Profiles in Public Service

Latest Episodes:

A New Home for Public Service Leaders Jun 17, 2022

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Partnership Vice President of Leadership Development Andrew Marshall joins co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Elda Auxiliaire, to discuss the Partnership’s new Public Service Leadership Institute. Marshall discusses the institute’s goals to amplify public service leadership through policy recommendations, research and commentary, to create a shared standard of effective federal leadership around the Partnership’s Public Service Leadership Model, and to provide federal leaders and offices with world-class training programs and custom offerings. To date, Marshall and his team have helped tens and thousands of federal employees working at all levels of our government become more effective leaders.

A complete transcript of this episode is available here.

Additional Resources:

Watch the launch event of the Public Service Leadership Institute.
Head to the Public Service Leadership Institute Website.
Learn more about the Public Service Leadership Model.
Roadmap for Renewing our Federal Government.

Anybody Have a Map? The Government Does Jun 03, 2022

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Our co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher speak with Carrie Stokes and Sawyer McCarley about how digital mapping tools and technologies shape decisions about providing humanitarian assistance in developing countries, and why mentoring and investing in young people is critical to public service. Stokes is the chief geographer at the U.S. Agency for International Development and the director of the agency’s GeoCenter. She also leads the YouthMappers program, an initiative funded by USAID that cultivates the next generation of geospatial technology experts from around the globe. Sawyer McCarley, a former research fellow with the YouthMappers program, is a recent college graduate now working as a disaster recovery specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A transcript of this episode can be found here.

Additional resources:

Carrie Stokes, USAID Bio
GeoCenter
YouthMappers Program
Sawyer McCarley, Former Youth Mapper
Careers at FEMA
Interested in learning more about employment opportunities in the federal government? Check out the Partnership’s Go Government website.

What Makes a Public Service Leader? May 20, 2022

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Washington Post journalist Lillian Cunningham joins co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher for a conversation on how to lead in government during normal times and times of crisis, as well as why the study of public service leadership is critical for our nation’s public servants. Cunningham is the creator and host of The Post’s “Presidential,” “Constitutional” and “Moonrise” podcasts. As an editor and reporter of the newspaper’s “On Leadership” section that explores leadership and management challenges in the public and private sectors.

A transcript of this episode can be found here

Additional resources:

Lillian Cunningham’s podcasts
“On Leadership,” The Washington Post
The Partnership’s Public Service Leadership Model
Interested in learning more about employment opportunities in the federal government? Check out the Partnership’s Go Government website.

Bridging the Trust Gap May 06, 2022

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The first episode of our second season features a panel discussion headlined by several of our 2022 Service to America Medals finalists, a group of exceptional public servants who have dedicated their careers to improving the health, safety, and security of our country. Event speakers shared their insights on why public trust in government matters, what agencies are doing to bridge the trust gap and what leaders can do to motivate a new generation to enter public service. The event—hosted by the Partnership for Public Service as part of Public Service Recognition Week—was moderated by Margaret Talev, managing editor for politics at Axios and CNN political analyst, and included remarks from Partnership President and CEO Max Stier as well as Shalanda Young, the newly appointed permanent director of the Office of Management and Budget.

A complete transcript of this episode can be found here.

2022 Service to America Medals finalists from panel:

Mitch Zeller, former director at the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products
Kyle Armstrong, former supervisory special agent at the FBI
Bob Fenton, Region 9 administrator at FEMA

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Lessons Learned from an Unprecedented Transition Feb 04, 2022

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Valerie Smith Boyd, director of the Center for Presidential Transition, joins co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher to provide context on our new report analyzing the Trump-to-Biden handoff.

The Fearless Forecaster Nov 19, 2021

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Storm surge specialist Jamie Rhome talks about why effective public communication is critical to hurricane preparedness, how his work has built public trust in the government’s weather forecast, how the NHC has adapted to COVID-19.

The “Oscars” of Government Service Nov 05, 2021

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This week, we’re giving you a front-row seat to the nation’s premier awards program honoring excellence in government.

Moving Beyond “One Bug, One Drug” In the U.S. Army Oct 22, 2021

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Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad discusses what his team is doing to prepare for the next pandemic.

Revitalizing Veterans’ Health Care Oct 08, 2021

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Victoria Brahm discusses how she overcame many challenges to ensure that veterans at Tomah VA Medical Center receive the care they deserve.

Emergency Episode: Michael Lewis on Our Shutdown Nation Sep 29, 2021

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Best-selling author Michael Lewis explains how shutdowns—and shutdown threats—affect government’s ability to keep us safe.