by Jessica Deakyne | Oct 13, 2025 | Conferences, Leadership Development & Support, MRG Perspective
We are knee deep in conference season and leaders keep telling me how much they dread networking. The loud ballrooms, the business card bingo—it can all feel very “ick” when you think of networking in the traditional sense. I get it, we are not all up for the gauntlet...
by MRG | Oct 7, 2025 | Conferences
Are you going to the annual Municipal Managers Association of Northern California (MMANC) Conference this year? If so, we’d love to connect with you at the event. The MMANC Annual Conference is a yearly event where municipal leaders, administrators and managers from...
by Meagan Bringino | Feb 4, 2025 | Conferences
We are thrilled to announce that MRG will be attending the upcoming League of California Cities City Manager Conference! As Elite Sponsors of this prestigious event, we will be at booth #16 — near the registration table—and can’t wait to connect with you. Come...
by Meagan Bringino | Nov 12, 2024 | Conferences, Human Resources Services
HR Jumanji: Navigating the Wilds of Workplace Challenges Wednesday, November 13th at 10:15 This will be interesting: a panel including Rumi Portillo, Patricia Francisco, Ph.D., and Elizabeth (Liz) Brown of MRG, Tameka Usher, IMPA-CP (Administrative Services Director...
by Meagan Bringino | Nov 12, 2024 | Conferences, Workplace Investigations
Level Up Your Game: Crafting & Managing Effective, Culture-Positive Investigation in Public Service Thursday, November 14th at 10:15 These three know the ropes, each having extensive experience in investigations. They’ve been through those that went sideways and...
by Meagan Bringino | Nov 12, 2024 | Conferences
Congratulations to the first UpNext “graduates”! MRG, LLC and Teri Black continue as sponsors of this valuable program offered through MMANC – Municipal Management Association of Northern California. Now accepting applications for cohort #2....