212 N. Bonner Ave., Tyler, TX 75702
P.O. Box 2039, Tyler, TX 75710-2039
Phone: (903)-531-1250 Fax: (903) 531-1166
E-mail: Mark McDaniel

As the "nerve center" for the City of Tyler, the City Manager’s Office provides managerial oversight for daily operations and leadership management across all departments to sustain competitive improvements in both the quality and cost of all services delivered by the City of Tyler.

City Manager

Mark McDaniel

212 N. Bonner Ave., Tyler, Tx 75702
P.O. Box 2039, Tyler, Tx 75710-2039
Phone: (903) 531-1250 Fax: (903) 531-1166
email: Mark McDaniel

Mark McDaniel, age 51, has more than 25 years of experience in local government management with service to five Texas cities. Mark officially assumed the duties of Tyler City manager on Jan. 1, 2009.

Mark served as deputy City manager and City manager designate for Tyler from 2004 until his appointment as City manager. Prior to arriving in Tyler, Mark served as assistant City manager for the City of Corpus Christi, where he was responsible for administrative and financial services, and served in a dual capacity as the City’s economic development director. Mark has also held the positions of City manager for the City of Woodway, assistant City manager for the City of Lake Jackson, and budget director for the City of Denton.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Texas, and has completed the Senior Executive in Local Government Program at Harvard University. He is a past president of the Texas City Management Association, and in 2007 was selected as the University of North Texas Master of Public Administration alumnus of the year. Mark was named City Administrator of the Year in 2010 by the Texas City Management Association. He also teaches as an adjunct faculty member for UT Tyler's public administration graduate school program and is on the advisory board for the Tyler Junior College public administration program.

Mark is active in the community as an officer and member of many local civic and social organizations. He also serves on the International City-County Management Association's Public Affairs and Policy Committee. Mark and his wife, Cindy, have been married 25 years and have three children who attend Robert E. Lee High School, the United States Naval Academy and Texas A&M University.