The event will include a discussion of Ethics developments in the US and Canada since the 2023 conference and an opportunity to connect and share your updates with other COGEL members.

Paul Nick

Executive Director 

Ohio Ethics Commission

Paul M. Nick is currently the Executive Director of the Ohio Ethics Commission and has worked at the Commission in various roles since 1995.  He has been a member of COGEL for 27 years and has served as President and Treasurer.  He received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a B.S. in Forensic Accounting from Franklin University, and his J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.

Steve Berlin

Executive Director 

Chicago’s Board of Ethics

Steve Berlin has been the Executive Director of Chicago’s Board of Ethics since December 2008, and began his government career as the Board’s Deputy Director in 1993. He is a Past President of COGEL. He received his B.A. in History from Amherst College in 1980, his J.D. from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law in 1984, and his M.A. in Ethics from the University of Chicago’s Divinity School in 1991.

Cathryn Motherwell

Deputy Commissioner

Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario 

Cathryn Motherwell is deputy commissioner at the Office of the Integrity Commissioner in Ontario, Canada, and works in each of the Office's seven mandates. A former journalist, she was deputy editor of The Globe and Mail's Report on Business, managing investigative projects and digital news. Cathryn serves on the COGEL programming and nominating committees.