References

Comments by Government Leaders:




Franklin County, OH
Susan Lewis Kaylor -VP, Performance and Managment
David A. Royer -CEO
Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County, OH
“Marv has guided me in building a team that focuses on results and a organizational culture that expects to be evaluated on performance. Together, we have worked to change our organization from a traditional human services environment that measures success based on ‘doing good things’ to an environment that measures results and performance and demands transparency of our work for the customers that we serve and the citizens that have entrusted us to deliver quality behavioral healthcare in our community. Marv’s relentless pursuit of clarity of thought and actions that align with the big picture as well as the details of daily operations has made me a better leader and our organization more efficient."
-David A. Royer





Oklahoma City, OK
Jim Couch -City Manager
Oklahoma City, OK
"Marv brought energy and fresh ideas to our organization. We didn’t need an overhaul, but needed to take advantage of opportunities for improving our organization. Marv helped us to step back and focus on the needs of our customers and the results they expect. Marv promoted fresh thinking and became a catalyst for change to allow us to find our own solutions for the challenges we face." -Jim Couch





Gunnison County, CO
Matthew Birnie -County Manager
Gunnison County, CO
“Marv’s experience, passion, humor, and clarity of vision have been invaluable to me as I lead my county through the transition from a traditional government organization to one with a strategic focus on performance and delivering results.” -Matthew Birnie





The Conference Department, Inc.
Roger Wilson -President
The Conference Department, Inc.
"Marv combines a technical command of his topics with an ability to adapt his pace, emphasis and approach to the particular audience. He turns skeptics into believers and believers into doers. He handles diverse interests, levels and motivations with an assurance obviously rooted in practical experience. He helps Individuals and organizations see opportunities!"
-Roger Wilson





Pinal County, AZ
Terry Doolittle -Former County Manager
David Snider -District 3 Supervisor
Pinal County, AZ
"Marv Weidner and his staff are great communicators. The principles of MFR and performance-based budgeting are not always self-evident -- yet by the time the Board of Supervisors and our constitutional officers completed our day-long session, everyone was on board and ready to go. In fact, we all signed off on the final document that established our county's Strategic Business Plan at the time of its adoption. That wouldn't have happened without our having a clear vision, thanks to Marv's help and facilitation, of what we wanted for our constituents and our organization."
-David Snider





Sandi Wilson -Deputy County Manager
Maricopa County, AZ
“Marv Weidner is an exceptional facilitator and a great motivational speaker. Mr. Weidner has a way with people. He is able to lift spirits while focusing on business outcomes and results. Employees have noted that they enjoy his wit and wisdom. For that reason, we have utilized Marv’s expertise year after year, and will certainly invite him to join us again in the future.”
-Sandi Wilson





City of Long Beach, CA - Animal Care Services
John Keisler -Bureau Manager - Animal Care Services
City of Long Beach, CA
"Marv's strength is in his ability to communicate what matters most to the customer. Nobody can match his wealth of experience in the public sector or his ability to tell the story in a way that appeals to policy makers, staff, and constituents." -John Keisler



Georgia Nesselrode - Director, Local Government Services
Mid America Regional Council (MARC), KC, MO

“I want to express our sincere gratitude for providing the keynote address at “Facing the Future of Local Governments” conference. The evaluations were glowing – the participants truly enjoyed hearing about your life’s work, your experiences transforming organizations by using results-based budgeting and personal observations. Your knowledge of government finances gave the participants some great information, concepts to consider and challenges to enhance their local jurisdiction processes.”
- Georgia Nesslerode





Napa County, CA
Suzanne Mason -Director of Human Resources
Napa County, CA
Former Assistant City Manager
Long Beach, CA
"I think you have great insight into organizations and people and appreciated all your counsel during our work together." -Suzanne Mason





City of Chula Vista, CA
Iracsema Quilantan -Assistant Director Public Works and Engineering
City of Chula Vista, CA
"I would love to share the success we experienced in the Fire Department and City as you helped us handle change and coached our executive and management staff. I was very fortunate to have you and the Weidner team in 'my corner' - what a tremendous resource!"
-Iracsema Quilantan





Advanced Learning Institute (A.L.I.)
Melissa Wittenberg -Managing Director & Senior Conference Producer
Advanced Learning Institute (A.L.I.)
"Over the past 10 years, I have had the pleasure to partner with Marv Weidner and his exceptional team on almost 30 training programs geared towards federal, state and local government executives.

Marv’s presentation style and demeanor have always been extremely well-received by participants in his sessions whether the audience size be a hands-on workshop of 10 people or a keynote session of 100. Through his vast experience working with governments across the country, assisting them with their strategic planning, performance-based budgeting, and managing for results efforts, his methodology and program content have been some of the best additions to the Advanced Learning Institute’s conference agendas.

I look forward to many more opportunities to team up with Marv, in our joint effort to drive public sector improvements in organizational performance. -Melissa Wittenberg




Other References:





City of Austin, TX
Ed Van Eeno -City Budget Officer
City of Austin, TX





Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Stanton Enomoto -Chief Operating Officer
Office of Hawaiian Affairs





La Plata County, CO
Shawn Nau -County Manager
La Plata County, CO





City of Nashville, TN
Talia Lomax-O'dneal -Deputy Finance Director
City of Nashville, TN





City of Las Vegas, NV
Betsy Fretwell -City Manager
City of Las Vegas, NV





Baldwin County, AL
Michael Thompson -County Administrator
David Brewer -Assistant County Administrator
Baldwin County, AL



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