TriMet Senior Accountant of Treasury and Cash Management Rhyan Van Horn is back in school as a first year student in the executive MPA program at the University of Washington. Today we catch up with Rhyan to discuss topics such as do you still have to waste a bunch of money buying books that you’ll only … Continued
ELGL Advisory Board Member and TriMet Senior Accountant of Treasury and Cash Management Rhyan Van Horn has headed back to school as a first year in the executive MPA program at the University of Washington and since she already has a bunch of homework assignments we decided to give her one more. Rhyan will be chronicling her … Continued
Rhyan Van Horn TriMet, Senior Accountant of Treasury and Cash Management Student, University of Washington Evans School What book is on your nightstand? “War & Peace”, Tolstoy. It’s been there for over two years. But I only have about 100 pages out of the 1,500 left. If you were to run for elected office, which … Continued
For the last few weeks, the ELGL Volkswagon bus has been busy crisscrossing the nation to highlight graduate school opportunities. We first stopped at Grand Valley State University, then the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and now, we land in the Evergreen State at the University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs. As part of our … Continued
Registration for Supper Club is open until Friday, May 27. Below is a running list of the hosts and guests for the upcoming Supper Club season. You can join the list by signing up at Let’s Eat (Again): Supper Club Returns. (Note: You must be an ELGL member to register.) Hosts Stacey Thompson, Palo Alto, CA Megan … Continued
Home to the Super Bowl champions, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Grey’s Anatomy, and Twilight, Washington state adds a new family member this week…….ELGL. We are proud to announce a new partnership with the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). This new partnership will bring ELGL programming and information to local government professionals working in Washington cities. ELGL also plans on … Continued
The wait is over – table assignments for #ELGL13 have been made! Here’s what you need to know about tables at the conference: How did ELGL assign tables? You’ll recall that you answered a series of questions about public service, Portland culture, and your preferences when you registered for #ELGL13. We matched up your answers … Continued
ELGL does great work, and I encourage anyone interested in a management career in Oregon government to visit your website and attend your organization’s events, especially your conference in the fall of 2013. One of the features you published last year on your website that I found useful was the series of blog posts by … Continued
Jazzmin Reece Principal and Owner Reece Consulting, LLC. Part of your work day that you look forward to the most. Morning salutations and current event run down before we dive into the day. What elected office do you think can make the biggest impact? Mayor Two solutions for fixing governments problems. An engaged voting public, … Continued
David Matz Job Title: Principal Executive Manager C Organization: State of Oregon- Department of Human Services Name three of your mentors: Lee Coleman (DHS- District 1 SDA manager) Ron Bogley (Architect/Builder) Meies Matz (my wife and best coach) Part of your work day that you look forward to the most. Consultation and clinical supervision with my … Continued
