This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I watched Wonder Woman (it was awesome), finished a book about the Jim Crow era, learned about car-free planning and followed Jim Comey. Alright, let’s go… What I Read The Strange Career of Jim Crow … Continued
Sara Eskrich Alder, Common Council City of Madison, WI LinkedIn | Twitter | Website Hannah Lebovits City Council Candidate City of University Heights, OH LinkedIn | Twitter | Website We talk running for City Council with Sara Eskrich, Alder for District 13 of Madison, WI, and Hannah Lebovits, candidate for University Heights, OH City … Continued
Chris Hamilton Bicycle/Pedestrian/Transport Coordinator City of Key West, FL Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter . Chris Hamilton joins GovLove to talk all about car-free transportation, planning and paradise. Chris is the Car-Free Key West program manager and former Transportation Bureau Chief for Commuter Services in Arlington County, VA. He shares how small investments in marketing can … Continued
This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let’s go… What I Read Elephant in the Planning Room by Giovania Tiarachristie Even though it might spoil an upcoming GovLove episode I have to share this report from Giovania Tiarachristie, who is a neighborhood planner at … Continued
Michael Lawson Special Projects Manager City of Aurora, CO LinkedIn . The Intern Files is back, this time Madison Thesing interviews Michael Lawson from the City of Aurora, Colorado. Michael leads the city’s special projects office and he discussed how Aurora is taking a new approach to hiring, on-boarding and culture. The “Shift” program … Continued
This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I hate pie charts, if I never see another pie chart it’ll be too soon. Just use bar charts, pie charts make nothing easier to understand. Now I would eat a pie… Alright, let’s go… … Continued
Shaffira Gayatri Researcher Women Research Institute Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Jerry Lewis Ong Project & Partnership Manager Save the Children International Bio | LinkedIn This week we get an international perspective on public service from Indonesia and Singapore. Shaffira Gayatri and Jerry Lewis Ong are two Legislative Process and Governance Professional Fellows visiting the United States, … Continued
I’m back! This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Let’s go… What I Read Robert E. Lee Topples From His Pedestal I will continue posting these until I no longer find them interesting, so probably never. The City of New Orleans, LA took down … Continued
Ferki Ferati Vice President The Jefferson Educational Society Erie, PA LinkedIn | Twitter Ben Speggen Program Director The Jefferson Educational Society Erie, PA LinkedIn | Twitter Ferki Ferati and Ben Speggan join GovLove to talk about their work with the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Jefferson Society has been active in creating civic … Continued
The Intern Files is back to discuss the ICMA local government fellow experience and getting started in a local government career. Madison Thesing is joined by: David Nash-Mendez, City of Tacoma, WA Eli Ritchie, City of Mountain View, CA Hunter Harris, City of Plano, TX and City of Southlake, TX Micah Phillips, City of Bellevue, … Continued
