Dan Biles County Administrator Pasco County, Florida LinkedIn | Bio People, purpose, and performance. Dan Biles, County Administrator for Pasco County, Florida, joined the podcast to discuss employee engagement and culture. He shared what makes a place great to work at and tools to get organizational buy-in. Dan outlined the robust training the County offers … Continued
Jennifer Carpenter Assistant Director of Policy for the Disaster Recovery & Special Issues Division U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development LinkedIn Helping communities better withstand natural hazards and severe weather events. Jennifer Carpenter, Assistant Director of Policy for the Disaster Recovery & Special Issues Division at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, … Continued
Scott Neal City Manager City of Edina, Minnesota LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Building the future of city management. Scott Neal, City Manager for the City of Edina, Minnesota, joined the podcast to discuss his career in city management. He shared how the City’s Management Fellowship works and his goal of creating leaders for the … Continued
Christy Mulligan Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator Hennepin County Library, MN LinkedIn Ayanna Muata Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Project Manager Hennepin County Library, MN LinkedIn Two guests joined the podcast to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion work in libraries. Christy Mulligan is the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator for Hennepin County Library. Ayanna Muata … Continued
Nolan Gray Author/Researcher UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio What do we want city planning to do? Nolan Gray, author and researcher at the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, joined the podcast to talk about his new book, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and … Continued
Alisa Dougless Program Manager City of Tulsa, Oklahoma LinkedIn | Twitter Jen Tolentino Director of Local Practice Results for America LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Alisa Dougless, Program Manager at the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Jen Tolentino, Director of Local Practice at Results for America, joined the podcast to talk about spending federal funding … Continued
Dr. Tiffany Wise-West Sustainability and Climate Action Manager City of Santa Cruz, CA LinkedIn Sustainability steps for the future. Dr. Tiffany Wise-West, Sustainability and Climate Action Manager for the City of Santa Cruz, California, joined the podcast to talk about local government ocean protection and planning for sea level rise. She discussed the City’s Climate … Continued
Scot Simpson City Administrator City of River Falls, Wisconsin LinkedIn | Twitter One City, one team. Scot Simpson, City Administrator for the City of River Falls, Wisconsin, joined the podcast to talk about strategies for shaping organizational culture. He shared how they prioritized employee engagement and created opportunities to build relationships between employees across departments. … Continued
Amanda Karras Executive Director / General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association LinkedIn | Bio Lisa Soronen Executive Director State and Local Legal Center LinkedIn | Bio Brian Connolly Attorney Otten Johnson LinkedIn | Bio Three guests joined the podcast to discuss the City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising Supreme Court case. They provided in-depth … Continued
Staci Zavattaro Professor University of South Florida Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter What cities should think about related to deathcare. Staci Zavattaro, Professor of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida, joined the podcast to talk about deathcare and its relationship to local government. She outlined the elements of deathcare and how she became involved … Continued
