Tag: North Carolina

New Member Profile: Matt Roylance

Matt Roylance Assistant Town Manager, Town of Garner, NC Twitter | LinkedIn Favorite song from 2018: This might be late 2017, but I’m going with Havana by Camila Cabello – heavily influenced by my time in morning carpool with my middle schoolers. Favorite book from 2018:  Tears of Autumn by Charles McCarry – it’s an … Continued

Podcast: The Most Innovative City in the Nation – Fayetteville, NC

Rebecca Jackson Strategic Performance Analytics Director City of Fayetteville, NC Contact In Governing and Living Cities’ 2018 Equipt to Innovate survey the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina was chosen as the top overall performer. Rebecca Jackson, the Strategic Performance Analytics Director, joined the podcast to talk about her work and what it means to be chosen as … Continued

Podcast: Susan Brown, Chapel Hill Public Library Director

Susan Brown Library Director Chapel Hill, North Carolina Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn Design thinking, pop-up coffee shops and open data in the library. Susan Brown the Director of the Chapel Hill Public Library joined GovLove to talk about running a local government library and prototyping. She also shared her Banned Books Trading Cards project, her … Continued

Podcast: Susan Brown, Chapel Hill Public Library Director

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Institutional Knowledge with Peter Lydens, Part 1

As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. About Me: Jacob Johnson, #InstitutionalKnowledge Project Coordinator Peter … Continued

Intersection of Faith and Public Service with Wilson Hooper

We are pleased to share the second article in the series from Wilson Hooper, City of Charlotte. In the series, ELGL members talk about how they balance their personal faith with their public service careers.  “The cost and joy of discipleship” Public service is a natural place for people of faith to make their living. On Sundays … Continued

Hidden Cost of a Good Night’s Sleep: Mattresses & Waste Management

This blog post is by ELGL member Andy Kuhn. Connect with Andy on LinkedIn and Twitter. In June the Freakonomics Podcast explored the recent phenomenon of mattress stores popping up all over the country. Surely you’ve seen a Mattress-Firm, Sleepy’s, or Sleep Number store pop up in your town, maybe even right across the street … Continued

Institutional Knowledge with Cal Horton, Part 2

Part I As a part of this project, I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet some incredible government leaders. It was a real treat to interview Cal Horton about his many years as a public servant. He had so much advice and wisdom to share with me as I begin my path to public service. This … Continued

Effingham, IL vs. Peoria, IL

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over the past three weeks, ELGL members and friends took part in ELGL City Hall Madness, narrowing the field from 64 to this week as we head into the Elite Eight. Vote in the head-to-head match-ups to determine which city hall advances to the Elite Eight. Voting ends at 11:59 EST on February 24. Follow along and fill out … Continued

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