Category: Morning Buzz

For the ❤️ of Abbreviations

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Mary Elise Conzelmann, AKA – ME. She is a cyclist, tree hugger and wine enthusiast from Northern California. She serves the public sector as a communications, marketing and outreach consultant. Connect with Mary Elise on LinkedIn or by emailing maryelise@jpwcomm.com.  What I’m Reading: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by … Continued

Be the Dolly Parton of #localgov

Today’s #MorningBuzz is by Jen Teal. Connect with Jen on the web, LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: Juggling 4 books right now: The Guest List (for my bookclub), Go Tell the Bees that I am Home (for me), Stardust (a re-listen audio book with my daughter), and Caste: The Origins of our Discontents (for … Continued

Supporting the Local Arts

Today’s Morning Buzz is by John J. Metro, City Manager for the City of Jersey City, New Jersey. Connect with John on Twitter or Linkedin. What I’m Reading:  A History of Wild Places What I’m Watching: Ozark What I’m Listening To: The Dave Chang Show Podcast As #localgov leaders, we recognize the arts as a community incubator that warrants the investment … Continued

What is the Protocol Here?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kelly Moore. Connect with her on LinkedIn. My sister is a world traveler. She also tells great stories. She recently told me about a hike that she went on in Spain. I should mention here that she goes into everything with no preconceived ideas— just some light internet research and … Continued

You Can’t Spell “Membership” Without “Shimmer” & “Shrimp”

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt, the ELGL Co-founder and Executive Director. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The American Agent, Maisie Dobbs #15 What I’m Watching: Snowpiercer What I’m Listening To: just finished Sweet Bobby I knew I wanted to write today’s Morning Buzz all about ELGL’s new membership … Continued

Yet Another Black History Month Proclamation

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Nick Smith, local government alum & amateur civic futurist. Connect with him on Linkedin and Twitter. What I’m watching: I am finally watching Ted Lasso and it’s everything I hoped it would be. What I’m listening to: Did you know Spotify has a playlist with one song … Continued

Dungeons & Dragons & Life & Lessons

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Lacey Dykgraaf, Community Engagement Manager for the City of Newberg. Connect with Lacey on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: Embracing my escapism theme, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas What I’m Watching: Unprompted, I made my fiancé listen to my impromptu TED Talk on morality … Continued

But You Don’t Live Here.

Today’s Buzz is by Morning Buzzer Kim Nakahodo – connect with her on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Watching: With the kiddos:  The Book of Boba Fett   Without the kiddos:  Ozark What I’m Reading: The Cornbread Mafia by James Higdon What I’m Listening To: KCUR; GovLove; Hidden Brain There is an interesting phenomenon that I … Continued

The Transitional Leader

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber Perrota. Connect on LinkedIn. What I’m Listening to: My playlist I’ve been building since 7th grade What I’m Reading: Crazy Rich Asians  What I’m Watching: Great News­ What I’m Doing: Learning how to use an InstaPot A few months ago I found myself in a position I never … Continued

Why I Didn’t Quit (Even Though I Wanted To)

Today’s Buzz is by Kevin Teater. Kevin Teater is the executive director of the Beaverton (Oregon) Downtown Association, a candidate for Beaverton City Council, a City of Beaverton planning commissioner, and an ELGL member since 2017. Connect with Kevin on Twitter or LinkedIn. What I’m Listening to – Coldplay What I’m Reading – A heck … Continued

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