Awards Committee

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

COGEL Connects Committee

Co-Chair: Bryan McHale, Director of Compliance and Administration, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

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

Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan

 Anton Boegman, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections BC 

 Melissa Hamilton, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

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

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

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

Kelli Shope, Assistant Ethics Officer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Conference Location Committee

Chair: Farrah Sims, Executive Assistant, City of Atlanta Ethics Office

Executive Committee

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

Mark Wasielewski, Ethics Enforcement Officer, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Governing Documents Committee

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

Steve Berlin, Executive Director, Chicago Board of Ethics

Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan

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 Manitoba

Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Marketing & Communications Committee

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

Co-Chair: Michelle Renaud, Manager – Communications & Outreach, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario

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

Mary Fox, Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission

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

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

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

Stephanie McCord, The Chickasaw Nation

Taylor Mcdonald, Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board

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

Nathan Rice, Executive Director, Illinois Executive Ethics Commission

 Kevin T. Schukle, City of Atlanta, Ethics Office

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

Susan Willeke, Education & Communications, Manager Ohio Ethics Commission

Patrick Wohl, Wiley Rein, LLP 

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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

Jodi Cooke, Executive Director, Electoral Finance Elections BC

Leanne Davis, City of Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board

Stuart McPhail, CREW

Deborah Scroggins, Oregon Government Ethics Commission

Dan Volkosh, Senior Associate Director, University of Minnesota

Nominations Committee

Co-Chair: Peg Perl,  Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, Jefferson County, CO

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

Zachary Brown, City of Austin

Jane Feldman, Denver Board of Ethics

Zach Goodrich, New Mexico State Ethics Commission

Alyson Joa-Perez, NYC Campaign Finance

Colleen Murphy, Connecticut Freedom of Information

Program Committee

Co-Chair: Patrick Llewellyn, Director of State Campaign Finance, Campaign Legal Center

Co-Chair: Cathryn Motherwell, Deputy Commissioner, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario

Matthew Bobys, Counsel, Skadden

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

Chloe Hackert, California Fair Political Practices Commission

 Kristin Izumi-Nitao, Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission

Darrin Lim, Politicom Law

Danielle McGee, Attorney, Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission

Lindsey Nakano, California Fair Political Practices Commission

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

Dan Posey, Elections British Columbia

Rashee Raj, DC Board of Ethics and Governmental Accountability

Renata Ramsini, Chief Ethics Officer, City of Columbus

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

Paul Solis, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority

Andy Szekeres, City and County of Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office

 oline Twiss, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia