This blog is by ELGL’s new employee – Allie Breyer, the Digital Coordinator! Hello ELGL! I am so excited to be here as ELGL’s third employee and first digital coordinator. I am grateful for this opportunity and to be part of the ELGL family. I currently reside in the beautiful Green Mountain State. Before moving … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “Big Little Lies” — HBO’s atmospheric, sudsy meditation on life (and death) in Monterey, CA — where Laura Dern’s Emmy-winning turn as a member of the Monterey Planning Board amid a municipal free speech controversy serves as a key plot point in Season 1. What I’m … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by ELGL Board Member Samantha Harkins. Connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m reading: The Group by Mary McCarthy What I’m watching: PBS Kids. Mostly Wild Kratts. On the plus side my 4-year-old and I are experts on the hibernation patterns of groundhogs What I’m listening to: My excellent summer playlist … Continued
Photo: Clarity Award winners with Kachina Paintings on Back Wall Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: A Place In The Sun, Stevie Wonder (1967) “there’s a place in the sun, Where there’s hope for ev’ryone” What I’m Reading: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2015) … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Brianna Lennon. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: a bunch of DEF CON talks and villages What I’m Reading: budget books (that time of year!) I need to confess something. After nearly a decade in the legal, policy, and political world—including two runs for office, time as a litigator, and now as … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Will Hampton. What I’m reading: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker, PhD What I’m listening to: Revisionist History Season 4 podcast, by Malcolm Gladwell What I’m watching: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel It’s budget time down here in Texas, which means … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: NBC’s Game of Games What I’m Reading….Still: Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott What I’m listening to: Sleeping At Last’s “4” podcast episode about Enneagram Type 4 folks _____________________________________________________________________________________________ As a fresh MPA graduate, I did not envision working as a Deputy City … Continued
Today’s Buzz brought to you by Susan Steward What I’m Listening To: Letters to Cleo – “I Want You to Want Me” What I’m Reading: Leadership on the Line by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linksky What I’m Watching: Gilmore Girls Typically, my posts go back to what I am doing at work, or projects that … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Alejandro Moreno, Assistant Budget Officer at Denton County, Texas, writes about the power of storytelling. I began my college years studying film, thinking I wanted to pursue a career in the film industry. Story telling is … Continued
Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Laura Hardwicke (Twitter/LinkedIn) What I’m reading: Native Tongue, by one of my favorite authors, Carl Hiaasen, in preparation for my vacation next week What I’m watching: Bachelor in Paradise (the best time of year!) What I’m working on: Fixing broken links as we clean up our department website … Continued
