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David Whicker serves as the Chief Information Officer for Rockingham County, North Carolina. In this role, he is responsible for the departments of Information Technology Services, GIS, and Public Safety. Whicker joined the County in 2010 and has over 15 years of Information Technology experience serving in both the private and public sector. Mr. Whicker is a contributing author of CIO Leadership for Public Safety Communications: Emerging Trends and Practices from the Public Technology Institute. He most recently was appointed Vice-Chair of the Telecommunications and Technology Steering Committee & Cyber Security Task Force with NACo. As an experienced Information Technology leader, he has a passion to see government operate efficiently and effectively through industry best practices, process improvement methodologies, and Information Technology solutions.

For more than 25 years, Camille Roberts has been the go-to trusted advisor for federal job seekers pursuing a promotion, or their dream job. She is retained by federal agencies and contractors to provide USAJOBS, résumé writing, and narrative training; as well as expert services in résumé writing, narrative writing, and Senior Executive Service consulting. Camille is a leading USAJOBS Expert who can help you pre-qualify, get the right jobs coming TO you, and ensure your application is perfect! You can count on her expertise to leverage your expertise, experience, education, and has developed proven strategies (beyond the federal résumé) as a Federal Career Consultant to help you land the job! CC Career Services has solutions for every step of the Federal Job-Landing Blueprint™! Get your promotion faster with their education services, stellar writing, career marketing strategies, training, and expansive network of contacts. They will lead you through every step of the hiring process to land your dream job, or promotion—and you will be making the money you deserve in a job you love! Learn more here: Website: http://www.ccCareerServices.com Email me at: Camille@ccCareerServices.com Follow Camille Roberts on Twitter: @CamilleRoberts Engage with us on Facebook: CC Career Services Connect on LinkedIn: Camille Carboneau Roberts

Chris Hollins, Chris is President & Co-Founder at TalentGrade.com. Chris focuses on business development while also assuring our clients have an exceptional experience using our services. Chris earned is BS in Biology from Indiana University. TalentGrade is an innovative online recruitment platform where companies can efficiently collect and rate job applicant work samples & video presentations to more effectively evaluate, identify, and recruit better talent. When it comes to recruiting and great candidates, companies use different resources like career websites, which flood companies with piles of unverified, embellished resumes and online profiles, instead of delivering highly valued candidates. Unfortunately, these resumes do not show applicant’s actual skills and capabilities which can waste a company a lot of time and money. TalentGrade aims to make the hiring process easier, more efficient, and better by allowing companies to quickly view a pre-interview video, audio, or work sample assessment from applicants.

Chantal R Wynter is an author, speaker, and career coach. She is an expert in helping women in government, college students, millennials, and young professionals obtain their first leadership positions and advance their careers once in leadership. Chantal's specialty is entry level advancement. Her methods and advice are tried and tested. She has been featured on Time Money Magazine, Business Innovators Magazine, Building Minds Forever TV, GoBankingRates.com, the League of Women in Government as a blogger, and as a writer for Careers in Government. For more information, please visit ChantalRWynter.com

Rafael Baptista is the Strategy and Performance Analyst for the City of Raleigh, North Carolina. He serves on the Engaging Local Government Leaders Management Team and is a contributing author to Careers in Government. He holds a Bachelor’s of Art Degree in Politics and Spanish from Willamette University where he was a member of the debate team. He is also a proud MPA graduate of the University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill.

Lori Sassoon is the Deputy City Manager for Administrative Services, City of Rancho Cucamonga, California and also serves as Vice-Chair of Women leading Government.

Bennett Dwosh is the Associate Manager for Enterprise Development at ASU Enterprise Partners, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that supports Arizona State University through innovative resource acquisition, where he aids in the identification and execution of strategic growth opportunities. Bennett is also currently pursuing a Master's degree in Public Administration at Arizona State University. His research and writing interests include service strategy, organizational design, and branding across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Chasity Cooper is the community relations coordinator for the UNC School of Government’s online public administration program, MPA@UNC—an innovative degree for future public service leaders. She has written for a number of millennial career websites including HerAgenda.com, Careerealism, and AskAYoungProfessional.com.

Jody Michael is CEO and founder of Jody Michael Associates, a premier coaching company specializing in leadership development, executive coaching and career coaching. She is author of Leading Lightly: Lower your Stress, Think with Clarity and Lead with Ease. Jody is recognized as one of the top 4% of coaches worldwide and is an internationally credentialed Master Certified Coach, Board Certified Coach, University of Chicago trained psychotherapist, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Dr. Michael Falkow is an interdisciplinary and versatile executive leader with 30 years of hands-on software and systems engineering, project management, business development, collegiate teaching, and senior executive-level municipal administration experience. Dr. Falkow spent the first half of his career in the private sector as a computer scientist and senior project manager implementing medium-to-large scale solutions across a variety of industries, including banking and mortgage lending, insurance and finance, healthcare, the legal field, and local government. He spent the second half of his career at the City of Inglewood, California, serving first in the information technology and communications department as director and then serving as assistant city manager for 12 years until he retired at the end of 2018. Since 2014, Dr. Falkow has been teaching part-time for the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Humanities and Social Science at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Falkow earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Science from California State University, Fullerton in 1990 and 1994, respectively. In 2013, Dr. Falkow earned his Master of Arts in Security Studies, Homeland Defense and Security from the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey where he received the Outstanding Thesis Award for his thesis entitled, Does Homeland Security Constitute an Emerging Academic Discipline? Finally, Dr. Falkow recently earned his Doctorate in Policy, Planning and Development from the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California in December of 2020 where he published his dissertation entitled, A Framework for Good Local Governance: Achieving Prosperity in an Increasingly Complex Environment. www.falkow.com

A private educator and seasoned web writer, Lesley contributes to publications on career, lifestyle, and self-development. Visit @LesleyVos on Twitter to say hi and see more works of hers.

Olivia Burrell-Jackson is recent Master of Public Administration graduate in Georgia who is eager to use her education to better her community. She has a passion to work in a larger capacity with local government especially in the areas of community development and growth. She is always looking for new opportunities and can be found at www.linkedin.com/in/oliviaburrelljackson/ and at Twitter @Olivia_729. Olivia writes about local community issues and her quest for a position in economic development on her blog oliviabjackson.wordpress.com.