By Christian Wuerth
The Professional Development Committee has been hard at work on a number of initiatives in recent months. Read on to learn about some of our efforts.
Professional Development Scholarships
The Professional Development Committee awarded scholarships to three members during the first round of scholarship awards. Julius Suchy (Sparta) and Shay Gallagher (Lakeview) were both awarded scholarships for the 2017 ICMA Conference in San Antonio this October. Victor Cardenas (Novi) was awarded a scholarship to assist with registration and travel to the Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government this summer. Congratulations to each of the scholarship recipients.
The second round of scholarship applications are due no later than close of business on Friday, June 30, 2017. Please send any questions or application materials to cwuerth@villageofmilford.org. Full scholarship guidelines can be accessed at www.mme.org/scholarship-application-guidelines.
2017 Summer Workshop
July 25-28, 2017 in Muskegon
Planning continues for the upcoming Summer Workshop in Muskegon this July. The theme of the conference is “Building Better Managers.” Presentations will focus on helping to strengthen management and leadership skills as well as highlighting some of the work being done in member-led communities. Look for additional details and registration information in the coming weeks.
Christian Wuerth
Village Manager, Milford
Christian Wuerth has served as the village manager of Milford since 2014. He began his career in local government as a management intern with the City of Birmingham, Michigan. Over the next 10 years, he moved up to other positions within the city, including management analyst and assistant to the city manager. You may reach him at 248-684-1515 or cwuerth@villageofmilford.org.