Leadership From The Arena

Henry Hayes serves as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Sudbury Massachusetts. He is an experienced Veteran (Chief Master Sergeant, senior leader within the U. S. Air Force) with a demonstrated history of excellence working in executive leadership responsibilities, community-level management, Human Resources, professional development and aircraft maintenance responsibilities. Some of these roles took him to the Pentagon and various locations across the Nation and world. He is an excellent leader, who utilizes his military service and personal wisdom to better the lives of those entrusted to his leadership. 

Dr. Mark Watson is the City Manager of Oak Ridge Tennessee. He received his doctoral degree in philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He joins me today to talk about his philosophy of governance, leadership, and his recent presentation on public administration in a post pandemic world. 

Stuart McRae is a proven leader with exceptional organization, interpersonal, and communication skills that help in building strong coalitions among diverse organizations.  He has served  as the City Administrator of Sheridan Wyoming since June 2020.  He retired from the U.S. Army in 2017 after 30 years of service in Europe, Asia, and across the United States.   His Army career included extensive experience in Intelligence, Logistics, Aviation, and installation (city) management. Stuart served three years as Garrison Commander (equivalent of City Administrator) for Fort Rucker, Alabama, and another two years as the Deputy Regional Director supervising 13 Army garrisons (cities) across the Pacific. 

Dr. Kaliym Islam is a pioneer in the application of business and technology trends to learning programs has the unique ability to identify the connections between business trends, technology and learning, and to facilitate the organizational change required to implement the required solutions. Teams under Dr. Islam’s direction have been named learning elite by Chief Learning Officer Magazine, won International STC awards for innovative learning content, been cited by Josh Bersin as a best practice learning organization.

Dr. Islam is the author of three books – Agile Methodology For Developing and Measuring Learning, Developing and Measuring Training the Six Sigma Way and Podcasting 101 for Trainers, a contributing author to: The Field Guide to the 6Ds: How to Use the Six Disciplines to Transform Learning into Business Results, The Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Prussience in Six Sigma DUNDU, and The German e-Learning Handbook, and a featured blogger for Training Industry Inc. Dr. Islam can be reached at [email protected] or you can follow him on twitter @thetrainingpro.


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Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, a recipient of the 2015 National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award, is a Civil Rights Icon who participated in over 50 sit-ins and demonstrations by the time she was 23 years old. She was a Freedom Rider, a participant in the Jackson Woolworth’s Sit-in, the March on Washington, the Meredith March and the Selma to Montgomery March. For her actions she was disowned by her family, attacked, shot at, cursed at, put on death row and hunted down by the Klan for execution. Her path has crossed with some of the biggest names in the Civil Rights Movement: Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, John Lewis, Diane Nash and Julian Bond. She has appeared in numerous books and documentaries and has received numerous awards and recognition for her work in the Civil Rights Movement including the 2019 International Civil Rights Museum Trailblazer Award, the 2018 “I Am a Man” Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Annual Award of Honor and the Anti-Defamation League Annual Heroes Against Hate Award.

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Wendy Ryan (she/her/hers), MHROD, is the CEO of Kadabra, an interdisciplinary team of leadership and organizational change experts based in Silicon Valley, California. With over 25 years of combined experience in human resources, organizational development, non-profit leadership and executive coaching Wendy has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations throughout the U.S. helping front-line through C-suite leaders and board members achieve success as individuals and in teams.


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I am joined today by Heather Benoit!

Heather is an innovation and foresight expert who is passionate about strategically creating better futures and finding solutions to the world's most complex challenges. She joined SGR in 2021 from M3 Design, an independent design firm specializing in the commercialization of cutting-edge technology and unique products. As the Futures & Insights Lead at M3, she led futures research in technological development, social and political trends, and environmental sustainability. She used this research to assess business model opportunities and inform product architecture and design.

Juli Geske-Peer is the owner and operator of Peer Solutions where she serves as a trainer, coach, and consultant. She specializes in mediation, conflict resolution, coaching, workplace training, and she offers a variety of workshops and presentations. She joins me today to talk about her new book, "5 Senses for Success: How to Thrive in Any Arena." 

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I am joined to day by David Maack! He has served as the Racine County Emergency Management Coordinator since April 1990. Since then, he has built a nationally recognized program and in 2012, was honored at the White House as a Champion of Change. David is a 1988 graduate of Carthage College with majors in Public Administration, Business Management and Political Science. He has received a Certificate in Public Administration from UW-Milwaukee and holds certifications in Emergency Management through the International Association of Emergency Managers and the Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management. In 2006, he graduated from UW Madison’s Certified Public Management program.

In this special episode we flip the script and let veteran leader Mike Mowery learn as much as he can from up and coming millennial leader Toney Thompson. 

Dr. Mike Mowery, SGR’s President of Leadership Development, has been with SGR since 2011.  Mike is experienced in leading City Council retreats, facilitating Community Engagement Meetings, and leading Management Team Workshops. He has led over 500 Leadership Workshops for local governments. He is the creator of SGR’s Next Generation Leader training program and has helped develop and redefine SGR’s Strategic Visioning Process used in city council retreats. He has a passion for seeing organizations thrive through the principles of Servant Leadership.

Toney Thompson currently works as a budget analyst for the City of Durham, North Carolina and is Co-Host of ELGL’s GovLove Podcast. In his role, Toney strives to create better outcomes for citizens through public administration and policy. In addition to being a budget analyst, Toney works on several city-wide projects that help incorporate innovation and equity into city policy and practices. Prior to his current role as a budget analyst, Toney served as the ICMA Fellow for Durham City and County. Toney is originally from Columbia, South Carolina and graduated with a BA in public policy from Duke University and a Master’s of Public Administration from The School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill.