Located in the scenic Black River Valley, with the Adirondack Park to the east and Tug Hill Plateau to the west, Lewis County is home to 27,000 residents. The County Manager is the appointed CEO, reporting to the County Board of Legislators. Lewis County has over 300 employees and a $63M annual budget, with three collective bargaining units. The County also owns and operates Lewis County Health System, which operates as an enterprise fund.

The City of Caro is the largest city, and county seat, of Tuscola County in the Thumb Region of Michigan. Caro is a full-service municipality with a $10 million budget, 60 employees, and three collective bargaining units. The City Manager serves as chief executive officer, overseeing all departments, and reporting directly to the Mayor and City Council.

Botkins is a full-service municipality with 40 full and part-time employees, and a $2.5M annual budget. As chief administrative officer, the Village Administrator manages general affairs, functioning as finance, human resources, and economic development directors, and supervises the work of all Village employees. The Administrator reports to the Mayor, and six-member Village Council. In the heart of the West-Central Ohio manufacturing corridor, Botkins is home to 1,200 residents, with many more employed by the Village's bustling industries.

Part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy MSA, Schenectady County is home to 155,000 residents. The County Manager’s office oversees a $300M annual budget, over 900 employees, and five collective bargaining units, and reports to a 15-member County Legislature. As Management Intern, I worked across departments to manage day-to-day County operations and projects of strategic importance to the County Manager. Primary responsibilities included financial analysis, the preparation of legislative materials, and project management.

Contributed to all phases of policy development and logistics planning for New York’s 2nd Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cider Summit. Authored, designed and produced the 2014 Beer, Wine, Spirits & Cider Summit Policy Book, and coordinated all aspects of the Summit’s Industry Clinic, a forum event designed to facilitate direct interaction between State agencies, beverage manufacturers, and agricultural contributors.

Worked with entrepreneurs, business owners, and other State agencies to advance the New York State alcoholic beverage manufacturing industry, and the local agriculture that supports it. Focused on policy development to support value-added manufacturing, niche tourism, and agriculture.

Managed projects for the promotion smart growth economic development policies such as downtown revitalization, complete streets, infill development, land banking, transit oriented development, and other sustainable economic growth decisions, throughout the State of New York.