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Session Seven – Workforce Planning

Friday, September 18, 2026


Location:
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
1820 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Agenda

9:00 AM – 9:25 AM | Networking – Light breakfast will be provided (coffee, pastries, etc.)

9:25 AM – 9:30 AM | Welcome

9:30– 10:40 AM | Building the Leadership Pipeline

Trish Kordas, CHRS, Consultant, Coach, Trainer, Government Leadership Solutions

Trish Kordas – Bio
Trish Kordas Trish Kordas is a proven Human Resource Executive with over 20 years of progressive experience. She has a true passion for driving positive company culture through enhancing the employee experience. Her mantra is #GivePlaySlay, and she lives this out any chance she gets. She believes that when teams serve their community, put the fun in everything they do, and are dedicated to doing it exceptionally, they succeed. From Strategic Planning and Succession Management to Policy creation and Employee Relations, she possesses the breadth of expertise needed to help cultures thrive. She has an enthusiasm for developing talent and creating flourishing cultures where people want to Be, Grow, and Stay!


Presentation:



Leadership Pipeline Handout

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Building Your Bench – The Philosophy to Create High-Performance Teams

Speaker:
Felipe Moreno, Public Works Director, City of Phoenix

Felipe Moreno – Bio
Felipe Moreno Felipe Moreno is a highly respected municipal professional with 24 years of experience in public service. Felipe started with the City of Phoenix in 2000 as a Caseworker in the Human Services Department’s Head Start Program. He was selected to the 2006 Management Intern Program, where he completed rotations in the Budget and Research Department, City Manager’s Office, and Housing Department. In 2007, Felipe joined the Public Works Department as an Administrative Assistant II. Since joining the Public Works Department, Felipe has held positions of Management Assistant II, Deputy Public Works Director, Assistant Public Works Director, and now Public Works Director. As Public Works Director, Felipe oversees a department of 1,100 employees across three lines of business. These include oversight of the City’s fleet that includes 7,800 pieces of equipment, the management of over 880 facilities across 480 locations, and a solid waste utility that provides refuse, recycle, bulk trash and post collection services for over 420,000 customers. Felipe holds a bachelor’s degree in Family ad Consumer Resources from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in social work from Arizona State University.


Presentation:
Building Your Bench Presentation

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM | Lunch

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Sharing Shadowing Experiences

We will continue to hear from classmates about their experiences shadowing a manager or deputy manager and the key insights and lessons they gained from the experience.