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07.06.12 Knope of the Week

The votes are in and the results have been tabulated: after a week of nominations and voting by our community, ELGL is thrilled to announce the winner of the Knope of the Week! As a reminder, The Knope of the Week honors individuals or groups who have done the most in the past week to advance...

The Lightning Round with Teri Bankhead

Teri Bankhead City of Milwaukie Assistant to the City Manager What book is on your nightstand? The Alchemist If you were to run for elected office, which position would seek? Secretary of State Your best piece of career advice. Keep your options open and don’t feel that you have to stay in one specific job...

06.29.12 Knope of the Week

The votes are in and the results have been tabulated: after a week of nominations and voting by our community, ELGL is thrilled to announce the winner of the Knope of the Week! As a reminder, The Knope of the Week honors individuals or groups who have done the most in the past week to advance...

RSVP: ELGL Happy New (Fiscal) Year Social

Happy New Fiscal Year Party Poster Please join the Oregon Emerging Local Government Leaders Network at a summer picnic to celebrate the start of Fiscal Year 2013. Five dollars per person for pizza and pie. Bring the whole family! July 19, 2012 5:00 p.m. Foothills Park in Lake Oswego RSVP by July 17 to oregonelgl@gmail.com

The Lightning Round with Anthony Petchel

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otuCPqrGd0Q&w=420&h=315] Anthony Petchel Bank of Cascades, Professional Banking Officer Board President, Willamette Valley Development Officers What book is on your nightstand? The Go-Giver by Bob Burg & John Mann If you were to run for elected office, which position would seek? City Council Your best piece of career advice. People don’t leave companies, they...

06.24.12 The Sunday Sermon

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLY05HtYP1g&w=420&h=315] Rewind 06.15.12 Knope of the Week The Lightning Round with Pat Mobley Promoting the Profession While Promoting Your Career 06.22.12 Knope of the Week ELGL Forum with Charlie Hales, Portland Mayoral Candidate A Georgia Town Takes the People’s Business Private 06.23.12 The Saturday Post Participate RSVP for ELGL Forum with Former Governor Barbara Roberts - Please join us on Thursday, July 12, for...

ELGL Forum with Charlie Hales, Portland Mayoral Candidate

Please join us on Thursday, September 13 at noon for an ELGL forum with Charlie Hales, Portland mayoral candidate. The forum will be held in Portland, exact location TBA. Special thanks to Robbie Rice for scheduling the forum. About Charlie - courtesy of http://charliehales.com/ Charlie and Nancy Hales live in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, where they’ve fixed...

06.22.12 Knope of the Week

The votes are in and the results have been tabulated: after a week of nominations and voting by our community, ELGL is thrilled to announce the winner of the Knope of the Week! As a reminder, The Knope of the Week honors individuals or groups who have done the most in the past week to advance...

Welcome to Our New Members

David Sawyer, City of Turner Cory Mathews, Clackamas County Resolution Services Candy Morrison, Multnomah County Department of Community Services Kara Hansen Murphey, Lake Oswego Review Morgan Parker, Washington State Univserity Lisa Shaw, City of Portland Rhett Tatum, Clackamas County Sarah Keirns, Clark County Environmental Services Alex Carmichael, Appalachian State University Nino Casarez, City of Aumsville...

RSVP for ELGL Forum with Former Governor Barbara Roberts

Please join us on Thursday, July 12, for an ELGL brown-bag session with former Oregon Governor and current Metro Councilor Barbara Roberts. Governor Roberts will share some of her insights and valuable lessons learned about leadership through four decades of public service. Prior to her service as Oregon’s first woman governor, she was elected to...

Attitude of Gratitude

Leading with an attitude of gratitude By Joel Garfinkle on June 18th, 2012 | Comments (0) One of my executive coaching clients recently shared something that bears repeating. Years ago, when he was a bank officer in training, a senior vice president walked up to him and said, “I know we don’t get to talk much, but I...

The Lightning Round with Pat Mobley

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3v-z8iEN-Q&w=420&h=315] Pat Mobley Adjunct Assistant Professor at Portland State University What book is on your nightstand? Calagione, Sam. (2011). Brewing up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. ISBN 978-0-470-94231-4 If you were to run for elected office, which position would seek? State House of Representatives Your best piece of...

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the ELGL members who graduated today from the PSU College of Urban & Public Affairs with a Masters of Public Administration.

06.15.12 Knope of the Week

The votes are in and the results have been tabulated: after a week of nominations and voting by our community, ELGL is thrilled to announce the winner of the Knope of the Week! As a reminder, The Knope of the Week honors individuals or groups who have done the most in the past week to advance...

RSVP: Talkin' About My Generation with ELGL-Eugene

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-geX7D4hgM&w=420&h=315] Please find the attached announcement regarding the upcoming lunch seminar scheduled for Thursday, June 21 in Springfield. Special thanks to Judy Williams at Lane County for putting the agenda together and Jeff Towery at Springfield for agreeing to host us next month. We continue to grow our numbers, please keep spreading the word to...

Settin' the Table

You are invited to take a seat at Oregon’s Kitchen Table – an experiment to connect all Oregonians to real decisions in Salem. As you know, our state has been slow to recover from economic crisis, rural counties are dramatically cutting services, and trust in government is at an all-time low. But there are new opportunities for...

Agenda for ELGL Conversation with Dr. Thomas Potiowsky

The discussion will be on the US recovery and the new economic environment. This information will be highly relevant to long-term local government revenues and anyone interested in budgeting or economics. Agenda for ELGL Conversation with Dr. Thomas Potiowsky

The Lightning Round with Ashley Graff

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er1bwzZCik0&w=420&h=315] Ashley Graff Food Systems Educator, Douglas County Child Development Association Current Kansas University MPA Student What book is on your nightstand? On my nightstand right now is a novel by Benjamin Alire Sáenz called En el Tiempo de la Luz. I try to read books in Spanish every so often to keep myself fluent....

ELGL-CO Roundtable on Communicating with Citizens

Communicating with Your Residents June 14, noon- 1 p.m. North Fire Training Room 63377 Jamison Street, Bend Each generation communicates differently. Think about which constituents write letters to the editor, attend public meetings, or prefer social media. Please join us for a presentation followed by a roundtable discussion of ideas for communicating with citizens. Bring...

06.08.12 Knope of the Week

The votes are in and the results have been tabulated: after a week of nominations and voting by our community, ELGL is thrilled to announce the winner of the Knope of the Week! As a reminder, The Knope of the Week honors individuals or groups who have done the most in the past week to advance...