Raymond Gonzales County Manager Adams County, Colorado Bio | LinkedIn Driving culture and the pandemic one year later. Raymond Gonzales, County Manager at Adams County, Colorado, joined the podcast to talk about changing the culture in Adams County. He outlined how he scrapped the traditional Human Resources Department and implemented a People & Culture Services … Continued
Barry Jeskewich Former Parks & Recreation Director City of Bedford, Indiana Twitter | LinkedIn Jane Rogan Director of Sustaining Hoosier Communities Indiana University LinkedIn Sustaining Hoosier Communities. Two guests join the podcast to talk about the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N). Jane Rogan, Director of Sustaining Hoosier Communities at Indiana University, … Continued
Marlon Brown City Manager City of Sarasota, Florida Twitter Mentors matter. Marlon Brown, City Manager for the City of Sarasota, joined the podcast to discuss his career path, including his recent transition from Deputy City Manager to City Manager. He talked about working with the City Commission and his plans for his first few months … Continued
Salimah Samji Director of Building State Capability Harvard Kennedy School Bio A new way to solve problems. Salimah Samji, the Director of Building State Capability at the Harvard Kennedy School, joined the podcast to talk about a step by step process that allows for flexible learning and adaptation called Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA). She … Continued
Dr. Farris Muhammad Director of Equity and Inclusion City of Lawrence, KS Bio Ruaa Hassaballa COIVD Testing Equity Project Manager Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health LinkedIn Maintaining equity during a pandemic. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about how they promote equity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Farris Muhammad, Director of Equity and Inclusion for … Continued
Faiza Mawani Undergraduate Student University of Alabama at Birmingham LinkedIn | Twitter Mary Gilmore Undergraduate Student University of Alabama at Birmingham Bio | Twitter Kyle Adams Undergraduate Student University of Alabama at Birmingham LinkedIn | Twitter Learning about public administration. Three undergraduate students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Faiza Mawani, Mary Gilmore, … Continued
Claire Elizabeth Williams CEO & Co-Founder Foundations for Social Change Twitter | LinkedIn Consult early and consult often. Claire Elizabeth Williams, CEO & Co-Founder of Foundations for Social Change, joins the podcast to discuss the New Leaf Project. She outlined how the New Leaf Project distributed a direct cash payment of $7,500 (CAD) to 50 recipients who … Continued
Kevin Lyons CEO & Co-Founder FlashVote LinkedIn Pizza, beer, & public input. Kevin Lyons, CEO & Co-Founder of FlashVote, joins the podcast to discuss community engagement. He highlights common mistakes made with various types of communication channels as well as mistakes organizations make in town halls, social media, online forums, and surveys. Kevin also shares … Continued
Nikki Fried Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services State of Florida Bio | Twitter | Facebook Adapting the Agriculture and Consumer Services Department. Nikki Fried, Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the State of Florida, joined the podcast to talk about her journey to becoming Commissioner and what her Department does. She discussed how … Continued
Alissa Fishbane Managing Director ideas42 Bio | Twitter Dr. Aurélie Ouss Assistant Professor of Criminology University of Pennsylvania Bio | Twitter Reducing unnecessary warrants and jail time. Alissa Fishbane, Managing Director at ideas42, and Dr. Aurélie Ouss, Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, joined the podcast to talk about their study to … Continued