Julie Karins City Manager City of Goodyear, Arizona LinkedIn | Twitter Preparing for growth through thoughtful planning. Julie Karins, City Manager for the City of Goodyear, Arizona, joined the podcast to discuss managing rapid growth. She talked about the strategies for overseeing population expansion in a city that is close to 200 square miles. She … Continued
Stephanie Deitrick Enterprise GIS & Analytics Manager City of Tempe, Arizona Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Data and public health. Stephanie Deitrick, Enterprise GIS & Analytics Manager for the City of Tempe, Arizona, joined the podcast to talk about monitoring wastewater to understand public health trends. She shared how the City partnered with Arizona State … Continued
Victoria Caster Water Conservation & Sustainability Coordinator City of Peoria, Arizona LinkedIn Steve Russell Program Manager – Project Cities Arizona State University LinkedIn Students helping cities. Victoria Caster, Water Conservation and Sustainability Coordinator at the City of Peoria, AZ, and Steve Russell, Program Manager of Project Cities at Arizona State University, joined the podcast to … Continued
Jaye O’Donnell Assistant Economic Development Director City of Mesa, Arizona Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Jenny Poon Founder & CEO CO+HOOTS Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Mesa Cares. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about supporting entrepreneurship and economic development using an online tool and technical assistance. Jay O’Donnell, Assistant Economic Development Director for … Continued
Christian Williams Planner City of Goodyear, AZ LinkedIn | Twitter Making the career leap. Christian Williams, Planner for the City of Goodyear, Arizona, joined the podcast to talk about his recent career change to working in planning and his career path in local government. He shared how the City is engaging residents in the planning … Continued
Brent Stockwell Assistant City Manager Scottsdale, AZ LinkedIn | Twitter ELGL Knope Award Winner. Brent Stockwell, the Assistant City Manager of Scottsdale, Arizona, discussed their award-winning park the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. He talked about the work that went into winning the ELGL Knope Award, stories from park staff and how they tried to improve their … Continued
Time: 1:00 pm Wednesday, May 15 (Lunch starts at Noon) Location: The Rickhouse, 609 Foster St, Durham, NC 27701 Innovation Unplugged: A Summit on Getting the Work Done This half day, pre-conference summit on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 will explore the messy work of innovation in local government. This half day of sharing and learning … Continued
Webinar: Citizen-Friendly Reporting Friday, February 15, 2019 10:00 a.m. MST Register today! Learn from Brent Stockwell and Mikayla Cutlip about how the City of Scottsdale uses data to engage and inform community members. This webinar is free for ELGL members and will be recorded for on-demand viewing in the ELGL Webinar Library! Register for the webinar!
Time: 10:45 am Thursday, May 16 Location: Foster Street Hallway, Room #1 Breakout: Actually Accomplishing Your Strategic Plan It’s about to get real! Come join us in this session to talk about how real communities, with real people, are really implementing their strategic initiatives and demonstrating results through performance. Implementation can be a challenge. But it … Continued
Alex Lestinsky Planner, City of Goodyear, AZ Twitter | LinkedIn Favorite song from 2018: New song? Me and My Friends — James Vincent McMorrow Most played song of 2018? Operator — Jim Croce Favorite book from 2018: Just received Dare to Lead by Brene Brown as a gift. Haven’t read it yet, but I’m sure … Continued
