In our recent “Quick Take” series, Julia Novak was the runaway winner of the person named “mentor” by the most people. She’s impacted all functions of local government throughout the country. Naturally we decided to catch up with Julie to discuss her view on the state of local government and to learn from her past … Continued
Welcome to week #8 of the Cookingham Connection. On Friday, we learned about Guidepost #8 from David Ammons. Today, we hear from Kirsten Silveira, City of Baltimore, MD Budget Management Analyst. Ms. Silveira graduated from Colorado State University with a B.A. in Political Science. At CSU, she held a variety of leadership positions including News Editor of The … Continued
Timothy Evans Dakota County, MN – Local Government Management Fellow Connect: LinkedIn 1. Describe the current state of local government. Local government overall is in transition. Depending on the size, location, type (e.g. township, city, county…) and demographics among other variables (e.g. high education opportunities, employment, transportation…) of local government, each transition can look different. … Continued
As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Michael Cannon ICMA CIO Connect: LinkedIn 1. Name your career mentors. Mark Pentz, … Continued
As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Ron Holifield Strategic Government Resources (SGR) Founder & CEO Connect: LinkedIn and … Continued
As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Greg Stopka Alliance for Innovation – Central Regional Director Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter … Continued
The Association of Washington Cities has organized an interesting webinar around finding your dream job in local government. They have lined up three speakers who will talk all about what employers look for and what potential employees should be doing. Mark your calendars for Sept. 29! Landing your dream job in local government – what … Continued
ELGL and SGR Present The Legacy of LP Cookingham with Bruno Rumbelow, Grapevine, TX City Manager Cookingham’s Guideposts for City Management – Pt.1 from SGR on Vimeo. Note: The second part of the series will be released in November. In this 100th year anniversary of ICMA, SGR and ELGL are partnering to help pass on the unique cultural … Continued
As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Ratna Okhai University of South Florida MPA Connect: LinkedIn 1. Name your … Continued
It’s our pleasure to announce the tenth #ELGL14 conference sponsor: the City of Wilsonville, Oregon! Are you interested in becoming an #ELGL14 sponsor? Click here to learn more and sign up today – spaces are limited. A huge high five to the City of Wilsonville – welcome to the #ELGL14 team!
