Eric Carpenter Appointed Miami Beach City Manager

Miami Beach, FL – Longtime public servant Eric T. Carpenter has been appointed city manager of Miami Beach. Carpenter, who has held multiple high-level positions in the city over the past decade, replaces Alina T. Hudak, who resigned in March after becoming the first woman to serve as city manager.

"Eric Carpenter is the best person for this job,” explained Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner. “I am confident that Eric’s depth of knowledge regarding the city and his relationships with residents and the community make him the ideal choice to help lead more than 2,300 employees and two dozen departments.”

Carpenter, a licensed professional engineer, joined the city in 2013 as public works director. He was promoted to the position of assistant city manager in 2015 and deputy city manager in 2021. During his tenure, he has overseen a wide range of departments and divisions within the city, including Building, Capital Improvement Projects, Code Compliance, Economic Development, Environment and Sustainability, Facilities and Fleet, G.O. Bond and Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel, Parks and Recreation, Parking, Public Works and Transportation.

“I’m honored and humbled to serve as city manager for one of the greatest destinations in the United States,” Carpenter said. “With more than a decade of experience in Miami Beach government, I have a deep understanding of city issues, infrastructure, service delivery and projects that I will be able to draw upon to elevate our resident services to the next level.”

Prior to joining the City of Miami Beach, Carpenter served as director of Public Works for the City of Doral from 2006 to 2013. He was recognized as the 2010 Government Engineer of the Year by the Miami-Dade Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Carpenter attained a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering with a minor in chemistry from the University of Maryland in 1997. He also holds an OSHA-40 (plus 8-hour OSHA Supervisory Training) Certification and a Florida Department of Transportation Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Certification as well as a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Quality Management for Contractors Qualification.

He is an active member of the South Florida Branch of the American Public Works Association, where he served as executive board chairman from 2017 to 2019.

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