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10 Questions with Mayor Elizabeth Branigan
ELIZABETH BRANIGAN made Liberty Hill her home in 1977 after attending the city’s first Sculpture Symposium and experiencing what she calls a “community that could do anything.” Following a nearly 30-year nursing career, she devoted herself to pursuing community work in Liberty Hill. Her lifelong love of baseball and experience as an assistant T-ball coach inspired her to serve on the Parks and Recreation Board. Elizabeth has also held three terms on the City Council and was elected as mayor in 2020, saying she has the city’s best thinkers sitting alongside her on the dais.
THE BEST LEADERS SUPPORT THEIR TEAMS by leading from the front. The leader should have a clear vision shared by the team and a clear path to the goal. She must always clearly "walk the walk."
I DEFINE A GREAT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS ONE THAT is inclusive and mutually supportive. There is no room for rivalry within a team.
ONE THING I TRY TO DO EVERY DAY is make contact with our constituents. Our citizens are what it is all about.
I FEEL MOST ALIVE WHEN I am out of doors. We are supremely lucky to live in Texas where natural beauty abounds and the weather is usually good for outside activities. From gardening to stargazing, life is better spent outdoors.
TO AVOID DISTRACTIONS I like background music, but if it is good music, it can become distracting.
I HANDLE NEGATIVITY BY having so many positive influences in my position, which makes it easy to concentrate on them. I do not encourage negativity by giving it an ear and I do not entertain gossip.
ONE THING THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME BUT I ENJOY is public speaking. One can overcome nervousness by having something important to say.
MY BEST ADVICE FOR HANDLING CHANGE IS to remember that all living things change. Growth always brings change. The alternative is stagnation and death.
IN TEN YEARS I HOPE TO...sit on my porch peacefully enjoying the fruits of the things we have done together in this place.
I DEFINE SUCCESS AS reaching the goals we have set together.
