Your Next Leader,Found and Placed.Here When You Need Us.
Executive search and municipal operations for South Texas cities, counties, and EDCs.
Three partners. One standard.
You work with the partners directly, start to finish. Between them, decades of running South Texas cities, EDCs, and the funding behind them, not advising from the sidelines.
Ramiro Garza Jr.
Former Edinburg Mayor, City Manager, and EDC Director. During his tenure Edinburg was named an All-America City and drew more than one billion dollars in new investment. He founded RG Economic Advisors and the RGV Business Journal, and at Altiva leads strategy and engagement with cities and their boards.
ramiro@altivamg.com
Humberto Garza
More than thirty-five years in government operations, strategic planning, and project development. He has served as chief of staff to a county judge, district director for a United States congressman, and policy advisor to a state legislator, with a deep record of securing and managing public funding across South Texas.
humberto@altivamg.com
Sandra Y. Alaniz
Board Treasurer of the Edinburg EDC and holder of an MBA from St. Edward's University and a BA in Communications from UT Pan American. She has led business strategy, operations, and capital project development across the public, economic development, and healthcare sectors, and directs the firm's operations and communications.
sandra@altivamg.comFind the leader. Drive development. Secure the funding.
Three ways we step in for South Texas cities, counties, and EDCs, starting with the leader.
Executive Search & Placement
We find, vet, and place the City Managers and EDC Directors your community needs.
Learn more →Economic Development Corporation Services
EDC administration, strategic planning, and business attraction, retention, and expansion that move your local economy forward.
Learn more →Grant Writing & Funding
We identify, write, and manage federal and state grants, and the funding pipeline behind them, through post-award compliance.
Learn more →Built for cities that need execution, not another binder.
Altiva Management Group is a municipal operations and leadership firm built for South Texas. We work with cities, EDCs, and public entities that need the work done. We deploy fast, embed inside operations, and steady the organization. Regionally rooted, relationship-driven, and accountable for outcomes, not deliverables.
Speed
Qualified leadership on the ground in days, not months. A day-one operating presence on every engagement.
Trust
In South Texas, the relationship is the contract. We protect it with the board, the city, the staff, and the community.
Execution
Measured by what gets done while we are there. Deals advanced, compliance kept, the organization steadied.
The full range, inside the three.
Find the Leader, Drive Development, Secure the Funding. Here is the work within each.
Find the Leader
Executive Search & Placement
The full search end to end. We define the profile, source and vet candidates, and manage the process to the hire.
- City Manager and EDC Director searches
- Sourcing, vetting, and shortlisting
- Interview process and offer strategy
- Transition support after placement
Interim & Permanent Leadership Placement
Seasoned executives placed fast: interim coverage during transitions and full-time placement from our bench.
- City Managers, interim and full-time
- EDC Directors, interim and full-time
- Transitional leadership and stabilization
- Deployment within days, not months
Drive Development
Economic Development Corporation Services
EDC support built around what your board and community need, whether we run it or advise alongside your director.
- EDC administration and strategic planning
- Business attraction, retention, expansion
- Grant and funding solutions
- Economic impact and data analytics
Operational Improvement & Execution
Find the inefficiencies and put practical, execution-focused fixes in place.
- Operational assessments
- Workflow optimization and stabilization
- Project execution support
- Strategic implementation
Marketing, Branding & Strategy
Marketing and brand development for cities and their EDCs, two identities under one platform.
- Marketing the city as a place to live and work
- Marketing the EDC to investors and employers
- Brand strategy and visual identity
- Digital strategy and web platforms
Secure the Funding
Grant Writing & Funding Strategy
Identify, write, and manage federal and state grants, and the pipeline behind them.
- Federal and state grant identification
- Grant writing and submission
- Funding pipeline management
- Post-award compliance and implementation
Let's find your next leader.
Tell us about the need. We'll tell you how fast we can fill it.
sandra@altivamg.com · (956) 238-2855 · altivamg.com