Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Madeliene Hernandez, Deputy Director, Innovation & Performance for the City of Seattle, currently residing in Kingston, WA a.k.a. “little city by the sea.” Connect with Madeliene on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: Modern Friendship by Anna Goldfarb. What I’m watching: Just finished Wayward on Netflix – creepy! What … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Emily Colon. Emily is a former deputy city manager turned consultant, helping local governments strengthen leadership, culture, and strategy with the Southern Group. She believes the best kind of work is the kind that makes communities better, no matter where you do it. Connect with Emily on … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Alexander Fung, Economic Development Manager from the City of Eastvale, CA. Connect with Alexander on LinkedIn. What I am eating: Mooncake (because it is Moon Festival!) What I am watching: “The Paper” on Peacock What I am working on: Preparing for a Washington, D.C. lobbying trip with … Continued
It’s only been a week since we all departed Camp GovLife, but we cannot stop watching the camp video that played on the final night we were all together. The photos don’t really do justice to the amount of joy and enthusiasm everyone had for being together and sharing their own Local Gov stories. The … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Adrianna Tušek Erickson, Connection & Impact Program Coordinator for the City of Chandler. Adrianna creates programs that build community engagement and inclusion. A proud Arizona State Sun Devil, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Education. She has been recognized by ELGL as a … Continued
How do you even capture the absolute joy and excitement we got to witness yesterday at Camp GovLife?
Today’s Morning Buzz is a little late because the Camp GovLife Post Office was running behind! ELGL Board Secretary and Senior Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at Parkland, Florida, Jackie Wehmeyer brings us this letter from one happy camper headed to Santa Rosa, California for this week’s Camp GovLife conference. Camp Log Oct. 1, 2025 Sir, … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Caitlin Lewis, executive director of Work for America in Brooklyn, New York. Connect with Caitlin on LinkedIn. What I’m watching: “The Black Rabbit” (so far – 4/10) A hobby I enjoy: Trail running The average time to hire in local government is 130 days. That’s over four months of unfilled … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Michael Baskin, human, serving Montgomery County, Maryland as Chief Innovation Officer (come join our innovation Accelerator). Michael is also a Fellow at The People Lab @ Harvard Kennedy School, exploring the future of local government organizations, and an executive coach working with leaders writing their own stories. Stories on Substack … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Raman Shah, an independent data scientist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Connect with Raman on LinkedIn or X/Twitter. What I’m working on: Workflows to help a team engage community members more consistently A hobby I enjoy: Car detailing What I’m watching: “Breaking Bad” I’m a geriatric Millennial. I grew … Continued
