Barry Jantz is president of Jantz Communications, a public affairs firm located in San Diego County. The firm's services include government and community affairs, media relations, media training, strategic advocacy and political comsulting at the local, county, state and federal levels.

Mr. Jantz has been involved in both the public and private sectors for many years. This has consistently allowed him to maintain quality working relationships with business people in many fields, as well as elected officials and staff members at all levels of government. He has previously been a Partner in the consulting firms of Jantz-Baldwin and Winning Margin, and serves as a political advisor to several elected officials. His commentaries have been published locally and nationally.

Elected four times by the citizens of La Mesa, Mr. Jantz has served as a City Councilmember since 1990. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), East County Economic Development Council, Mission Trails Regional Park Task Force, Heartland Communications Facility Authority, and Responsible Voters for Lower Taxes.

Mr. Jantz was employed by Kaiser Permanente from 1980 to 1999 in the Facilities Development/Architecture & Construction Department as the Financial Services Manager, and prior to that as the Project Coordinator. He managed all financial aspects related to a 6 million dollar annual operating budget and a 40 to 80 million dollar annual capital remodel budget for 30 San Diego County health care facilities. He is experienced in construction project management, regulatory compliance/safety, estimating, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, accounts payable, payroll, competitive bidding and contracts administration, as well as in drafting and design.

This unique combination of extensive private sector experience and public sector background gives clients of Jantz Communications an advantage in advocating for their programs and projects.