CORE Team Member Spotlight: Liz Kalaijian

CORE Team Member Spotlight: Liz Kalaijian

Project Manager | Capital Strategic Solutions Liz Kalaijian is a Project Manager at Capital Strategic Solutions (CSS), where she supports municipalities with strategic communications, public outreach, and engagement. Her work focuses on helping public-sector teams...
Leadership Between Chapters 

Leadership Between Chapters 

How Ken Calder supported the Town of Ware’s Department of Public Works through a critical leadership transition.   When the Town of Ware found itself navigating a leadership transition within its Department of Public Works, the challenge was clear: how...
Turning Municipal Language into Resident-Ready Information 

Turning Municipal Language into Resident-Ready Information 

Municipalities regularly communicate about topics that are technical by nature, including budgets, tax limits, ballot questions such as Proposition 2½, fee changes, grant funding, and capital planning. When residents struggle to understand these materials, the issue...
Astro-Strategic Solutions Weekly Municipal Horoscope – January 12-18

Astro-Strategic Solutions Weekly Municipal Horoscope – January 12-18

Welcome to this week’s Astro-Strategic Solutions Weekly Municipal Horoscope, where the stars meet standing meetings and winter operations are officially in full swing. By now, inboxes are no longer pretending to be calm, calendars are packed, and everyone’s realizing...
New Year, New Branding 

New Year, New Branding 

Designing for the Work Ahead  The start of a new year always brings a moment to pause and take stock. For many communities, that reflection isn’t just about what’s next on the calendar; it’s about whether the tools they rely on to communicate are actually keeping pace...