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Meet this episode's thought leaders:Matt Bubness, Director, Baker Tilly Municipal AdvisorsJay Staley, Director, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors Interested in more podcasts?Listen to other CommuniTIES episodes

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) provides billions of dollars to local governments through Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF), competitive grants and other provisions to help meet community housing needs. In this podcast, Baker Tilly's public sector housing leaders share insights on the financial opportunities municipalities have to support housing.Learn more about Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors: https://www.bakertilly.com/specialties/municipal-advisoryLearn more about our Public Sector Advisory practice: https://www.bakertilly.com/specialties/public-sector-advisoryVisit our American Rescue Plan resource center: https://www.bakertilly.com/insights/american-rescue-plan-resources-for-public-sectorFollow Baker Tilly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakertillyus

The Mayor of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, Carl Gerlach, joins us to share his experience and insights from serving in local government for the last 26 years, first on the City Council then as Mayor. In 10 minutes, Mayor Gerlach discusses:- How he got involved in local government- The City's greatest accomplishments under his leadership- What has changed and what has stayed the same- Lessons learned during his time as Mayor that fellow elected officials can leverageLearn more about Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors: https://www.bakertilly.com/specialties/municipal-advisoryFollow Baker Tilly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakertillyusLearn more about the City of Overland Park, Kansas: https://www.opkansas.org/

In this fiscal resiliency podcast with Lenore Rodicio, community college thought leader, we discuss proactive, multi-faceted strategies to increase enrollment and student success and reveal effective pathways to help students enter or return to college while generating institutional revenue and driving community employment, economic recovery and regional growth.Listen to more higher education podcasts here and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Penn State University Men's Rugby Head Coach, Justin Hundley, joins us to explain how the rugby football club operates as a non-traditional team sport and how the coaches, alumni, Booster Club and community collaborated to support and sustain the program through the COVID-19 pandemic.

University of Pittsburgh Associate Athletic Director for Business Services, Ryan Varley, and Director of Analytics for Athletics, Richard Turnquist, share their experience and insights from implementing an effective data analytics program to help make strategic, data-driven decisions within the athletic department.   

West Chester University President, Chris Fiorentino, and Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Laurie Bernotsky, join Higher Ed Advisor to share how solid data and leadership engagement led to strategic decisions that enhanced the student experience and fiscal resiliency across the institution.

St. Louis County, Minnesota joins CommuniTIES to share its successful grant administration strategy that supported small businesses, schools, not-for-profits and individuals in the community with CARES Act funding, and how the County plans to leverage American Rescue Plan dollars

Mark Deppe, University of California, Irvine (UCI) Esports Director and North American Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) Commissioner, joins our podcast to share UCI's esports story and future roadmap.

Harrisburg University President, Dr. Eric Darr, Ph.D., and Lackawanna College President, Dr. Jill Murray, Ph.D., join Higher Ed Advisor's athletics series to share their esports journeys and the numerous opportunities esports brings to both students and the institution.

In this CommuniTIES podcast, Baker Tilly's economic development and municipal advisory specialists explain public-private partnerships, known as “P3”.

Boise State University Esports coach Doc Haskell and esports investor and expert Dan Cardell join Higher Ed Advisor to discuss the evolution of intercollegiate esports and lessons learned on Boise State's esports journey.

Executive Vice President and COO of Saint Vincent College, Dr. Jeff Mallory, joins Higher Ed Advisor to share his perspectives on the future of collegiate athletics as a devoted student athlete advocate and former student and professional athlete and coach.

David Erdman, Capital Finance Director for the State of Wisconsin, joins our podcast to discuss the current municipal bond market and opportunities for local governments.

Higher education leader, consultant and trailblazer, Shelley Nickel, joins Higher Ed Advisor to discuss approaches and strategies to achieve fiscal resiliency with creative combinations and system integrations.

Our municipal advisory specialists discuss how schools can improve efficiencies and achieve operational process success in this CommuniTIES podcast.

Higher education enrollment specialist and CEO of HAI Analytics, Emily Coleman, joins our podcast to discuss the strategic role data analytics plays to help colleges and universities better manage the recruitment, enrollment and retention of their student population.

Baker Tilly's higher education specialists discuss how colleges and universities can proactively make data-driven decisions about their sports teams by taking a holistic and strategic approach to analyzing athletic programs.

Baker Tilly's Enterprise Solutions specialists join our Higher Ed Advisor fiscal resiliency podcast series to share strategies to enhance fiscal resiliency with Oracle's digital transformation tools.

Listen to our podcast featuring E-sports expert, Dan Cardell, to learn how E-sports is helping shape the future of athletic programs within higher education.

Dave Webb, Superintendent of South St. Paul Public Schools, joins our CommuniTIES podcast to discuss the demographic realities that challenge school tax elections and share the process and results of a successful voter turnout.

This podcast focuses on fiscal resiliency for colleges and universities from the higher education board member's perspective.

Pittsburgh Panthers' Associate Athletic Director for Business Services, Ryan Varley, discusses the impact of COVID-19 and other fiscal challenges for Division I schools' sports teams, like those of the University of Pittsburgh.

In this podcast, we introduce Baker Tilly's Wisconsin public sector economic development team and discuss the financing tools available to local governments to help fund projects.

The Department of Education made changes to the calculation of a higher education institution's composite score that determines financial responsibility. Listen to this podcast to learn about the changes and new requirements.

Waynesburg University President, Douglas Lee, joins our Higher Ed Advisor podcast to talk about Division III athletic programs and the impact of COVID-19 on collegiate sports.

This podcast features Baker Tilly's higher education specialists discussing how colleges and universities are addressing athletic program cuts in the face of COVID-19 and other industry changes.

Pay equity, overtime pay, hazard pay and the importance of job classification during a pandemic are the hot button topics of this public sector podcast.

Gain insight into leading practices and effective fiscal modeling tools to analyze your higher education institution's resiliency and make decisions.

Public sector specialists discuss the risks and opportunities for K-12 school districts to provide broadband connectivity to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fort Wayne City Utilities joins our CommuniTIES podcast to discuss their successful approach to remaining resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As many states begin reopening businesses after initial closes due to COVID-19, many construction contractors are beginning to shift their strategic focus to the restart and ramp up their operations. Contractors with a developed and focused construction recovery plan will emerge stronger. In this episode, Baker Tilly specialists discuss the importance of understanding your recovery readiness, common challenges contractors are facing in six key categories and what to do to combat them, as well as an inside look at our complimentary assessment tool.

This episode addresses how to go about transforming your institution to ensure long-term fiscal and mission resiliency.

Baker Tilly's public sector executive recruitment specialists discuss the COVID-19 impact on recruiting and hiring for executive government positions.

In this episode, Baker Tilly's utility industry specialists discuss the challenges and opportunities for municipal utilities from COVID-19.

This episode of Baker Tilly's higher education podcast introduces our fiscal resiliency series to help colleges and universities achieve fiscal resilience during COVID-19 and beyond.

In this episode of CommuniTIES, Baker Tilly private and public sector specialists discuss economic development and the impact on communities in the wake of COVID-19.

In this episode, our public sector accounting partners explain the benefits of working with Baker Tilly as an outsourced accountant and/or auditor to improve governmental operations and save money.

In this episode of CommuniTIES, Baker Tilly public sector specialists discuss the COVID-19 relief funding sources available to state and local governments, schools and utilities.

As your company reacts and changes to address all the new rules and regulations resulting from COVID-19, you've likely already incurred additional costs beyond what was expected. From work-from-home expenses to new technologies, all current and future costs should be documented in a harm statement. This statement serves as an inventory of past costs and expected future costs from a contractor's COVID-19 response. Join special guests, Tony Ollmann and Jim Miller, as they discuss why a harm statement is especially important in today's environment, what costs should be documented and what contractors should be considering regarding the impacts to future revenue.

In this episode of CommuniTIES, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors discuss the importance of comprehensive financial planning for state and local governments, particularly during and post-COVID-19.

Building Resilience's first episode kicks off with Baker Tilly senior manager Laura Cataldo and Courtney Davison. They detail the common questions and considerations you should have within your strategic relationships throughout the coronavirus pandemic and road to recovery. From relationships with employees, banks, financial lenders and project owners, to leadership and professional services providers, they have prepared a checklist of the various conversations you should be having.

In this episode, Heather Acker, leader of Baker Tilly's firmwide risk advisory practice, and Blaine Jasper, a senior manager in our risk advisory practice, discuss the top challenges organizations currently face related to relief funding, how organizations can start prioritizing funding opportunities and provide a few real-world examples.

In this episode, Chris Anderson, Baker Tilly Managing Partner, sits down with Jonathan Marks, a partner in Baker Tilly's global forensics group, to discuss increased exposure and opportunity for fraud during rapid changes in business, increased cyber and internal controls risks as organizations shift to work from home environments, and other emerging risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about mitigating risks during a crisis, listen to the full podcast episode with Jonathan Marks, partner, for insights on what organizations should be doing both today and tomorrow to address immediate fraud and cybersecurity risks, and recommendations for mitigating your exposure going forward.

In this episode, Derek Royster discusses the losses we are seeing from the COVID-19 pandemic, the volume of claims insurers are seeing now, the uncertainties around coverage and how businesses can mitigate impacts.

In this episode, Simon Oddy discusses how current supply chain and cybersecurity risks may present other, downstream risk areas insurers and policyholders need to prepare for.

Today, Christine Anderson talks with Lynettte Stolarzyk, a Baker Tilly partner and leader of our specialty tax practice. Lynette shares her expertise and advice on ways organizations can navigate tax considerations through the COVID-19 pandemic and key insights for those looking for financial and non-financial relief packages.

Today, Christine Anderson talks with Todd Bernhardt, a Baker Tilly partner and leader of our small business practice (Baker Tilly Advantage), and Cary Mailandt, a principal in our Middle Market Advisory Services Practice. Todd and Cary share their expertise and advice on ways small businesses can navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic and the immediate needs of businesses with less than 500 employees who have been forced to close or are handling challenges like employee furloughs and reduced sales.

Raina Rose Tagle, a governance, risk management, compliance and cybersecurity partner at Baker Tilly, highlights the importance of enterprise risk management to ensure continuity and resiliency in a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today Kim Wylam, Managing Partner of Baker Tilly Vantagen, our human resource consulting branch, discusses how the COVID-19 crisis and recent legislation are impacting HR professionals. She and Christine Anderson focus on the Families First Act, legislation that impacts businesses of less than 500 employees.