Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Bram Strain

Title of Presentation: “City of Lethbridge 2019-2023” – Bram will touch on the five key areas of focus for the City of Lethbridge as an organization during his first 4 years and share some highlights to expect for the community. Will be available for some Q&A.

Presenter Bio: On August 15, 2018, Mr. Bram Strain became the City Manager for the City of Lethbridge bringing a breadth of experience in leadership, efficiencies, innovation and change management. In his previous roles, Bram had direct responsibility for more than 2,000 employees in unionized environments and has overseen public programming and capital budgets of up to $1.8 billion. Most recently, Bram served as a deputy minister in the Government of Manitoba in the ministries of infrastructure as well as education, training and immigration. His background in federal government includes serving as Assistant Deputy Minister for Western Economic Diversification, Regional Director General for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Director General for Service Canada, and Associate Regional Director General for Veterans Affairs Canada. Throughout his career, Bram has worked directly with elected officials and has a deep respect for their time, dedication and commitment to the public good. He believes political direction is key in representing the needs and desires of the community while the civil service directly applies policy and generates new, innovative ideas for efficiency that improves service provision and increases value for taxpayers.

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