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New Sensation with Justin Powell, City of Greenville, SC, Budget Administrator

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV-QGQVZv0k&w=420&h=315] Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this feature will serve as a way of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would...

Knope of the Week: Joe Gall, Sherwood City Manager

American City & County Magazine Highlights Knope of the Week What is the Knope of the Week? It's ELGL's way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount...

South Carolina: Katherine Hendricks, City of Pickens Administrator

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5VhuUfwC4?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] 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...

Just One Thing: Lessons in Leadership From ICMA President Bonnie Svrcek

Join ELGL on July 18, 2013 at Noon for a presentation from ICMA President Bonnie Svrcek. The forum will be in the 8th floor conference room at the Columbia Square office building at 111 SW Columbia St, Portland OR, so bring your lunch and come learn with us. ICMA President Svrcek is encouraging local government leaders to...

ELGL: Our Hometown

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gKSp8WoRg&w=420&h=315] "Where are you from?" is often asked when you first meet someone. If you asked that of ELGL, here would be our answer: Membership by Region/State Portland Metro - 273 Mid-Willamette Valley - 40 Salem/Keizer - 35 Central Oregon - 10 California - 9 Illinois - 9 Washington - 8 Eastern Oregon - 5...

Knope of the Week: American City and County Magazine, Bill Wolpin and Derek Prall

American City & County Magazine Highlights Knope of the Week What is the Knope of the Week? It's ELGL's way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount...

Conference Sneak Peek: The Mayor's Panel Moderated By Jeff Mapes, Oregonian

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVgpVRdlovo?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] Strategic Look at Municipal Budgets: Sharing of Burdens and Benefits Across the Metro Region Featuring: Moderator: Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian Mayor Shane Bemis, City of Gresham Mayor Denny Doyle, City of Beaverton Mayor Charlie Hales, City of Portland We will begin our day with insights from the mayors of the region’s largest cities. ...

An MPA From My Apt: A Big Glass of Wine

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “An MPA From My Apt.” by University of Southern California MPA distance graduate program student Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing his experiences with a distance learning program in the hopes of providing perspective and support to other students who are pondering a degree using...

Webinar: Managing Your Online Persona: Insights From Vizify Co-Founder/CEO Todd Silverstein

Webinar: Managing Your Online Persona: Insights From Vizify Co-Founder/CEO Todd Silverstein Thursday, August 1 Noon Webinar - please register online Please join us for a webinar featuring Todd Silverstein, the co-founder and CEO of Vizify. Vizify is an interactive infographic site that summarizes and highlights "the best of you" online. Learn more about managing your online persona,...

New Sensation with Kevin Perkins, Benton County

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV-QGQVZv0k&w=420&h=315] Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people...

On Campus with Washington State University Vancouver Master of Public Affairs

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ycI8BwgUqc&w=560&h=315] On Campus returns with a trip across the Columbia River to the Washington State Vancouver (WSUV) Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program. The University is relatively new (established in 1989) but that hasn't prevented it from becoming part of pop culture through the Fifty Shades of Grey series. More importantly, the WSUV MPA...

New Sensation with David Nguyen, City of Beaverton and ELGL Photographer

Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would they...

Knope of the Week: Clackamas County Undersheriff Kirby, Lake Oswego Chief Johnson, Milwaukie Chief Jordan

ELGL's Communication Tools, Including Knope of the Week, Highlighted by American City/County Magazine What is the Knope of the Week? It's ELGL's way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients...

Updated 7/15: Contribute to the Fifty Nifty Project

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpP1dnOWjoU&w=420&h=315] ELGL is launching a new initiative, “The Fifty Nifty Project” for the new fiscal year. We are committed to touching all 50 states next year by profiling at least one person from the government arena in each state. Each person profiled with be asked the same questions, and at the end of the...

Updated 7/30: Recommendations for the 50 Nifty Project

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpP1dnOWjoU&w=420&h=315] ELGL is launching a new initiative, “The Fifty Nifty Project” for the new fiscal year. We are committed to touching all 50 states next year by profiling at least one person from the government arena in each state. Each person profiled with be asked the same questions, and at the end of the...

New Sensation with Kristin Akervall, Austen Group

Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would they...

Meeting Agenda: Perspectives on Public Safety with Clackamas County, Lake Oswego, and Milwaukie

Meeting agenda: Perspectives on Public Safety Location: Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Training Center (PSTC) at 12700 SE 82nd Avenue Clackamas, OR 97015. Interested in joining? Visit Join ELGL. RSVP: Perspectives on Public Safety with Clackamas County, Lake Oswego, and Milwaukie In an effort to encourage to carpooling to ELGL events, we will post a list of...

ELGL's Communication Efforts Profiled in American City/County Magazine

Municipal outreach What your website says about you Jun. 18, 2013 Derek Prall | American City and County COMMUNICATION A transparent site fosters communication. A site known for its interactive aspects is the Emerging Local Government Leaders forum (ELGL). Founded by Kent Wyatt, management analyst for Tigard, Ore., the site offers blogs, awards, webinars and social media outlets...

Action Items for Generation X with Rob Carty, ICMA Next Generation Initiatives

We've read the Governing article on Generation X, we've interviewed Rob Gurwitt, author of the article, and now, we hear from Rob Carty, ICMA Director of NextGen Initiatives. We profile Rob to gain a better understanding of what to make of the recent attention on Generation X and what should we be doing with it....

School's Out for Summer: Reflecting on Year One of MPA

Kittelson's Corner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBEcLxnXVAc] Warm summer breezes drift through the air, blue skies perfectly complement the green of the Willamette Valley, and bright yellow school buses no longer delay traffic every morning and afternoon. Its official, school is out for the summer to be replaced by long days and countless baseball games. This summer break is...