Michael Barker: Dublin
Michael Barker joins OCMA as the new Deputy City Manager for the City of Dublin. Michael came to Dublin from New Albany where he had worked since 2012, most recently as the Director of Public Service.
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Rachel Forchione: Canton
Rachel Forchione joins OCMA as the Civil Service Director for the City of Canton. She previously served as the Chief of Planning for the Stark County Regional Planning Commission.
ICMA’s Local Government Excellence Awards
ICMA is currently accepting nominations for its Local Government Excellence Awards. These awards are designed to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our members and highlight extraordinary accomplishments and dedicated service to the profession.
Your support in promoting these awards can significantly enhance awareness and participation within our community. Go to: www.icma.org/awards to submit your nomination. Submissions are accepted through March 14, 2025.
Omni Fiber
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Bryant McAfee
Director of Business Development
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Peter Kageyama to Keynote OCMA 2025 Annual Conference
Peter Kageyama will keynote the 2025 OCMA Annual Conference February 26-28. Peter is the author of For the Love of Cities: The Love Affair Between People and Their Places, the follow up, Love Where You Live: Creating Emotionally Engaging Places and his latest, The Emotional Infrastructure of Places.
Peter is a Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Innovation, a national network of city leaders that is dedicated to improving the practice of local government. Since speaking to them in 2013, Peter has become a special advisor to America In Bloom. He is an internationally sought-after community development consultant and grassroots engagement strategist who speaks all over the world about bottom-up community development and the amazing people who are making change happen.
