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New Sensation: Prithi Rashid, Wichita State University MPA

What better way to learn about a new ELGL member than a series of extremely personal questions that may or may not be work related. That is our goal in the New Sensation feature. Whether it is learning about a person’s top accomplishments in the last 24 hours or learning about the inside of their … Continued

Josh’s Job Search 2.0 Finds Bradley Olin, California State University, and Ben Bryant, City of Tualatin

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Josh’s Job Search 2.0” by Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing career advice that he is receiving in informational interviews. For more career resources, attend The Employment Lowdown with Jessica Williams, Mac’s List and Prichard Communications on November 13. Vitals Bradley Olin Systems Budget Analyst, … Continued

The Friendly Accountant: Deducting Job-Hunting Expenses

We are pleased to debut a new semi-regular column, written by Handy Reagan LLC Director of Tax Services Nate Reagan.  Nate holds his CPA/PFS credentials, and his specialty is multiple related business entities and wealth management planning. In “The Friendly Accountant” column, Nate will share with us information that is relevant to ELGL members.  Today, he … Continued

#ELGL13: Thank You, Gracias, Kiitos, Merci, Grazie

Two former governors, a concert t-shirt, three current mayors, The Potentialist, breakfast and lunch, three Oregonian staff, a drink ticket, an acoustic blues musician, and unmatched networking opportunities all for low price of $40. How is that possible? #ELGL13 was made affordable by generous contributions of our sponsors. Here’s the complete list of sponsors.  Aha … Continued

George Rede Describes the #ELGL13 Experience

Hillsboro Argus opinion editor George Rede described his experience at #ELGL13 in a blog post over the weekend. George moderated the communications panel and was effective at promoting dialogue among panelists and audience members. Our favorite trait of George’s moderating was his willingness to share his own experiences in communications that he has observed and … Continued

#ELGL13: The David Nguyen Collection

David Nguyen, official #ELGL13 photographer, was all over the Kennedy School on Friday. The #ELGL13 collection is sure to be a priceless collection as David’s career continues to skyrocket. For #ELGL14, we’ll probably just leave a disposable camera on each table and let you go at it. So let’s enjoy these keepsakes while we have … Continued

New Sensation: John Noblitt, Lindsay (OK) City Manager

What better way to learn about a new ELGL member than a series of extremely personal questions that may or may not be work related. That is our goal in the New Sensation feature. Whether it is learning about a person’s top accomplishments in the last 24 hours or learning about the inside of their … Continued

#ELGL13 Speakers on Twitter!

In order to make sure everyone who’s speaking is getting as much exposure as possible and so that ELGL members can reference conference speakers as they review them we’ve put together this handy list of twitter accounts or hastags to use tomorrow: Breakfast: Trending Topics in Local Government Law Jeremy James, Associate, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester: … Continued

#ELGL13: Lightning Round: Five Minutes – You – A Microphone – A Projector

The famous “Lightning Round” makes its inaugural appearance at the inaugural 1st annual ELGL conference. What does that mean? You’ll hear from four attendees who have been given these instructions, “Five Minutes – You – A Microphone – A Projector.” What will they talk about? Who knows, maybe they’ll discuss “what happened to Beta Max?” … Continued

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