A Conversation with Local Government Icon: Corri Spiegel, ICMA Midwest Regional Vice President By Pamela Antil, City Manager, Encinitas, CA This interview is the first in the League's "Icons in Local Government" series. In this edition, the League caught up with Corri Spiegel, the Regional Vice President representing the Midwest on the ICMA board. In [...]
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2024: AN INTERVIEW WITH HAZEL WETHERFORD, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, DUBLIN, CA By Katherine Barrett, Greenebarrett.com and Liz Steward, Envisio Hazel Wetherford, Deputy City Manager, Dublin, California A natural leader, Wetherford is passionate about her career. She describes herself as a “true local government geek,” who loves giving [...]
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2024: AN INTERVIEW WITH OPAL MAULDIN-JONES, CITY MANAGER OF LANCASTER, TX By Katherine Barrett, Greenebarrett.com and Liz Steward, Envisio Lancaster, Texas City Manager, Opal Mauldin-Jones Opal Mauldin-Jones has been city manager of Lancaster, Texas, a community in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, since Februaty 14, 2011. She has [...]
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2024: AN INTERVIEW WITH AVIVA TEVAH, CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE CAO OF PHILADELPHIA, PA By Katherine Barrett, Greenebarrett.com and Liz Steward, Envisio Aviva Tevah, Chief of Staff to CAO, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tevah began her career in New York City, working on reentry programs for individuals being [...]
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2024: AN INTERVIEW WITH LEAGUE CO-FOUNDER PAMELA ANTIL By Katherine Barrett, Greenebarrett.com Encinitas City Manager Pamela "Pam" Antil As of 2023, some 23% of city managers, county managers, and chief administrators in the US were women according to the International City and County Management Association (ICMA) database. [...]
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2024: INVESTING IN WOMEN By Elizabeth Steward, Vice President Marketing & Research, Envisio When I started the Inspirational Women in Local Government series four years ago, it stemmed from a desire to showcase women who were doing truly innovative and transformative work in local government. I had three goals [...]
MEET THE 2023 LEADERSHIP TRAILBLAZER Valmarie Turner Today’s Trailblazer: Valmarie Turner The League caught up with the 2023 Leadership Trailblazer, Valmarie Turner, Deputy City Manager of Fairfax, Virginia to talk about being named a Leadership Trailblazer and having a career in public service: Q. Congratulations on being named a finalist for the Leadership Trailblazer [...]
MEET THE 2023 LEADERSHIP TRAILBLAZER FINALIST Arminé Chaparyan Today’s Trailblazer: Arminé Chaparyan The League caught up with Trailblazer Finalist, Arminé Chaparyan, City Manager of South Pasadena, California to talk about being named a Leadership Trailblazer and having a career in public service: Q. Congratulations on being named a finalist for the Leadership Trailblazer Award. [...]
MEET THE 2023 LEADERSHIP TRAILBLAZER FINALIST Helen Gándara Today’s Trailblazer: HELEN GANDARA The League caught up with Trailblazer Finalist, Helen Gándara to talk about being named a Leadership Trailblazer and having a career in public service: Q. Congratulations on being named a finalist for the Leadership Trailblazer Award. What does it mean to you [...]
ANNOUNCING THE 2022 LEADERSHIP TRAILBLAZER WINNER ANNE MARIE GAURA, VILLAGE MANAGER, LINCOLNWOOD, ILLINOIS September 19, 2022 Earlier today, the League of Women in Government announced the 2022 Leadership Trailblazer Winner, Anne Marie Gaura, Lincolnwood, Illinois Village Manager. The award was presented to Ms. Gaura at the #SheLeadsGov women's luncheon held in conjunction with [...]
