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The “Inspirational Women in Local Government” project, now entering its fifth year, is intended to CELEBRATE women who are doing innovative and transformative work in local government; to ELEVATE more women as role models in local government; and to EDUCATE, through exploration of individual professional and personal journeys.
For several weeks, information on the “Women in Government” section of our website has featured news about the nomination process for this year’s honorees.
Now, after receiving dozens of nominations, the selection of our 2025 honorees is complete and we will be introducing one of our four “Inspirational Women in Local Government” honorees on each Thursday in March. The selection was made by the sponsors of this website section, Envisio, the Alliance for Innovation, and the League of Women in Government, as well as Barrett and Greene, Inc., which publishes Greenebarrett.com.
To the right of this introduction, you’ll see a photo of the third 2025 honoree, Kay Brown-Patrick, Assistant Executive Director of Economic Development for the City of Arlington, Texas. Click on the link within that box to find a short profile and Q&A that shares her personal story, her advice to other women and her contagious enthusiasm for the impact she can have on her community through the field of economic development.
As she says, "I'm able to go back now, and I can drive through a city, and I can see that I had an impact. I was a part of that project, where everyone is shopping, and growing, and where children are playing. . . Seeing that direct impact on residents' quality of life is what keeps me passionate about this work."
The interviews in this series took place over the last couple of weeks between the honorees and Envisio’s Liz Steward and Barrett and Greene Inc.’s Katherine Barrett. Tune in next Thursday, March 28, to meet the fourth 2025 honoree. And please note, each of the 2025 "Inspirational Women In Local Government" profiles and Q&As continue to be available at the bottom of the page that links to the current honoree's story.
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