"Technical aptitude gets your resume looked at, but having emotional intelligence is what gets you the job."

"If you have a passion and want to help folks, there's no better way to do that than public service at the local government level."

"I did not realize that there is a way that you could make a living by improving the quality of life for people."

"At the end of the day, our job is to make sure that we transform City Hall from this stoic, sometimes scary building into a place where...

“By investing in leadership programs, we’re not just building individuals; we’re shaping the future of public service.”

"By the time I left, we had helped over 13,000 families secure housing."

"Cities touch every aspect of our lives. From the streets we drive on to the parks we visit, local government shapes our daily experiences.”

More people follow policies and leaders when they understand the reasons and people behind them.

Caring passionately about something in our city and then learning how to communicate why it should matter to others is an important skill,"

"Life is worth celebrating, and milestones are worth celebrating. We don't do enough to acknowledge each other's efforts."

"What makes this program so different is our commitment to utilizing shared leadership as the main principle."

In some cases, we had to say, 'I know you've lived here five years, and I've not had a real conversation with you. We want to do better.

“Fort Worth is the kind of place where you can see a need and just jump in to help. It is that sense of ownership among residents that sets

"I tell my staff, if you think of something new and don't voice it, you're holding back progress. We're constantly pushing the envelope to

"The ladies kept saying, ‘I do not know where I am going when I get out - I am writing letters to find resources but nobody's writing back'"