Lee Feldman ICMA President City Manager Fort Lauderdale, FL Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter The latest installment of the Intern Files features the president! Lee Feldman, the City Manager of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is the current president of ICMA. Madison asked him about his career path, his plans for his presidency and advice for someone new the profession. Subscribe: … Continued
Stacy Peterson Communications Specialist Peoria, IL LinkedIn | Twitter Sophie Banner Communications Coordinator Vancouver, WA LinkedIn | Twitter The City of Peoria, IL and the City of Vancouver, WA squared off last week in the championship round of the ELGL City Hall Challenge. This March Madness style bracket asked cities from across the country to … Continued
Amber Mathiesen City Manager Mt. Angel, OR LinkedIn | Twitter AJ Fawver Planning Director Amarillo, TX LinkedIn | Twitter The career ladder is becoming more of a career jungle gym, there’s no one path to leadership in local government. To talk about a couple of non-traditional career paths Kirsten chatted with Amber Mathiesen, City Manager of … Continued
Dan Biles Deputy County Manager for Infrastructure Jefferson County, AL Website | LinkedIn | Twitter . Dan Biles the Deputy County Manager of Jefferson County, Alabama joined GovLove to talk about his career path, perspective on leadership and Texas A&M’s move to the SEC. We discussed his recent article for ELGL entitled, “You don’t have to … Continued
Cari Anne Cashon Entrepreneur and Author of You Go Girl Wichita, KS Website | LinkedIn | Twitter . Cari Anne Cashon, entrepreneur and author, joined GovLove to talk about her passion for public service. She talked with Kent about her interest in local government, volunteering and You Go Girl her book that aims to inspire girls … Continued
The Swapcast comes full circle — ELGL founders Kent and Kirsten Wyatt are interviewed by Anil Chawla on the GovTech Social podcast this month. ELGL interviewed Anil Chawla, GovTech Social podcast host and ArchiveSocial founder, on the GovLove podcast in November 2016. ELGL on the GovTech Social podcast GovTech on the ELGL podcast They didn’t quit … Continued
GovLove is going international! John Allore, City of Durham, NC and Tony Reed, City of Mt. Angel, OR are leading the effort and want your ideas. Gord Hume is booked as the first GovLove International guest. Gord is a former councilor from London, Ontario and has written seven books on cities. Special thanks to Ben Kittelson who manages … Continued
A One-of-a-Kind Celebration of Small and Mid-Sized Cities with Adam Klein & Carolyn Zelikow Coming to Charlottesville, VA in April is the Hometown Summit, a celebration of small and mid-sized cities across the country. The summit is a convention and celebration of leaders who have spearheaded some of the nation’s most creative and successful … Continued
Marvin Collins City Manager Williamsburg, VA Bio | LinkedIn Joel Walinski City Manager Leavenworth, WA LinkedIn What’s it like managing a community with a theme? Marvin Collins, the City Manager of historic colonial Williamsburg, VA, and Joel Walinski, the City Manager of the Bavarian themed Leavenworth, WA, join GovLove to talk about … Continued
Dan Ralley the Assistant City Manager of Upper Arlington, OH and Carl Anderson from ViewPoint Solutions joined GovLove to talk about how to better serve residents in permitting. They discuss Upper Arlington’s approach to e-permitting and how it put customer service first. Keep Reading UA’s new assistant manager has local ties Council OKs funds for … Continued
