Executive Management Team

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Matthew D. Chase

CEO/Executive Director
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Danny Melgoza

Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Executive Director
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Ashleigh Holand

Chief Program Officer
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Bill Jasien

Executive Chairman, NACo EDGE
Mark Ritacco

Mark Ritacco

Chief Government Affairs Officer
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Teryn Zmuda

Chief Research Officer & Chief Economist
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Marc Chavez

Director of Board Operations and Executive Services
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Alyxa Hawkins

Special Assistant to the CEO

Administration & Operations

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Abbas Al Husseini

Chief Technology Officer & Managing Director, Technology Solutions
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Andrea Bassil

Human Resources & Benefits Director
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Kevin Carr

Center Operations Manager
Savva Martyshev

Savva Martyshev

Power Platform Administrator
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Kimberly Ransom

County Tech Xchange Program Manager
Anuja Rathi

Anuja Rathi

Managing Director of HR & Talent Management
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Rita Reynolds

Chief Information Officer & Managing Director, County Tech Xchange
Susan Stanphill

Susan Stanphill

County Tech Xchange Administrative Assistant
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Phyllis Williams

Center Operations Coordinator
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Tylette Wilson

Senior D365 Specialist

County Practices & Innovations

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Ashleigh Holand

Chief Program Officer
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Grace Blanchard

Senior Program Manager, Economic Development
Destiny Boston

Destiny Boston

Program Associate, Behavioral Health
Jack Callahan

Jack Callahan

Program Associate, Economic Development
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Ronin Davis

Senior Program Manager, Justice
Alseta Gholston

Alseta Gholston

Senior Program Manager, Economic Mobility
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Jennifer Kuiper

Program Director, Economic & Workforce Development
Christina Loukos

Christina Loukos

Meetings Planner
Meghan McQuillen

Meghan McQuillen

CDC Public Health Associate
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Miranda Morvay

Senior Operations Manager
Kat Patterson

Kat Patterson

Senior Program Manager, Children, Youth and Families
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Annie Qing

Senior Program Manager, Substance Use Disorder
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Elise Simonsen

Program Director, Behavioral Health & Justice
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Megan Siwek

Program Manager, Justice
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Patrick Spence

Program Manager, Economic Mobility
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Nastassia Walsh

Managing Director, Practices and Innovations
Bryce Wilkom

Bryce Wilkom

Program Associate, Justice

Research, Policy & Governance

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Teryn Zmuda

Chief Research Officer & Chief Economist
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Ricardo Aguilar

Associate Director, Data Analytics
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Christopher Chung

Program Manager, Equity and Civic Engagement
Fitzgerald Draper

Fitzgerald Draper

Director of Research, Policy & Governance Studies
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Jonathan Harris

Associate Director, Research
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Stacy Nakintu

Senior Analyst, Research & Data Analytics
Isabella Reed

Isabella Reed

Research Associate, County Governance

Finance

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Janet Fernandes

Managing Director of Finance
Edwin Espinoza

Edwin Espinoza

Staff Accountant, Accounts Receivable
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Andrea Newsom

Budget and Grants Manager
Demetra Rice

Demetra Rice

Staff Accountant, Payroll & Accounts Payable
Brittani Wilson

Brittani Wilson

Budget & Grants Associate

Government Affairs

Mark Ritacco

Mark Ritacco

Chief Government Affairs Officer
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Blaire Bryant

Legislative Director, Health | Large Urban County Caucus
Emma Conover

Emma Conover

Legislative Assistant
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Julia Cortina

Associate Legislative Director, Human Services & Education | Immigration Task Force
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Seamus Dowdall

Legislative Director, Telecommunications & Technology
Naomi Freel

Naomi Freel

Legislative Associate
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Owen Hart

Legislative Director, Agriculture & Rural Affairs | Rural Action Caucus
Eryn Hurley

Eryn Hurley

Managing Director, Government Affairs & NACo Federal Fellowship Initiative
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Joe Jackson

Legislative Associate
Zeke Lee

Zeke Lee

Legislative Director, Public Lands | Western Interstate Region
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Michael Matthews

Legislative Director, Community, Economic & Workforce Development | Veterans and Military Services Committee
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Brett Mattson

Legislative Director, Justice & Public Safety
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Paige Mellerio

Legislative Director, Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs | Local Government Legal Center
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Charlotte Mitchell

Associate Legislative Director, Environment, Energy & Land Use | Gulf States, Counties & Parishes Caucus
Rachel Yeung

Rachel Yeung

Legislative Assistant

NACo EDGE

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Bill Jasien

Executive Chairman, NACo EDGE
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Paul Terragno

Principal Managing Director, NACo EDGE
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Anthony Chapman

National Program Director of Public Promise Procurement, NACo EDGE
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Kyle Cline

National Program Director of Financial Partnerships, NACo EDGE
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Carlos L. Greene

Managing Director of Retirement Services, NACo EDGE
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Alex Herrera

Managing Director of Public Promise Insurance, NACo EDGE
Cathy Muse

Cathy Muse

National Program Director of Public Promise Procurement, NACo EDGE
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Beth Roberts

Executive Services Manager, NACo EDGE
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Spencer Taylor

National Operations Director, NACo EDGE

Public Affairs

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Charlie Ban

County News Digital Editor & Senior Writer
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Mary Ann Barton

County News Editor & Senior Writer
Priscila Chrappah

Priscila Chrappah

Membership Manager
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Darrin Crittington

Deputy Conferences Director
Patrick Dougherty

Patrick Dougherty

Senior Conferences Manager
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Cara Hackett

Director of Corporate Relations
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Katy Hibben

Senior Graphic Designer
Melissa Krouse

Melissa Krouse

Corporate Relations Assistant
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Leon Lawrence III

Design Director
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Myava Mitchell

Multimedia Producer
Deonte Monroe

Deonte Monroe

Membership Assistant
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Meredith Moran

County News Staff Writer
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Jack Peterson

Managing Director of Membership & Events
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Michelle Stuckey

Senior Conferences Registrar
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Samantha Waldman

Graphic Designer
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Chris Wathen

Digital Communications Manager
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Nicole Weissman

Managing Director of Communications

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