Team Tripepi Smith to Attend TCMA Annual Conference
Team Tripepi Smith’s Principal Jennifer Vaughn and Senior Business Analyst Saara Lampwalla will attend the annual Texas City Management Association (TCMA) Conference in South Padre Island, TX from June 20-23, 2024.
The 2024 conference theme is “Navigating the Horizon.” The conference consists of informational sessions on a variety of topics including ethics, leveraging AI for competitiveness and crisis communications. This year, workplace culture emerges as a compelling discussion point, featuring multiple sessions exploring methods for organizations to enhance performance through prioritizing inclusivity and cultivating positive change to shape workplace culture.
“Hosting an annual conference of this size with so many events and informational sessions to attend is a great achievement as it provides expansive learning opportunities and spaces to network with local government leaders,” said Tripepi Smith President Ryder Todd Smith. “TCMA consistently supplies their members with a wealth of information and tools to take into the workplace, which ultimately strengthens the city management profession. .”
As a Gold Sponsor for TCMA, Tripepi Smith is proud to support the city management community in Texas as they elevate local government standards. Similar to TCMA, Tripepi Smith is grounded in civic affairs. Co-founder and CFO Nicole Smith comes from a second-generation civic affairs background; her father served as a city manager for 30 years. Co-founder and President Ryder Todd Smith brings over a decade of expertise in public agency marketing and communications. Partnering with organizations such as TCMA is a key strategy in advancing the public affairs community.
About Texas City Management Association
Texas City Management Association (TCMA) is a group of local government officials working to uphold high standards in local government and embrace diversity. With over 1,000 members spread across ten Texas regions, TCMA consistently provides educational and networking opportunities to members to uplift local government quality.
About Tripepi Smith
Tripepi Smith is a California-based marketing, technology and public affairs firm that serves for-profit, nonprofit and public agencies. Its unique mix of marketing and technology prowess provides a competitive advantage to agencies seeking to leverage the internet to achieve their communication goals. The firm provides full content creation services, including: ghost writing, collateral development, photography, video production, aerial imagery, search engine optimization, email marketing campaigns and website design and execution. Tripepi Smith clients include: City of American Canyon, City of Culver City, City of Cupertino, City of Daly City, City of Duarte, City of Grover Beach, City of Indian Wells, City of La Cañada Flintridge, City of Lake Forest, City of Livermore, City of Malibu, City of Napa, City of Palmdale, City of Paramount, City of Tracy, CalChoice Energy Authority, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, Santa Clara County Fire Department, Costa Mesa Sanitary District, Rowland Water District, California City Management Foundation, Renne Public Law Group, West Coast Arborists, Scripps College, Blind Children’s Center and Climatec.