It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics.
Ashley Reichert
Washington County, Wisconsin – County Clerk
County Departments
- County Clerk’s Office (Where I currently work as the County Clerk – I started my 4 year term in January 2017)
- Sheriff’s Department (Where I worked as the Sheriff’s Assistant, prior to being elected as the County Clerk)
- Planning and Parks Department (Where I first started with the County)
- Administration (I never officially worked in Admin, but had filled in for about a month)
Snacks
- Guacamole & chips
- Any kind of fruit
- Carrots & Ranch
- Taco Dip
Office Pet Peeves
- Lack of communication
- Lack of innovative ideas or willingness to try new ideas
- Not taking responsibility for mistakes
- Lack of understanding
Issues Facing Your County
- Budget deficits
- Turnover of personnel (retirements/onboarding new employees)
- Unwillingness to change (this is slowly beginning to change)
- Roads (City and County issue)
Holidays
- Christmas
- Thanksgiving (it lands on my birthday every five or so years)
- Birthdays (Birthdays can be considered a holiday, right? I may go over the top with my kids birthdays…yes, I’m one of those people)
- Easter
Previously
- Holly Karg, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
- Kristen Smith, UNC School of Government
- Sarah Martin-Anderson, City of Kansas City, MO
- Timothy Martin, City of Roanoke, VA
- Aaron Hufford, City of Hamilton, OH
- Matt Yager, City of Plano, Texas
- Greg Stopka, Park District of Oak Park
- Doug Barrick, Town of Rutherfordton, NC
- Maia Knox, City of Issaquah, WA
- Lori Karaguezian, Orange County Sanitation District
- Courtney Kashima, Muse Community + Design
- Ande Banks, City of Harrisonburg, VA
- Tristin Terhune, City of Bel Aire, Kansas
- Michael Walters Young, City of Franklin, TN
- Leeanne Singleton, City of Hermosa Beach, CA
- Aaron Zavala, City of Mesquite, Texas