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Who Are You? with Jamie Ludovic, Washington County, WI

As part of the grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete our version of the Wonderlic test. It’s an open book test and participants do not have to use a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles.  Jamie Ludovic (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the Assistant to the County Administrator in Washington County, WI. She … Continued

December Confidential: New Year’s Eve – Calendar or Fiscal Year

After November comes December, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt returns with all the news and happenings that are deemed important in the Wyatt household. December 31 Happy! Happy! It’s New Year’s Eve! I’ll be spending my night with Alvin & the Chipmunks, my two daughters, and a sick wife. Will we make it to East Coast New Year’s? … Continued

Follow the Light! Creating a Multimedia Experience

Angelica Wedell brings more than eight years of experience in multimedia communications to her role as marketing and business development coordinator and editor-in-chief of The Civil Review at National Research Center, Inc (NRC).   By Angelica Wedell – LinkedIn, Twitter, Website A new year is on the horizon, along with a host of local government conferences to … Continued

Who Are You? with Debbie Matheney, Eugene Water & Electric Board

As part of the grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete our version of the Wonderlic test. It’s an open book test and participants do not have to use a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles.  Debbie Matheney (LinkedIn) works for the Eugene Water & Electric Board as an accounting analyst II. … Continued

Who Are You? with Ellis Johnson II, UNC MPA Student

As part of the grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete our version of the Wonderlic test. It’s an open book test and participants do not have to use a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles.  Ellis Johnson II (LinkedIn) is an MPA Candidate at The University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continued

#FBF: ELGL at NYSAC talking #13Percent

Conference Flashback – ELGL at NYSAC talking #13Percent by Sarah Hazel (LinkedIn and Twitter) This September, Southeast ELGL members, Brittany Bennett and Sarah Hazel headed north to beautiful Lake Placid, New York to the New York State Association of Counties Conference to talk #13percent with their members – elected and appointed county officials. Brittany and I … Continued

The Future Is Now with Sonya Batts, City of Dallas, TX

The ELGL and SGR Futures Forum debuts on December 4. Registration is free for ELGL members; $100 for non-members. Leading up to the forum, we’ll highlight the attendees. Here’s the guest list. Sonya Batts is the Service Excellence Coordinator for the City of Dallas Center for Performance Excellence (CPE). (Complete the following sentence) If I had one free … Continued

Part II: “No Blacks are Allowed at My Birthday Party”

In this five-part series, Christian Williams, City of Goodyear, AZ, opens up about his experience with race. By Christian Williams – Twitter Disclaimer: Race is controversial topic with many diverging opinions. Knowing that, I feel obliged to start with this disclaimer. The opinions, in this column, are mine and mine alone. My opinions do not reflect … Continued

The Future Is Now with Kimberly Martin, City of Dallas, TX

The ELGL and SGR Futures Forum debuts on December 4. Registration is free for ELGL members; $100 for non-members. Leading up to the forum, we’ll highlight the attendees. Here’s the guest list. Kimberly Martin (LinkedIn) is a Human Resources Analyst with the City of Dallas, TX. (Complete the following sentence) If I had one free … Continued

The Future Is Now with Kortney Nelson, Highland Park, TX Library

The ELGL and SGR Futures Forum debuts on December 4. Registration is free for ELGL members; $100 for non-members. Leading up to the forum, we’ll highlight the attendees. Here’s the guest list. Kortney Nelson is a librarian for the Town of Highland Park, TX. (Complete the following sentence) If I had one free hour each … Continued

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