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Melissa Cantarero Weiss City of Wauwatosa, WI Director of Administrative Services LinkedIn | Twitter Intelligent, Resourceful, Courageous Melissa is a devoted local gov public servant who is always on the list of people who can come up with solutions. In the past year, she's been tasked with overseeing the success of elections through COVID, managing...

John Metro City of Jersey City, NJ Business Administrator LinkedIn | Twitter Knowledgeable, Innovative, Efficient John Metro deserves to be on the 2021 Traeger list not only due to the office he holds in one of the State's largest municipalities, but his commitment to the improvement of the lives of all Jersey City residents. John...

Tanya Ange Washington County, Oregon County Administrator LinkedIn Dedicated, Focused, Visionary Tanya is transforming Washington County - professionalizing the organization; navigating implications of a full-time Board; and putting together an amazing team to serve the County. Tanya is an exemplary leader who is taking Washington County to the next level! She is a force -...

Juan Carlos Gonzalez Metro Regional Government, OR Metro Councilor LinkedIn | Twitter Conviction, Spirited, Empathetic Over the span of his nearly three years as the youngest Metro councilor, he has established a footing as a well respected and admired voice in the region. His convictions on climate justice and racial equity is the foundation into...

Jenny Halsey Triangle J Council of Government Strategy & Operations Manager LinkedIn Hopeful, Collaborative, Witty Jenny is instrumental in bringing about regional collaboration of our strategy, performance and innovation professionals in the seven-county TJCOG region in Central North Carolina. TJCOG is a local government entity that carries out regional services and fosters collaboration and dialogue...

Sarah George Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Assistant to the Manager LinkedIn Positive, Energetic, Dedicated Sarah works tirelessly for the citizens and employees of Athens-Clarke County, going way above and beyond expectations. She works long hours and never complains. She eagerly embraces new tasks and projects and sees everything through to completion. Even though her own...

Danielle Rogers City of Newton, IA Community Marketing Manager LinkedIn | Twitter Smart, Passionate, Quirky I recently had the pleasure of presenting alongside Danielle (sharing communication and marketing knowledge with other Iowa cities) at the Iowa City Managers Association annual conference and her stage presence and excitement energized the entire room like I had never...

Michael Baskin Montgomery County Government. MD Chief Innovation Officer LinkedIn Conscientious, Persistent, Connector I've never met anyone who goes ABOVE the above and beyond like Michael! He relentlessly seeks and implements new ways of spreading innovation in government, primarily by creating structures that enable team members who are already in place. Michael understands that, while...

Jessica VanderKolk City of Battle Creek, MI Communications Manager LinkedIn | Twitter Solid, Outgoing, Exceptional Jessica is dedicated to informing her community through the city's social media channels. Battle Creek has one of the best local government social media presences out there. Jessica is a one-of-a-kind gem in local government and invaluable to the City...

Sabrina McLeod Port Saint Lucie, FL Strategic Initiatives and Grants Project Coordinator LinkedIn Driven, Tenacious, Innovative Sabrina is a total rock star in Government Transformation. Over the last two years, Sabrina led multiple transformation initiatives throughout the office. During the height of the pandemic, Sabrina worked with multiple agencies to help reduce storm water calls...

Brendan Babb Municipality of Anchorage i-team Director/Chief Innovation Officer LinkedIn | Twitter Collaborative, Innovative, Connector Brendan is excited to share and cheer on great projects from other cities and share amazing work from Anchorage. Brendan is interested in how cities can replicate strong projects. Private sector and academia discourage sharing trade secrets or unpublished research...

Adriana Trujillo-Villa City of Haines City, FL Operations Manager LinkedIn Energetic, Collaborative, Inclusive Adriana is committed to bringing along other leaders and supporting diverse leadership styles. She is an engaged learner and continues to support those around her. Adriana has more than fifteen years of combined experience in public and private sectors including positions in...

Imara Diaz Hampton, VA Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Interim Executive Director LinkedIn Phenomenal, Inclusive, Determined Imara is an invaluable asset to the citizenry of Hampton and serves as the LGBTQ liaison to the City Manager's Office. In the short time that he has been the Interim ED for the department, Imara has reignited...

Ashley Graff City of Gresham, OR Assistant to the City Manager LinkedIn Thoughtful, Innovative, Connector Ashley is so much more than her job title of Assistant to the City Manager. She is the person in the organization who people turn to, share info with, bounce ideas off of and collaborate with because she is a...

Brittany Spanos Municipality of Princeton, NJ Administrative Coordinator LinkedIn Visionary, Diligent, Proactive Brittany joined Princeton Municipality as a Building Department secretary and within short two years she showed her value and was hired as Confidential Assistant to Administration. In addition to going above and beyond her expected job duties, Brittany found time to continue her...

Sarah Huntley City of Boulder, CO Director of Communication and Engagement LinkedIn Curious, Courageous, Inclusive Sarah is an incredible asset to the City of Boulder. She embodies the city's values and always prioritizes sharing information with our community. Her work has been critical to keeping the community informed about anything from public safety to engagement...

Nadia Hasan City of Beaverton, OR City Councilor LInkedIn | Twitter Courageous, Equitable, Compassionate Nadia is the first Muslim and first woman of color on Beaverton's City Council. She passionately pursues equity, and does not slow down. She believes in the work, and she gives it her all. She's tired. Yet nevertheless she has persisted....

Cassidy Mutnansky City of St. Petersburg -Healthy St.Pete Health in All Policies Planner LinkedIn Innovative, Creative, Collaborative Cassidy is the first Health Planner in the City of St. Petersburg and has taken on this novel role by collaborating with departments across the city to help implement a health lens when planning new policies, procedures and...

Molly Fox City of Bedford, Texas Director of Communications LinkedIn Connecting, Informative, Personable Molly Fox has accomplished amazing things for the City of Bedford in the short period that she has been with us. Our City was always challenged in communicating with the residents. Truthfully, we were awful at it. Resident has become to expect...