Rethink Local
Helping communities navigate change, strengthen local leadership and institutions, and build more effective local civic ecosystems.
Most of my current professional work happens through Rethink Local, a Vermont-based consulting practice focused on local government, civic engagement, organizational leadership, and community-building. While AlexTorpey.com serves as my personal home on the web, Rethink Local is where you'll find my latest consulting work, resources, articles, and projects.
What We Do
- Strategic planning and community visioning
- Public engagement and facilitation
- Executive recruitment and leadership transitions (Manager, Administrator, department heads, specialty recruitments)
- Interim municipal management and administration
- Compensation studies, pay scales, and HR
- Workshops, training, and leadership development
- Budget analysis, forecasting, capital plans
- Organizational assessments and development
- Community conversations and stakeholder engagement
Why Rethink Local?
Communities face increasingly complex challenges, from housing and economic development to staffing, infrastructure, public trust, and long-term planning.
Rethink Local helps communities leverage the knowledge and best practices already out there, and build the capacity needed to move from ideas to implementation with the community.
Our work combines practical experience in local government with facilitation, leadership development, systems thinking, and community engagement.
Learn More
Visit Rethink Local to explore current projects, articles, resources, podcast appearances, case studies, and opportunities to work together.
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