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Staff Directory

Executive Office

Chris Morrill — Chris Morrill
Executive Director/CEO

Federal Liaison

Emily S. Brock — Emily S. Brock
Director, Federal Liaison Center

Michael Belarmino — Michael Belarmino
Senior Policy Advisor

Jarron Brady

Policy Analyst

Isabel Mu — Isabel Mu
Public Finance Advocacy Fellow

Member Experiences

Mike Mucha — Mike Mucha
Deputy Executive Director

Michele Mark Levine — Michele Mark Levine
Director, Technical Services

Katie Little — Katie Little
Director, Member Strategy

Katie Ludwig — Katie Ludwig
Director of Resource Development

Eva Olsaker — Eva Olsaker
Director, Consulting

Randall Towns — Randall Towns
Director of Education

LaKesha Bean — LaKesha Bean
Program Associate, COA Program

Eugenia Bellmon — Eugenia Bellmon
Senior Program Associate, Awards Programs

Marcy Boggs — Marcy Boggs
Managing Editor

Elantra Boyd — Elantra Boyd
Administrative Assistant, PAFR and CAnFR Awards Programs

Todd Buikema, CPA — Todd Buikema, CPA
Assistant Director for Publications

Lauren Cachey — Lauren Cachey
Administrative Assistant, Budget Awards Program

Ben Davidson — Ben Davidson
Senior Consultant

James M. Falconer, CPA — James M. Falconer, CPA
Supervising Team Manager, Awards Programs

Susannah Filipovic — Susannah Filipovic
Manager of Technical Accounting

John Fishbein — John Fishbein
Senior Program Manager, Budget Award

Susan Gaffney

Krissa Garner Dolezal — Krissa Garner Dolezal
Senior Manager, Awards Programs

Tami Garrett — Tami Garrett
Education Coordinator

Diane Griffin — Diane Griffin
Assistant Director for Awards Programs

Zhikuan (Kuan) Hu — Zhikuan (Kuan) Hu
Senior Manager, Awards Programs

Kim Hua — Kim Hua
Senior Program Associate, Awards Programs

Qiujian (Jean) Jiang — Qiujian (Jean) Jiang
Manager, Awards Programs

Shaun Jones — Shaun Jones
Senior Instructional Designer

Caitlin Kane — Caitlin Kane
Project Management and Governance Manager, Education

Shayne Kavanagh — Shayne Kavanagh
Senior Manager, Research

Tahrer Khalil — Tahrer Khalil
Senior Program Associate, Awards Programs

Robert Kotchen — Robert Kotchen
Administrative Assistant, Awards Programs

Jake Kowalski — Jake Kowalski
Consultant/Analyst

Zaklina Lakic — Zaklina Lakic
Program Associate, Awards Programs

Natalie Laudadio — Natalie Laudadio
Senior Communications Manager

Daniel Le — Daniel Le
Program Associate, Awards Programs

Craig Lesner — Craig Lesner
Senior Manager, Research and Consulting

Carol MacLeod — Carol MacLeod
Senior Project Manager

Josemaria "Chema" Macedo Carrillo — Josemaria "Chema" Macedo Carrillo
Consultant

Mark Mack — Mark Mack
Senior Manager, Research and Consulting, GFOA

Timothy Martin — Timothy Martin
Senior Manager of Marketing and Digital Experiences

LaKisha McCrary

Senior Manager, Consulting

Barry McMeekin — Barry McMeekin
Consulting Practice Manager

Sam Naik — Sam Naik
Senior Consultant

Melissa Oughton — Melissa Oughton
Senior Manager, Awards Programs

Thao Pham — Thao Pham
Consultant

James A. Phillips — James A. Phillips
Senior Program Manager, Awards Programs

Max Pinchak — Max Pinchak
Consultant

Adam Powell — Adam Powell
Consultant

Eric Roach — Eric Roach
Senior Program Manager, CPFO

Alison Simonian — Alison Simonian
Manager, Marketing and Exhibitions

Ailene Upton — Ailene Upton
Executive Administrative Assistant

Kevin Wachtel — Kevin Wachtel
Senior Manager

Dashaunta Waddell — Dashaunta Waddell
Administrative Associate, Awards Programs

Ben Walker — Ben Walker
Education Systems Administrator

Qun (Tren) Wang — Qun (Tren) Wang
Supervising Team Manager, Awards Programs

Kyle Wedberg, Ph.D. — Kyle Wedberg, Ph.D.
Senior Manager, Research and Consulting

Alison Wuensch — Alison Wuensch
Consultant

Alex Yanochik — Alex Yanochik
Administrative Assistant, Budget Award Program

Staff Experiences

Beth Aldana — Beth Aldana
Chief Administrative Officer

Sarah Lombardi — Sarah Lombardi
Director of Finance

Dan Zielinski — Dan Zielinski
Director – Events and Facilities

Gustavo Corral — Gustavo Corral
Publications Distribution Coordinator

Alyssa Couts — Alyssa Couts
Accounting Manager

Le Dugan — Le Dugan
Talent Acquisition & DEI Manager

Jamie Farrell

Meetings & Events Planner

Erica Huddle — Erica Huddle
Member Operations Manager

Maddy Lanning

Member Operations Coordinator

Karen Malone — Karen Malone
IT Systems Assistant

Sarah Marrs — Sarah Marrs
Senior Member Operations Coordinator

Sanja Matijevic — Sanja Matijevic
Member Operations Coordinator

Raymond Matos, Jr. — Raymond Matos, Jr.
Shipping and Receiving Clerk

Joseph McCauley

Accounting Clerk

Nick Sforza — Nick Sforza
Senior IT Manager

Pamela Smith — Pamela Smith
Staff Accountant

Kate Southard — Kate Southard
Human Resources Generalist

Wesley Whitaker — Wesley Whitaker
Administrative Assistant

Debbie Wilburn — Debbie Wilburn
Controller