COGEL Committees (2026)
Thank you to the volunteers serving on COGEL committees in 2026. Committee service is a practical way to contribute, meet peers across the community, and help move COGEL’s work forward.
Interested in joining a committee?
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Awards Committee
Co-Chair: Michelle Renaud, Manager – Communications & Outreach, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario
Co-Chair: Stephanie McCord, Executive Officer of Ethics, The Chickasaw Nation
Executive Committee
President: Mark Wasielewski, Ethics Enforcement Officer, Connecticut Office of State Ethics
Vice President: Michelle Renaud, Manager – Communications & Outreach, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario
Treasurer: Lisa Thornton, Public Records Officer, University of Oregon
Assistant Treasurer: Peg Perl, Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, Jefferson County, CO
Marketing & Communications Committee
Co-Chair: Alex Kipp, Director of Education & Engagement, New York City Conflicts of Interest Board
Co-Chair: Michael O’Connell, Training Specialist, City of Detroit Board of Ethics
Mary Fox, Executive Director, Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission
Jordana Greenwald, General Counsel, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics
Tyler Kleinman, Assistant Director, Compliance and Technology, Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni, LLP
Taylor McDonald, Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Michael O’Connell, Training Specialist, City of Detroit Board of Ethics
Kevin T. Schukle, City of Atlanta Ethics Office
Patrick Wohl, Wiley Rein, LLP
Sarah Clark, Director of Education and Communication, Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission
Membership Committee
Co-Chair: Kedric Payne, Vice President, General Counsel, and Senior Director of Ethics, Campaign Legal Center
Co-Chair: Lisa Thornton, Public Records Officer, University of Oregon
Krystle Baker, Chief Integrity Officer, City of Philadelphia
Charles F. Chiusano, Board Member, Connecticut Office of State Ethics
Sarah Clark, Director of Education and Communication, Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission
Jodi Cooke, Executive Director, Electoral Finance Elections BC
Erin Ambrose, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics
Dan Volkosh, Senior Associate Director, University of Minnesota
Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission
Christopher Widdop, Program Associate, University of Oregon
Melissa Miles, Counsel, Political Law Compliance and Investigations, Skadden Arps LLP
Mina N. Mirzaie, Attorney, Associate, Lippes Mathias LLP
Ryan Abusaa, Senior Policy Research Specialist. San Francisco Ethics Commission
Chad Vickery, Vickery Law PLLC
Ian Holmes, Legal Assistant & FOIL Coordinator, New York City Campaign Finance Board
Nominations Committee
Co-Chair: Bryan McHale, Compliance Supervisor, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics
Co-Chair: Dorothy Rice, Chief Electoral Officer, Province of Nova Scotia
Conference Location Committee
Chair: Peg Perl, Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, Jefferson County, CO
COGEL Connects Committee
Co-Chair: Peg Perl, Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, Jefferson County, CO
Co-Chair: Michael Cooke, Senior Officer, Legal Affairs and Deputy Senior Counsel, The Pew Charitable Trust
Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
Candies Pruitt, Staff Counselor, Massachusetts State Ethics Commission
Alyson Joa-Pérez, Auditor & Payment Coordinator, New York City Campaign Finance Board
Alex Kipp, Director of Education & Engagement, New York City Conflicts of Interest Board
John Marshall, Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives and Projects, Elections Saskatchewan
Michael Murawski, Executive Director, Commission on Ethics and Governmental Integrity, City of Naples
Dan Volkosh, Senior Associate Director, University of Minnesota
Thomas Jones, Government Ethics Consultant & Lecturer, UConn School of Public Policy
Emily DeSantis, Chief of Staff & Director of External Affairs, NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
Deborah Scroggin, Elections Division Manager, Portland City Auditor
Governing Documents Committee
Chair: Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission
Steve Berlin, Executive Director, Chicago Board of Ethics
Jason Gramitt, Executive Director, Rhode Island Ethics Commission
Paul M. Nick, Executive Director, Ohio Ethics Commission
Michael O’Connell, Training Specialist, City of Detroit Board of Ethics
Shipra Verma, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections BC
Daniel Cho, Assistant Executive Director for Candidate Guidance and Policy, New York City Campaign Finance Board
Program Committee
Co-Chair: Susan Willeke, Education & Communications, Manager Ohio Ethics Commission
Co-Chair: Paul Solis, Chief Ethics Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)
Wes Bizzell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Governmental and External Affairs, and Managing Director of Political Law & Ethics Programs, Altria Client Services LLC
Matthew Bobys, Counsel, Skadden
Jared DeMarinis, Director of Candidacy and Campaign Finance, Maryland State Board of Elections
Jane Feldman, City of Denver Ethics Commission
Chloe Hackert, Manager, Education and External Affairs, California Fair Political Practices Commission
Kristin Izumi-Nitao, Esq. Executive Director, Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission
Darrin Lim, Co-Founder and Partner, Politicom Law
Patrick Llewellyn, Director of State Campaign Finance, Campaign Legal Center
Peter Lewandowski, Executive Director, Connecticut State Office of Ethics
John Marshall, Saskatchewan Electoral Office
Danielle McGee, Staff Attorney, Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission
Cathryn Motherwell, Integrity Commissioner of Ontario, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario
Renata Ramsini, Chief Ethics Officer, City of Columbus
Nathan Rice, Executive Director, Illinois Executive Ethics Commission
Andy Szekeres, City Clerk, City and County of Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office
Alison Zinni, Manager of Strategic Education and Engagement, Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
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