Leadership

“Service to the Public and the Environment” – by Samuel Brockway

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks *********************************************************************** This past June, I completed a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara, and worked as a Soil-Hydrologic Technician for Lassen National Forest over the summer. These experiences instilled in me a passion for theRead… Read more »

“The Importance of Public Service” – by Kyle Robisch

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* It did not take me very long after arriving at the University of Florida to realize that I wanted to dedicate my career to public service. To me, public service is more than just a resume line orRead… Read more »

“Transportation Policy: My link to a Future Career in the Public Sector” – by Brian Alberts

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Since the day I was born, transportation became a way of life. Growing up in Phoenix, I became accustomed to travelling expanses of desert to visit family in California and Colorado. The west was my home and withRead… Read more »

“State of Change: Fostering practical innovation in Rhode Island state government” – by Emily Dietsch

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* State government has long held a reputation of constancy, at best, and stagnation, at worst. Non-political offices, agencies and programs exist in seeming perpetuity, not often subject to the whims of electoral preference or trends in government andRead… Read more »

“Perseverance” – by Troy Williams

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* It has been conveyed in public forums that the “ultimate measure of man is not where he stands during times of comfort and conveyance; it is how endures challenges and adversity. I am a 43 year old manRead… Read more »

A Public Servant With a Desire to Contribute to Excellent Education for All – by Peter Wright

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* I am a person of action. Tolerating the status quo frustrates me, which is one of the reasons I love to lead and am drawn to a career in public service. Public servants are at their best whenRead… Read more »

“A Lasting Impact” – by Kevin Carter

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Two days into the second semester of my senior year at American University, I left school and boarded a train for South Carolina’s Republican Primary. I had already volunteered the previous four weeks at Senator McCain’s Nevada StateRead… Read more »

“Professional Mask” – by Janet Williams

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Recently as I sat on a plane visiting a sick relative, I heard the flight attendant repeat the statement, “if traveling with small children, please ensure you place the mask on yourself securely first”, then assist those travelingRead… Read more »

Recognition and Social Fear — The Competing Forces of Citizen Participation

What makes for a good day? When you get home at night do you feel like you have had a good day when it is filled with non-stop listening to others and you have had little to say? Or do you have a good day when you can say – “You know what, I hadRead… Read more »