Category: I Have To Ask You

I Have to Ask: Love of Art

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Thom Fowler, Senior Administrative Analyst at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, writes about incorporating his love of art into his day job. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to … Continued

I Have to Ask: Public Spaces and Equity

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Ryan Krueger, Senior Planner at Intrinsik Architecture, Inc., write about an issue that should be receiving more attention from local governments. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. … Continued

I Have to Ask: Balancing Analytics with Community Engagement

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Eric S. Trevan, Ph.D., Member of the Faculty at The Evergreen State College, writes about using data to enhance decision-makings. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. Reflecting … Continued

I Have to Ask: Impactful Social Media

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Elad Erdan & Lily Pillsbury, Colu, highlight local governments that are creating impactful social media. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. Over 7 million impressions and 336,000 … Continued

I Have to Ask: The Professor

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jennifer Teal, Lecturer at The Ohio State University and Senior Consultant at Raftelis, shares her approach to teaching and what she’s learned from students. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have … Continued

I Have to Ask: Cultural Competence

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Weston Davis, EMS Director for the City of El Campo, Texas, writes about the importance of cultural competence.  Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. In 2020, … Continued

I Have to Ask: Role of the Management Analyst

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Dalton Rice, Management Analyst for City of Mont Belvieu, Texas, breaks down the ‘duties as assigned’ of a management analyst. You may be asking what a Management Analyst does or ideate some expectations of what … Continued

I Have to Ask: City Councilor is a Part-Time Job

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jon Stehle, Councilmember at the City of Fairfax, Virginia and Director at Tyler Technology, writes about balancing a day job with the responsibilities of a councilmember. In Virginia, being an elected official is a part … Continued

I Have to Ask: Starting a New Job During COVID-19

In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Michael Montgomery, Deputy City Council Administrator for Colorado Springs, Colorado, writes about transitioning to a new job during COVID-19. In 2012, I left Colorado to pursue my Master of Public Administration at the University … Continued

I Have to Ask: Communicating During COVID

In this series, ELGL Co-founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Ashley Copeland, Communications Manager for the City of Newnan, GA, writes about the challenges of communicating during COVID-19. We have all witnessed COVID-19 and its impact on the lives of … Continued

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