Town Manager of Sneads Lee Garner is the oldest active town manager in Florida and has much to show for his tenure and accomplishments. His advice to listeners and anyone in town leadership is to get to know your council members and let your staff know you wouldn’t ask them to do anything you wouldn’t do.

A man of many locations and even more experiences, Randall Reid, joins the FCCMA podcast to discuss his journey through both the county and city levels throughout the past 50 years. From Ohio to Wyoming to Florida, Reid discusses his current role at ICMA, including providing professional development, ethics training and how they support local managers and their jurisdictions.

Jacksonville Beach City Manager Mike Staffopoulos joins the FCCMA podcast this week to discuss the transformation of Jax Beach through strategic planning, the draw to the area, and what is to come. All the dynamics involved in urban development with a stable infrastructure are also discussed.

Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie, has more than 30 years of experience in public safety and emergency management. In this episode, Kevin covers emergency management preparedness for local governments in tangible, practical, and actionable terms.

Beginning her career as a city planner in Little Rock, current Gulf Breeze City Manager Samantha Abell joins the podcast to share what she’s learned from her years in the field. The City of Gulf Breeze is four square miles but is located in Santa Rosa county, the fourth largest growing county in the state. Sam believes city management is all about managing people and personalities.

Naples City Manager Jay Boodheshwar joins FCCMA this week to discuss what it is like as a first-generation immigrant working in city management. He also shares his experience as former Deputy City Manager for the town of Palm Beach, home to Mar-a-Lago and its most famous resident.

Andy Berns has been the Town of Southwest Ranches Town Administrator for ten years. As he likes to say, “government is the ultimate team sport. If you have a problem with your baseball team, it’s a whole lot easier to fire your manager than it is to fire your 25 players.” Andy believes in duality with creating and managing a team and recognizing that everyone you deal with has different needs.

Longboat Key Town Manager Thomas Harmer began his career in government as a Marine Corps interrogator before working as a 911 dispatch operator. From these experiences and his time as a town manager, he learned the importance of taking the time to truly listen and observe before making any decisions.

City Manager of Ormond Beach Joyce Shanahan explores some of the challenges of public-private-partnership. She discusses civic engagement tactics and a legacy project for public safety.

Monica Cepero discusses the path that landed her as Broward County Administrator. From working for Jeb Bush to working for the City Manager of Tallahassee, she emphasizes going out of your comfort zone to maximize your career growth.