Webinar: A Year in Review - 2024
Consider the ongoing shift in the way public sector agencies approach hiring and retaining top talent, as more government entities shift to more skill-based hiring and in-person work while cutting degree requirements and trying to provide the flexibility that employees crave.
Public sector employees still very much value flexibility in terms of how, when and where they work, as a way to maintain a sense of work/life balance and overall well-being in the face of the personal and professional challenges they face every day — work-related stress, family and financial concerns, and an increasingly contentious political environment, just to name a few.
These are just some of the stories that PSHRA and Public Eye, PSHRA’s bimonthly digital publication, kept tabs on throughout 2024. Join us at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, when we will recap some of the biggest trends and developments that shaped public sector HR over the past 12 months.
Speakers:
- Mark McGraw, Editor-In-Chief, Public Eye
- Courtney Cangemi, MSHRM, PHR, SHRM-CP, PSHRA-SCP, Director of Human Resources, City of Gallatin, TN
- Stephen F. Kilo, Director of Human Resources, City of Strongsville, Ohio
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Mark McGraw
Editor-In-Chief, Public Eye
Public Sector HR Association
Mark McGraw has been a writer and journalist for more than 25 years, with more than two decades’ worth of experience covering HRand the workplace.
Courtney Cangemi, MSHRM, PHR, SHRM-CP, PSHRA-SCP
Director of Human Resources
City of Gallatin, TN
Originally hailing from Eastern PA and currently residing outside of Nashville, TN, Courtney has spent much of the last decade in public sector HR management in 2 different states. Her passion is the intersection of people and technology, focusing on process improvement, servant leadership, and “working smarter.” Her current role as the HR Director for the City of Gallatin allows her to serve the employees and managers that serve the citizens of “Gracious, Growing Gallatin,” with the emphasis on service which is part of her personal mission. Another focus of her personal mission is to shed light on the value of neurodiversity and neurodiverse individuals in the workplace.
Steve Kilo
Director of Human Resources
City of Strongsville, Ohio
Professional Public Service Summary
Lifelong public servant with over 34 years of experience in municipal government. A passion for continuous learning and making positive, creative, and impactful improvements that benefit the public as a whole. Understand the importance of collaborative and team - oriented approach needed for success in the public arena with emphasis on building lasting partnerships that create a win – win environment for all.
Public Service Professional Work Experience
City of Strongsville, Ohio: December of 1997 – Current
Director of Human Resources since January, 2011: Strategic partner of a progressive Northeast Ohio Suburb of Cleveland. City of approximately 47,000 residents; Aaa rated community that is one of only 16 communities in the State of Ohio. Strongsville operates as a Mayor/Council form of Government. The Human Resource Director position oversees all benefit plans including broker oversight; all wellness initiatives; contract negotiations of seven labor union contracts; manages all compliance related matters (including: ADA, FMLA, EEOC); compensation and position classification; recruitment; retention; DEIA efforts; leadership development and succession planning.
Prior to 2011: City of Strongsville Recreation Department – Director 2004-2010; Asst. Director 2000-2004; Recreation Supervisor 1997-1999.
City of Brook Park, Ohio: July 1991 – December 1997
Deputy Director of Recreation
Education:
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Education from Bowling Green State University, Concentration - Sport Management – 1988
Juris Doctorate (JD) from Cleveland Marshall College of Law – 2001
Admitted to Practice Law in the State of Ohio 2002