Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood

In this episode, we welcome Lisa Benjamin, Chief Operating Officer for the City of Atlanta and Academy Fellow, to discuss the role of public engagement in creating and implementing policy, the method of building a transparent dialogue with the community, and how collaboration extends outside of the city to state and federal partners.Links:Moving Atlanta Forward Support the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we welcome Jim Svara, Visting Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Academy Fellow, to discuss the role of the city manager, ICMA's Code of Ethics, and the National Civic League's new Model City Charter.Links:Model City Charter 9th EditionArticle: Cities in California are making systemic changes to advance racial equitySupport the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we welcome Shayne Kavanagh, the Senior Manager of Research for the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Academy Fellow, to discuss rethinking public engagement with respect to public budgeting, equity budgeting practices, and new ways for governments to raise revenue.Links:GFOA Rethinking Public EngagementGFOA: Rethinking Revenue ReportsSupport the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we air the panel response to the inaugural H. George Frederickson Memorial Lecture from the 2023 Social Equity Leadership Conference. The panel, hosted by Terry Gerton, included,  Dean Susan Gooden of the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at VCU, Norton Bonaparte, City Manager of Sanford, Florida, Marcia Conner, Executive Director of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, and Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace former Kansas Department of Administration Secretary.Support the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we welcome Michael Rogers, Interim City Manager for the City of Charlottesville and Academy Fellow, to discuss his interest in the specific challenges city managers face, the most useful tools he uses in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accesibility (DEIA) space, and the role of intergovernmental collaboration in DEIA.Support the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we welcome Stan Soloway, President & CEO of Celero Strategies LLC and Academy Fellow, and Dr. Nancy Augustine, Director of NAPA's Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships to discuss the CIP's new paper on the design of social services projects and implementation steps for the recommendations of the paper.Links:View the ReportRegister for the Report's WebinarSupport the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we welcome Nancy Navarro, former Montgomery County Councilmember and Academy Fellow, to discuss her involvement in passing DEIA legislation, the challenges she found in implementation, and the impact of data collection on DEIA programs.Support the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we welcome Teri Takai, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Network Information Integration and Department of Defense Chief Information Officer and Academy Fellow, to discuss her path into the technology field, her transition from the private sector to public service, and how she enables career opportunities for others.Support the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we welcome Joseph Adler, Former Maryland State Secretary of Personnel, Director of the MPA Program at the University of Baltimore, College of Public Affairs, School of Public and International Affairs,  and Academy Fellow, to discuss the biggest challenges facing the state public service recruiting, how state governments can close that gap, and the role of position descriptions in this environment. Support the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_

In this episode, we welcome David Chu, Panel Chair of this study and Academy Fellow, and Roger Kodat, Senior Project Director at the Academy, to discuss the Academy studies on 1) the US Coast Guard Academy's (USCGA) cultural competence and 2) the USCGA's admissions process.Links:View the Report on USCGA's Admissions ProcessView the Report on USCGA's Cultural Competence. Support the Podcast Today at:donate@napawash.org or 202-347-3190Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_