PublicCEO Report

Kelly Trainer Policky, California JPIA

California Joint Powers Insurance Authority's Kelly Trainer Policky sits down with PublicCEO Report Host Ryder Todd Smith to discuss:

• Taking advantage of the California JPIA Employment Hotline
• Navigating a virtual or hyrbid work environment
• Making workplaces safe and inclusive

Chris Skinnell, Nielsen Merksamer & Doug Johnson, National Demographics Corp

National Demographics Corp. President Douglas Johnson and Nielsen Merksamer Partner Christopher Skinnell talk with PublicCEO Report Host Ryder Todd Smith about; where public agencies should be in their redistricting process, planning hybrid and virtual public outreach meetings, involving elected officials to improve public awareness, meeting the requirements in the Fair Maps Act.

Tanya Spiegel, Municipal Management Association of Southern California

MMASC President Tanya Spiegel and PublicCEO Report Host Ryder Todd Smith discuss collaborating and growing with other like-minded professionals, replicating and duplicating best practices and building your career ethically.

Maurice Chaney, California Association of Public Information Officials

Investing is effective communication may be one of the best things your public agency can do.

President of CAPIO Maurice Chaney joins Ryder Todd Smith to discuss how communication is vital to public agencies and how to use all the tools at their disposal for a better future.

Erica Manuel, Institute for Local Government

After 2020, the world will never be the same—especially in local government. On the journey to recovery, public agencies must engage residents to rebuild public trust and communication.

 

Institute for Local Government (ILG) Executive Director Erica Manuel sits down with Ryder Todd Smith to discuss how ILG is training government leaders to navigate complex issues, including successfully emerging from the pandemic.

Lindsey Horvath, California Contract Cities Association & Mayor of West Hollywood

As our world recovers from the pandemic, governments are seeking to improve upon inefficient and broken systems that better serve constituents.

 

Lindsey Horvath, mayor of West Hollywood and immediate past president of California Contract Cities Association, discusses the disconnect between resident participation and government services as well as tactics that empower residents to use government resources.

Andy Nickerson, HdL Companies

Well, it's budget season. As your agency is approving next fiscal year's budget, you might be wishing money would rain from the sky. We've got the next best thing.

Andy Nickerson, president/CEO of HdL Companies, chats with Ryder Todd Smith about the massive changes in revenue public agencies have seen over the last year and a half and ways municipalities can boomerang back with the market.

Frank Zerunyan, University of Southern California & City of Rolling Hills Estates

How will an academic public policy theory actually advance society?

Frank Zerunyan, professor at the University of Southern California, council member at Rolling Hills Estates and executive board member for the California Contract Cities Association, is chatting with Ryder Todd Smith on how academic theologies can become real, actionable policies for public agencies.

Jason Caudle, California Choice Energy Authority & City of Lancaster

If you're focusing your public agency's efforts on renewable energy, looking for additional revenue streams, searching for control over local energy rates OR all of the above, joining a community choice aggregation (CCA) might be a good fit.

Jason Caudle, city manager of the City of Lancaster and executive director of California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice), sits down with Ryder Todd Smith to discuss the risks and rewards of CCAs for public agencies.

Joseph Porcelli, Nextdoor

Nextdoor is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing social media networks. The neighborhood-focused platform offers public agencies a unique way starting conversations with their residents.

Joseph Porcelli, global public agency lead at Nextdoor, sits down with Ryder Todd Smith to chat about how public agencies can use Nextdoor to gain invaluable information about their residents and enact change in their communities.