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Yates McLaughlin Management Analyst Village of Lincolnshire   2023-2024 IAMMA Intern Representative   Tell us about your journey into the profession: I started at a young age seeing family work in local government and instantly fell in love with public service. I vividly remember watching Veggie Tales while a Board Meeting was happening just a… Read More about IAMMA Spotlight: Yates McLaughlin, Management Analyst, Village of Lincolnshire

Thank you for attending the 27th Annual IAMMA Conference! We could not be more thrilled after announcing our new branding initiative with the help of a5 Branding & Digital. If you attended the 2024 conference, please take our short survey.  We welcome your responses! Conference Slides Building Sustainable Teams Government Leadership and Responsibility for Internal… Read More about IAMMA Conference Recap

Nick Partipilo Administrative Analyst City of Geneva   Tell us about your journey into the profession: I have had a fairly traditional path into local government; I studied Political Science at NIU and then slightly broke the mold by pursuing an MPA at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M. During… Read More about IAMMA Spotlight: Nick Partipilo, Administrative Analyst, City of Geneva

Have you heard about ILCMA’s new podcast, “Local Gov Stories?” There are so many stories to tell about this profession. Subscribe to the ILCMA YouTube Channel here! The newly launching Local Gov Stories podcast is all about casting a spotlight on the many stories of service in the local government profession! This new podcast will: 1) Preview enrichment opportunities… Read More about ILCMA has a Podcast! Subscribe today!

Adam Grubbs Management Assistant City of Aurora Tell us about your journey into the profession: Looking back when I started my secondary education, I would never have imagined that I would be working in government. In high school, I was very interested in the hard sciences, and as a result, when I was an undergraduate,… Read More about IAMMA Spotlight: Adam Grubbs, Management Assistant, City of Aurora

Cristina White City Administrator City of Warrenville Tell us about your journey into the profession: I had a non-traditional path into local government. After pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Dominican University, I spent several months interviewing for human resources positions with private sector companies. I was sharing my struggles to find… Read More about IAMMA SPOTLIGHT: Cristina White, City Administrator, City of Warrenville

Andrew Lichterman Assistant Village Manager/Director of Community Development Village of Deerfield Tell us about your journey into the profession: After graduating from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in political science I wasn’t sure which direction to go. A family friend, who also happened to be the Mayor of Skokie, invited me to lunch… Read More about IAMMA SPOTLIGHT: Andrew Lichterman, Assistant Village Manager, Village of Deerfield

Allison Matson Village Administrator Village of Wauconda Tell us about your journey into the profession: The suburb where I went to high school was in a post-WWII planned town, Park Forest. The original story of Park Forest, the community’s racial desegregation in the 1950s, and finally its redevelopment and revitalization efforts in the 90s piqued… Read More about IAMMA SPOTLIGHT: Allison Matson, Village Administrator, Village of Wauconda

Sharon Tanner Assistant Village Manager Village of Glencoe Journey into the profession: It's a winding one! Steve Jobs once said that you can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backward. And that's definitely true for my journey into the profession. In hindsight, I can clearly see that my dots started… Read More about IAMMA SPOTLIGHT: Sharon Tanner, Assistant Village Manager, Village of Glencoe

Tune in to learn about all of the new, exciting ways to get the most out of your IAMMA membership!Date- Thursday, Oct. 6Time: NoonLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83520604718… Read More about Webinar - What's Next: IAMMA