Neighborhood Training Institute

The Hartford NEXT 2024-2025 Neighborhood Training Institute series“ It’s Our City “ provides residents with information about the Hartford city government, how it operates, how it impacts neighborhoods, and how residents can participate and be involved. Scroll down to view recorded sessions of this and our 2021-2022 series.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving funds the Neighborhood Training Institute.

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It's Our City 2024-2025 Episodes

 

 

September 21, 2024
Registrar of Voters
Gigi Feliciano

 

 

October 5, 2024
Mayor Arunan Arulampalam
City Council President Shirley Surgeon
Assistant Town & City Clerk Eric Lusa

October 26, 2024
Christopher Hayes

Director
Department of Public Works

November 2, 2024
Jeff Auker

Director
Development Services

November 16, 2024

Kristina Baldwin, Director of DFCY

Brian Gallagher, Director of Sports & Recreation

January 11, 2025

Interim Police Chief Kenny Howell
Chavon Campbell, Director of the Office of Violence Prevention.
Hosted by Chris McArdle, President, CSS/CON NRZ.

February 1, 2025

Emergency Services

Fire Chief Rodney Barco

Jeffrey Covello Director of Emergency Services
Hosted by Charles Teale, Retired Fire Chief  

February 15, 2025

Health & Human Services

Ebony Jackson-Shaheed, Director 
  

March 1, 2025

Leigh Ann Ralls, CFO & Director of Finance

Julian Freund, Director, Office of Management, Budget, Grants & Revenue
  

March 22, 2025

“Managing the People”

Shay Ajayi, Chief Operating Officer
James Woulfe, Chief of Staff
Marlene Fleeting, Director, Human Resources & Labor Relations
Melinda Johnson, Director, Office of Community Engagement

April 12, 2025

“Teaching the Children”

Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, 
Superintendent, Hartford Public Schools

May 3, 2025

“Get A-Board”

Ben Dubow, Advisory Commission on Food Policy
Nyesha McCauley, Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission
Curtis Rodriguez-Porter, LGBTQ+ Commission
Josie Utick, Planning & Zoning Commission

October 1, 2025
A conversation with Board of Education Superintendent Andraé Townsel

It's Your City (2021-2022)

Development Services –

Part 2: Economic Development and Licenses & Inspections (February 5, 2022)

Power Point presentation

Public Works and Health & Human Services (February 19, 2022)

Power Point presentation

Department of Families, Children, Youth & Recreation (March 5, 2022)

Power Point presentation

Public Safety: Police, Fire and Emergency Services  (March 31, 2022)

Power Point presentation

Preserving Hartford’s Historic Homes (April 28, 2022)

Power Point presentation

Mayor, City Council, City Clerk & Registrar of Voters (October 2, 2021)

Power Point presentation

City Treasurer, Finance Department, Office of Management, Budget & Grants (October 16, 2021)

Power Point presentation

Chief Operating Officer, Human Resources, 311- Community Engagement & Corporation Counsel (November 6, 2021)

Power Point presentation

Development Services – Part 1: Planning & Zoning, Housing, Blight Remediation & Housing Code Enforcement (November 20, 2021)

Power Point presentation