Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Sr. Manager of Engagement and Digital Marketing at ICMA. Connect with Angelica on LinkedIn. What Book I’m Recommending: Managing Local Government: Cases in Effectiveness, 2nd Edition What I’m Excited for: Visiting Tampa for the 2025 ICMA Annual Conference! What I’m Proud of: Training my pups to … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Billy Trakas, GovTech professional and founder of Plateia.ai. Connect with Billy on LinkedIn. What I’m eating: Trader Joes Chocolate Ice Cream cones What I’m watching: “Platonic” on Apple TV A hobby I enjoy: Off-roading in the Colorado mountains. Living in Denver has its perks when you need to escape the … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Chaquinta Fisher, I.T. Support Manager & Website Accessibility Coordinator at McLennan County, Texas. Follow Chaquinta on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: The Bible, Book of Mathew What I’m Listening to: ‘Is Jesus Praying for Us or Are We Praying to Him?’ Dr. David Jeremiah What I’m Watching: ‘Bodyguard’ … Continued
Chris Morrill Executive Director Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) LinkedIn Shayne Kavanagh Senior Manager of Research Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) LinkedIn Two guests rejoined the podcast to discuss finance and innovation. Chris Morrill, Executive Director, and Shayne Kavanagh, Senior Manager of Research, at the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) discussed their work. They talked … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Sheila Shockey, Founder, CEO, Futurist, Shock Talk Podcast Host at Shockey Consulting and artist/gallery owner @80SantaFe in Downtown Overland Park, KS. Follow Sheila on LinkedIn, @heyshockey @artbysheilashockey. What I’m reading: Decoding Abstract Painting What I’m working on: Going into 60 strong! So I am walking or biking … Continued
Angela Wilson Deputy Public Information Officer Town of Frederick, CO LinkedIn Angela Wilson, the Deputy Public Information Officer for the Town of Frederick, Colorado, joined the podcast to talk about communications in a fast-growing community. She shared strategies the Town uses to stay engaged with residents and how to provide honest and transparent communications to … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Aarón Zavala, Assistant to the City Manager for Pleasanton, CA. Connect with him on LinkedIn. What I’m currently craving: A sandwich on the patio, overlooking vineyards, from the Dry Creek General Store (As a Santa Rosa native, I highly suggest visiting this slice of paradise while you’re in Town for … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz by Mike Ekey, Assistant City Manager for Belton, Mo. Connect with him on LinkedIn or Threads. What I’m reading: The Small and The Mighty by Sharon McMahon (h/t Meredith Hauck at EverStrive). What I’m listening to: A LOT of the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack (Golden didn’t get to the top of the … Continued
Ariana Adame Assistant City Manager City of West Sacramento, CA LinkedIn Ariana Adame, Assistant City Manager for the City of West Sacramento, California, joined the podcast talk about her career path and capital projects. She discussed the pros and cons of career paths working for one or many jurisdictions. She talked about her time leading … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Megan Young, Business Officer in the County Manager’s Office in Wake County, North Carolina. Connect with Megan on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: While technically this belongs in the What I’m Listening To category, I’m into audiobooks these days. I wish I could sit still long enough to read, but I’m surrounded … Continued
