Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: “The Man Who Ate Too Much” about the life of gourmand James Beard, a larger-than-life tastemaker whose impact is still felt in our kitchens and at our tables. What I’m Watching: “The Dropout” — … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt, the ELGL co-founder and executive director. Connect with Kirsten on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I’m Reading: Maus by Art Spiegelman What I’m Watching: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season Four What I’m Listening To: Wild Boys I’m joining my fellow Morning Buzz writers by focusing today’s Buzz on the … Continued
Eva Pereira Chief Data Officer City of Los Angeles, California Twitter | LinkedIn Empowering the next generation of mission-driven technologists. Eva Pereira, Chief Data Officer for the City of Los Angeles, California, joined the podcast to discuss hosting a Fellow from Coding it Forward. She shared the positive experience she had with the program including … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin, Vice President of Health Solutions at mySidewalk. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium. She is also now finally posting again on IG, where it’s mostly about running. What I’m Reading: I just finished The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois (Oprah is still picking winners for her book … Continued
Today’s morning buzz is brought to you by Amie Hendrix, Deputy County Administrator for Tompkins County, New York – currently competing for Best Historical and Cultural Place in Local Government. Connect with Amie on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones and Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown What I’m … Continued
Today’s morning buzz is brought to you by Brianna Lennon, county clerk for Boone County, Missouri. Connect with Brianna on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: Just Culture by Sidney Dekker What I’m Listening to: The Mountain Goats This month, ELGL updated its Local Government Diversity Dashboard to include data on the gender of top appointed officials … Continued
This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt’s other articles at the Social Justice –> Government homepage. Those of us who advocate for social justice within local government largely contend with changing the status quo, with trying to make … Continued
Paul Douglas Sheriff’s Office Captain Bristol County, MA Twitter | LinkedIn Using K9s to fight COVID. Paul Douglas, Sheriff’s Office Captain for Bristol County, Massachusetts, joined the podcast to discuss using the K9 unit to detect COVID. He shared how the program started and how the dogs are trained. Paul discussed the partnership between the … Continued
This article is by longtime ELGL member Bob Lavigna, IPMA-SCP. Bob is the director of the Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement with CPS HR Consulting, an independent and self-supporting public agency. The Institute provides employee engagement services to IPMA-HR members. Lavigna has more than 30 years of experience leading public sector HR organizations. You can reach … Continued
Local governments need creative and dynamic leaders who are prepared to break through the “we’ve always done it this way” mindset to help communities thrive. Transformative leaders build resilient organizations that are unafraid to try new things, reform and improve business processes, and encourage empathy throughout the organization. The new Transformative Local Government Utility Leaders … Continued
