Editing Tom Bonfield

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'''Thomas J. Bonfield''' is the current [[Pensacola City Manager|City Manager]] for the [[City of Pensacola]], having served since he was appointed by the [[Pensacola City Council|City Council]] in November [[1998]].  On [[June 2]], [[2008]], the Raleigh ''News & Observer'' reported that Bonfield will become the city manager of the City of Durham, North Carolina.  Bonfield has announced that his last day as the [[City of Pensacola]]'s city manager will be [[August 8]], [[2008]].

A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, Bonfield received a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. Leo University, after which he was drafted by the New York Yankees in 1977.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp?year=1977 1977 Draft – June Regular Phase]</ref> He went on to earn an MBA from the University of South Florida. He served as the city manager of [[Wikipedia:Temple Terrace, Florida|Temple Terrace]] for thirteen years.

Bonfield is a Credentialed Manager of the International City-County Management Association and past president of the Florida City County Management Association. In a 2005 interview with the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'', he described his management style:
{{cquote|You can't be involved in every decision. But I'm much more involved than [the city staff is] used to. I like to know what's going on. From a community standpoint, I see myself as a bridge builder. I enjoy it very much, and I think I've done a pretty good job of helping to build bridges and maintaining good relationship between business community, neighborhood community, youth groups, African-American community and senior citizens. I feel pretty confident that everybody would generally respond that maybe I'm not the most personable person — I'm kind of poker-faced person — but in terms of listening, I will go out of my way to form a relationship.<ref>"Bonfield reflects on past, future after seven years as city manager." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 11, 2005.</ref>}}

He has two sons and a daughter with his wife Karen.

==Community involvement==
*[[Five Flags Rotary Club]]
*[[Sacred Heart Hospital Advisory Board]]
*[[United Way]] Board of Directors
*[[Pensacola Chamber of Commerce]], Western Gate Economic Development Committee
*[[Workman Middle School]], student mentor

==References==
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*[http://www.cityofpensacola.com/live/pages.asp?action=dir&dirID=2573 City of Pensacola profile]
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