An afternoon session dedicated to those Aspiring CAOs thinking about the next steps on their journey to becoming a municipal CAO / City Manager.
Join your peers for lunch following by two and a half hours of jam-packed sessions on how to build your personal brand, interview prep, and more.
12-1pm Registration and Networking Lunch
100-145 Pathways to Becoming a CAO: lessons learned from experienced CAOs.
Laurie Kennard, OMAA First Vice President and CAO of Severn Township, and Rob Adams, CEO of Town Hall Consulting and former CAO.
145-230 Things Councils look for in a new CAO
Kartik Kumar, National Practice Leader Municipal Government, Legacy Executive Search Partners, and Tony Haddad, Senior Advisor, StrategyCorp and former CAO.
230-245 Break
245-315 Positioning to Move Forward: Contracts, Mentoring, and Building your Brand
Peter Neufeld, OMAA President and CAO of Leamington. and Scott Vokey, OMAA Executive Director