he directed the local government consulting practice in the firm’s Los Angeles office, responsible for study engagements throughout the West Coast. Nick holds a M.P.A. in Municipal Finance from the University of Southern California.
sr. consultant/Public Safety Expert
Stan Henry
Stan is a Senior Consultant with Arroyo Associates, serving as a public safety expert. Stan started his career in public safety with the Stanton Police Department and retired as the Chief of Police of Cathedral City, CA after forming the Cathedral City Police Department. After retirement, he served as Mayor of Cathedral City. For the past several years, he has been working with Arroyo Associates and provides public safety consulting services and investigations to counties, cities, and other non-profit agencies. He also teaches courses in public safety at the College of the Desert. Mr. Henry holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Management from the University of Redlands.
sr. consultant
William Covington, CPA
Bill is a Senior Consultant with Arroyo Associates. Bill regularly provides consulting services to local government agencies about GAAP and other accounting policies and procedures, most recently conducting a Management Audit with the City of Los Angeles, Port of Los Angeles on their Account Receivables and contracts. He has also provided numerous contract audit services to Federal agencies including the FTA, FAA, and the Department of Energy, reviewing local and state agencies, non-for-profits, and regional transportation agencies. He oversaw the evaluation of grant compliance and assessment of internal controls and has managed accounting systems. Bill holds a B.S. in Accounting from San Diego State University and an MBA in Finance from Washington State University.