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From YouTube: CityTalk with John McIntire: Kinsey Casey
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On this episode of CityTalk, John interviews new Chief Operations Officer Kinsey Casey from Mayor Peduto's Office.
A
Welcome
to
city
talk
where
we
interview
city
employees,
to
assure
you,
the
human
being
at
home,
that
we
actually
work
for
a
living
which
is
believe
it
or
not.
Actually
true,
say
hello
to
the
new
chief
operating
officer
for
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
working
out
of
the
mayor's
office,
Kenzie
Casey
Kenzie,
welcome
to
the
program.
Thank.
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A
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B
So
I
am
originally
from
Montana
from
the
great
capital
of
Helena
Montana
and
that's
actually
where
I
got
interested
in
politics.
To
begin
with,
my
third
grade
class
had
a
bill
in
the
legislature
and
I
was
like
you
know.
The
only
girl
that
went
up
with
my
little
sandwich
board
on
and
I
testified,
and
so
that's
when
I
started
to
get
interested
in
public
service
did.
A
B
So
then,
you
know:
I
in
high
school
had
a
very
inspiring
government
teacher
that
sort
of
kept
me
interested
and
when
I
went
to
college
all
the
classes
I
happen
to
be
interested
in
fell
under
political
science
or
history,
and
while
I
was
in
college,
I
did
a
lot
of
interning
and
including
some
political
campaigns.
And
so
when
I
graduated
I
went
to
New
Hampshire,
which
seems
like
a
good
place
to
go.
B
Finally,
we
won
I
want
an
election
in
2008
when
President
Obama
was
elected
and,
of
course,
like
everyone
else.
He
worked
on
the
campaign
and
worked
at
that
cycle.
We
all
moved
to
Washington,
not
knowing
what
what
was
going
to
happen
and
if
we
were
going
to
get
a
job
and
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
get
to
work
for
Secretary
Napolitano.
Who
is
then
the
secretary
of
homeland
secure
so.
B
B
Have
so
many
stories
we
had
a
really
great
time
traveling,
but
I
enjoyed
traveling
to
the
Middle
East,
quite
a
bit
just
because
it's
a
very
different
culture
and
I
learned
a
lot
there.
I
did
have
one
interesting
trip
to
Abuja
in
Nigeria.
Remember
when
the
underwear
bomber
tried
to
blow
up
the
plane
around
Christmastime
I
was
in
Afghanistan
during
that
time,
because
the
secretary
was
going
to
come
and
obviously
didn't
and
then
right
after
I
got
home.
B
A
B
Job
was
advanced,
so
I
was
there
ahead
of
time,
and
it
literally
my
job
was
like
you
know:
you
go
to
the
airport.
You
figure
out
where
your
plane
is
going
to
park,
because
it's
a
government
military
plane
and
you
figure
out
how
the
cars
are
gonna,
pull
into
the
tarmac
very
straightforward,
easy
meetings.
Until
you
go
to
an
airport
where
the
you
know,
the
whole
entire
reason
of
the
visit
is
because
somebody
went
through
the
airport
and
made
it
through
security
with
an
underwear.
It
is
you're
a
bomb.
B
B
B
B
B
B
Good
question
so
little-known
fact:
the
building
next
to
the
White
House
is
called
the
Eisenhower
executive
office
building
or
the
eeob
it
used
to
be
the
old
executive
office
building
or
the
oeob.
So
it
depends
on
which
administration
official
you're
talking
to
you
what
they
call
it,
but
it's
the
building.
Next
to
the
White
House,
it's
where
most
of
the
White
House
staff
work
and
little
known
fact,
there's
a
fifth
floor
of
that
building.
There's
a
library
up
there
and
a
bunch
of
offices
that
you
can't
really
stand
up
straight
in.
A
A
B
A
A
B
Terms
of
like
who
we
suggested
for
different
political
appointments
or
vet,
the
candidates
that
he
had
himself
recommended
when
I
was
doing
advance,
which
is
sort
of
traveling
ahead
of
them
and
setting
up
all
of
the
you
know,
requirements
and
events
before
they
get
there.
I
did
see
him
during
those
trips
same
with
the
vice
president.
I
got
to
do
that.
That
was
more
of.
A
B
B
B
Huge
responsibility,
it's
really
fun,
so
we
worked
with
some
big
companies.
We
did
the
vetting
for
the
entire
State
Department
for
any
companies
that
wanted
to
partner
with
the
State
Department
to
make
sure
that
there
weren't
any
red
flags
that
could
cause
embarrassment
to
the
department
or
be
problematic
and
and
then
we
got
to
do
really
fun
projects.
You've.
B
Husband
is
originally
from
here
and
we
actually
were
both
in
the
White
House
together
and
he
was
reaching
burnout
and
wanted
to
look
at
other
opportunities.
And
so
he
wanted
to
move
home.
I
stayed
at
the
State
Department
for
another
year,
because
I
loved
that
job
so
much.
But
then
the
commuting
back
and
forth
between
Pittsburgh
and
DC
was
a
little
bit.
Much
and.
A
It's
vital
experience:
Wow,
okay,
we're
talking
with
Kinsey
Casey,
who
was
the
chief
operating
officer
for
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
If
you've
been
watching
this
interview,
you
know
she
has
an
incredible
resume
and
when
we
come
back,
we'll
ask
her
about
what
she
plans
to
do
here
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
on
city,
talk
stay
with
us.
D
Hello,
my
name
is
Laura
Kowski
from
the
mayor's
office
and
I'm
here
to
tell
you
about
Big
Bird
comm.
We
know
lots
of
folks
in
our
area
are
going
through
hard
times,
especially
those
experiencing
homelessness.
Let
us
show
you
how
to
get
help.
Big
Bird
comm
is
a
web
app
that
lists
free
easy-to-use
services
in
Pittsburgh
in
Allegheny,
County
introducing
Big
Bird
calm.
You
can
get
to
it
from
any
browser
like
Google,
Chrome,
Internet,
Explorer
or
Safari
on
your
smart
phone
computer
or
tablet.
D
No
downloads
necessary
here
is
big
Burke's
opening
page
you
can
make
a
for
you
selection
to
tailor
results
to
match
your
gender
identity
or
expression,
age,
veteran,
immigrant
or
family
status,
not
sure
which
selection
to
make
choose
all
services
to
see
all
listings
here
are
some
free
resources.
You
can
find
on
big
Burke
overnight,
shelters
places
to
go
during
the
day
to
get
out
of
bad
weather,
grab
a
meal
or
get
groceries
and
pet
food.
D
Big
Burke
will
even
help
you
with
your
job
search,
medical
care,
I
care,
foot
care
and
STD
clinics,
free
clothing,
toiletries
and
household
supplies,
places
to
take
a
shower
and
wash
your
clothes
and
much
more.
All
services
are
listed
based
on
your
location,
so
you'll
see
what's
closest
to
you
first
and
you
can
change
your
location
here
need
help
right
away,
call
911
case
of
emergency,
but
you
can
check
out
the
safe
places
in
hotlines,
button
for
the
domestic
violence
and
sexual
assault,
hotlines,
LGBTQIA,
safe
places,
needle
exchange
locations,
veterans,
hotlines
and
mental
health
crisis.
D
Drop-In
centers,
if
you
find
yourself
on
the
street
and
in
need
of
help,
emergency
shelter,
medical
assistance,
a
snack
or
a
coat,
or
even
just
someone
to
talk
to
press
the
Live
Help
button
and
then
use
email,
Street
help
to
contact
street
outreach
workers
from
places
like
2-1-1.
Who
will
come
to
you
wherever
you
are
in
Allegheny
County?
They
can
get
back
to
you
monday
through
saturday,
between
8
a.m.
and
9
p.m.
D
C
Berg
home
helped
me
through
my
struggle,
especially
when
I
needed
a
place
to
stay
at
night
when
he
needed
to
find
a
meal
during
the
day
or
during
the
night.
When
I
got
my
when
I
finally
got
my
place.
Big
burg
help
me
find
pantries
during
the
day
when
I
needed
to
do
my
laundry
I
was
able
to
use
big
berg
in
the
map
to
do
laundry
downtown
Big
Bird
is
extremely
beneficial.
I
highly
encourage
anybody
who's
going
through
a
hard
time
to
use
it
want.
A
Welcome
back
to
city
talk
we're
here
with
Kinsey
Casey,
the
new
chief
operating
officer
for
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
or,
as
they
also
might
call
her
the
new
guy
cost
it
because
you're
taking
over
his
old
position
and
he's.
Obviously,
as
you
have
learned,
undoubtedly,
a
legendary
figure
blamed
for
all
incidents
involving
potholes
and
snow
emergencies.
For
decades.
Do
you
have
to
take
on
those
responsibilities
as
well
or
can.
B
B
A
B
Is
it
just
out
of
all
of
it
all
of
it?
It's
a
steep
learning
curve
for
me
because,
as
you
know,
I'm
not
originally
from
here
and
I've
not
worked
in
the
city.
I
have
to
obviously
worked
in
government
for
a
good
part
of
my
career,
but
not
in
this
city.
Specifically.
So
it's
a
steep
learning
curve,
I'm
learning
a
lot
and
I'm
getting
to
go
around
and
see
all
the
different
divisions
and
departments
and
learning
from
them
sort
of
what
their
greatest
opportunities
and
challenges
are.
So.
A
B
And
that's
the
exciting
part
about
city
government
I.
Think
is,
you
know
the
federal
government.
You
can
make
big
to
that
impact,
an
awful
lot
of
people,
but
you
never
really
see
on
the
ground
how
it's,
how
it's
affecting
them
and
in
the
city,
you
absolutely
see
the
impact
that
the
city
can
have
for
the
constituents.
So
it's
a
really
exciting
experience
is.
A
B
B
A
B
You
know
that,
are
you
really
good
at
fooling
people?
No,
no
I'm
having
fun
and
I.
You
know:
I
love,
meeting
new
people
and
I
love
I,
both
love
internal
processes,
but
also
getting
to
know
how
things
operate
and
really
talking
to
everyone
about
sort
of
you
know
what
they
could
see
that
they
could
improve
and
what
they're
you
know
greatest
challenges.
Aren't
you
seriously.