LEADERSHIP Last week, WKKF President and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron participated in a fireside chat at the Solve at MIT 2024 conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The conversation provided La June with the opportunity to share WKKF’s unique approach to community-centered transformation, futures thinking and the visionary work of our Racial...
Some of this work has already started in Grand Rapids as it relates to increasing overall access, advocating for on-site child care programs in places of employment through the MI-Tri Share program. Via MI Tri-Share, the expense of an employee’s child care is distributed equally among the employer, the employee, and the State of Michigan—a three-way...
MEDIA ADVISORY: National Academy of Public Administration To Hold Annual Fall Meeting November 1-2 Meeting Will Focus on “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” Post Date: October 15, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting on November 1-2, focusing on “Grand Challenges in Public Administration.” At...
Academy Fall Meeting Focuses on Grand Challenges in Public Administration Post Date: November 01, 2018 The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting this week, previewing its upcoming “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” initiative, a year-long, interdisciplinary, intersectoral effort to identify these challenges and position the...
National Academy of Public Administration Launches “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” Year-Long Initiative Seeks to Identify Challenges & Facilitate Solutions Post Date: November 27, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration today launched its new “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” initiative, a year-long effort to...
Grand Rapids Downtown Market in Grand Rapids, MI. Courtesy Mike Buck Grand Rapids Downtown Market is a new downtown public space in West Michigan that promotes local food producers, entrepreneurship, and education about nutrition and healthy lifestyles. The market seeks to link urban communities with the 13,000 farms in 11 surrounding counties, and attract a...
MEDIA ADVISORY National Academy of Public Administration To Hold Annual Fall Meeting November 7-8 Meeting Will Unveil List of “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” And Offer In-Depth Panels on Post Date: October 04, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration will hold its annual Fall Meeting on November 7-8, unveiling the Academy’s...
National Academy of Public Administration Fall Meeting Unveils Grand Challenges in Public Administration Meeting Focuses on Seeking Collaborative Solutions to 12 Grand Challenges Post Date: November 06, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting this week, unveiling its final list of “Grand Challenges in Public...
Terry Gerton Discusses the “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” on SiriusXM Radio, Nov. 7, 2019 Post Date: November 08, 2019 National Academy of Public Administration President and CEO Terry Gerton is interviewed on SiriusXM Radio’s “The Morning Briefing” on the final list of “Grand Challenges in Public Administration,” unveiled at the Academy Fall Meeting...
National Academy of Public Administration Virtual Fall Meeting Focuses on Resilience Amid Grand Challenges Post Date: November 12, 2020 On-Demand Sessions Available for Viewing WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting virtually November 5-10, focusing on the Grand Challenges in Public Administration and ways that...