When Sean found out that I worked with the Town as a DEI consultant for the Cary Police Department, his genuine curiosity, his concern for people, and his desire for serving the greater good of all, were displayed immediately. Sean engaged the Police Chief at the time and myself in conversation as to how we can replicate the work that we were doing for the Police Department in a way that could benefit all of the Town employees, thus the entire Town of Cary. And together, we co-created a solution. That solution started as a Town-wide initiative under Sean's leadership in 2018 and has been nothing short of transformational since its inception...Sean Stegall is the type of leader to which we all should aspire; a leader that seeks to make an impact and influence positive change through empowering others to live their full potential. I couldn’t ask for a better leader to lead the Town in which I choose to raise my family.

Jerry Jensen
Director-At-Large

In 50 years of employment, I have not experienced city wide, excuse me, town wide inclusive leadership at this level. I think Jim Collins would call it Level 5 leadership. But I believe in Cary leadership is beyond his description. He might want to rethink his premise and look here.

Terry Sult
Interim Police Chief, Cary, NC

Sean Stegall is one of a handful of city managers nationally who has embraced the changing nature of local government as an opportunity to empower the organization’s talent. The inevitable ambiguity associated with this cultural organizational change has motivated sean where others might be stymied by it

John Nalbandian
Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas

It makes you think about how empowered people are today.

Cassie Schumacher-Georgopolous
Asst. Development Director

I don’t know that leadership was really discussed prior to Sean.

Mike Cooper
Fire Chief

Today we say ordinary people have the ability to become leaders themselves. To take risks, to experiment, to really challenge the ways they define themselves.

Jerry Jensen
Director-At-Large

When Sean found out that I worked with the Town as a DEI consultant for the Cary Police Department, his genuine curiosity, his concern for people, and his desire for serving the greater good of all, were displayed immediately. Sean engaged the Police Chief at the time and myself in conversation as to how we can replicate the work that we were doing for the Police Department in a way that could benefit all of the Town employees, thus the entire Town of Cary. And together, we co-created a solution. That solution started as a Town-wide initiative under Sean's leadership in 2018 and has been nothing short of transformational since its inception...Sean Stegall is the type of leader to which we all should aspire; a leader that seeks to make an impact and influence positive change through empowering others to live their full potential. I couldn’t ask for a better leader to lead the Town in which I choose to raise my family.

Jerry Jensen
Director-At-Large