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8 <br />Attachment C <br />Rapp Consulting Group Team <br />The Rapp Consulting Group (RCG), and its principal, Craig Rapp, have conducted over 100 local government <br />strategic planning engagements--over forty (40) in the past five years. Primary clients are cities, counties, <br />and special districts located in the Upper Midwest. The collaborative process used by RCG results in clear <br />priorities, focused objectives, and targeted performance. This is accompanied by best-in-class stakeholder <br />engagement, plan implementation and performance reportingfacilitated by a team with decades of local <br />government and consulting experience. <br />Craig Rapp, President, Rapp Consulting Group <br />Craig Rapp is a nationally recognized speaker, facilitator, and strategic advisor. He speaks and conducts <br />workshops on subjects such as: leading in difficult political environments, alternative service delivery, and <br />authentic leadership. The focus of his consulting practice is strategic planning, leadership development, <br />and optimizing organizational performance. Craig has over forty years of experience as a senior executive <br />in both the public and private sectors. He was the Director of Consulting for the International City-County <br />Management Association, City Manager in three Minnesota cities, Director at the Metropolitan Council, and <br />a senior executive in two privately held companies. He has a m and is <br />a graduate of the Senior Executive Institute at the University of Virginia. <br />Project Manager <br />Lead facilitator for strategic planning sessions <br />Coordinator-facilitator for implementation efforts <br />Dr. Craig Waldron, Consultant-Former City Administrator/Community Development Director <br />Dr. Craig Waldronisthe owner of The Waldron Company-a local government consultant practice.Prior to <br />his current position, Dr. Waldronhad a distinguished forty-year career in public service including Director of <br />the Public Administration Programs at Hamline University, City Administrator for the City of Oakdale,and <br />City Manager for the City of North St. Paul.He also served as a Community Development Director in <br />Roseville, a Regional Development Commission Executive, and as an elected official. Dr.Waldron earned <br />his Doctorate in Public Administration from Hamline University, hisM.A. in Urban and Regional Studies <br />from Minnesota State University and hasa B.A. in Sociology from the University of Iowa. Dr. Waldron has <br />conducted numerous strategic planning processes and organizational studies, with Craig Rappincluding <br />recently completed strategic plans for Anoka County Economic Development and Washington County CDA. <br />Facilitator for implementation efforts, support for strategy retreat <br />Mark Nagel,MPA, MBAConsultant-Former City Manager/HRA Director/Business Professor <br />Mark Nagel has overforty years of experience in local government, as a City ManagerandHRA Executive <br />Director. He served over twenty years at Normandale Community College as a Professor of Business <br />Administration and as an adjunct instructor at Metro State University.Inaddition to these responsibilities, <br />Mark regularly serves as an interimCity Managerand other positionsfor local governments providing an <br />experienced perspective to a wide variety of organizations.Mark has conducted numerous strategic <br />planning processes and organizational studies with Craig Rapp including recently completed strategic plans <br />for Anoka County Economic Development and Washington County CDA. <br />Facilitator for implementation efforts, support for strategy retreat <br />5021 Vernon Avenue S #180, Edina, MN 55436 <br />Qbhf!97!pg!2:4 <br />202-340-4114 | www.rappconsultinggroup.com <br /> <br />