We’ve heard from many of you that GovLove has become your go-to podcast each Friday when it’s published. in 2016, GovLove was named one of the 10 Game-Changing Podcasts for Government Workers and nominated for government podcast of the year. Now, we want to find out who YOU want to hear from on upcoming episodes of … Continued
Milwaukie, Oregon Finance Director Casey Camors has very strong opinions in support of biennial budgeting. And Canby, Oregon Finance Director Haley Fish has very strong opinions in support of annual budgeting. What happens when you put the two of them on a podcast? Smackdown! Learn the pros and cons of these two approaches to local … Continued
Clackamas County, OR Finance Director and incoming GFOA President, Marc Gonzales, joins us this week. Marc discussed everything from how he got into local government accounting to joining GFOA and seeing Bruce Springsteen in concert. Connect with Marc: LinkedIn Bio Marc Gonzales has been Chief Financial Officer for Clackamas County and several of its … Continued
What’s it like to manage a parks system for over 8.5 million people? For this week’s episode we sat down with New York City Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mitchell Silver. He’s a planner with over 30 years of experience and took the helm of the big apple’s parks system in 2014 after serving as the … Continued
Note: This was our first edition of ELGL Live! which caused minor audio issues for the podcast recording. The 4-1-1 on Jon Jon Stehle is a candidate for city council in Fairfax, VA. He is currently the chairman of the City of Fairfax Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. In that role, Jon is also serving … Continued
This week we sit down with Professor Philip Joyce from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. He recently wrote an article for Governing Magazine on what governments at every level need to do to attract millennials to the sector. We go through his five recommendations and explore how to make those changes. … Continued
Intern takeover! The Oregon local government fellows, Roger Gonzalez and Mark Yager take the reigns on this week’s episode. They chatted with Hillsboro, OR City Manager Michael Brown on everything from his hatred of email and why he plays with fruit to attracting businesses and engaging youth. Supplemental Reading The Next, Next Generation: City … Continued
We’re excited to announce that Jon Stehle and Josh Dukelow will appear together on an upcoming episode of GovLove. We know what you’re thinking – you should be excited but you can’t remember how you know these names. Jon and Josh are ELGL members who share a common trait – each has run for elected … Continued
This week’s guest went viral recently with his honest and straightforward tweets about the state of public transportation in San Francisco, CA. Taylor Huckaby chatted with Kirsten Wyatt about the importance of transit, why local government needs to communicate more openly and more. Taylor (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the Communications Officer for BART. You might know Taylor … Continued
More important than the Saved By the Bell reunion, Kent Wyatt reunites good friends and former co-workers Gabe Klein and Leah Treat on the GovLove podcast. We learn how their careers intersected to bring transportation wins to Chicago and DC. The duo discusses accomplishments (Divvy, Vision Zero), The Start-Up City and Mayor Emanuel’s leadership style. … Continued
