As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA.
Heather Geyer
City of Wheat Ridge (CO) Administrative Services Director
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1.Name your career mentors.
- Michelle Kivela, Deputy Town Administrator Parker CO (she is attending!)
- Patrick Goff, City Manager, my boss
- Dan Brennan, Chief of Police Wheat Ridge CO
- Gary Sears, former City Manager of Englewood CO
2. Describe the current state of local government.
Full of possibilities! A time of transformation.
3. During her presidency, Bonnie Svrcek encouraged ICMA members to do “Just One Thing” for the organization. What’s one thing we can do to strengthen local government?
Share your passion for local government. Let it be contagious!
4. In keeping with the beer tasting theme, tell us what we’d find in your ideal six pack.
Fat Tire and Blue Moon
Supplemental Reading
- New Sensation: Heather Geyer, City of Wheat Ridge, CO
- City of Wheat Ridge Launches Videostreaming Technology
- Lone Tree official leaving for Parker job
- News Release: City Council Appoints Patrick Goff
- Police Chief Dan Brennan Leads By Example
- Englewood city manager Gary Sears retires
Quick Takes
- Greg Larson, Town of Los Gatos, CA
- Jeff Towery, City of Springfield, OR
- Elisabeth Wright, Village of Gilberts, IL
- Mitch Foster, Kingsley, MI, Village Manager
- C. James Ervin, Town of Rocky Mount, VA
- Tamara Lynn Schaps, Evans School of Public Affairs
- Eric Norenberg, Oberlin (OH) City Manager
- Joe Casey, Henrico County, VA, Deputy County Manager
- Jason Escareno, San Mateo County, CA
- Ann Janda, Milton, VT
- Lee Worsley, Durham County
- Dan Weinheimer, Fort Collins, CO
