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PUSHING TO THE FRONT<br />
About MiChAel<br />
Michael A. (Mike) Conduff is the President and CEO of The Elim<br />
Group – Your Governance Experts, a governance, leadership,<br />
speaking and consulting firm. Mike has 35+ years of leadership,<br />
management and governance experience, having served as the<br />
City Manager of four different University communities in the United States.<br />
Mike earned his B.S. in civil engineering at the University of New Hampshire, graduating<br />
Cum Laude. His M.B.A. is from Pittsburg State University. He is also a charter<br />
graduate of the Carver Policy Governance® Academy and is a Past Chair of the Board<br />
of Directors of the International Policy Governance® Association. Mike has a number<br />
of national not-for-profit, for-profit and local government clients.<br />
Mike is the widely respected author of several books, including Democracy at the<br />
Doorstep – True Stories from the Green Berets of Public Administrators, Bottom Line<br />
Green – How America’s Cities are Saving the Planet (And Money Too!), The OnTarget<br />
Board Member – 8 Indisputable Behaviors, now in its second edition, and The Policy<br />
Governance® Fieldbook, a book on the practical applications of Policy Governance.<br />
He writes a regular column in the internationally distributed Public Manager magazine,<br />
and is a much sought after and frequent keynote speaker at national and international<br />
events, where he regularly receives “best of the conference” accolades from attendees<br />
and conference planners.<br />
Mike is a Fellow of the prestigious National Academy of Public Administration. He has<br />
been honored with the 2006 TCMA Mentoring Award in memory of Gary Gwyn, the<br />
2004 International Award for Career Development in Memory of L. P. (Perry) Cookingham<br />
from ICMA, and the especially meaningful Joy Sansom Mentor Award from the<br />
Urban Management Assistants of North Texas for his commitment to helping others<br />
achieve their potential. The Center for Digital Government awarded Mike their coveted<br />
“Best of Texas Visionary Award.”<br />
A fourth generation Native American, Mike grew up on stories of his Cherokee ancestry,<br />
and attributes his love of motivational speaking and telling stories to his grandmothers.<br />
He is a Past President of both the Texas City Management Association and<br />
Kansas City Management Association. He was one of the original cohort of fully credentialed<br />
members of the International City/County Management Association, and is<br />
a past member of its Executive Board.<br />
To learn more about Mike or to engage him for your corporate or non-profit event, call<br />
The Elim Group at 940-382-3945 or visit: www.TheElimGroup.com.<br />
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