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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPadden Guy MurphyFrom:webadmin@bozeman.net To:Agenda Subject:Citizen Advisory Board Application Date:Wednesday, September 29, 2021 9:11:32 PM A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name:Citizen Advisory Board Application Date & Time:09/29/2021 9:11 PM Response #:64 Submitter ID:44178 IP address:174.45.83.109 Time to complete:19 min. , 28 sec. Survey Details Page 1 WELCOME Thank you for your interest in joining a Citizen Advisory Board. The City of Bozeman elected officials and staff believe in the value of public participation and local governance in the decision-making process and encourage all interested members of our community to apply. As set forth in Resolution 5323, the City is committed to building Advisory Boards that advance the City’s goals of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Because of this goal, the City is actively working to achieve membership that reflects, at the least, the demographics of our community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. CONTACT INFORMATION The City will need to communicate with all board members via email for a number of annual communications, so a valid email address is required for all applicants. Please notify the City Clerk's Office if your email address changes for any reason. The City will need to communicate with all board members via email for a number of annual communications, so a valid email address is required for all applicants. Please notify the City Clerk's Office if your email address changes for any reason. Please note that your application will become public information. All required fields are marked with a red asterisk *. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT Each official and employee serving on a multimember agency is expected to devote the time and effort necessary to ensure the successful functioning of such agency (Bozeman Municipal Code, Section 2.03.490.C.). Additional standards of conduct and norms are included in Resolution 5323. Applicant Information First Name Padden Guy Last Name Murphy Physical Address 716 S Grand Avenue PO Box (if different from physical address) Not answered City Bozeman State Montana Zip Code 59715 Primary Phone (801) 580-0811 Additional Phone Not answered Current Occupation Urban Innovation & Public Policy Consultant Employer Self Employed Email padden.murphy@gmail.com Which position are you applying for? (○) Community Development Board Do You Live in the City Limits? (Some positions do require you live within Bozeman city limits while others do not.) (○) Yes How long have you lived in the Bozeman Area? (○) 1-5 years Have you ever served on a City or County Board or Commission? (○) No Please describe your professional and personal experiences, interest, and qualifications that make you a good fit for this board. First, this is my home. I was born and raised in Great Falls, grew up skiing for the Big Sky Ski Team, interned for Max Baucus in DC before heading to school. My uncle played football for MSU and has served on the Parks Board, my brother and sister went to MSU, I was married in Bozeman, and moved back about a year and a half ago with my amazing wife, Lumay. Our first child, our sweet plump little boy named Wilde, was born in Bozeman this last Election Day. This is my home and I want to make myself useful for our community. So how can a non-architect non-planner in a city full of architects and planners be helpful to the Community Development Board? In my day job currently, I advise early stage and growth stage urban innovation startups on strategy, communications, public policy and social impact. Whether it's innovative housing models, mobility startups, turning parking lots into food parks, or driving sustainable cities strategy for one of the FAANG tech leaders, every one of my clients is engaging with the built environment or public realm in some way. Previously I had the opportunity to lead global strategy, public policy, social impact, and communications teams at a number of leading tech startups: REEF (transforming parking lots into urban mobility hubs and marketplaces with goal of creating 15 minute neighborhoods), WeWork, Lyft, and Getaround (peer to peer carsharing). I have helped forge partnerships with local governments, community organizations, Fortune 500's and developers across the country and around the world. Through my life, my education, and my career I have been, and remain committed to making myself as useful as possible in the mission of reimagining and revitalizing our urban spaces for people, not just cars, and helping our cities become more sustainable and inclusive centers of community and opportunity. Additionally, I co-host a podcast called The Mayors alongside Richard Florida, renowned urbanist and author of Rise of the Creative Class and New Urban Crisis. In The Mayors we interview mayors across the country and around the world – from LA Mayor Eric Garcetti (yesterday) to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to smaller town mayors like Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken. We discuss urban planning and design, innovative solutions and partnerships with regard to housing, homelessness, parking, and mobility. I live and breathe these issues every day and am deeply committed to this community. I believe I will bring unique perspective, experience, and relationships to the board. The City of Bozeman strongly values diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Describe any efforts you have engaged in to expand your understanding of DEI. I am a white Irish kid from Great Falls who's family still owns the original homestead our family was given by this country. I was raised by a great Mom and Dad, grew up with 3 strong Montanan sisters and a loving big brother. I have lived a life of privilege that in at least a small way can be traced back to that little piece of land – land, capital, equity – that was given to us. I have a deep appreciation and understanding of the relationship between land and diversity, equity, and inclusion -- especially what it means for Native Americans and Black Americans in this country. I have studied these issues extensively and have been trained in bias training and leadership programs. But it is not lost of me that it is an intellectual, not a lived experience. I have so much more to learn and have committed much of my career and time to this work and being a good ally and member of my communities. At WeWork I led our global Social Impact team. Most notably, following Trump's travel ban announcement in Jan 2016, I spearheaded the formation of a global refugee hiring initiative to hire 1,500 refugees over 5 years. We partnered with the IRC, Upwardly Global, and local refugee organizations around the country. Also while at WeWork, I built and grew the WeWork + Bunker Labs Veterans in Residence program, a free 6 month startup incubator for veteran and military spouses who wanted to launch a startup or small business. The program is now operating in 25 cities across the country (Bozeman too! but not w/ WeWork of course), and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to date. I now serve on the Bunker Labs Board of Directors. Most recently as SVP of Communications & Public Affairs at REEF, my team built the Neighborhood Restaurant Development Program to offer free space and support to local, women, and BIPOC owned restaurants and food entrepreneurs. Perhaps the thing I am most proud of, is that I have in my career successfully hired and built teams of diverse leaders. I was taught, by leaders better than me, to always go outside my networks, to lead by example, and build truly diverse teams so the organization would copy that leadership and create systems and a culture of diverse hiring and advancement. At both REEF and WeWork I built 25+ person teams and am proud that we were always one of the most diverse in the company, with women and people of color in the most important and most senior roles. If you call any of the folks from the teams I built and had the honor to lead I am confident that above all else they would say I always had their back. How we hire, how we spend our money, the daily decision we make are the decisions that ultimately add up and create ripples of positive or negative impact. I have learned a lot about diversity, equity, and inclusion through these experiences and I continue to seek opportunities to expand my understanding and ability to be useful in creating a community of inclusion, opportunity and belonging. References: Please provide name, phone, and email contact information for two references. Reference 1 David Fine, 406.599.7228, fine.david@gmail.com, David Fine is Economic Development Specialist - City of Bozeman Reference 2 Richard Florida, 647.3024852, florida@creativeclass.com Richard Florida is one of the world’s leading Urbanists. He is a researcher and professor, serving as University Professor at University of Toronto’s School of Cities and Rotman School of Management, and a Faculty Chair at NYU’s Schack School of Real Estate He is a writer and journalist, having penned several global best sellers, including the award winning The Rise of the Creative Class and his most recent book, The New Urban Crisis. He is co-founder of CityLab, the leading publication devoted to cities and urbanism. He is an entrepreneur, as founder of the Creative Class Group which works closely with companies and governments worldwide. The Bozeman City Charter, voted in by the citizens of Bozeman in 2008, requires annual ethics training. If appointed, do you understand you will be expected to take online and in person ethics training? (○) Yes How did you hear about this board or vacancy? Public Notice & Neighbors Is there any other information that you feel we need to know? Not answered If you have a disability that requires assistance or need accommodations, please contact our ADA Coordinator, Mike Gray, at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301). Please note that for most Citizen Advisory Boards, materials are distributed electronically for each meeting. Your application and all information submitted is considered a public record. All applications are included in the City Commission’s Meeting materials for consideration which are electronically archived and available to the public. Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email.