Audree Guzman was hired into her first city administrator gig at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Less than a year later, she would be...

In Part 2 of my interview with Sam Toles of CiviSocial, we discuss keyboard warriors and social media terrorists. I offer up my distinction between...

Sam Toles is a social media expert having worked for large entertainment companies like Bleacher Report, MGM, and Warner Music, as well as Vimeo. He...

Patton Township Manager Amy Farkas is passionate about recruiting more women and minorities into the profession of city and county management. In this episode, we...

In the third and final installment of my interview series with Castle Pines City Manager Michael Penny, he shares his views on the recruitment and...

Why did the ICMA create the credentialed manager program and does it measure competency? We discuss these issues and more in part 2 of my...

Castle Pines city manager Michael Penny isn’t your ordinary ICMA member. He currently serves as the chairman of the ICMA’s Credentialing Advisory Board (CAB) and...

For a variety of reasons listed in this podcast, the sign up deadline to become a founding member of the American Association of Municipal Executives...

A confidential source sent me an audio recording of ICMA West Coast Regional Director Pat Martel discussing the American Association of Municipal Executives. This discussion...

Last week the big news story was the announcement by the ICMA that CEO Marc Ott was retiring to spend more time with family. We...