Nimble Approach to Brim Connectivity at Minimal Cost Curt Pederson, CIO, University of Portland
Challenges/Opportunities:
In April of 2013 I joined the University of Portland, a mid-sized Catholic university in Portland, Oregon. It didn’t take too long to discover that we needed to do something quickly to catch up with the growing technology expectations of students, faculty and staff.
Despite having a state-of-the-art data virtualized data center and a new VOIP unified communications system; we had not kept up with the need for: increased internet and wireless services; mobile applications; single sign-on; and having a private secure way to use social networking in the classroom.
Clark County Council names Otto as new county manager
Kathleen Otto was hired Tuesday night as the county’s permanent county manager By Jack Heffernan, Columbian county government and small cities reporter
Published: February 16, 2021, 7:30pm
Share: Kathleen Otto, shown here in 2018, has been hired as county manager for Clark County. (The Columbian files)
Clark County has a new county manager.
The Clark County Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a two-year contract with Kathleen Otto as the county’s top administrator. Otto had served as the interim county manager since March 2020.
Otto’s most recent interim contract was scheduled to expire May 31. Councilors have praised her handling of the county’s COVID-19 response, her communications with councilors and experience with county government. The decision had been expected for several months.
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When I caught up with him recently, he was the creative head of a marketing company in San Francisco called Butchershop. He hadn’t planned to stay in marketing, but now he is rising through the ranks. It surprised me that he sees continuity between his work at Duke and his work as a marketing executive. “You have to know a little something about culture and human nature and what makes people tick,” he said.
When he talks about his clients, it sounds to me like he is speaking in tongues. One produces autonomous drones that can deliver medical supplies deep into Africa. Another is developing electromagnetic pulse tubes for frictionless trains four times as fast as Japanese bullet trains with zero carbon emissions. Another is run by an ex–intelligence officer with a new way to offer cyber insurance. He described his clients as “fascinating people who look at the world, notice an opportunity, and build something. I help them articulate their point of view, mission, and visio
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