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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