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This summer, as the PPMC continues to grow, we, like many employers are concerned about retention. We have, found, or developed the talent, but how do we keep it? This is the first blog in a series discussing retention strategies in an environment where talent is hard to find and retaining high performer is harder than ever. But, here鈥檚 the question, everyone is talking about retaining talent 鈥� but what are we actively doing about it?

This blog is the third of our three-part series explaining how Recovery Connect can help you. Today鈥檚 blog addresses nonprofits.

Kate is Project Associate for Team PPMC, facilitating Recovery Connect and providing various program support. Kate is an experienced leadership trainer, facilitator, and ICF, certified coach and has spent the bulk of her career as a consultant supporting public transit agencies and associations nationally. Kate worked for Gannon Consult out of Gloucester, Massachusetts for 10 years. In 2018, Kate founded MayDay Group as her personal consultancy. She previously served as an adjunct professor for Rutgers University, National Transit Institute. Kate earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Medical Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts. Kate brings to the PPMC her passion for investing in communities and building thriving organizations.

Meet a new addition to Team PPMC: Monique Garcia! Monique is the Community Initiatives Manager for the PPMC. Monique has nearly 28 years of experience working in local and federal government and the private sector. She has worked on Capitol Hill under two presidential administrations, for Sedgwick County government in public health/communications, followed by ICM, Inc., Black Hills Energy and the Kansas Health Foundation. A native Wichitan, Monique received her bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and her MBA from Southwestern College.

Nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln, the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas were informed of their freedom. The celebration that followed this significant day in Galveston, sometimes called 鈥淓mancipation Day,鈥� has now become the day we recognize as the end of legal slavery in the United States.

The Public Policy & Management Center (PPMC) at 萝莉社welcomes Monique Garcia, Corinthian Kelly, and Kate Young as new Team PPMC staff members. The PPMC is thrilled to expand resources and capabilities with these exceptional professionals.

Meet our new team member, Corinthian Kelly! Corinthian is a Program Manager in Community Initiatives and will focus on public and social service programs. Corinthian has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Public and Urban Affairs with a minor in Leadership Studies from Virginia Tech, along with graduate certificates in City and County Management, Public Finance, and Nonprofit Management from 萝莉社. After obtaining his Master of Public Administration from 萝莉社, Corinthian completed a postgraduate fellowship with the Sedgwick County Manager鈥檚 Office.

Mental health is something that is close to my heart, personally, and to the mission of the PPMC. In addition to May being Mental Health Awareness Month, we鈥檝e experienced two years of a global pandemic 鈥� discussing mental health awareness and support is at the forefront now more than ever.

As we find ourselves nearly halfway through 2022, it can be easy to look back on the past few years and focus on everything that has made life difficult: an ongoing pandemic, political division, and global conflicts. While these are important issues to address, I find so many reasons to be filled with hope amid the chaos鈥攁nd nearly all of those reasons are connected to public servants.

Last year, the PPMC delivered research on attracting and retaining talent. The key result was most organizations across the country are facing a talent shortage; government organizations are feeling that shortage at a higher level due to difficulty attracting and retaining staff. Organizations need more creative approaches to traditional benefits. There are many reports that have coined the phrase the 鈥済reat resignation,鈥� which refers to the large number of baby boomers who have retired over the last two years: approximately 23 million (Fry, 2020).