NACo Staff
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Administration & Operations
Abbas Al Husseini
Chief Technology Officer & Managing Director, Technology Solutions
Andrea Bassil
Human Resources & Benefits Director
Ezekiel Bolanle
IT Support Specialist
Kevin Carr
Center Operations Manager
Savva Martyshev
Power Platform Administrator
Kimberly Ransom
County Tech Xchange Program Manager
Anuja Rathi
Managing Director of HR & Talent Management
Rita Reynolds
Chief Information Officer & Managing Director, County Tech Xchange
Susan Stanphill
County Tech Xchange Administrative Assistant
Phyllis Williams
Center Operations Coordinator
Tylette Wilson
Senior D365 Specialist
County Practices & Innovations
Ashleigh Holand
Chief Program Officer
Grace Blanchard
Senior Program Manager, Economic Development
Destiny Boston
Program Associate, Behavioral Health
Jack Callahan
Program Associate, Economic Development
Ronin Davis
Senior Program Manager, Justice
Alseta Gholston
Senior Program Manager, Economic Mobility
Jennifer Kuiper
Program Director, Economic & Workforce Development
Christina Loukos
Meetings Planner
Meghan McQuillen
CDC Public Health Associate
Miranda Morvay
Senior Operations Manager
Kat Patterson
Senior Program Manager, Behavioral Health
Annie Qing
Senior Program Manager, Substance Use Disorder
Elise Simonsen
Program Director, Behavioral Health & Justice
Megan Siwek
Program Manager, Justice
Patrick Spence
Program Manager, Economic Mobility
Nastassia Walsh
Managing Director, Practices and Innovations
Bryce Wilkom
Program Associate, Justice
Research, Policy & Governance
Teryn Zmuda
Chief Research Officer & Chief Economist
Ricardo Aguilar
Associate Director, Data Analytics
Christopher Chung
Program Manager, Equity and Civic Engagement
Fitzgerald Draper
Director of Research, Policy & Governance Studies
Jonathan Harris
Associate Director, Research
Stacy Nakintu
Senior Analyst, Research & Data Analytics
Isabella Reed
Research Associate, County Governance
Executive Management Team
Matthew D. Chase
CEO/Executive Director
Marc Chavez
Director of Board Operations and Executive Services
Alyxa Hawkins
Special Assistant to the CEO
Ashleigh Holand
Chief Program Officer
Bill Jasien
Executive Chairman, NACo EDGE
Danny Melgoza
Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Executive Director
Mark Ritacco
Chief Government Affairs Officer
Teryn Zmuda
Chief Research Officer & Chief Economist
Finance
Janet Fernandes
Managing Director of Finance
Edwin Espinoza
Staff Accountant, Accounts Receivable
Andrea Newsom
Budget and Grants Manager
Demetra Rice
Staff Accountant, Payroll & Accounts Payable
Brittani Wilson
Budget & Grants Associate
Government Affairs
Mark Ritacco
Chief Government Affairs Officer
Blaire Bryant
Legislative Director, Health | Large Urban County Caucus
Emma Conover
Legislative Assistant
Julia Cortina
Associate Legislative Director, Human Services & Education | Immigration Task Force
Seamus Dowdall
Legislative Director, Telecommunications & Technology
Naomi Freel
Legislative Associate
Owen Hart
Legislative Director, Agriculture & Rural Affairs | Rural Action Caucus
Eryn Hurley
Managing Director, Government Affairs & NACo Federal Fellowship Initiative
Joe Jackson
Legislative Associate
Zeke Lee
Legislative Director, Public Lands | Western Interstate Region
Michael Matthews
Legislative Director, Community, Economic & Workforce Development | Veterans and Military Services Committee
Brett Mattson
Legislative Director, Justice & Public Safety
Paige Mellerio
Legislative Director, Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs | Local Government Legal Center
Charlotte Mitchell
Associate Legislative Director, Environment, Energy & Land Use | Gulf States, Counties & Parishes Caucus
Rachel Yeung
Legislative Assistant
NACo EDGE
Bill Jasien
Executive Chairman, NACo EDGE
Paul Terragno
Principal Managing Director, NACo EDGE
Anthony Chapman
National Program Director of Public Promise Procurement, NACo EDGE
Kyle Cline
National Program Director of Financial Partnerships, NACo EDGE
Carlos L. Greene
Managing Director of Retirement Services, NACo EDGE
Alex Herrera
Managing Director of Public Promise Insurance, NACo EDGE
Cathy Muse
National Program Director of Public Promise Procurement, NACo EDGE
Beth Roberts
Executive Services Manager, NACo EDGE
Spencer Taylor
National Operations Director, NACo EDGE
Public Affairs
Charlie Ban
County News Digital Editor & Senior Writer
Mary Ann Barton
County News Editor & Senior Writer
Priscila Chrappah
Membership Manager
Darrin Crittington
Deputy Conferences Director
Patrick Dougherty
Senior Conferences Manager
Cara Hackett
Director of Corporate Relations
Katy Hibben
Senior Graphic Designer
Melissa Krouse
Corporate Relations Assistant
Leon Lawrence III
Design Director
Myava Mitchell
Multimedia Producer
Deonte Monroe
Membership Assistant
Meredith Moran
County News Staff Writer
Jack Peterson
Managing Director of Membership & Events
Michelle Stuckey
Senior Conferences Registrar
Samantha Waldman
Graphic Designer
Chris Wathen
Digital Communications Manager
Nicole Weissman
Managing Director of Communications
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