David Smith
National Program Manager, Facility Registry System (FRS), Environmental Protection Agency
Melody Stevens
2016 NextGen Silent Hero Winner
Marjette Upshur
Director of Economic Development, City of Lynchburg, Virginia
Izabela Wackowski-Norris
Forest Community Health Center Supervisor, Ingham County Health Department, Michigan
Jean Walsh
Communications Manager, Wastewater Division, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), California
Ryan Riccucci
Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
Doniella McKoy
Continuity of Operations Planner, New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM), New York
Michael Fratina
Chief, Property Management Branch, National Institutes of Health
Stefanie Coons
Field Services Manager, Oregon Department of Transportation Driver & Motor Vehicle Services (DMV)
Christina Bui
Senior EEO Specialist/Team Lead, Employment Complaints and Adjudication Division, Office of Civil Rights, Department of the Interior
David Bray
2016 NextGen Exemplary Leadership Winner
2016 Speaker Contest Finalists
Over one hundred people applied to speak at NextGen this year. Government experts voted on ten finalists. The rest is up to you. Vote now for the top 3 sessions you’d like to see at NextGen.
“GOV” like A Maker: Applying the Maker Mindset to Public Service
Exploring the principles and strategies of the maker movement, NextGen leaders will be motivated to build, hack, and jam their way through challenges and silos–no 3D printer required!
The Path to Resilience
In this presentation I will discuss how a 28 day wilderness trip prepared me for a career in public service.
Finding the Win in the Total Fail
This is a talk about how to find success after experiencing failure and tragedy.
Oh, THAT Guy: Why Your Reputation is Everything
Your reputation at work is crucial to your career success, and a bad reputation is impossible to undo, so you must take great care to build a good one.
An Artist Sketches a Federal Career: How Painting and Performing Set the Stage for Success in Government
This speaker is an artist and storytelling performer, who struggled in his career as a right-brained person among left-brained, analytical people at a government agency. But then he learned that everything he needed to be an effective, successful government employee was already in his artist’s tool kit. Though he usually doesn’t find himself bursting into poetry, song and dance at work, Jay’s experiences in these areas have boosted his ability to be valuable at his agency.
Discovering the Intrapreneur: The Best Inside Job Every Government Employee Should Know
This talk will explore the traits of intrapreneurs, including their creative confidence to rethink and remix solutions to existing problems in a mission-based yet silo-resistant approach.
From Intern to Superhero: Meet Ready Girl
Learn about one employee’s journey from intern to Ready Girl — New York City’s emergency management superhero — that has since taught thousands of students and captured the likes of Marvel Comics!
Show Me What You’ve Got
This presentation provides insight on the importance of showing your capabilities as a leader and the three steps you can take to demonstrate your best skills and abilities that can lead to the next stage in your career.
