ELGL is collaborating with Melissa Anzman of Launch Yourself to bring you our latest and greatest Twittersation. Mark your calendar and plan to log on to your Twitter on May 1 at 3:00 p.m. EST (that’s noon, PST) to be part of the conversation about Advancing In Your Career. Or, in Twitter lingo, #AdvanceYourself. ELGL focuses on … Continued
Join ELGL: Free for Students; $30 for Individuals; $230 for Organizations The Leadoff What did you say? A prank on an unsuspecting baseball player lasted more than a month. Watch the video and you will never feel stupid again. Article: Entire Minor League Team Pranks Jeff Francoeur into Thinking Teammate Is Deaf Hat Tips … Continued
This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Taking Triple Aim on Health Care” by Josh Schultz. Josh is a Client Services Associate at Medicare Rights Center, New York [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7p_52UPOxE] Cover Oregon vs. Washington Healthplanfinder By Josh Schultz Published April 21, 2014 | Updated April 29, 2014 Obamacare enrollment is closed in … Continued
Genuine. Role Model. Compassionate Cue the zoo jokes – David Donaldson, Lake Oswego (OR) assistant city manager, is leaving Portlandia for a greener pasture, the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. David will be missed. He was an early supporter of ELGL and has participated in a number of web features including The Assistant and … Continued
Steve Hoyt-McBeth, project manager for the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation gave a great presentation on the effort to bring a bike share to Portland. His presentation was very informative and he was willing to share it with ELGL. Check out the presentation below and some takeaways from the lunch forum. Download the presentation: Portland Bike … Continued
Resetting the 50 Nifty Project Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and … Continued
Resetting the 50 Nifty Project Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public … Continued
Listen to the Podcast: The Launch of ELGL with Kent Wyatt Kent Wyatt co-founded Emerging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) after a difficult career transition when he relocated to Oregon. He has thrown the doors wide open and brought transparency back into the realm of local government to help others launch their careers and grow and … Continued
This is the latest post in a new series about growing up with a parent who is also a City Manager. Jeanna Troha Assistant City Manager at City of Wilsonville, Oregon Experience: Neighborhood Coordinator, City of Rockville and Assistant City Manager, City of New Brighton Education: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Washington State University and Master’s of Public Administration, University of Kansas … Continued
I was pleased to see that last month’s column about how to respond to snarky comments on social media generated some nice discussion on LinkedIn and Twitter. I also sent the column to my boss, the Oak Park Communications Director David Powers. As you can see from this pic, Oak Park’s staff offices lack a … Continued
