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Podcast: Rapid Community Innovation with Geneva, NY and Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Chris Annear Associate Professor Hobart and William Smith Colleges LinkedIn Craig Talmage Assistant Professor Hobart and William Smith Colleges LinkedIn Emma Falkenstein Assistant Director of Development BluePrint Geneva LinkedIn Community resilience and COVID-19 response. Three guests joined the podcast to talk about how the City of Geneva, New York and the Hobart and William Smith...

In 2022 I Will Be a Coffee Bean

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ann Marie Townshend, AICP, ICMA-CM, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. Connect with Ann Marie on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I'm Reading: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett What I'm Listening To: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard As I write this, I am feeling exhausted, both physically and emotionally....

Meet the Public Sector Leadership Certificate Recipients: Meghan Huber

Congrats to the inaugural cohort of the Public Sector Leadership certificate program, offered by ELGL, Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management, and the Drucker Institute! Meghan Huber Economic Development & Communications Manager, City of Citrus Heights Connect with Meghan on LinkedIn What's the best book you've read in the past few years? High...

2021 ELGL Wrapped

Here's what ELGL accomplished in 2021 with your help! Content ELGL.org & GovLove Podcast Published 614 ELGL.org articles and 100 episodes of the GovLove podcast. Podcast episodes average 2,000 downloads each. The Morning Buzz writing team grew to 64 people. We emailed 52 Weekly Reader and 12 Monthly Reader newsletters with an average open rate...

(Extra)ordinary

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Christopher Leonard, Administrative Supervisor for the City of Fort Lauderdale. You can connect with him via LinkedIn What I’m Listening To: Meditation Station What I’m Watching: Watching the new Spiderman this week What I’m Reading: Enjoy reading shares about generosity and community engagement. While COVID-19 impacts were undeniably challenging...

Measuring Quality Of Life

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ido Ivry, co-founder and CTO of Zencity Follow Ido on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Magellan, by Stefan Zweig What I’m Listening to: Revolutions, a podcast on... historic revolutions which makes me appreciative of how uninteresting our times are. Perspective is everything. What I’m Watching: mostly random stuff. I'll figure out...

Meet the Public Sector Leadership Certificate Recipients: Melissa Hodnett

Congrats to the inaugural cohort of the Public Sector Leadership certificate program, offered by ELGL, Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management, and the Drucker Institute! Melissa Hodnett Assistant Finance Director, City of Bend Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn What's the best book you've read in the past few years? The Alice Network by Kate...

Thesis: The Role of Public Information Officers in Local American Government

We are pleased to share the graduate thesis by Christina Mascarenas. Please see the below abstract, and download the full thesis below. Public information officers (PIOs) see themselves as the liaison between the agency they represent and the public. They come from various backgrounds including broadcast and print journalism, for profits and the advertising world...

Podcast: Investing in Women and Minority Owned Businesses with Angela Rollins, Rochester, NY

Angela Rollins Coordinator of Financial Empowerment Initiatives City of Rochester, New York LinkedIn Entrepreneurship opportunities for all. Angela Rollins, Coordinator of Financial Empowerment Initiatives for the City of Rochester, New York joined the podcast to talk about their women and minority owned business program. She discussed why Rochester is focusing on women and minority owned...

The Existential Shuffle

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. In part, to engage with equity and social justice is to take action, to implement policies, practices, projects, programs, communication, and other...

New Year’s Resolutions for Professional Growth

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Nancy Retana, Grant Specialist/Development Coordinator for Kenosha County (WI) Division of Parks. Follow Nancy on LinkedIn. What I’m Listening To: Suspect Podcast by Wondery. What I’m Watching: Classic Christmas Movies! What I’m Reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear. With the end of the year quickly approaching and...

National Civic League’s 2022 All-America City Awards

The National Civic League is now accepting applications for the 2022 All-America City Award. The 2022 All-America City Awards are being co-convened with the Campaign for Grade-Level reading and will focus on Housing as a Platform for Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery. During the past 18 months, the closure of schools, early childhood...

A Short Story from Pearl Harbor: Leadership Lessons for Local Government Management Professionals

This guest article was written by Nate Nickel, Nate Nickel, Public Works Department Business & Data Manager, City of Bloomington, Indiana. Connect with Nate by email. This December marks the 80th anniversary of the surprise attack on the naval base and surrounding military facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. As a result of the attack, the...

Podcast: COVID-19 Ambassadors Program with UMass Amherst & Amherst, MA

Joseph Maspo COVID-19 Ambassador Coordinator Town of Amherst, MA LinkedIn Bill Laramee Neighborhood Liaison Officer Town of Amherst, MA LinkedIn Coming together to fight COVID-19. Two guests from the Town of Amherst, MA joined the podcast to talk about their COVID-19 Ambassadors Program. Joseph Maspo, COVID-19 Ambassador Coordinator, and Bill Laramee, Neighborhood Liaison Officer,...

#10 - Melissa Cantarero Weiss

Melissa Cantarero Weiss City of Wauwatosa, WI Director of Administrative Services LinkedIn | Twitter Intelligent, Resourceful, Courageous Melissa is a devoted local gov public servant who is always on the list of people who can come up with solutions. In the past year, she's been tasked with overseeing the success of elections through COVID, managing...

#9 - John Metro

John Metro City of Jersey City, NJ Business Administrator LinkedIn | Twitter Knowledgeable, Innovative, Efficient John Metro deserves to be on the 2021 Traeger list not only due to the office he holds in one of the State's largest municipalities, but his commitment to the improvement of the lives of all Jersey City residents. John...

#8 - Tanya Ange

Tanya Ange Washington County, Oregon County Administrator LinkedIn Dedicated, Focused, Visionary Tanya is transforming Washington County - professionalizing the organization; navigating implications of a full-time Board; and putting together an amazing team to serve the County. Tanya is an exemplary leader who is taking Washington County to the next level! She is a force -...

#7 - Juan Carlos Gonzalez

Juan Carlos Gonzalez Metro Regional Government, OR Metro Councilor LinkedIn | Twitter Conviction, Spirited, Empathetic Over the span of his nearly three years as the youngest Metro councilor, he has established a footing as a well respected and admired voice in the region. His convictions on climate justice and racial equity is the foundation into...

#5 - Jenny Halsey

Jenny Halsey Triangle J Council of Government Strategy & Operations Manager LinkedIn Hopeful, Collaborative, Witty Jenny is instrumental in bringing about regional collaboration of our strategy, performance and innovation professionals in the seven-county TJCOG region in Central North Carolina. TJCOG is a local government entity that carries out regional services and fosters collaboration and dialogue...

#4 - Sarah George

Sarah George Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Assistant to the Manager LinkedIn Positive, Energetic, Dedicated Sarah works tirelessly for the citizens and employees of Athens-Clarke County, going way above and beyond expectations. She works long hours and never complains. She eagerly embraces new tasks and projects and sees everything through to completion. Even though her own...