Overview

Workforce challenges have been a topic on many minds since the world reopened in 2022. While the private sector bounced back relatively quickly, the public sector is still weighed down by the aftermath—especially on notoriously under-resourced budget teams. With higher demand for public services, job vacancies are acutely felt.

Join Euna Solutions for a live webinar to dive into the critical shifts in the workforce over the past few years, the new values and expectations of a changing labor market, the essential roles of modernizing technology and processes, and how public finance leaders can bring it all together to support their budget team.

Attendees will hear from Cecilia McCorkell, who served as the Budget Division Director for Pinellas County, Florida, on the latest advancements in supporting and developing the public sector budget workforce.

Save the Date:

Tuesday, March 19th, 2024, at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM EST

You’ll Learn:

The current state of the workforce and what that means for public sector budgeting divisions
The changing values, expectations, and skillsets of today’s workforce
Ways leaders can support, develop, and empower current employees
How emerging technologies like AI and automation can support a thriving, passionate, impactful workforce

Speakers

Cecilia McCorkell

Budgeting & Implementation Consultant, Euna Solutions

Cecilia McCorkell has over 15 years' experience providing budget and financial services to local government agencies, including 10 years leading budget development and finance management teams. Prior to her consultant role with Questica, she was Countywide Budget Division Director for Pinellas County, Florida where, as a customer, she managed the implementation of Questica Budget. She is passionate about refining processes and leveraging technology to create operational efficiencies for organizations.

Justin Marlowe — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Justin Marlowe is a research professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. His research and teaching are focused on public finance, and he has published five books — including the first open-access textbook on public financial management — and more than 100 articles on public capital markets, infrastructure finance, financial disclosure, public financial technology, and public-private partnerships. He is an admitted expert witness in federal and state courts, and has served on technical advisory bodies for the state of Washington, the California State Auditor, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the National Academy of Sciences, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and many other public, private and nonprofit organizations. Prior to academia, he worked in local government in Michigan. He is a Certified Government Financial Manager and an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and he holds a Ph.D. in political science and public administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Webinar

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