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New Sensation: Pete Olson, Yorktown (IN) Town Manager

http://youtu.be/l6Gn4AbEuVY Background Check Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Pete Olson became Town Manager in 2008 after serving as Director of Field Operations since 2006. Prior to serving in Yorktown, Pete was the City Manger of Union City, IN and City Administrator of Sutton, NE. Pete earned his Masters of Public Administration from the University of Nebraska...

Curmudgeon's Corner

This is a new ELGL column called "Curmudgeon's Corner" where we pick apart some commonly held misconceptions about technology, management principles, or anything else where ELGL members seek progress and innovation.

Divergent, Be Good Tanyas, & Carbon Footprints

ELGL is pleased to share a weekly column to connect our members to each other – a series called “What Are We Doing?” These posts are your go-to resource for the best things that ELGL members are doing in their local government lives. See someone with a similar interest or work project as you? Send 'em an email,...

Knope of the Week: Jim Lenner, Village of Johnstown, Village Manager

Hero. Browns Fan. Visionary http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY This week's Knope serves on the Midwest advisory board, was profiled in the 50 Nifty, drove six hours for the first Midwest Meetup, and (God bless him) is a Cleveland Browns fan.

311 for Cities

http://youtu.be/JjTjtJDZomw H/T to Connor McDonnell for providing the following information: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES "311" RESOURCE FOR CITIES SEEKING INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION

New Sensation: Jennifer Jones, Village of Oak Park, IL

Vitals Jennifer Jones Village of Oak Park Parking Permits Supervisor (Complete these phrases) Best thing about the…. 80’s was…music , and great movies 90’s was…… video games, clothes and music 00’s was….. social media, iPhone, technology growth and political change Last year was….. A good shift in the economy. Today is….better than yesterday. Tell...

Mind Mixer's Webinar Library

For all of you that caught our last webinar with Michael Ashford of Mind Mixer he has passed along information about the Mind Mixer Webinar Library. Mind Mixer hosts monthly webinars 0n how to effectively engage your community.

Literally the Best #ELGL14 Ever

Annual Portland Networking Events You Don’t Want to Miss This is the first in a series of posts by the #ELGL14 planning committee to give you the inside scoop on the planning of our second-annual conference. Today's theme is to tell you why #ELGL14 is going to be literally the best conference ever. Here are...

Tom Muehlenbeck

The Dean of Texas City Managers. The CEO of Plano. http://youtu.be/Ng_-HgRfGBY He has a scholarship named after him, a recreation center named after him, and now, he is the Knope of the Week. Tom Muehlenbeck, the "CEO of Plano", was the headline speaker at the inaugural SW ELGL forum held in Little Elm, Texas.

Midwest Evening Buzz Success!

Midwest ELGL held its inaugural Evening Buzz event last night - and wound up with a great turnout! Planning a get-together and not knowing who will attend can be stressful (think of your 5th grade birthday party)

New Sensation: Crystal McLain, City of Novi, MI

Vitals Crystal McLain City of Novi (MI), Graduate Management Analyst Intern Education: Wayne State University, Masters in Urban Planning and Wayne State, Undergraduate Degree in Urban Studies and Public Relations Experience: Preservation Wayne

ELGL Webinars

ELGL webinars are hosted for free thanks to generous support from SGR. Learn more about SGR online here. Whenever we host a webinar, the web address to access the event is the same: AnyMeeting.com/ELGLWebinar Just log on to that link and you can participate! We also record most of our webinars, and post them online...

New Sensation: Daniel Hunter, Air Force and Local Government Professional

http://youtu.be/9Twv1-flnUw Vitals Daniel Hunter Experience: MCS Officer, MDT Education: Linfield College, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government and American Military University, Master's Degree, Public Administration Connect: LinkedIn Q & A with Daniel (Complete these phrases) Best thing about the…. http://youtu.be/EQnaRtNMGMI 80’s was……. It was all about the hair. 90’s was…… Nothing, in the Seinfeld sense. 00’s was….. I discovered my political...

#EcDev in Rural NC

North Carolina's Entrepreneur Technical Assistance Program ELGL is excited to announce a webinar about an innovative new program coming out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Entrepreneur Technical Assistance Program or E-TAP is an effort to link experienced MBA students with promising small businesses in rural North Carolina. By matching the skills of...

Bruno Rumbelow, Grapevine (TX)

ELGL and SGR Launch the Cookingham Connection As an introduction to the ELGL and SGR series on L.P Cookingham, Bruno Rumbelow, Grapevine (TX) city manager writes about the myriad of accomplishments of Cookingham and L.P's ability to transcend the municipal landscape. The Dean of City Managers by Bruno Rumbelow LP " Perry" Cookingham "the Dean...

IN: Nate Nickel, Bloomington Senior Long Range Planner

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 we hope...

Capping off an MPA Program

The end is in sight Last week I began the final step in completing my MPA program at Portland State University. The 509, as it’s affectionately known, is an “organizational experience” where almost-graduates apply what they have learned in the classroom out in the real world. It’s essentially an internship with a defined project and scope established on...

ELGL and SGR Launch the Cookingham Connection

The Dean of City Managers - LP Cookingham ELGL and SGR are boldly going where no duo has before by launching the Cookingham Connection. Our spiritual leader in this journey is Bruno Rumbelow, City of Grapevine (TX) City Manager. Bruno is a leading thinker on the impact of Cookingham and the legacy of the guide posts. Our agenda...

Social Media Training

Patrick Rollens is an ELGL gem - when he's not writing awesome columns for us on local government social media tips and tricks, he's volunteering his time to guest speak at Portland State University.

Donyell Wolfe, MPA Student

http://youtu.be/hG6oy46qKE4 (Complete these phrases) Best thing about the…. 80’s was……. Michael Jackson Thriller Album 90’s was…… My Birth! Bringing in the beginning of a new decade. And also an easy way to keep track of how old I am.