Marlon Brown City Manager City of Sarasota, Florida Twitter Mentors matter. Marlon Brown, City Manager for the City of Sarasota, joined the podcast to discuss his career path, including his recent transition from Deputy City Manager to City Manager. He talked about working with the City Commission and his plans for his first few months … 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
Dr. Farris Muhammad Director of Equity and Inclusion City of Lawrence, KS Bio Ruaa Hassaballa COIVD Testing Equity Project Manager Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health LinkedIn Maintaining equity during a pandemic. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about how they promote equity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Farris Muhammad, Director of Equity and Inclusion for … Continued
Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista, Performance Management Director for Buncombe County. You can find him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: City on the Line by Andrew Kleine What I’m listening to: My Soundtrack on Amazon Music I remember when the pandemic first became a thing in the United States, it felt like in local … Continued
Ashley Traynum-Carson Communication Specialist City of Asheville, NC LinkedIn Jay Dawkins CEO Public Input LinkedIn | Twitter From public meetings to communications. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about how communication and engagement has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ashley Traynum-Carson, Communication Specialist for the City of Asheville, North Carolina, and Jay Dawkins, CEO … Continued
Nikki Fried Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services State of Florida Bio | Twitter | Facebook Adapting the Agriculture and Consumer Services Department. Nikki Fried, Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the State of Florida, joined the podcast to talk about her journey to becoming Commissioner and what her Department does. She discussed how … Continued
Eyal Feder-Levy CEO & Founder Zencity LinkedIn | Twitter Building community trust. Eyal Feder-Levy, CEO & Founder of Zencity, joined the podcast to talk about the work Zencity is doing to track the public sentiment of the COVID-19 vaccine in cities across America. He shared there is currently twice as much negative sentiment towards the … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I’m reading: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell Noteworthy Action I Recently Took: Voted! What I’m listening to: The Tyler Tech Podcast for new generational research, easy data wins, why Enneagram types … Continued
You’re Buzzing today with Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek. Find me on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m reading: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth (Call the Midwife, book 2). I watched the series on Netflix before I realized it was based on books. They’re both excellent. What I’m watching: … Continued
Shayne Kavanagh Senior Manager of Research GFOA Bio | LinkedIn Greg Devereaux Chief Executive Officer (Retired) San Bernardino County, California Bio | LinkedIn GFOA Fiscal First Aid. Shayne Kavanagh, Senior Manager of Research for GFOA, and Greg Devereaux, retired Chief Executive Officer of San Bernardino County, CA, joined the podcast to talk about recovering from … Continued
