Exceptional Leader. Collaborator. Questionable Basketball Coach “The Big Fundamental” Randy Ealy, Beaverton Chief Administrative Officer, is the runaway winner of local government’s top weekly honor the Knope of the Week. Randy was been an ELGL supporter since day one which is evident in his quote in this Portland Tribune article, “Plugging the public sector” about … Continued
Innovative. Creative. Not the Dallas Cowboys Irving, TX is known for the Dallas Cowboys, but as of late, the City has outperformed the football team. The City team of Aimee Kaslik (Performance Administrator), Brad Kearney (Management Analyst), Ryan Adams (Assistant to the City Manager) and Chris Sanchez (Management Analyst) presented the incredible work being done by … Continued
Compelling. Interesting. Impressive. The dynamic duo of Chris Fick and Dr. Tom Potiowsky are the winners of the Knope of the Week. Chris and Tom presented findings from a recent property tax report released by Northwest Economic Research Center. Attendees at this week’s forum learned how we can continue the push for property tax reform … Continued
Wunderkind. Humbly Confident. Cut Off Sleeves Today we recognize one of the stalwarts of SW ELGL. Matt Mueller, Little Elm (TX) town manager, has been with SW ELGL since the beginning. We first met Matt at the SGR Conference in January and ever since he has been instrumental in establishing our presence in the SW. … Continued
Hero. Browns Fan. Visionary This week’s Knope serves on the Midwest advisory board, was profiled in the 50 Nifty, drove six hours for the first Midwest Meetup, and (God bless him) is a Cleveland Browns fan.
Author. Career Consultant. NASCAR Fan She’s a huge NASCAR fan and an incredible career resource, and now, Melissa Anzman is the Knope of the Week. ELGL first met Melissa last year through Mac Prichard. We learned more about Melissa during our interview with her about the book, Stop Hating Your Job: How to Be … Continued
Genuine. Role Model. Compassionate Cue the zoo jokes – David Donaldson, Lake Oswego (OR) assistant city manager, is leaving Portlandia for a greener pasture, the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. David will be missed. He was an early supporter of ELGL and has participated in a number of web features including The Assistant and … Continued
One of the most inspiring speakers in ELGL history is this week’s Knope of the Week. Ben Petrick, former major league player and author of “40,000 to 1”, brought humor (the onesie button struggle), perspective (cherish the day), and inspiration (fighting Parkinson’s) to his presentation at this week’s ELGL forum. These characteristics also come … Continued
New Perspective. Top 5 Presentation. Bradley Cooper. This week’s Knope has appeared nationally on Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, and now, an ELGL webinar. Leigh Gallagher provided a highly informative presentation on the state of the American suburb by highlighting specific examples of what and who are shaping our suburbs. Her presentation was thought-provoking and … Continued
Energetic. Enthusiastic. 49ers Fan Background Check Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Dan Englund has a diverse background in both the public and private sectors. Dan works full-time as the head Business Administrator at Listen Acoustics Inc., an Acoustical and Audio/Visual Engineering company. His administrator role includes Technical Engineering duties and Project Management with projects … Continued
