While nothing could ever truly prepare someone to lead their community or organization through an unforeseen pandemic like COVID-19, there are certain learned skills and traits stemming from previous social and economic disruptions that can be applied to handling this situation. Frank Hibbard, newly elected Mayor for the City of Clearwater, spoke with Abby Melone about the challenges of coming into his position at the height of COVID-19, and applying some of the lessons he learned from the first time he was the city’s mayor during the Great Recession.
