Ed Blayney Innovation Project Manager City of Louisville, KY LinkedIn | Twitter The City of Louisville, KY is one of the leaders in local government innovation and we sat down with Ed Blayney, their innovation project manager. He discussed how they used civic hacking to cut down on fires in vacant homes, how they … Continued
Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my (now) weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. If you’re a little down after the events of yesterday, take it from me, looking up Joe Biden GIFs will make you feel better. Here’s one of my many, many favorites. (Also Biden rode … Continued
Hyong Yi Assistant City Manager City of Charlotte, NC LinkedIn | Twitter | Website In this episode of GovLove we sat down with Assistant City Manager of Charlotte, NC and sock of the month club member, Hyong Yi. He shared his inspiring story of dealing with tragedy and finding the power of love and community. … Continued
January is Mentor Month! ELGL has been celebrating by telling the stories of mentor relationships and the best advice people have gotten over the years. To celebrate the month we sat down with Traca Savadogo from Tall Poppy Consulting to talk about how to mentor, what to look for in a mentor and more. … Continued
Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my (now) weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week we’re brought to you by Martin Luther King Jr. Day the day where we celebrate the life and legacy of a man who strove to hold us to our highest ideals. Don’t get … Continued
Lacey Beaty City Councilor Beaverton, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Michelle Dykstra City Councilor Roanoke, VA LinkedIn | Twitter Beaverton, OR City Councilor Lacey Beaty and Roanoke, VA City Councilor Michelle Dykstra join GovLove for a wide ranging interview on what it takes to run for local office. We talk to each of them individually … Continued
Welcome to the new and improved version of Kittelson’s Corner. One of my goals for 2017 is to write more for ELGL, so our fearless Executive Director signed me up to write a weekly piece for everyone to enjoy while they drink their morning coffee and watch Saturday cartoons (that’s still a thing right?). I … Continued
Dr. Brian Williams Associate Professor, Public Administration & Policy University of Georgia School of Public & International Affairs Bio | SPIA Twitter Dr. Brian Williams from the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, joins GovLove to talk about policing. From community policing to representative bureaucracy we covered it all. Dr. Williams has … Continued
Kent Wyatt Sr. Management Analyst Tigard, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Kirsten Wyatt Executive Director ELGL LinkedIn | Twitter Ben Kittelson Sr. Budget Analyst Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter The three GovLove hosts, Kent, Kirsten and Ben, got together to take a look back at 2016. They each picked their Top 5 episodes of the year and discussed … Continued
Three podcasts, three different approaches. ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt interviews the trio about why their organization created a podcast, what they hope to accomplish, and what you should consider if you organization wants to start a podcast. Podcast Takeaways The celebrity look-alike for each guest. Which guest worked at MTV…which guest is a bad golfer…which guest … Continued
