As managers and senior staffers have begun to retire in greater numbers, we at ICMA are seeing more new faces at our annual conferences, at our Regional Summits, and on our membership rosters.

The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners/ICMA Local Government Management Joint Fellowship Program: Reaching rural communities and the next generation of local government leaders.

Information and recommended sessions for students coming to the ICMA Annual Conference.

As a government, we strive to be consistent, fair, and trustworthy, but circumstances vary. As an individual, it is easy to get comfortable doing things a certain way. Who knows what challenges lie ahead. I am trying to develop a process so that we come up with fair and effective solutions by building on what we have and by allowing ourselves to change and think creatively.

Assistant County Manager for Catawba County, North Carolina, Mary Furtado got her start in local government as an ICMA Local Government Management Fellow.