Walker’s New City Manager

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Shay Gallagher, the new City Manager of Walker, discussing his role and the city's growth.

Walker is growing quickly, and growth has a way of turning “city hall” into something personal. We’re joined by Shay Gallagher, the new City Manager for the City of Walker, Michigan, to talk about what the job actually demands and why Walker’s stability and momentum made the opportunity impossible to pass up. Shay shares where he’s from, how his career path led through other communities, and what he learned before stepping into this role. We also break down the city manager role in plain Eng...

People in this episode

Guest: Shay Gallagher

Topics covered

• city management
• local government
• community growth
• public administration
• leadership

Keywords

• city manager
• Walker
• Shay Gallagher
• local government
• community development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: City of Walker

Places: Walker, Michigan

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