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Over the last six weeks, we at Barrett and Greene, Inc., have featured three books that shed light on women’s experiences in and around government.
Beginning today, in the section of this website devoted to Women in Government, we are shifting gears and in future months we’ll offer a variety of content about women in government, the challenges they face and the successes they enjoy.
The first of these features tells the story of Heidi Behrends Cerniwey, city manager of Ellensburg, Washington. In a Q&A with Barrett and Greene, Cerniwey talks about the issues she faces in a small Washington city in a rural county, and how she journeyed from studies of civil engineering to city management. Her story is inspirational to anyone – women or men – who want to work for state or local government. As she says, “I stumbled into public service and absolutely loved it. It was an opportunity to be of service which was always near and dear to my heart. And it was an opportunity to impact daily life -- the basic services that touch all of us in a community every single day: our water, sewer, public safety.”
A word of background: During March and April, Greenebarrett.com featured a series of interviews with Inspirational Women in Local Government, thanks to the support of Envisio, The League of Women in Government and the Alliance for Innovation, which continue to sponsor this section. The archived version of these interviews is here. We are beginning to make plans for the 2025 version of this feature next March.
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