R. Michael (Mike) Eastland, executive director of the North Central Texas Council of Governments since 1992, has worked in Texas since the start of his career. He was city manager in Carrollton (1984–1992), deputy city manager in Waco (1981–1984), city manager in Killeen (1976–1981), assistant city manager in Richardson (1974–1976), assistant general manager with Gulf Coastal Waste Disposal (1970–1974), assistant to the city manager in Wichita Falls (1970), and administrative assistant in Wichita Falls (1967–1970).