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Welcome to the CommuniTIES podcast, on this episode Caitlin Humrickhouse, a Managing Director with Baker Tilly’s Public Sector Advisory Practice, is joined by Allison LeMay, Senior Manager in Public Sector Consulting at Baker Tilly, Al Zelinka, a Director with Baker Tilly and former City Manager of Huntington Beach and Riverside, California, and Emily Colon, the Deputy City Manager for Lakeland, Florida. Together, they discuss retention and recruitment trends, as well as workforce challenges in the public sector. From tips on how communities can prioritize ways to recruit talent to the importance of employee development, this is one episode packed full with useful and actionable advice. So press play and enjoy another insightful episode of CommuniTIES, brought to you by Baker Tilly.
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Welcome to the CommuniTIES podcast, on this episode Belvia Gray, a Principal and Municipal Advisor within Baker Tilly’s Public Sector Practice Group is joined by Brock Bowsher and Dave DuVarney to discuss the many different opportunities that AI technology is creating for education systems and in particular how these advances can be applied to K-12 learning. Dave is a Principal and leader in Baker Tilly Digital’s Applications, Cloud and Data Practice, and leads the firm’s Chief Data and Analytics Officer Advisory Services. Brock is a Principal and Municipal Advisor within the Public Sector Group where he specializes in serving schools and libraries with capital planning, comprehensive financial planning, debt management and budget development. From the biggest ethical concerns surrounding the use of AI in education to the steps school districts can take to ensure that they are always able to adapt as the technology continuously evolves, this is one episode you don’t want to miss. So press play and enjoy another insightful episode of CommuniTIES, brought to you by Baker Tilly.
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Neal Richardson, the President and CEO of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) joins hosts Jolena Presti and Elias Mathes on this episode of CommuniTIES, presented by Baker Tilly. Under Neal’s leadership the St. Louis has undertaken an impressive effort to restructure its development incentive program to ensure that the process becomes more clear and transparent. Together, the group discusses the importance of equitable economic development and the roles that strategic planning and analysis play in implementing economic development incentives. Don’t miss this insightful episode of CommuniTIES, brought to you by Baker Tilly.
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On this episode of CommuniTIES, brought to you by Baker Tilly, our hosts Susan Reed and Jeff Hammond are joined by the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) Director of Business Operations, John Kenny. Together with John, the trio discuss the benefits of ESG and why it is an opportunity for companies to build a more sustainable business. Not to mention they also touch on how an ESG program can create a valuable impact within your organization and your community for years to come. As business continues to evolve and grow, now is the time to be thinking of ESG opportunities for your organization. This is an episode you do not want to miss, so join us for CommuniTIES, presented by Baker Tilly.
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As communities continue to face budget challenges, it’s important for organizations to prioritize where to allot funds. During this episode, our team discusses:•The budget challenges communities are facing•What should cities and schools prioritize when it comes to funds?•What steps your organization take to guide their success and plan strategically•Why it’s valuable to stress test your budget
Meet this episode’s thought leaders:
Matt Bubness, Director, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors
Jay Staley, Director, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) provides billions of dollars to local governments through Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF), competitive grants and other provisions to help meet community housing needs. In this podcast, Baker Tilly’s public sector housing leaders share insights on the financial opportunities municipalities have to support housing.
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The Mayor of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, Carl Gerlach, joins us to share his experience and insights from serving in local government for the last 26 years, first on the City Council then as Mayor. In 10 minutes, Mayor Gerlach discusses:
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How he got involved in local government
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The City’s greatest accomplishments under his leadership
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What has changed and what has stayed the same
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Lessons learned during his time as Mayor that fellow elected officials can leverage
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St. Louis County, Minnesota joins CommuniTIES to share its successful grant administration strategy that supported small businesses, schools, not-for-profits and individuals in the community with CARES Act funding, and how the County plans to leverage American Rescue Plan dollars
In this CommuniTIES podcast, Baker Tilly’s economic development and municipal advisory specialists explain public-private partnerships, known as “P3”.
David Erdman, Capital Finance Director for the State of Wisconsin, joins our podcast to discuss the current municipal bond market and opportunities for local governments.
Our municipal advisory specialists discuss how schools can improve efficiencies and achieve operational process success in this CommuniTIES podcast.
Dave Webb, Superintendent of South St. Paul Public Schools, joins our CommuniTIES podcast to discuss the demographic realities that challenge school tax elections and share the process and results of a successful voter turnout.
In this podcast, we introduce Baker Tilly’s Wisconsin public sector economic development team and discuss the financing tools available to local governments to help fund projects.
Pay equity, overtime pay, hazard pay and the importance of job classification during a pandemic are the hot button topics of this public sector podcast.
Public sector specialists discuss the risks and opportunities for K-12 school districts to provide broadband connectivity to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fort Wayne City Utilities joins our CommuniTIES podcast to discuss their successful approach to remaining resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As many states begin reopening businesses after initial closes due to COVID-19, many construction contractors are beginning to shift their strategic focus to the restart and ramp up their operations. Contractors with a developed and focused construction recovery plan will emerge stronger.
In this episode, Baker Tilly specialists discuss the importance of understanding your recovery readiness, common challenges contractors are facing in six key categories and what to do to combat them, as well as an inside look at our complimentary assessment tool.
Baker Tilly’s public sector executive recruitment specialists discuss the COVID-19 impact on recruiting and hiring for executive government positions.
In this episode, Baker Tilly’s utility industry specialists discuss the challenges and opportunities for municipal utilities from COVID-19.
In this episode of CommuniTIES, Baker Tilly private and public sector specialists discuss economic development and the impact on communities in the wake of COVID-19.
In this episode, our public sector accounting partners explain the benefits of working with Baker Tilly as an outsourced accountant and/or auditor to improve governmental operations and save money.
In this episode of CommuniTIES, Baker Tilly public sector specialists discuss the COVID-19 relief funding sources available to state and local governments, schools and utilities.
As your company reacts and changes to address all the new rules and regulations resulting from COVID-19, you’ve likely already incurred additional costs beyond what was expected. From work-from-home expenses to new technologies, all current and future costs should be documented in a harm statement. This statement serves as an inventory of past costs and expected future costs from a contractor’s COVID-19 response. Join special guests, Tony Ollmann and Jim Miller, as they discuss why a harm statement is especially important in today’s environment, what costs should be documented and what contractors should be considering regarding the impacts to future revenue.
In this episode of CommuniTIES, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors discuss the importance of comprehensive financial planning for state and local governments, particularly during and post-COVID-19.
Building Resilience’s first episode kicks off with Baker Tilly senior manager Laura Cataldo and Courtney Davison. They detail the common questions and considerations you should have within your strategic relationships throughout the coronavirus pandemic and road to recovery. From relationships with employees, banks, financial lenders and project owners, to leadership and professional services providers, they have prepared a checklist of the various conversations you should be having.
In this episode, Heather Acker, leader of Baker Tilly’s firmwide risk advisory practice, and Blaine Jasper, a senior manager in our risk advisory practice, discuss the top challenges organizations currently face related to relief funding, how organizations can start prioritizing funding opportunities and provide a few real-world examples.
In this episode, Chris Anderson, Baker Tilly Managing Partner, sits down with Jonathan Marks, a partner in Baker Tilly's global forensics group, to discuss increased exposure and opportunity for fraud during rapid changes in business, increased cyber and internal controls risks as organizations shift to work from home environments, and other emerging risks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To learn more about mitigating risks during a crisis, listen to the full podcast episode with Jonathan Marks, partner, for insights on what organizations should be doing both today and tomorrow to address immediate fraud and cybersecurity risks, and recommendations for mitigating your exposure going forward.
In this episode, Derek Royster discusses the losses we are seeing from the COVID-19 pandemic, the volume of claims insurers are seeing now, the uncertainties around coverage and how businesses can mitigate impacts.
In this episode, Simon Oddy discusses how current supply chain and cybersecurity risks may present other, downstream risk areas insurers and policyholders need to prepare for.
Today, Christine Anderson talks with Lynettte Stolarzyk, a Baker Tilly partner and leader of our specialty tax practice. Lynette shares her expertise and advice on ways organizations can navigate tax considerations through the COVID-19 pandemic and key insights for those looking for financial and non-financial relief packages.
Today, Christine Anderson talks with Todd Bernhardt, a Baker Tilly partner and leader of our small business practice (Baker Tilly Advantage), and Cary Mailandt, a principal in our Middle Market Advisory Services Practice. Todd and Cary share their expertise and advice on ways small businesses can navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic and the immediate needs of businesses with less than 500 employees who have been forced to close or are handling challenges like employee furloughs and reduced sales.
Raina Rose Tagle, a governance, risk management, compliance and cybersecurity partner at Baker Tilly, highlights the importance of enterprise risk management to ensure continuity and resiliency in a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today Kim Wylam, Managing Partner of Baker Tilly Vantagen, our human resource consulting branch, discusses how the COVID-19 crisis and recent legislation are impacting HR professionals. She and Christine Anderson focus on the Families First Act, legislation that impacts businesses of less than 500 employees.
Today we're discussing the CARES Act with Tim Kosiek, Director of Baker Tilly's Depository and Lending Practice. He'll focus in on the highlights and components of the bill related to small business administration loans.
Jeff Jorge, Principal, International Services Practice, will be discussing the impact coronavirus is having on the supply chain of manufacturers and related sectors. Jeff shares his insights on what manufacturers should be doing both today and tomorrow to address uncertainties and recommendations for recovery initiatives going forward.