From Who approved the $3.03 million—and why the accounting still matters
Employment record
- Public institution
- City of Newport News
- Department / office / school
- City Manager's Office
- Position / title
- Innovation Program Manager
- Source type
- Roster assignment
- Classification / role type
- General Schedule
- Record status
- Listed in source roster
- Source date / period
- May 2026
The roster records an assignment at the stated date. It does not establish employment status today.
Original roster wording & label sources
- Name in source
- MARLIN MCDANIEL
- Department in source
- City Manager
- Position in source
- INNOVATION PROGRAM MANAGER
Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.
Official website listings
These separately dated website roles and contacts do not replace the original roster assignment or its compensation match.
Marlin McDaniel
Innovation Program Manager · City Manager's Office
Checked: October 10, 2026
Published individual work number and email.
Official City department / staff page [2]Marlin McDaniel
Office of Innovation & Performance Analytics contact · Innovation
Checked: October 10, 2026
The organization chart names Marlin McDaniel under this office. The chart does not publish a job title or establish a payroll transfer; the separately sourced staff directory lists Innovation Program Manager in the City Manager’s Office.
Official City organization chart (revised October 1, 2026) [3]Salary & compensation
Named salary not verified
Not available
A person-specific public salary record has not been verified for this profile.
No exact department and job-classification match in the September 2026 dataset.
Public records & case history
Dated professional records, case roles and court outcomes. Lawsuit allegations are identified separately from findings.
No verified professional, licensure, certification or case record is attached to this profile.
Notes
The report describes Marlin McDaniel’s requests for NOODLE contracts, invoices, receipts, and payment records in his foundation-board role.
Source date: September 22, 2026
Who approved the $3.03 million—and why the accounting still matters [7]Being mentioned in a report does not itself establish wrongdoing.
References
- City FOIA Employees by Position
- Official City department / staff page
- Official City organization chart (revised October 1, 2026)
- Official City staff directory
- Official HR job library
- Official organization name source
- Who approved the $3.03 million—and why the accounting still matters
- Directory sources and verification