Rebecca Olson (LinkedIn & Twitter), City of Roseville, MN, Assistant City Manager, writes about continuing the conversation on increasing gender diversity in local government. Share your thoughts by signing up to be guest writer for this series. Last week my daughter was on spring break from college. In the course of trying to juggle the scheduling of who is using … Continued
And We’re Off! This week, the amazing Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators began sending out surveys to every city/county/town/local government entity in the states where we’ve compiled directory information. Responses are rolling in and the hard work of our Research Managers is paying off – data is arrayed in such a way that we can already … Continued
Janet Freeman, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, City of Fort Collins, writes how cross-functional teams have positively impacted Fort Collin’s diversity and inclusion efforts. By Janet Freeman, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, City of Fort Collins Best practices on equity, diversity and inclusion often point to maintaining multiple access points for employees to organization participate, from front-life … Continued
The ten Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators are in the midst of their first round of data collection efforts to compile the contact information for every CAO and ACAO in the United States. To do this, they’ve: Worked in teams to define research terms Divvied up the nation so each RC is managing the data for five states Begun … Continued
Executive Director’s note: this submission was received from an ELGL with the request that it be published anonymously. Here at ELGL, we always accept anonymous submissions because we know that the power of local government storytelling doesn’t always occur at the perfect time in our careers. If you have a story to tell, we want to … Continued
Executive Director’s note: this submission was received from an ELGL with the request that it be published anonymously. Here at ELGL, we always accept anonymous submissions because we know that the power of local government storytelling doesn’t always occur at the perfect time in our careers. If you have a story to tell, we want to … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators coordinate the data collection efforts for five states. Each Research Coordinator (RC) is responsible for compiling the list of local governments, contacts, and research data.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”green” border_width=”3″][meettheteam_vc user_id=”0″ picture_option=”0″ user_picture=”248760″ picture_effects=”mtt-picture-effect-shadow” picture_size=”200″ picture_border_radius=”999″ name=”Ashley Brown” name_color=”#6daf36″ title=”Research Coordinator” title_color=”#000000″ location=”Chapel Hill, NC” location_color=”#000000″ layout_theme=”0″]LinkedIn Current job title & organization/school Research Manager, … Continued
Sign up to share your story, insights, or recommendations on diversity in local government. By Karen Daly, Mountain Plains Regional Director, ICMA Hello?! Is this thing on? “Wow! I didn’t realize you had so much experience. You did a great job responding to the questions from the Council,” said the executive recruiter after my interview … Continued
Read why ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt called this article “one of the most important” in ELGL history. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Kylie Bayer-Fertterer, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District At the recent ICMA Conference, Kent Wyatt asked me about my fascination with amateur bodybuilding. In this Morning Buzz, I will tell you why amateur body building helps me … Continued
This guest post is by ELGL member Lori Sassoon, ICMA-CM Deputy City Manager, City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA President, Women Leading Government The women I know in public service are educated, experienced, politically-savvy, dedicated, and motivated. They take on thankless assignments, build their professional networks through groups like ELGL, and make time for ongoing professional … Continued
