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CGR policy experts are available to make presentations and conduct workshops at myriad events around the nation. To request a speaker please contact:


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Phone: (585) 327-7071
Fax: (585) 325-2612

Upcoming Speeches


Shrinking School Budgets Through Sharing & Consolidation
 

Cortlandt Town Hall, Cortlandt Manor, NY
Presenter: Charles Zettek, Jr., M.S.

 
 

State of Rochester's Economy
 

RDDC, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY
Presenter: Kent Gardner, Ph.D.

 
 

Recent Speeches

2010

State of the Economy
 

Board of Directors of Financial Institutions Inc, Warsaw, NY
Presenter: Kent Gardner, Ph.D.

 
 

The Likely Form of a Final State Budget & What it May Mean to You
 

WXXI 1370 Connection, Rochester, NY
Presenter: Joseph Stefko, Ph.D.

 
 

Government Consolidation

 

Greece Rotary, Ridgemont Country Club, Rochester NY
Presenter: Scott Sittig, M.P.P.

 
 

Municipal Shared Services: How do I Know if Entering into a Shared Services Agreement will be Effective?

 

Local Government Leadership Institute, Buffalo, NY
Presenter: Kent Gardner, Ph.D.

 
 

Local Government Consolidation in NYS

 

NYS Government Finance Officers’ Association, Ellicottville, NY
Presenter: Joseph Stefko, Ph.D.

 
 

Shared Services, Dissolution and Consolidation – How Citizens Can Lead New York Governments into the 21st Century

 

Geneva League of Women Voters Annual Meeting, Geneva, NY
Presenter: Charles Zettek, Jr., M.S.

 
 

Taylor, Triborough and the Public/Private Compensation Disparity in NYS

 

American Society for Public Administration, Buffalo-Niagara Chapter
Presenter: Joseph Stefko, Ph.D.

 
 

Local Government Consolidation -- Opportunities and Challenges

 

NYS Government Finance Officers’ Association Annual Meeting, Albany, NY
Presenter: David S. Liebschutz, JD/MPP

 
 

State Responses to the Recession: What Other States Have Done

 

Legislative Breakfast Program, Albany Law School
Presenter: David Liebschutz, J.D., M.P.P.

 
 

Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast

 

Commerce Chenango and NBT Bank, Howard Johnson’s, Norwich, NY
Presenter: Kent Gardner, Ph.D.

 
 

Consolidation in Western NY: Case Studies in Albion, Batavia & Seneca Falls

 

Rochester/Metro NY League of Women Voters
Presenter: Charles Zettek, Jr., M.S.

 
 

What's up with the Economy?
 

The Chartered Financial Analyst Society, Rochester, NY
Presenter: Kent Gardner, Ph.D.

 
 

2009


Looking Ahead to New York's NEXT Budget Crisis
 

WXXI 1370 Connection, Rochester, NY
Presenter: Joseph Stefko, Ph.D.

 
 

Improving and expanding independent living services for persons with disabilities
 

American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Presenters: Donald Pryor, Ph.D., Maria Ayoob, M.P.H., C.P.H.

 
 

Challenges of publicly-operated nursing homes in New York State: Threats to the long term care safety net
 

American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Presenters: Donald Pryor, Ph.D., Maria Ayoob, M.P.H., C.P.H.

 
 

Controlling the Local Tax Burden-A Dialogue
 

Robert H. Jackson Center, Rochester, NY
Presenter: Charles Zettek, Jr., M.S.

 
 

The State Fiscal Crisis: Where we go from here.
 

WXXI 1370 Connection, Rochester, NY
Presenter: Joseph Stefko, Ph.D.

 
 

The State of Rochester's Economy
 

Downtown Development Corporation, Hyatt Regency, Rochester, NY
Presenter: Kent Gardner, Ph.D.

 
 

Corrections and Public Safety:  Towards Wiser Public Investments

 

Governmental Research Association, Annual Conference, Washington DC
Presenter: Donald Pryor, Ph.D.

 
 

The Federal/State Response to the Economic Crisis
 

Government Finance Officers Association, Glen Iris Inn, Letchworth State Park, NY
Presenter: Joseph Stefko, Ph.D.

 
 

Something’s Gotta Give: Re-examining Opportunities for Local Government Efficiencies
 

Department of Public Administration, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
Presenter: Kent Gardner, Ph.D., Charles Zettek, Jr., M.S.

 
 

Does New York State’s Government Workforce Need to be Downsized?
 

WXXI 1370 Connection, Rochester, NY
Presenter: Joseph Stefko, Ph.D.

 
 

Sustainable Urban Infrastructure: How Feasible is the Adaptive Reuse of Parochial Schools to House Charter Schools?
 

Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
Presenter: Bethany Welch, Ph.D.

 
 

Impact of NYS Budget Problems on Tax Systems
 

Government Law Center, Albany Law School Warren Anderson Breakfast Series, NYS Capitol
Presenter: David S. Liebschutz, J.D., M.P.P

 
 

Thoughts on the 2009 Economy
 

Dutchess Regional Chamber of Commerce Contact Breakfast
Presenter: Kent Gardner, Ph.D.

 
 

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