Speaking Engagements

Sharing insights on AI governance, public policy, and the future of government technology

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Past Engagements

Invited Talks

  • 2025

    "Unlocking AI's Potential in Delaware County," Upper Darby, PA, March 19

  • 2024

    "Generative AI for Local Government," Bucks County, PA, March 1

  • 2024

    "ChatGPT Municipal Use Cases," Montgomery County, PA, February 1

  • 2024

    "Unlocking AI's Potential in State & Local Governments," Avenu Insights & Analytics Sales Kick-Off, Alexandria, VA, January 17

  • 2023

    Panel discussion, Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania, October 20

  • 2020

    "Career Talk," Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania, October 21

  • 2017

    "Preparing for a Career in Public Service," State University of New York at New Paltz, April 6

  • 2016

    "Reflections on Performance Management Implementation in State Government," Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania, September 26

Conference Presentations

  • 2025

    "AI Across the Curriculum: Preparing Public Administrators for an AI-Saturated Policy Landscape," National Academy of Public Administration Social Equity Leadership Conference, Rockville, MD, June 5

  • 2024

    "AI And RPA in Fair Housing," National Fair Housing Training Academy Forum, Washington, DC, November 13

  • 2024

    "Effective Uses of AI in Government," William Donald Schaefer Memorial Conference and Award Ceremony, Annapolis, MD, May 7

  • 2024

    "Artificial Intelligence in Local Government Communications," Association of Pennsylvania Municipal Managers Leadership Development Conference, Bedford, PA, February 8

  • 2023

    "Automating Open Data with Generative AI," Northeast Conference on Public Administration (NECoPA), November 2

  • 2023

    "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Future of Technology in Housing," Fair Housing Leadership: Building an Equitable Future conference, Denver, CO, August 31

  • 2022

    "Addressing the Needs of Marginalized Youth Through a Commitment to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support," 7th International Academic Forum (IAFOR) Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 9

  • 2018

    "Structural Inequality and Affordable Housing," Northeast Conference on Public Administration (NECoPA), Baltimore, MD, November 4

  • 2012

    "Bringing Bike Sharing to Philadelphia," White House Community Partnership Summit, Philadelphia, PA, March 2