Julie Rusk Assistant Director of Community & Cultural Services Santa Monica, CA LinkedIn | Twitter Our fearless intern is back! The ICMA/ELGL Oregon Management Fellow, Madison Thesing talked with Julie Rusk, the Chief of Civic Wellbeing in Santa Monica, CA about their wellbeing initiative, what brought her into local government and the importance of community … Continued
Kelly McAdoo City Manager Hayward, CA Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Taking a Silicon Valley approach to city management, Kelly McAdoo discusses her innovative approach to leading the City of Hayward, CA. McAdoo describes how customer empathy and disruption are key to better serving residents of her city. She also talks about being a woman in … Continued
Greg Clay Candidate for District 3 City Council of Atlanta, GA Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook . GovLove was joined by Atlanta City Council Candidate, Greg Clay for a conversation all about the ATL and public service. Greg earned his MPA from Kansas University and has worked in city hall as an administrator in College Park, GA; East … Continued
Mark Vanderpool City Manager City of Sterling Heights, MI Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter What does it take to handle winter weather? From pre-treatment to salting and plowing the City Manager of Sterling Heights, MI talks about all the preparation and work that goes into keeping roads clear in even the harshest of winters. Mark talked about … Continued
Ed Blayney Innovation Project Manager City of Louisville, KY LinkedIn | Twitter The City of Louisville, KY is one of the leaders in local government innovation and we sat down with Ed Blayney, their innovation project manager. He discussed how they used civic hacking to cut down on fires in vacant homes, how they … Continued
Hyong Yi Assistant City Manager City of Charlotte, NC LinkedIn | Twitter | Website In this episode of GovLove we sat down with Assistant City Manager of Charlotte, NC and sock of the month club member, Hyong Yi. He shared his inspiring story of dealing with tragedy and finding the power of love and community. … Continued
In September 2016, Amy Garner, Aspen Institute, appeared on GovLove to discuss a nationwide survey of local government officials’ perspectives on public libraries. As a follow up to that conversation, we are providing you the findings of this survey and encourage you to use it as a discussion starter in your community. Aspen ICMA Survey Release-Libraries Complete … Continued
January is Mentor Month! ELGL has been celebrating by telling the stories of mentor relationships and the best advice people have gotten over the years. To celebrate the month we sat down with Traca Savadogo from Tall Poppy Consulting to talk about how to mentor, what to look for in a mentor and more. … Continued
Lacey Beaty City Councilor Beaverton, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Michelle Dykstra City Councilor Roanoke, VA LinkedIn | Twitter Beaverton, OR City Councilor Lacey Beaty and Roanoke, VA City Councilor Michelle Dykstra join GovLove for a wide ranging interview on what it takes to run for local office. We talk to each of them individually … Continued
Dr. Brian Williams Associate Professor, Public Administration & Policy University of Georgia School of Public & International Affairs Bio | SPIA Twitter Dr. Brian Williams from the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, joins GovLove to talk about policing. From community policing to representative bureaucracy we covered it all. Dr. Williams has … Continued
