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ICONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH Bonnie Svrcek
A Conversation with Local Government Icon: Bonnie Svrcek, By Pamela Antil, City Manager, Encinitas, CA This interview is the next in the League's "Icons in Local Government" series. In this edition, the League caught up with Bonnie Svrcek, retired City Manager, Lynchburg, VA and Executive Director of the Virginia Women's Municipal Leadership Institute. In [...]
ICONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH Rebecca Ryan
A Conversation with Local Government Icon: Rebecca Ryan, General Manager, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, Australia By Pamela Antil, City Manager, Encinitas, CA This interview is the next in the League's "Icons in Local Government" series. In this edition, the League caught up with Rebecca Ryan, General Manager, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, Australia. In this article, Rebecca [...]
ICONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH Maraskeshia Smith
A Conversation with Local Government Icon: Maraskeshia Smith, City Manager, Santa Rosa, California By Pamela Antil, City Manager, Encinitas, CA This interview is the third in the League's "Icons in Local Government" series. In this edition, the League caught up with Maraskeshia Smith, City Manager, Santa Rosa, California. In this article, Maraskeshia reflects on [...]
ICONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH Peggy Merris, Executive Director, Georgia City-County Management Association
A Conversation with Local Government Icon: Peggy Merriss, Executive Director, Georgia City-County Management Association By Pamela Antil, City Manager, Encinitas, CA This interview is the second in the League's "Icons in Local Government" series. In this edition, the League caught up with Peggy Merriss, former city manager and current Executive Director of the Georgia [...]
ICONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH Corri Spiegel, ICMA Regional Vice President for the Midwest
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 OF DUBLIN, CA
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
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
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: INTERVIEW WITH LEAGUE CO-FOUNDER PAMELA ANTIL
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. [...]