Ann Marie Townshend City Manager Lewes, Delaware LinkedIn | Twitter First Town in the First State. Ann Marie Townshend, the City Manager of Lewes, Delaware, joined the podcast to talk about her career path and what it’s like to manage the oldest community in Delaware. She talked about how she started her career in planning … Continued
Meredith Hauck Assistant City Administrator Merriam, Kansas LinkedIn | Twitter Moving forward with confidence and clarity. Meredith Hauck, Assistant City Administrator in Merriam, Kansas, joined the podcast to talk about her side work as life coach. She shared her approach to leadership, self care and positive energy. She also talked about her career in local … Continued
Beth Blauer Executive Director GovEx at Johns Hopkins LinkedIn | Twitter Tracy Colunga Chief Innovation Officer Long Beach, CA LinkedIn | Twitter Itai Eiges Director Hazira Ministry of the Interior Israel Jason Reisdorfer Director of Innovation & Technology Sioux Falls, SD LinkedIn | Twitter Celebrating municipal innovation from California to Israel. Brent Stockwell and Amanda … Continued
Rick Rogers Mayor City of Newberg, Oregon Bio | LinkedIn Behind the scenes of recruiting a City Manager. Mayor Rick Rogers from the City of Newberg, Oregon joined the podcast to talk about how they are approaching hiring a new City Manager. He describes the community and what the City Council is looking for in … Continued
Martha Bennett City Manager City of Lake Oswego, Oregon LinkedIn Transitioning into a new leadership role. Martha Bennett, the City Manager of Lake Oswego, Oregon, joined the podcast to talk about her first two months on the job. She also talked about her time leading two unique local government agencies Metro, a regional government for … Continued
Eric Stuckey City Administrator Franklin, TN Bio | LinkedIn Brenda Wynn County Clerk Davidson County, TN Bio Bill Purcell Former Mayor Nashville, TN Bio Felix Castrodad Director of Planning & Grants Nashville MTA LinkedIn Career advice, elected office and transportation all with a side of hot chicken. Four guests come on the podcast to talk … Continued
Ed Henschel Author & Consultant Bio | LinkedIn Delivering services in a better, faster, and more efficient way. Author Ed Henschel joined the podcast to talk about his career in local government and his new book, which is a practical guide to municipal service consolidation. Ed describes the different types of consolidation and shared service … Continued
Linn Davis Program Manager Healthy Democracy LinkedIn Tackling tough policy questions with citizens. Linn Davis from Healthy Democracy joined the podcast to talk about the work of Healthy Democracy and how they use citizen juries to inform decisions. He also shared how they have worked with local governments like Milwaukie, Oregon to engage citizens on … Continued
Tommy Gonzalez City Manager City of El Paso, Texas Bio | LinkedIn Managing an international city. Tommy Gonzalez, the City Manager of El Paso, Texas, joined the podcast for a wide ranging interview. He talked about his career path, which started with 22 years in the US Army, how he revamped the El Paso budget … Continued
Lisa Holder Communications Officer Sanford, FL LinkedIn Rachel Rembrandt Head of Customer Success ZenCity LinkedIn | Twitter Reliable insights for policy makers. Two guests join the podcast to talk about best practices in local government communications, using social media and finding better ways to measure resident opinion. Lisa Holder is the Communications Officer for the … Continued
