The city of Scottsdale has appointed two internal leaders, Judy Doyle and Kira Peters, to serve as deputy city managers.

Doyle most recently served as the city’s senior director of enterprise operations. She joined Scottsdale in 2003 as a senior budget analyst and advanced through roles including budget manager, budget director and a nine-month term as acting city treasurer.

From July 2023 to February 2025, she served as community services assistant executive director.

As senior director of enterprise operations, Doyle oversaw a portfolio that included aviation, economic development, the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale Stadium, tourism and events and WestWorld.

Her work focused on improving operational performance, strengthening public-private partnerships and enhancing Scottsdale’s economic impact as a premier destination for business, tourism and recreation.

Doyle previously worked for the state of Arizona and in the private sector. She completed her bachelor’s degree in business management and her MBA, both with honors, from the University of Phoenix after earlier studies at the University of Minnesota – Duluth.

She is a member of the International City/County Management Association, the Arizona City/County Management Association, Arizona Women Leading Government and is a graduate of Scottsdale Leadership Class 39.

Peters brings 35 years of municipal leadership experience to her new role. She most recently has served as senior director for library and human services and interim senior director for Scottsdale Water.

Peters previously worked as an assistant city manager in Bozeman, Montana, where she oversaw several departments including the fire department, city clerk, parks and recreation, utilities and economic development.

Before that, she dedicated more than three decades to the city of Scottsdale in leadership positions across parks and recreation, human services and the Scottsdale library system.

Peters holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in public administration with an emphasis on project management from Northern Arizona University. Peters is a member of the International City/County Management Association and Arizona Women Leading Government, and she is the founder and chair of The Women’s Collective, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and elevating women leaders.