1. Municipal Management Milestones
Welcome, thanks for inviting me to present an update about municipal management at the Evans School.
Tamara Schaps, MA
Evans School Career Development
August 17, 2016

2. OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP
Thank you – together we’ve done inspiring work!
Cascade Program
Continued manager engagement
Successful Municipal Management course(s)
Thriving ICMA Student Chapter
Internship and full-time opportunities

3. MANAGER ENGAGEMENT Connecting you to the next generation.
Presentation and networking at monthly manager meetings in King and Pierce Counties
Local managers eagerly attend Evans School networking and career development events
WCMA Next Gen group and scholarship
Open invite to host Employer Recruiting Sessions
Available to answer all of your questions
Hand out Employer Recruiting Session handout

4. Fall 2015 Speed Networking Night

5. ACADEMIC PREPARATION Developing skills and abilities to lead well.
Municipal Management I in 2014, 2015, 2016
Winter 2014 = 17 students
Winter 2015 = 17 students
Winter 2016 = 21 students
Municipal Management II in 2017
Public Sector Financing, Advanced Budgeting in the Public Sector, Public Capital Markets, etc.
Intense core curriculum and values elective
Handout Curriculum info
Special thanks to Dick Zais and all the manager’s who have spoken in his class over the years!
Justin & Sharon are the anchor faculty of the municipal management curriculum and Justin will dive deeper into all of these courses in just a bit.

6. Student & Alumni Success Stories
Lauren Broudy – Management Analyst at City of Woodinville
Jared Eyer – Budget Analyst at City of Tacoma, by way of Port Townsend and City of Bainbridge Island
Sara Baker – Intern with City of Kirkland and now working there full-time
David Nash-Mendez- ICMA Fellow at City of Tacoma
Micah Phillips – Management Fellow at City of Bellevue
Danielle Verwahren - ICMA Fellow at Catawba County, NC

7. ICMA STUDENT CHAPTER From nothing to thriving in two short years!
Started by Micah Phillips in 2014
Grown from 25 members to +75 members
ICMA Local Government Management Fellows
3 Fellows in 2016 (most of any school nationally!)
Want to get involved?
Serve as a panelist, critique a resume, conduct a mock interview, host an intern, offer to be a mentor!
Hand out annual report from
If you’re interested in engaging with the chapter, please be sure to give me a business card today and I’ll pass along your info to the new leaders

8. Spotlight Event with Gov. Gregoire
Highlight of the year was when student chapter leaders Ashley Sonoff and Lauren Broudy met and invited Gov. Chris Gregoire to come to campus and speak with students about leadership and breaking gender barriers in her career. It was an outstanding and motivational evening.

9. HIRING Hiring paid interns and full-time entry-level roles is key.
Over 100 MPA students in the past three years have interned in local or state government
Local government internships pay well
Common to convert to full-time jobs
Increasing number of “Management Analyst” or “Budget Analyst” or “Policy Analyst” roles
Class of 2015 had ~15% in local government

10. Director of Career Development
Q&A
Tamara Schaps, MA
Director of Career Development
@evansschool