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What I’m watching: Game of Thrones (rewatching all 7 seasons, winter is coming!) What I’m  reading: Books that are teaching me about accounting (hooray) What I’m listening to: ASTROWORLD – Travis Scott (still in heavy rotation) Whenever people ask me how work is going, I never really have anything bad to say. The fact that … Continued

CSU #ELGLInspire Speaker: Joe McRae

#ELGLInspire is headed to Cleveland State University on March 1, 2019! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them on social media before and after the event! Joe McRae Director of Parks & Recreation, City of Cleveland Heights Website | Linkedin What was the very first paying job you held … Continued

New Member Profile: Stephanie A. Smith

Stephanie A. Smith Public Information Officer, Town of Morrisville, NC LinkedIn So far, what’s your proudest accomplishment in 2019? Surviving 2018! Valentines Day is in February. What do you “love” about your job? I love that no 2 days are the same. (Complete the sentence) Before I die I want to… Before I die I … Continued

New Member Profile: Clarence Wittwer

Clarence Wittwer Director of Public Works, Pearland, TX Twitter | LinkedIn So far, what’s your proudest accomplishment in 2019? Having my previous team at the City of Houston and their experiences during Hurricane Harvey highlighted as the cover story for the January 2019 issue of Municipal Water & Sewer Magazine. Valentines Day is in February. … Continued

New Member Profile: Thomas Prior

Thomas Prior Management Intern, Alliance for Innovation | Marvin Andrews Fellow, Arizona State University Twitter | LinkedIn So far, what’s your proudest accomplishment in 2019? Sticking with one of my New Year Resolutions of hiking at least once a week! Valentines Day is in February. What do you “love” about your job? I love collaborating … Continued

New Member Profile: Alison Rhodes

Alison Rhodes Deputy Director, City of Boulder, CO Twitter | LinkedIn So far, what’s your proudest accomplishment in 2019? Designing and facilitating a Leadership workshop for ~60 employees across our organization. Valentines Day is in February. What do you “love” about your job? Supporting the awesome work of my stunning colleagues. (Complete the sentence) Before … Continued

New Member Profile: Sheridan Soileau

Sheridan Soileau Planning, Budget and Research Coordinator, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, GA Twitter | LinkedIn So far, what’s your proudest accomplishment in 2019? Submitting our department’s complete fiscal year 2020 budget.  Phew. Valentines Day is in February. What do you “love” about your job Every day is different and a chance to learn something new. … Continued

Members-Only Slack Channel

The ELGL Members-Only Facebook Group is a great resource – daily, members are sharing information about their projects, programs, and communities. But, we know that people are leaving Facebook in droves and we don’t want this to mean that you miss out on a helpful discussion forum about all things local government (plus some things … Continued

New Member Profile: Stella Carr

Stella Carr Marvin Andrews Fellow, Arizona State University, AZ LinkedIn So far, what’s your proudest accomplishment in 2019? In 2019 I finally started a new project, a Podcast, something I have wanted to do for a couple of years and finally started, then again it is only February. Valentines Day is in February. What do … Continued

New Member Profile: Sarah Millard

Sarah Millard Director of Strategic Communications, City of Beloit, WI Twitter | LinkedIn So far, what’s your proudest accomplishment in 2019? Do I have to pick one? I certainly am proud of our new website refresh. We didn’t have the budget for a major website project, but we were in drastic need of a cleaner … Continued

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