Transform Your Team
We offer training to local government agencies on creative problem-solving. Our workshops teach critical skills like community engagement and program design.
We offer training to local government agencies on creative problem-solving. Our workshops teach critical skills like community engagement and program design.
We're working with government and academia to build a talent pipeline that connects public university graduates to jobs in local government agencies and trains them on problem-solving skills.
The NYC Dept. of Veterans Service recently announced the launch of the NYC Veterans Mentoring Initiative, designed during one of our workshops.
Fast Company profiled the piloting of our workshops to train local government public servants in design skills.
We founded Public School to help local governments design and deliver better public services by leveraging their greatest asset: public servants. Public School is a fiscally sponsored not-for-profit organization based in New York City.
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Executive Director and President
Dave formerly worked at the NYC Mayor's Office of Tech + Innovation where he led talent innovation initiatives, including the redesign of nyc.gov/jobs. Dave previously co-founded and led Designing for Financial Empowerment and Civic Service, as well as served in the Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery Operations and the Office of Emergency Management.
Contact: dave [at] hellopublic.org
Board Director
Pamela is an urban development expert and a Senior Fellow at New America. Pamela previously served as the director of Resilient Communities at New America and created the strategy for 100 Resilient Cities. Pamela has also led the creation of the Global Cities Initiative at the Brookings Institute and worked at the London School of Economics and the Center for Architecture.
Board Director
Katie is the Vice President of Workforce Development at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. Katie was formerly the chief operating officer of 4.0 Schools, a nonprofit focused on innovation in education, and led strategy and innovation for Teach for America in New Orleans.