This week’s #ELGLTakeover Tuesday comes to us from Sharon Gavin, Communications Manager for Sammamish, Washington. Sammamish: it’s not just a fun word to say, it’s a beautiful place to live – and that’s not just my opinion. Sammamish has been named “The Friendliest Town in the United States” (Forbes, 2012) and “The 9th Best Place … Continued
Greetings from MilwaukIE, Oregon! The #ELGLTakeoverTuesday for Jan. 29 is brought to you by Jordan Imlah, the City of Milwaukie’s public affairs specialist. Located just outside the southeast portion of Portland, Milwaukie is a unique city of just more than 21,000 people nestled along the banks of the Willamette River. We’re home to some well-known … Continued
Howdy and Happy New Year from Baytown, Texas! Your tour guides on this Texas-sized takeover are Natasha Barrett, Tara Barton, Jenna Harte, and Sabrina Martin from the City of Baytown’s Public Affairs, Parks and Recreation, Library, and Tourism departments respectively. We can’t wait to show you around town on Tuesday, January 15. You may remember … Continued
Welcome to the Borough of State College, PA! I’m excited to take you around this town and gown centric community. You might not know, but State College is the home of Penn State University. Without getting you too excited about this tour, let me introduce myself. My name is Douglas Shontz. I’m the Communications Specialist for … Continued
It’s the holiday season in Battle Creek, Michigan, and I am thrilled to give you a day in our lives on Tuesday, Dec. 3 for our #ELGLTakeoverTuesday! I am Jessica VanderKolk, City of Battle Creek Communications Manager. Welcome to our city! I’ve lived, worked and played here for five years now. Battle Creek is a … Continued
Hello from Collierville, Tennessee! This is your hostess, Jennifer Casey, the Emerging Media Specialist for the Town of Collierville’s Public Information Office. I will be taking you around Town on Tuesday, November 27th as we participate in #ELGLTakeoverTuesday! Collierville is located just east of Memphis, Tennessee. We are a Town of just over 50,000 people … Continued
Greetings from Austin, fabulous ELGL family. Aly Van Dyke writing here on behalf of the City of Austin’s Communications and Public Information Office. We’re taking over ELGL50’s IG account all day Tuesday, Nov. 20, and plan to show you some of our beautiful, fun, and especially weird sites around our fair City. You’ll see some … Continued
Wauwatosa [wau-wau-TŌ-sa] is named after the Potawatomi word for “firefly.” It’s an icon of sorts for the city. You can see it in the design of signs, and some businesses incorporate it into their name. It’s a neat thought – comparing a city and bioluminescent beauties. I do think they both are very unique, and … Continued
Hello ELGL! I am Matthew McKirahan and I am taking over the ELGL Instagram account for #ELGLTakeoverTuesday on Tuesday, November 6! I joined the City of Fort Lauderdale in June 2018 as the Senior Management Fellow in Structural Innovation. The division leads vision-based strategic planning and performance management for the City and is a resource … Continued
My name is Lindsay Jacques, and I’m the City of Hillsboro Oregon’s ICMA Local Government Management Fellow. I am hosting the ELGL Instagram account takeover on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Hillsboro is one of Oregon’s most diverse and dynamic cities, with a steadily growing population of 101,540 residents. Hillsboro is the largest city in Washington County and is … Continued
