Jeff Mihelich

Awards/Recognition/Community Service/Public Speaking

RELEVANT HONORS/AWARDS

Awards Received by Jurisdictions During My Tenure:

Fort Collins:

Malcom Baldridge Performance Excellence Award For Performance Excellence
Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge, $1 Million Dollar Award, for our innovative approach to providing health and equity benefits for low and moderate income renters by improving the energy efficiency of rental homes.
America’s Most Satisfied City, Time Magazine
Number One City in America for Cycling, People For Bikes

Algonquin:

DePaul University, Chaddick Institute For Metropolitan Development, Development Award, Village of Algonquin, Downtown Revitalization Plan and Implementation.
Urban Land Institute, Village of Algonquin Public Art Program.
American Planning Association, Illinois Chapter, Village of Algonquin Public Art Program.
Illinois Tomorrow Award, Natural Resource Protection, Village of Algonquin Woods Creek Watershed
Protection Program.

James City County:

Lower James River Association, Friends of the River Award, for Commitment to Resource Protection and Innovative Lane Use through Comprehensive Planning, 1992.
National Association of Counties, Achievement Award for Distinguished and Continuing Contributions to the Cause of Strong and Efficient County Government, Comprehensive Plan Update Process, 1992.
Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association, High Level of Excellence in a Professional Planning Project, Comprehensive Plan Update Process, 1992.

Individual Honors:

Kettering Foundation, Richard S. Childs Fellowship, Citizen Engagement.
ICMA, Excellence in Leadership Award (Assistant City Manager of the Year) Finalist.
James City County, Commendation for Exceptional Performance, Zoning Ordinance Update Process.
James City County, Award of Excellence in Recognition of Outstanding Service, Comprehensive Plan Update Process.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Board of Directors, Fort Collins Musician’s Association
Board of Directors, Fort Collins Innosphere (Business Incubator)
Board of Directors, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
Board of Directors, Algonquin Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, Toano Trace Affordable Housing Subdivision

RELEVANT PUBLIC SPEAKING/TRAINING

• European Union, Invited Guest Speaker to Belgium, Netherlands and Norway regarding Climate Action Plan Implementation.
• ICMA, National Conference Speaker, How To Celebrate Community Culture With Capital Projects
• ICMA, National Conference Speaker, How To Create A Municipal Broadband Utility.
• ICMA National Conference Speaker, Strategies To Deal Effectively With Homelessness.
• ICMA National Conference Speaker, Incorporating DEI In Public Safety.
• ICMA National Conference Speaker, Creating a Culture of Community Service.
• ICMA National Conference Speaker, Successful Community Engagement Strategies.
• Government Finance Officers Association, National Conference Speaker, Effective Citizen Engagement Strategies For Budget Development and Capital Projects.
• Malcom Baldridge Performance Excellence, Upper Midwest Regional Conference Speaker, Creating A Culture of Performance Excellence That Leads To Results.
• Florida Association of Information Technology Professionals, State Conference Speaker, How To Use Technology To Implement Your Climate Action Plan.
• Federal Departments of Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development, Guest Lecturer, Successful Economic Health Measures Related To Growth Management.
• ICMA, National Conference Speaker, Creating A Sustainable and Climate Resilient Community.
• ICMA, National Conference Speaker, Introducing Innovation To The Organization.
• ICMA, National Conference Speaker, Demystifying Social Equity.
• ADKAR, A Model For Change In Business, Government and Our Community, Change Management Training.
• Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), Leading With Race, Training.
• National League of Cities, Race Equity and Leadership 101 (REAL), Training.
• Let’s Talk Race, White Fragility, Training.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. emotional sensation of stress from our first.

Griff Bowden

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