Iowa Fall Conference

Scott D. Grayson

APWA

Executive Director

September 29, 2016

Iowa WOW!

• Almost at 500

– 494 Members – Up 20 Members

• Retention Rate is between

89-91% (87% is considered

to be excellent)

• 7 Active Committees

• 10 Iowa Chapter Members

Serving on National APWA

Committees

• 2 APWA Presidents

• Emerging Leaders

• Hosting North American Snow

Conference

2014-2017

APWA Strategic

Priorities

• Advocacy

• Chapter Relations

• Education and Professional

Development

Government Affairs &

Advocacy

• DC Office: 4 GR Staff and 1

Media-Communications

Professional

• Federal Legislative and

Executive Branch Interaction

• Local Chapter Advocacy

APWA Advocates

Capitol Hill Roundtable

FAST Act

Rep. Yoder (R-KS) Rep. Emmer (R-MN)

Chapter Relations

• New Website Templates for

Chapters

• New APWA Website and

MyAPWA Launch

• Financial Software

• Strategic Planning

• Member Engagement

Certification &

Credentialing

• Certifications

– Public Fleet Professional

– Public Infrastructure Inspector

– Storm Water Manager

• Donald C. Stone

– PW-Supervisor, PW-Manager, PW-

Executive, and PW-Leadership Fellow

Accreditation

• 116 Agencies will have been

accredited by PWX in August with

36 additional agencies who have

recently signed up.

Where are we going?

https://goo.gl/BFTnRa

Moonshot Thinking

What’s On Your Mind?