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The HaltingWinter Podcast

Episode 239 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
Brought to you by Tyler Technologies and Zencity

What does leadership look like when tragedy strikes?

For Ghida Neukirch, City Manager of Highland Park, Illinois, that question became more than hypothetical on July 4, 2022, when a mass shooting devastated her community during its annual parade.

In Episode 239 of The HaltingWinter Podcast, Ghida shares her remarkable journey, from fleeing civil war as a child to leading through one of the darkest days in Highland Park’s history, and the lessons she carries for every city manager and local government leader.