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?

Complete the form at the bottom of the page to express interest. We’ll follow up as opportunities become available.

Awards Committee

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

Co-Chair: Stephanie McCord, The Chickasaw Nation

Conference Location Committee

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

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 Manitoba

Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices 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

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

Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Christopher Widdop, Program Associate, University of Oregon

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

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

Zachary Brown, City of Austin

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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

Nathan Rice, Executive Director, Illinois Executive Ethics Commission

Kevin T. Schukle, City of Atlanta Ethics Office

Patrick Wohl, Wiley Rein, LLP

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

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)

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