Pursuing Public Service: A Conversation with G2U PGH Instagram Stars

On Friday, April 30th, Metro21 hosted the third G2U PGH webinar, "Pursuing Public Service: A Conversation with G2U PGH Instagram Stars."

Five panelists representing the Southwestern Pennsylvania region's government agencies will come together to discuss their public service careers.  Our panelists, with academic backgrounds from geoscience to finance, aim to provide students with career insights, as well as strategies for navigating the job search for public service careers.

The goal of "Pursuing Public Service: A Conversation with G2U PGH Instagram Stars" is to foster connections and share actionable information between hiring talented government employees, students searching for public service jobs and internships, and those who are trying to help students find great jobs/careers.

Panelists included:

• Lance Chimka, Allegheny County Economic Development Director
• Jordan Fields, City of Pittsburgh Policy Coordinator
• Alexandra Hakala, US Department of Energy NETL Environmental Geochemist
• RJ Susko, Town of McCandless Planning & Development Director
• Vincent Valdes, Southwestern PA Commission Executive Director and President