Welcoming the Mayor of Klos, Albania, the Honorable Basir Cupa, to Pinellas Park -- meeting with Mayor Sandy Bradbury, Edison Frangu, and Jason Sulisufay

Mayor Bradbury, Mayor Cupa, business leader Jason Sulisufay, and Edison Frangu

Recently a colleague from SEEU (South East European University - https://www.seeu.edu.mk/) -- Blerton Zejneli -- connected me with Atlas Corps Fellow Edison Frangu.

Edison Frangu was in the U.S. (Washington, DC) as an Atlas Corps Fellow, serving with OpenGovHub (see http://opengovhub.org/ourteam/).

Edison was in Florida with the Mayor of Klos municipality (Albania) and was assisting the Mayor,  the Honorable Basir Cupa, with arranging visits with municipalities in the Tampa Bay region.

I was honored to welcome Mayor Cupa and Edison to Madeira Beach -- and to help arrange a visit with our City Administrator, the Vice Mayor, and the Fire Department.


After visiting Madeira Beach, we went to City Hall in Pinellas Park for a tour and meeting with the Mayor, the Honorable Sandy Bradbury.   

It was an interesting comparison/contrast between the municipal governments of Madeira Beach and Pinellas Park.  Thanks so much to Mayor Bradbury for taking the time to meet with us.


For more about Pinellas Park, see http://www.pinellas-park.com/ 
https://www.facebook.com/cityofpinellaspark/ 

a tour of the City Council Chambers

Mayor Cupa with Mayor Bradbury, in her office

we learned a lot about the history of Pinellas Park, "the heart of Pinellas County"