Throwback Bonus Discussion: Disrupting the Status Quo, Civic engagement, and budget transparency in South Orange

by Alex TorpeyFebruary 6, 20211 min read

In 2016 I was invited to speak at the Barnes Foundation, hosted by The Philadelphia Citizen, along with two other interesting mayors, John Fetterman and Lovely Warren about disrupting the status quo.

Before the event, I also spoke with Nick Taliaferro of WURD about budget transparency and civic engagement in South Orange. Check out the quick conversation with Nick below.

And check out the full video from the Philly Citizen event below:

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From serving as mayor (non party affiliated) of his hometown of South Orange at age 23, a municipal business administrator, founder of a digital consulting firm, an emergency management director and volunteer EMT, and as a graduate level adjunct professor, management consultant, mentor and speaker, Alex Torpey brings together his uniquely diverse experiences to help provide us a platform to rethink the future of our communities, our republic, and ourselves.

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