We are pleased to start off our new Intersection of Faith and Public Service series with this great post from Eli Ritchie who is the ICMA Local Government Management for the City of Mountain View, CA and a recent MPA graduate of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. … Continued
As part of a grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete our version of the Wonderlic test. It’s an open book test and participants do not have to use a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles. Eli Ritchie (LinkedIn and Twitter) is a student at the University of Washington Evans School. … Continued
For the second year in a row, ELGL will be co-hosting an event at the ICMA Conference. This year we’re bringing a couple of pianos and booking a much larger room. More than 500 local government professionals from all areas of local government will attend. Registration will continue until we reach maximum capacity. We recommend registering as … 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
Municipal Management at the Evans School from Evans School of Public Affairs on Vimeo. We prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference by getting to know attendees through their responses to four simple questions. Respondents will describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, … Continued
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
