Awards Committee

Co-Chair: Dorothy Rice, Chief Electoral Officer Province of Nova Scotia

Co-Chair: Susan Willeke, Education & Communications, Manager Ohio Ethics Commission

Wesley Bizzell, Co Founder and Chair, Altria Client Services LLC

COGEL Connects Committee

Co-Chair: Mark Wasielewski, Ethics Enforcement Officer, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

Co-Chair: Mike Kelly, Senior Research Attorney, Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni, LLP

Bryan Mchale, Compliance Supervisor, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

Melissa Hamilton, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer, Province of Saskatchewan

Michael Murawski, Executive Director, Commission on Ethics and Governmental Integrity City of Naples

 Alex Kipp, Director of Education & Engagement, New York City Conflicts of Interest Board

 Anton Boegman, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections BC 

Alyson Joa-Pérez, Auditor & Payment Coordinator, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Conference Location Committee

Chair: Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Executive Committee

Daniel Cho, Assistant Executive Director for Candidate Guidance and Policy, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Bryan Mchale, Compliance Supervisor, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Governing Documents Committee

Chair: Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer, Province of Saskatchewan 

Daniel Cho, Assistant Executive Director for Candidate Guidance and Policy, New York City Campaign Finance Board

 Elizabeth Ziegler, Executive Director Missouri Ethics Commission

Jason Gramitt, Executive Director/Chief Prosecutor, Rhode Island Ethics Commission

Steve Berlin, Executive Director, City of Chicago Board of Ethics

Paul Nick, Executive Director, Ohio Ethics Commission

Greg Essensa, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Ontario

Marketing & Communications Committee

Chair: Alex Kipp, Director of Education & Engagement, New York City Conflicts of Interest Board

Susan Willeke, Education & Communications, Manager Ohio Ethics Commission

Jabu Sengova, City Ethics Officer, City of Atlanta, Ethics Office

Laurie Wong-Nowinski, Asst. Exec. Director & Legal Counsel Honolulu Ethics Commission

 Michael O’Connell, Training Specialist, City of Detroit Board of Ethics

Michelle Renaud, Manager – Communications & Outreach, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario

Alissa Guzman, Director of Marketing & Digital Communications, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Sarah Clark, Director of Education and Communication Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission

Jordana Greenwald, General Counsel, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

 Nathan Rice, Executive Director, Illinois Executive Ethics Commission

Tyler Kleinman, Assistant Director, Compliance and Technology Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni, LLP

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Membership Committee

Co-Chair: Mark Wasielewski, Ethics Enforcement Officer, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

Co-Chair: Lisa Thornton, Public Records Officer, University of Oregon

Bryan Mchale, Compliance Supervisor, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

Jean-Francois Routhier, Lobbyist Commissioner, Québec National Assembly

Charles F. Chiusano, Board Member, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

 Krystle Baker, Chief Integrity Officer, City of Philadelphia

 Mia Watson-Good, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, County of San Diego

Jennifer Ferentz, Associate Counsel, New York City Campaign Finance Board

 Peter Lewandowski, Executive Director, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

 Sarah Clark, Director of Education and Communication Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission

Christopher Widdop, Program Associate, University of Oregon

Dan Volkosh, Senior Associate Director, University of Minnesota

Nominations Committee

Chair: Greg Essensa, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Ontario

Jodi Cooke, Executive Director, Electoral Finance Elections BC

Jane Feldman, Vice Chair, Denver Board of Ethics

Colleen Murphy, Executive Director and General Counsel, Connecticut Freedom of Information

Alyson Joa-Perez, Analyst, NYC Campaign Finance 

Program Committee

Co-Chair: Darrin Lim, Co-Founder and Partner, Politicom Law, LLP

Co-Chair: Kristin Izumi-Nitao, Executive Director, Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission

Danielle McGee, Attorney, Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission

Jabu Sengova, City Ethics Officer, City of Atlanta, Ethics Office

 Jaime Anno, Senior Data Scientist, New York City Campaign Finance Board 

Kenneth Hardy, Los Angeles City Ethics Commission

Lindsey Nakano, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Matthew Bobys, Counsel, Skadden

Michael Cooke, Senior Officer, Legal Affairs and Deputy Senior Counsel, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Patrick Ford, Executive Director, San Francisco Ethics Commission 

Patrick Llewellyn, Director of State Campaign Finance, Campaign Legal Center

Peg Perl, Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, Jefferson County, CO

Renata Ramsini, Chief Ethics Officer, City of Columbus

Samantha Perez, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Sean Flynn, General Counsel, Washington Public Disclosure Commission

Sharon Spivak, Executive Director, City of San Diego Ethics Commission

Shipra Verma, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Manitoba