This program addresses succession planning concerns at senior levels of the organization.

Helms, city manager of Oak Hill, Tennessee, is the current chair of the ICMA Annual Awards Evaluation Panel. He began his local government career as an intern for Mountain Brook, Alabama.

Richard Brown, town administrator of Freetown, Massachusetts, has nearly 40 years of local government management experience. He is an ICMA Credentialed Manager and Legacy Leader, and chairs ICMA’s Governmental Affairs Policy Committee.

Conference keynote presentation by Edward Schumacher-Matos on Monday, October 8.

Sir Ken Robinson, author and internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation, and education and will lead the opening keynote session on Sunday, October 7.

In this issue of Career Compass, Dr. Benest coaches us through the game of office politics, with the goal on winning - for our community!