City Clerk’s Office

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Bianca L. Tirado, Chief Deputy/Director of Operations

Bianca Tirado serves as the Chief Deputy Clerk and Director of Operations for the Clerk’s Office. Bianca serves as the administrative arm of the clerk’s office, working to advance the Clerk’s vision of an open, honest and transparent municipal government by ensuring the preparation and maintenance of records pertaining to the business conducted by Common Council members. She also serves as the fiscal officer and oversees all personnel and Human Resource related activities for the Clerk’s Office and the Common Council.

A Chicago native and raised in South Bend, Bianca graduated from Riley High School before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in African and African American Diaspora Studies at Indiana University.

Bianca previously served as Honors Advisor for the American Honors Program at Ivy Tech Community College. She also served as Assistant Director for the Office of Student Involvement and Multicultural services at Saint Mary’s College where she oversaw diversity and inclusion policies within student affairs.

Rodger Pinto, Deputy/Director of Policy

Rodger Pinto serves as Deputy City Clerk and Director of Policy. Rodger oversees the legal compliance process and legislative policy management of the Clerk’s office.

Rodger earned s Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Political Science and Sociology from Indiana University South Bend. During his undergraduate studies, Rodger served as President of IU South Bend’s Student Government Association and Chairperson of the Indiana University, All University Student Association. Rodger is a 2019 Campus Compact, Civic Newman Fellow, and 2019 recipient of the National Issue Forums Institute, Taylor L. Willingham Legacy Grant. Rodger has continued his studies and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Affairs concentrating in Government Administration and Public Policy at IU South Bend.

Rodger was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and from 2008-2014 served as an infantry paratrooper in the United States Army’s 1st Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is honored to serve South Bend’s residents and return to public service

Gabriel N. Murei, Ordinance Violations Bureau Clerk

Gabriel serves as the Ordinance Violations Bureau Clerk.  He is accountable to the City Clerk for all Ordinance Violation transactions and functions governed under City Municipal and State Code.  He also processes and collects payment for tickets issued by all departments and individuals commissioned in the City.

Gabriel Murei earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a minor in Education from Wabash College. During his collegiate experience, Gabriel played soccer for the Wabash College Little Giants and was the President of the African Student Association.

Gabriel is a Kenyan native and moved to the United States when he was 12 years old. He is a proud South Bend Washington Panther class of 2014. During his free time, Gabriel enjoys playing soccer, kayaking, and working out.

Rachael E. Coates, Executive Assistant/Special Projects Director

Rachael (Kitchen) Coates has been born and raised in South Bend, IN.  She attended Ancilla and Ivy Tech colleges before spending a few years traveling the states and overseas. During her time away, Rachael lived in Colorado and Michigan where she spent time mentoring youth and working in missions. She is now furthering her studies going to Indiana Wesleyan University pursuing a degree in Psychology of Human Services.

Her decade of work experience in Hospitality Management includes various managerial roles, the most recent one being a position with the University of Notre Dame’s Morris Inn Conference Center. She then spent the last few years working as the Special Projects Coordinator for The Salvation Army Kroc Community Center. Rachael has been involved in serving the community or living out her passion for community engagement in some capacity for the last 15 years.

She is a proud mother of a 12-year-old boy who attends Holy Cross grade school, here in South Bend.  In her free time, she loves coffee, meaningful conversations, family and friends, and being out in nature.