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Deep Thoughts with Brad Kilby, City of Sherwood

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Brad Kilby City of Sherwood -- Planning Manager Connect: LinkedIn (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..an up and coming organization of highly motivated individuals...

Deep Thoughts with Maya Benham, City of Newberg

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Maya Benham City of Newberg -- Paralegal (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…an awesome opportunity to attend. Registration for #ELGL14 cost $60. If you...

Deep Thoughts with Elissa Preston, City of West Linn

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Elissa Preston City of West Linn, OR -- Human Resources Manager Connect: LinkedIn (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is….. An exciting opportunity to learn...

#ELGL14 Speaker Bios: Costing a Bargaining Unit Contract

If you want to learn how to be the most effective at the bargaining table, check out the session on Costing a Bargaining Unit Contract with the Local Government Personnel Institute. Steven Schuback, Labor Relations Attorney, LGPI Bio: Steven has been an attorney for over 18 years and has been practicing labor and employment law...

Deep Thoughts with Mark Grabow, PSU Hatfield Fellow

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Mark Grabow PSU Hatfield Fellow Connect: LinkedIn (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is….. … Exciting. In a word. It’s exciting. What a testament to...

Deep Thoughts with Amber Ames, City of Hillsboro

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Amber Ames City of Hillsboro - City Recorder (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..I don’t know but I would like to find out. Registration...

The Official #ELGL14 Multimedia Team

Just like your wedding, #ELGL14 has an official photographer and videographer. As we previously announced, David Nguyen returns for the second year to photograph the conference. This year he's offering attendees free headshots that they can use on their LinkedIn profile. Joining our multimedia team is Jordan Bunch from Jordan Bunch Productions. What should you expect from...

Exploring Local Government with Connor Reed, Indiana University Sophomore

Introducing a New ELGL Column ELGL is going back to school. We’ve enlisted the help of Connor Reed, a sophomore at Indiana University. We’ve asked Connor to write about what (if anything) college students think or know about local government. Connor holds the distinction of being the first undergraduate to join the Local Government Management...

What is an Assistant To? Julie Eckenrode, Town of Carrboro, NC

What exactly does the Assistant to the City Manager do? In between other duties as assigned, council meetings, and a bewildering assortment of public inquiries, several ELGL members have collaborated to identify essential advice for the MPA student with aspirations of one day having a job. Ryan Adams, Irving, TX and Nathan Mosley, Wheat Ridge,...

#ELGL Speaker Bios: The Moth - True Stories Told Live

Learn how to tell your local gov story at The Moth - True Stories Told Live. Check out the speakers: Marissa Grass, Associate Planner, Tigard, OR Bio: I work in the Community Planning division and focus most of my time on outreach for our long range planning projects. First paying job: Cold Stone Soundtrack of...

State of Local Government: Political, Inexperienced, and Revenue Limited

Kent Wyatt is a senior management analyst with the City of Tigard, OR and the co-founder of ELGL. He writes the Local Government Confidential and This Week in Local Government columns. Last time I highlighted the workforce and demographic changes facing local government as identified by attendees at a recent ELGL and ICMA event. Three other themes were identified by...

Deep Thoughts with Michelle Tagmyer

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Michelle Tagmyer City of Beaverton Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..going to have some great stories for us to come...

The Transition with Clay Pearson, City of Pearland, TX

From Michigan to Texas, John McCarter interviews Clay Pearson about his job transition from city manager of Novi, MI to Pearland, TX. When we last heard from Clay, he was coming off the ultimate high of winning the Knope of the Week. Now we hear from Clay about the decision to changing jobs and the local...

Now Hiring: Analyst, The Novak Consulting Group

Now Hiring: Analyst Novak Consulting Group Apply Immediately – we will review applications as they are received. Supplemental Reading: On the Public Record with Julia Novak The Novak Consulting Group is searching for a new team member to work in our Cincinnati office. The right person is intellectually curious, naturally analytical, and has a skill set...

Guidepost #12 - John McCarter

Welcome to week #12 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we learn from John McCarter, Management Analyst in Sugar Land, Texas in the Office of Strategic Initiatives. He follows up on the perspective offered by Cheryl Harrison-Lee, the City Administrator of Gardner, Kansas. Previously, Mr. McCarter successfully completed project-based internships for the City of Saginaw Department of Development,...

Deep Thoughts with Janice D'Aloia, Mo'mix Solutions

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Janice D' Aloia Mo'mix Solutions - Vice President Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is….. a room full of people...

Deep Thoughts with Josh Gregor, City of Portland

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Josh Gregor City of Portland -- Revenue Tax Specialist II Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is….. Going to go by...

Deep Thoughts with Molly Luettgerodt, PSU Center for Public Service

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Molly Luettgerodt Portland State University - Center for Public Service - Graduate Assistant Connect: LinkedIn (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..so unique compared...

Relive the Code for America Webinar

Big thanks to Garrett Jacobs and the staff at Code for America for participating in our innovation webinar series. It was one of our best attended webinars and if anyone is interested in following up with Knope award winner he said you can email him. #ELGLinnovation Garrett Jacobs from Code for America gave a great...

Deep Thoughts with Zach Pelz, City of West Linn

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Zach Pelz City of West Linn -- Associate Planner (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is….. Like a warm breeze on a summer day… where...