Andrea Cobb's guest appearances

Andrea Cobb

Nerd Farmer Podcast

Citizen Tacoma

Channel 253

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Claire Handscombe

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Andrea Cobb, former school board member, and host Erik Hanberg, former Metro Parks Tacoma commissioner, chat about their experience governing in local office. What’s it like to set policy? How do you enact change? What’s it like working with the public? And a lot more. If you’ve wondered about serving in office, or what the experience of your elected officials is like, I hope you enjoy this conversation. Links  Channel 253 membership Bench bookkeeping

Andrea Cobb, former school board member, and host Erik Hanberg, former Metro Parks Tacoma commissioner, chat about their experience governing in local office. What’s it like to set policy? How do you enact change? What’s it like working with the public? And a lot more. If you’ve wondered about serving in office, or what the experience of your elected officials is like, I hope you enjoy this conversation. <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://channel253.com/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Channel 253 membership</a></li> <li><a href="https://channel253.com/bench" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bench bookkeeping</a></li></ul>

Andrea Cobb on governing in local office

Anders Ibsen

This week’s guests talk with Nate about running for office and what life is like on the other side.  First up is Deputy Mayor, Anders Ibsen. Anders ran for office of Pierce County Conservation District in 2008 while finishing his senior year at Evergreen State College. He was elected to Tacoma City Council in 2011 and re-elected in 2015. Ibsen is a native Tacoman and a graduate of Tacoma School of the Arts.  The second half of the show is dedicated to Andrea Cobb. Andrea is the current President of the Tacoma School Board. She has a BA is Sociology from Willamette University, Masters in Public Administration from University of Washington (Go Dawgs) and is currently working on a PhD in Education Leadership &amp; Policy Studies. Andrea is also a Proud Lincoln Alum and second generation Abe. Anders Ibsen:  “The only thing innate is desire. Everything else can be learned.” 11:00 Council District Boundaries. 13:00 How to get involved? 14:00 Getting Started.  16:00 How much to run? Where does the money from? 19:00 What seats are coming open?  22:00 What’s next for Anders Ibsen? Andrea Cobb:  “If not me, then who?” 27:00 What were your hesitations? 30:00 What’s it like to campaign and raise money? 31:00 Being Legitimate. If you can’t find your space, take it.  35:00 Experience with the Op Ed Board 40:00 I try to live in a place where not everyone is having an experience that is the same as my own. 43:00 If you were the tsar of Tacoma Schools- what would be your focus? The 5 with Andrea Cobb Favorite lunch spot in Olympia?Southern Kitchen or Uncle Thurms?Choose one song to listen to for the rest of you life?Favorite member of New Edition?When you bring folks from out of town, where do you take them?\ Going Further People For The American Way Front Line Leader Academy The Socials Anders Ibsen Twitter Housekeeping: Buy the fall #NerdFarmReads Book, We Gon Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang The Nerd Farmer Podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play and is brought to you by Alaska Airlines. Please consider supporting the podcast by joining Channel 253 as a member.

This week’s guests talk with Nate about running for office and what life is like on the other side. First up is Deputy Mayor, Anders Ibsen. Anders ran for office of Pierce County Conservation District in 2008 while finishing his senior year at Evergreen State College. He was elected to Tacoma City Council in 2011 and re-elected in 2015. Ibsen is a native Tacoman and a graduate of Tacoma School of the Arts. The second half of the show is dedicated to Andrea Cobb. Andrea is the current President of the Tacoma School Board. She has a BA is Sociology from Willamette University, Masters in Public Administration from University of Washington (Go Dawgs) and is currently working on a PhD in Education Leadership &amp; Policy Studies. Andrea is also a Proud Lincoln Alum and second generation Abe. Anders Ibsen: “The only thing innate is desire. Everything else can be learned.” 11:00 Council District Boundaries. 13:00 How to get involved? 14:00 Getting Started. 16:00 How much to run? Where does the money from? 19:00 What seats are coming open? 22:00 What’s next for Anders Ibsen? Andrea Cobb: “If not me, then who?” 27:00 What were your hesitations? 30:00 What’s it like to campaign and raise money? 31:00 Being Legitimate. If you can’t find your space, take it. 35:00 Experience with the Op Ed Board 40:00 I try to live in a place where not everyone is having an experience that is the same as my own. 43:00 If you were the tsar of Tacoma Schools- what would be your focus? The 5 with Andrea Cobb <ol><li>Favorite lunch spot in Olympia?</li><li>Southern Kitchen or Uncle Thurms?</li><li>Choose one song to listen to for the rest of you life?</li><li>Favorite member of New Edition?</li><li>When you bring folks from out of town, where do you take them?\</li></ol> Going Further <a href="http://www.pfaw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">People For The American Way</a> <a href="http://yeonetwork.org/our-work/front-line-leaders-academy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Front Line Leader Academy</a> The Socials <a href="https://twitter.com/aibsenhomes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anders Ibsen Twitter</a> Housekeeping: Buy the fall #NerdFarmReads Book, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28595947-we-gon-be-alright?from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Gon Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang</a> <h3>The Nerd Farmer Podcast is available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-farmer-podcast/id1223805236" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nate-bowling/nerd-farmer-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, and <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I64tyttrwbpxn4prtuk6kqpohwe?t=Nerd_Farmer_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and is brought to you by<a href="https://www.alaskaair.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Alaska Airlines</a>. Please consider supporting the podcast by <a href="https://www.channel253.com/membership/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">joining Channel 253 as a member.</a></h3>

Ep. 45: So You Want To Run For Elected Office? — Anders Ibsen, City of Tacoma and Andrea Cobb, Tacoma Schools