Speakers
Michael Mucha
Director of Public Works
Olympia, WA
Training Session:
Developing Effective Sustainability Plans in Your Community (16.8mb PPT)
Biography:
Michael has over 17 years of executive leadership experience in city government, with appointments in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and currently in Washington State as the Director of Public Works for the City of Olympia. Michael has a proven track record of putting sustainability to action. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and his Master s degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington. Michael is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
In 2004, Harvard University honored Olympia Public Works for their 100 capital planning tool as a finalist for the Innovations in American Government award.
Michael also serves on the faculty of Evergreen State College and teaches graduate level management courses on topics such as sustainable leadership and transforming local government.
Michael sees his role in the world as facilitating communities to achieve exquisite livability by getting real things done that actually matter to people. He says that is the key to recapturing the public s trust in government and we have only scratched the surface of realizing government s full potential in this area.