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Starting Lineups for the Cookingham Connection

ELGL and Strategic Government Resources have launched the "Cookingham Connection" in effort to highlight the 22 guideposts created by L.P Cookingham. Eric Roche, City of Kansas City, MO, kicked off the series with his perspective on the Ever-Present Legacy of L.P Cookingham in Kansas City. We've announced the ELGL starting lineup for the series, and now,...

Defining Sustainability: Learning from 6 Years of Successes in Hillsboro

Beth Otto is back with the latest on sustainability. She's filled you in on sustainability efforts in the City of Portland, told you about the day in the life of a sustainability coordinator, and now, she highlights the progress being made by Peter Brandom and the City of Hillsboro team. Background Check on Peter Brandom Connect:...

New Sensation: Leslie Herring, Douglas County, Kansas

Background Check Connect: LinkedIn After earning a Bachelor's Degree in political science from the University of Kansas in 2009, Leslie exercised her interest in local government by joining civic boards, commissions, and task forces in her home city of Mission, Kansas. She was a member of the City of Mission, KS, Sustainability Commission, Mission (KS) Convention and Visitors Bureau, League of...

The Newsroom: Rapping With A Reporter

This is the third installment of an original series from Shawn Patrick Floss. He's educated us on pitching stories to your local television station and newsroom jargon. In this entry, Shawn covers interview tips the art of an interview. Background Check Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Shawn Patrick Floss, a suburban Chicago native, has 15 years of communications experience. He has worked...

Very Local Government-y: Engaging Women in Public Service

ELGL public affairs assistant Emily Leuning returns with another article in the series, "Very Local Government-y." This time around she interviews UNC professor Leisha DeHart-Davis about the recent "Engaging Women in Public Service: Taking Your Place and Paying it Forward" conference held in Chapel Hill, NC in June 2014. Background Check on Leisha DeHart-Davis http://youtu.be/DVeYOzcx0YU...

The Decision: Why Baltimore?

She's back, albeit in a slightly different location. Kirsten Silveira has moved from Lawrence, Kansas to Baltimore, Maryland. How did she make the decision to leave the comfort zone of the Midwest? We'll let her fill you in on "The Decision." Why Baltimore? by Kirsten Silveira, City of Baltimore Budget Management Analyst Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter...

New Sensation: Elisabeth Wright, Village of Gilberts, IL

Background Check Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Elisabeth Wright is a second year student in the Northern Illinois University MPA program. She also works as Management and Administrative Intern, Village of Gilberts. Her responsibilities include assisting with the identification of grant/funding opportunities and preparation of grant applications and completing research studies for the Village Administrator. Prior to working in Gilbert,...

Growing Up in City Hall with Eric Chambers, City of Gresham, OR

Our Growing Up in City Hall series has focused on the children of city managers. Today we broaden the feature by focusing on the children of parent's involved in other local government capacities. We start by featuring Eric Chambers, City of Gresham senior manager and his dad Jim Chambers, long time parks director for Lincoln County. Jim has also served as...

The Assistant with Scott Sorrel, Peoria County, Illinois

Ben McCready, Rock Island (IL) assistant to the city manager, adds to ELGL's ongoing series on assistant city manager and deputy city managers by profiling the Assistant County Administrator in Peoria County, IL. Background Check Connect: LinkedIn, and Twitter Peoria County Assistant Administrator Scott Sorrel holds a degree in Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University and will soon...

Relive the North Carolina #EcDev Webinar

The Southeast ELGL chapter provided an opportunity to learn about an innovative program taking place at the University of North Carolina. LaChaun Banks and Elizabeth Basnight presented on the Entrepreneur Technical Assistance Program, relive the webinar from its recording and the live-tweets about it.

Learning from the Land Down Under with Andrew Coulson, City of Salisbury

ELGL welcomes new columnist Andrew Coulson, City of Salisbury, South Australia community engagement officer. We first connected with Andrew via Twitter. He has agreed to provide a monthly round up on hot topics in Australia local government. As a preview, we present Andrew's column on using gaming in your community engagement efforts. Background Check Connect:...

New Sensation: Laura Lake, Village of Morton Grove (IL)

Background Check Laura Lake graduated from Winona State University in 2013, with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration, a Political Science Major and a music performance minor. She is a classically trained Suzuki violinist of 15 years. She is entering her second year as a Master's of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University. She's also...

Happy Hour With Mark Funkhouser, Publisher of Governing Magazine

Join us on July 17 at 5:00 pm for a get together with the publisher of Governing magazine. Mark Funkhouser is coming to Portland and ELGL is partnering with Portland State to host a social hour with him. So join us at Base Camp Brewing in Southeast Portland for this fun event. RSVP

Tips for Facing the One Thing Worse than Death

http://youtu.be/kL7fTLjFzAg Jerry Seinfeld once said, “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Rafael Baptista starts his new column...

The Ever-Present Legacy of L.P Cookingham in Kansas City

ELGL and SGR Launch the Cookingham Connection It feels appropriate to kickoff the ELGL and SGR series on L.P Cookingham by hearing from a Eric Roche, a Cookingham-Noll Management Fellow in Kansas City. In FY 14-15, our agenda is to “bridge” the roots and founding DNA of the city manager profession with today’s leaders. We will do...

The ELGL Vision: Connect. Communicate. Educate

We have Dan Englund and Greg McKenzie to thank for creating "The ELGL Vision." The three-year vision is centered around three points of emphasis. Connect. Communicate. Educate. The ELGL Vision ELGL is an organization ready for the future with a new, innovative strategic plan. At the outset of the planning phase we asked ourselves three...

SGR Recruitments 6.30.2014

Our friends at Strategic Government Resources have a number of recruitments they want ELGL members to know about! You can apply by contact in anyone at SGR, inquire about a specific position through the contact listed.

The Newsroom: Translating the Jargon

This is the second installment from Shawn Patrick Floss. Shawn has anchored the local news in Milwaukee, Denver, and Shreveport. He recently relocated to Portland, Oregon and currently, is the media communications manager for Wisconsin Ovarian Cancer Alliance. Background Check Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Shawn Patrick Floss, a suburban Chicago native, has 15 years of communications experience. He...

6.30.2014

Did you see that dive? #Trending Women Leaders in Government: We Still Have a Long Way to Go #EcDev in Rural NC Lorde Invades Local Government Personality of the Guest with Jennifer Jones, Village of Oak Park (IL) Life as a City Manager’s Child with Will Norris, Long Beach (CA) Coming Soon… YouTube on a...

Presentation: Social Media in Local Government

ELGL members Kent and Kirsten Wyatt trained a group of Daly City, CA employees last week on using social media in local government. It was a diverse group with staff from police, fire, city manager's office, city attorney's office, building officials, and more. The training consisted of two parts: a review of Facebook and Twitter use...