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Name: Gina Moga Age: 50 City: Aurora Years at job: 11 years Q: What is your job title and role? A: Manager, Special Events, city of Aurora. Responsible for overseeing the planning and staging of Blues on the Fox, Downtown Alive, Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veterans Day Parades, Farmer’s Markets, 4th of July Fireworks and evening activities, Phillips Park Fall Fest and Holiday Magic. Our office is the city liaison to the African American Heritage Advisory Board and the Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board and we assist with their events. We also assist community groups in taking their events through the Government Operations process. In addition, we coordinate the Gifts to the Servicemen and the Miss Merry Christmas Jack Frost activities. Neighborhood Festival Funding Grants are also coordinated through Special Events. When needed, we assist with the staging of building dedications, street openings, inaugural receptions and press conferences. Q: When did you take on your current role? A: I became interim manager in 2005 and named to the position in March
Q: What is the best part of your job? A: Definitely seeing people enjoying themselves at the festivals and parades. It’s what we strive for in the lengthy planning process. In the end it all comes down to pleasing your audience. Q: What are some of your accomplishments in regards to Downtown Aurora? A: It’s definitely Downtown Alive. I was hired by then Mayor Stover to come up with something that would bring people back into the downtown<I guess it worked! Q: Where do you lunch in downtown Aurora? A: Lately, I’m so busy that I eat at my desk, but when I do go out it’s usually River’s Edge Café or Tecalitlan. As it gets nicer out, I’ll venture over to Ballydoyle and Comfort Zone more often and I’m very excited about Billy Goat Tavern opening soon.
bookmobile and two library vans. Q: When did you take on your current role (and why/how, if pertinent)? A: I was hired to head the Extension Services Department of the Library (overseeing the Bookmobile and services to senior residences primarily) in 1997. When both the director and the assistant director retired at the end of 1998, the search for a new director began and I accepted the position in 1999. Q: What is the best part of your job? A: The best part of my job is knowing that what I do makes a difference everyday in people’s lives. Although my main responsibilities are now administrative and less direct contact with our patrons, my career has evolved from that of a part-time frontline clerk through many different levels of responsibility. Over the course of my professional career I have received feedback such as the lady who wrote a note to me three months after I
Name: Eva Luckinbill City: Montgomery Years at job: worked in public library field for 30 years, 13 years with Aurora Public Library Q: What is your job title and role? A: I am the Director of the City of Aurora Public Libraries and as such am responsible to the citizens of the city and the Library Board of Directors for the overall delivery of efficient and effective library services. There are 175 library employees across the city, three public facilities, a support building, a Gina Moga Downtown Auroran
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