NACo Staff
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Administrative Department
Deborah Stoutamire, Ph.D
Chief Administrative Officer
Abbas Al Husseini
Chief Technology Officer
Andrea Bassil
Director of Human Resources
Kevin Carr
Center Operations Manager
Kimberly Ransom
Technology Network Program Manager
Rita Reynolds
Chief Information Officer
Dorina Tota
System Administrator
Phyllis Williams
Center Operations Coordinator
Tylette Wilson
Senior D365 Specialist
Counties Futures Lab
Teryn Zmuda
Chief Research Officer & Chief Economist
Ricardo Aguilar
Associate Director, Data Analytics
Grace Blanchard
Program Manager – Resilient Economies & Communities
Rashida Brown
Program Director – Health & Human Services
Chris Chung
Program Associate
Ronin Davis
Senior Program Manager – Behavioral Health & Justice
Jonathan Harris
Associate Director, Research
Ashleigh Holand
Director, Counties Futures Lab
Samantha Karon
Senior Program Manager – Substance Use Disorder
Jennifer Kuiper
Associate Program Director, Resilient Economies & Communities
Meghan McQuillen
CDC Public Health Associate
Miranda Morvay
Operations Manager
Stacy Nakintu
Senior Analyst, Research & Data Analytics
Arabella Pluta-Ehlers
Senior Program Manager – Children, Youth & Families
Annie Qing
Program Manager – Health & Human Services
Kevin Shrawder
Senior Analyst, Economic and Government Studies
Elise Simonsen
Associate Program Director – Behavioral Health & Justice
Megan Siwek
Program Manager – Justice
Danny Tomares
Program Associate
Nastassia Walsh
Director of Programs and Operations
Elizabeth Ward
Program Associate, Opioid Solutions Center
Executive Management Team
Matthew D. Chase
CEO/Executive Director
Britney Butler
Executive Operations Specialist
Marc Chavez
Director of Board Operations and Executive Services
Bill Jasien
Executive Chairman, NACo EDGE
Danny Melgoza
Chief Operating Officer
Brian Namey
Chief Public Affairs Officer
Mark Ritacco
Chief Government Affairs Officer
Deborah Stoutamire, Ph.D
Chief Administrative Officer
Teryn Zmuda
Chief Research Officer & Chief Economist
Finance
Janet Fernandes
Director of Finance
Edgar Freytes
Staff Accountant
Andrea Newsom
Budget and Grants Manager
Demetra Rice
Payroll & Accounts Payable Specialist
Rob Smith
Accounting Manager
Government Affairs
Mark Ritacco
Chief Government Affairs Officer
Blaire Bryant
Legislative Director – Health | Large Urban County Caucus
Julia Cortina
Legislative Associate
Seamus Dowdall
Associate Legislative Director – Telecommunications & Technology
Naomi Freel
Legislative Assistant
Sarah Gimont
Associate Legislative Director – Environment, Energy & Land Use
Owen Hart
Associate Legislative Director - Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Eryn Hurley
Director of Government Affairs & Federal Fellowship Initiative
Joe Jackson
Legislative Assistant
Jessica Jennings
Legislative Director – Transportation | Rural Action Caucus
Rachel Mackey
Legislative Director – Human Services & Education | Veterans & Military Services
Michael Matthews
Legislative Director – Community, Economic & Workforce Development
Brett Mattson
Legislative Director – Justice & Public Safety | Gulf States Counties & Parishes Caucus
Paige Mellerio
Associate Legislative Director – Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs
Charlotte Mitchell
Legislative Assistant
Jonathan Shuffield
Legislative Director – Public Lands | Western Interstate Region
Maxx Silvan
Legislative Associate
NACo EDGE
Bill Jasien
Executive Chairman, NACo EDGE
Paul Terragno
Managing Director, NACo EDGE
Tim Brown
Managing Director of the Public Promise Agency, NACo EDGE
Kyle Cline
National Director of Financial Partnerships, NACo EDGE
Carlos L. Greene
National Program Director of Employee Benefits, NACo EDGE
Cathy Muse
National Program Director of Public Promise Procurement, NACo EDGE
Beth Roberts
Assistant to the Executive Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, NACo EDGE
Spencer Taylor
National Program Director, NACo EDGE
Public Affairs
Brian Namey
Chief Public Affairs Officer
Charlie Ban
County News Digital Editor & Senior Writer
Mary Ann Barton
County News Editor & Senior Writer
William Chapman
Corporate Relations Assistant
Jade Childs
Communications Specialist
Darrin Crittington
Conference Director
Coleman Davis
Director of Digital Media
Robin Guyse
Conferences Manager
Cara Hackett
Associate Director of Corporate Relations
Kim Hall
Director of Membership
Alyxa Hawkins
Public Affairs Coordinator
Leenah Hegazy
Leadership Network Associate
Katy Hibben
Senior Graphic Designer
Leon Lawrence III
Design Director
Myava Mitchell
Multimedia Producer
Meredith Moran
County News Junior Staff Writer
Jack Peterson
Director of Strategic Relations
Michelle Stuckey
Senior Conference Registrar
Samantha Waldman
Graphic Designer
Chris Wathen
Digital Media Associate
Nicole Weissman
Director of Strategic Communications
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