Brian Koral

Brian Koral has been selected as the new city manager for East Ridge after being unanimously approved by the East Ridge City Council. Koral succeeds longtime East Ridge City Manager J. Scott Miller, who retired in February following 45 years in government services. Koral has nearly 20 years of experience in local government leadership and most recently served as city administrator for Riverside, Mo., since 2018. Prior to that, he spent seven years as administrator for Atoka. Koral also spent several years working in various roles for Sedalia, Mo. He holds a master’s of public administration from Arkansas State University and a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Elon University.