In early March, Mike and I traveled to Asheville, North Carolina for Mike to attend a Southeast Regional ICMA conference. Mike had been a member of the International City/County Manager's Association (ICMA) for several years now and the organization has provided him with countless networking opportunities. He was even awarded a scholarship during graduate school to attend the annual conference in San Jose (and
of course I tagged along!).
The SE Regional Conference coincided with the ICMA Young Professionals conference, which Mike attended 3 years ago. So much has changed since his last visit to Asheville -- he went from being a graduate student to a City Manager and he brought his wife along! It's funny, I'm the one that
forced him paid for him to attend the conference when we were in grad school, I thought it was a great opportunity for him to meet city managers and other young people in his field. Little did I know that, at that conference, Mike would meet the Clifton City Manager and we would wind up here three years later. When push comes to shove, I guess I'm the one to blame for our new life in rural Tennessee! ;)
