“Know before you go:” that’s our philosophy with ELGL events. We’re profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! James Wagner Director of Finance and CFO at City of Tulsa, … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Nathan Eppink. Connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter. What Nate is reading: Tweets. Lots and lots of tweets. … watching: SNL Commercials on YouTube … listening to: Various playlists on Amazon Music One of my favorite moments in recent months took place during an all-staff meeting. Since becoming director … Continued
Melissa Schigoda Director, Office of Performance and Accountability New Orleans, LA LinkedIn | Twitter Eric Ogburn Director of Enterprise Information New Orleans, LA LinkedIn | Twitter Jonathan Wisbey Chief Technology Officer New Orleans, LA LinkedIn Solving real-world problems with data. Three people from the City of New Orleans, Louisiana joined the podcast to talk about … Continued
In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Sarah Gallimore, Senior Design Strategist (Mayor’s Office, Innovation Team), City of Detroit, chronicles how volunteering positively impacted her career. I may not have started my career out as a civil servant but I believe I’ve always had … Continued
“Know before you go:” that’s our philosophy with ELGL events. We’re profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Sarah Martin Director of Public Health at mySidewalk Twitter | LinkedIn … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “Social Animals” — a clever documentary about the ways Instagram affects a trio of teenagers in ways both predictable and unexpected. What I’m listening to: The local debate du jour, about how people in my age group think the negatives of living in Seattle outweigh the … Continued
“Know before you go:” that’s our philosophy with ELGL events. We’re profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Erin Schwie Langston Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives at Academic Benchmarking … Continued
ELGL recently hosted an #ELGLBookClub on “City on the Line.” As part of this effort, author Andrew Kleine gifted five copies of the book to ELGL members so they could read, participate, and share what they’re learning with the ELGL family. This fourth installment is by Jennifer Davies with the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. Read the first installment here. Read … Continued
This blog is by Sydney Lawrence and Catesby Denison, members of the UNC MPA Research Team for Parks & Recreation. The Research Team shared some of their findings as they worked toward a final report issued in late Spring 2019. In our final blog post for the #ELGLKnope Award competition, our research team focused on Parks & … Continued
This is a monthly blog by AJ Fawver. She’ll share her perspectives on land use, planning, and community development in this series. Learn more about AJ from her GovLove interview! Read the whole series here. Earlier this week, in putting together a presentation focusing on the various types of thoroughfares involved in a master thoroughfare plan, I was reminded … Continued
