Message From ILG’s CEO & Executive Director

Dear Friends,

September has been a busy month for ILG as we continued to push forward towards California’s climate goals, strengthened connections between current and future leaders, and focused on uplifting and supporting our communities.

We hosted and attended several events this month, giving us a chance to enjoy some face-time and connect with a lot of you. Between the CA Special Districts Association, the League of California Cities (congrats to our Beacon Award winners!), and the American Planning Association conferences, we were able to reach local government leaders from all over the state. Our Public Sector Workforce Forum brought several of our Sacramento area partners together to share information on how to grow and diversify the public workforce in our area, and our annual ILG board retreat provided a fantastic opportunity to check in and strategize with our amazing board and partners from all corners of California. 

We’re keeping up the momentum in October with several exciting trainings and opportunities to grow and network. We’re starting things out Oct. 4 with Meeting Mastery, ILG’s new meeting facilitation and design training. We’ll also be in Indian Wells for the California Economic Summit, and Lake Tahoe for the Municipal Management Association of Northern CA Annual Conference. 

We also have additional programs and resources in the works - stay tuned for announcements about some new projects tied to our recent Workforce Accelerator Fund WIOA Grant and our new High Road Training Partnerships Grant for Registered Apprenticeships, as well as several webinars. We’ll be announcing new ethics training resources as well in the coming weeks..

As always, it’s a pleasure and a privilege to serve our local government community, and to work alongside so many visionaries and leaders.

In community,

Erica L. Manuel

CEO & Executive Director

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