#752 Ethics, AI, and Developing Leaders with John Peraza, Moreno Valley, CA
John Peraza, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Moreno Valley, California joined the podcast to discuss multiple topics in local...
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GovLove is a podcast about the people, policies and profession of local government. From Mayors and City Managers to interns and everyone in between, we interview the people making a differe...
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20 of 753 episodes#751 Letting Go, Dealing with Turbulent Times, and Leadership, an ICMA Conference Recap
GovLove Co-Host Lauren Palmer was joined by several friends of the pod to recap the 2026 ICMA Conference. John Schwend is the Town Manager a...
#750 Redevelopment and the Economics of Place with Aaron Marcavitch, Enfield, CT
Aaron Marcavitch, Director of Economic and Community Development for the Town of Enfield, Connecticut joined the podcast to talk about redev...
#749 Enhancing Customer Service in Development Services with Jeff Marino, Champaign, IL
Jeff Marino, Planning Manager at the City of Champaign, Illinois joined the podcast to discuss how the City worked to improve customer servi...
#748 Prioritizing Customer Experience in Local Government with Sabrina Abdulla, Sugar Land, TX
Sabrina Abdulla, Director of Customer Experience for the City of Sugar Land, Texas joined the podcast to discuss customer service in local g...
#747 Parks and Rec to City Management, Jennifer Wills, Longview, WA
Jennifer Wills, City Manager for the City of Longview, Washington joined the podcast to discuss her career path and transition from the Park...
#746 Trends Impacting Local Government - Polarization, Workforce, Community Engagement, and AI
To recognize 10 years of GovLove co-host Ben Kittelson started a retrospective project. He went back through the archives and picked 10 of o...
#745 Rodeos and Interim Leadership Roles with Cassie Johnson, Scottsdale, AZ
Cassie Johnson, Interim General Manager of WestWorld for the City of Scottsdale, Arizona joined the podcast to discuss her transition from t...
#744 Infrastructure, Emergency Management, and ELGL Conference Preview with Chase Bruton, Yorktown, IN
Chase Bruton, Town Manager for the Town of Yorktown, Indiana joined the podcast to discuss emergency management and preview the upcoming ELG...
#743 Traffic Safety and State-Local Partnerships with Jay Lockaby, Connecticut Department of Transportation
Jay Lockaby is a Transportation Supervising Engineer in the Traffic Signals Unit within the Connecticut Department of Transportation Divisio...
#742 Transition to City Manager and into Local Government with Casey Lucius, Marco Island, FL
Casey Lucius, City Manager for the City of Marco Island, Florida joined the podcast to discuss her transition into the City Manager role and...
#741 Leading With Empathy with Melissa Murphy Rodrigues, North Andover, MA
Melissa Murphy Rodrigues, Town Manager at the Town of North Andover, Massachusetts joined the podcast to discuss leading with empathy. She t...
#740 Equity in Action and Supporting Small Businesses with Aleea Slappy Wilson, Norfolk, VA
Aleea Slappy Wilson, Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, rejoined the podcast to discuss the wor...
#739 Celebrating America's 250 with Tim Reavis, Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission
Tim Reavis, Senior Multimodal Transportation Planner for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, joined the podcast to discuss...
#738 City Management and Public Works with Ginger Spencer, Phoenix, AZ
Ginger Spencer, Assistant City Manager at the City of Phoenix, Arizona, rejoined the podcast to discuss leadership, public works, and her ca...
#737 George Floyd Square, When Infrastructure Becomes Sacred Space with Alex Kado, Minneapolis, MN
Alex Kado, Senior Project Manager in the Office of Public Service for the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, jointed the podcast to share the h...
#736 Public Servant Pulse and the People of Government with Dr. Elizabeth Linos, Harvard Kennedy School
Dr. Elizabeth Linos, Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Director at The People Lab, joined...
#735 Government is People and Culture in Action with Michael Baskin, Montgomery County, MD
Michael Baskin, Chief Innovation Officer for Montgomery County, Maryland joined the podcast to discuss the future of local government innova...
#734 Managing Growth with Dianne Miller, Eagan, MN and Justin Miller, Lakeville, MN
Two guests joined the podcast to talk about managing growth and a two-career local government household. Dianne Miller is the City Administr...
#733 Building an Empowering Culture with James Childers, Flower Mound, TX
James Childers, Town Manager for the Town of Flower Mound, Texas joined the podcast to discuss building an empowering organizational culture...