Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government.
Thomas Frank
City of West Linn, OR – City Councilor
(Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..the premier northwest conference.
Registration for #ELGL14 cost $60. If you could use that $60 to buy something else, what would you buy?
Disney toys for my daughters. 
If #ELGL14 spun off into a music festival, what bands (dead or alive) would you like to see?
- Pearl Jam
- Tom Petty
- U2
During your time in Portland for #ELGL14, how do you plan on “Keeping Portland Weird?”
Visit Voodoo Doughnuts in the morning and the Oyster Bar on the way home.
(Complete the sentence) I feel old when……I realize kids in high school were born in the year 2000.
Supplemental Reading
- West Linn would benefit from Thomas Frank on council
- Small Business Resource Center will open in West Linn Public Library
- Knope of the Week: Thomas Frank, West Linn
- LOC Social Media by Thomas Frank on Prezi
Deeper Thoughts
- Jessica Nunley Pelz, City of Newberg
- Whitney Rhodes, Pierce County, WA
- Jon Amundson, Richland, WA Assistant City Manager
- Kylie Bayer-Fertterer, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
- Nyssa Rivera, City of Forest Grove
- Gwen Voelpel, SeaTac Assistant City Manager
- Katie Babits, City of Veneta, OR
- Josh Mahar, Municipal Research and Services Center
- Heather Martin, Beery Elsner & Hammond, LLP
- Ethan Cirmo, City of Portland, OR