In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Eric S. Trevan, Ph.D., Member of the Faculty at The Evergreen State College, writes about using data to enhance decision-makings. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. Reflecting … Continued
In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Elad Erdan & Lily Pillsbury, Colu, highlight local governments that are creating impactful social media. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. Over 7 million impressions and 336,000 … Continued
In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jennifer Teal, Lecturer at The Ohio State University and Senior Consultant at Raftelis, shares her approach to teaching and what she’s learned from students. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have … Continued
In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Weston Davis, EMS Director for the City of El Campo, Texas, writes about the importance of cultural competence. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. In 2020, … Continued
In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Dalton Rice, Management Analyst for City of Mont Belvieu, Texas, breaks down the ‘duties as assigned’ of a management analyst. You may be asking what a Management Analyst does or ideate some expectations of what … Continued
In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Jon Stehle, Councilmember at the City of Fairfax, Virginia and Director at Tyler Technology, writes about balancing a day job with the responsibilities of a councilmember. In Virginia, being an elected official is a part … Continued
In this series, guest columnists choose to reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Michael Montgomery, Deputy City Council Administrator for Colorado Springs, Colorado, writes about transitioning to a new job during COVID-19. In 2012, I left Colorado to pursue my Master of Public Administration at the University … Continued
In this series, ELGL Co-founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Ashley Copeland, Communications Manager for the City of Newnan, GA, writes about the challenges of communicating during COVID-19. We have all witnessed COVID-19 and its impact on the lives of … Continued
In this series, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Heidi Voorhees, president and co-owner of GovHR USA, shares advice for when navigating the recruitment process when you are the internal candidate. The good news is you are an internal … Continued
In this series, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Tabitha Clark, City of Perry, Georgia, Communications Manager, writes about lessons learned from working in public education. Local government, in some shape and form, is in my blood. Many of … Continued