Working With Elected Officials During a Financial Crisis

Kansas City NPR affiliate, KCUR, asks Mark what advice he has for then-incoming mayor Quinton Lucas. 

With the American Rescue Plan Act, local government is seeing opportunities to address some of the challenges they are facing brought on by the pandemic. But what’s the best way to use these funds? Mark explains how to best leverage this unique opportunity with both short term needs and long term priorities.

GovLove interviews Mark about his career as an auditor, running for Kansas City Mayor, and more.

Mark joins the CivicTech podcast for a conversation about the impact COVID-19 has had on state and local government.

A dialogue between Nick Kittle and Mark Funkhouser on how community leaders can both create sources of innovation and adapt their organization to existing ones.

NBC News speaks with Mark in February 2018 about the perils of tax incentives.

The pandemic forced local governments to make an abrupt shift to remote work and virtual meetings — and they found that they and their workforces were more agile and adaptive than they knew.