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Recognition of City of Laredo employees for participating and successfully completing the requirements to graduate from the 2023 Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program offered by Texas A&M International University. These employees received their Certification at a Graduation Ceremony held at the State Capitol on Monday, December 4, 2023.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo, in partnership with TAMIU, provided an opportunity to City of Laredo employees to participate in the second cohort of the Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program. Prior to this partnership with TAMIU, the City of Laredo had participated in the Certified Public Manager Program in partnership with Texas State University, which originally started in 2004.
The CPM program is a nationally accredited comprehensive management development program open to managers in federal, state, and local government agencies. The program's primary goal is to improve the performance of public sector managers and the organizational performance of state, local and federal governments.
The CPM program requires completion of a 300 hour course of study comprised of a series of seven tracks, or courses, designed to enhance the skills, knowledge, and abilities of public managers in the following areas: Public Personnel Administration, Managing for Quality, Organization Communication, Public Finance and Budgeting, Productivity and Program Evaluation, Information Systems for Managers and the capstone for the course Applied Project Practicum.
Adrian Gause - Utilities Department
• Eduardo Herrera - Environmental Services Department
• Maria Elsa Hinojosa - Human Resources Department
• Andrew Knapp - Airport Department
• Gloria Landin - Parks and Recreation Department
• Elena R. Martinez - Human Resources Department
• Alonzo J. Olivarez Jr. - Police Department
• Aileen Ramos - Convention and Visitors Bureau Department
• Martha Raz - Health Department
• Jesus Reyes - Engineering Department
• Silvestre Rodriguez - Fire Department
• Isabel Sosa-Castaneda - City Manager’s Department/PIO
• Miguel G. Vega - Information Services & Telecommunications Department
• Jorge Ynchausti - Bridge Department
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