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I Love BBQ: Tonya Walton, City of Raleigh, NC

ELGL is co-hosting the hottest social event at #ICMA16 in Kansas City, MO – the Sunday evening BBQ Mix & Mingle. No one likes to attend an event when they don’t know anyone else attending, so ELGL is publishing daily “I Love BBQ” profiles of our registered attendees to give you a sneak peek and preview … Continued

I Love BBQ: Mat Heyman, National Institute of Standards and Technology

ELGL is co-hosting the hottest social event at #ICMA16 in Kansas City, MO – the Sunday evening BBQ Mix & Mingle. No one likes to attend an event when they don’t know anyone else attending, so ELGL is publishing daily “I Love BBQ” profiles of our registered attendees to give you a sneak peek and preview … Continued

I Love BBQ: Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL

ELGL is co-hosting the hottest social event at #ICMA16 in Kansas City, MO – the Sunday evening BBQ Mix & Mingle. No one likes to attend an event when they don’t know anyone else attending, so ELGL is publishing daily “I Love BBQ” profiles of our registered attendees to give you a sneak peek and preview … Continued

The Chris Traeger List: Top 100 Local Government Influencers

A few notes before we reveal the list: 1. This list does not include any ELGL management team members. Due to the obvious conflict of interest, we have elected not to include them. 2. In developing the rankings, we consistently came back to the word, “influence.” Our top 100 is not based on title or … Continued

Podcast: Standing Up to Gender Discrimination with Kirsten Wyatt

Kent, Kirsten and Ben discuss Kirsten’s gender discrimination tort claim notice and eventual departure from West Linn, Oregon. They talk about discrimination, the step-by-step process to stand up for yourself, and Kirsten’s transition from local government practitioner to ELGL Executive Director. Kirsten Wyatt is the Executive Director and Co-founder of ELGL. Prior to her permanent role with ELGL, Kirsten … Continued

My Life in Presidential Terms with Dylan Feik, City of Calistoga, CA

In this series, ELGL members reflect on how their life has changed from 2008 to 2016, and look forward to where they’ll be in 2024. ELGL members can sign up to share their experiences at My Life in Presidential Terms.  By Dylan Feik, City of Calistoga, CA, City Manager Connect: LinkedIn In January 2008, I was a … Continued

The Hottest Takes Ever with Lisa Henty, City of Durham, NC

Everyone has a “hot take” these days from the talking heads at ESPN to political pundits filling the air on cable. ELGL cannot (and will not) be left out. We are asking new members to give us their hot takes on an array of issues. Lisa Henty City of Durham, NC – Principle Budget & … Continued

Silver Tsunami Word Cloud

We asked this question two weeks ago at the NCLGBA conference and received interesting responses – now it’s YOUR turn to answer the question: “Using one word, describe your feelings about the impending silver tsunami of retirements.” Text ELGL50 once to 22333 to join, and then text your response to the question. Real time responses from ELGL … Continued

#ELGL16: 16 Fun Facts About ICMA

#ELGL16 sponsors allow us to offer six pop up conferences at an affordable price. The conferences will be void of the typical vendor booths. Sponsors will be active participants. However, we want you to know about the services provided by each of our sponsors, so we asked each sponsor to provide 16 fun facts about their work. (16 … Continued

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