Assistant Manager Exchange Program
02/15/23 • 28 min
Cedar Park, Texas deputy city manager, Katherine Caffrey created the TEXChange program in Texas to benefit assistant city/county managers in their daily work . In this episode, Caffrey outlines the goals of the exchange for participant and host, lessons learned in the inaugural group of 14, what's planned for 2023, and how to set up a similar informal program in your own region or state.
Resources
ICMA Blog: How We Created a Successful Exchange Student Program for Assistant and Deputy Managers
Free, self-guided website solutions demo from CivicPlus.
Cedar Park, Texas deputy city manager, Katherine Caffrey created the TEXChange program in Texas to benefit assistant city/county managers in their daily work . In this episode, Caffrey outlines the goals of the exchange for participant and host, lessons learned in the inaugural group of 14, what's planned for 2023, and how to set up a similar informal program in your own region or state.
Resources
ICMA Blog: How We Created a Successful Exchange Student Program for Assistant and Deputy Managers
Free, self-guided website solutions demo from CivicPlus.
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