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Ashley O'Brien City of Saint Paul, MN User Experience Designer LinkedIn | Twitter Innovative, Empathetic, Creative Ashley works tirelessly as a team of one to help others. She spends her time managing ambiguity, helping decision makers in the organization conceptualize, test, and iterate their visions. She is currently working with her colleagues to consider user...

Greg LeBlanc City of Grand Junction, CO Sr. Asst. to the City Manager LinkedIn Innovative, Humorous, Visionary Simply put, Greg *gets* local government. He works hard to help his community and fellow government leaders understand complex issues. Greg has a way of using existing technology in innovative ways and leverages resources to deliver the best...

Emily Kaster Cumberland County (ME) Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director LinkedIn | Twitter Innovative, Brilliant, Energized Emily is a go-getter who is always looking to improve the industry of emergency management. She's had ample opportunities in the last year+ with the pandemic and she harnessed the circumstances at every turn. She applied this drive for...

Greg Kajszo City of Glendale, CA Innovation Project Manager LinkedIn | Twitter Resourceful, Empathetic, Intelligent Greg is a multi-disciplinary project manager. He has excelled in a variety of assignments including building data dashboards, developing a staff report writing guide, designing user-friendly website to name a few. He is well respected and can work with anyone....

Danielle Gonzalez Marion County Community Services Department, OR Economic Development LinkedIn Committed, Energized, Trusted Danielle Gonzalez deserves a place on the 2021 Traeger list, because of all that she has done for the Santiam Canyon. Her dedication, along with her endless energy and devotion to the communities of Mill City, Gates, Detroit, and Idanha. I...

Erika Eddy City of Albuquerque Dept. of Technology & Innovation, NM Digital Content Coordinator LinkedIn Eagle-eyed, Fierce, Unstoppable Erika has been invaluable to the City of Albuquerque since starting in 2018. She has an uncanny ability to see through bureaucratic and logistical challenges that mire most municipal governments in order to come to a simple,...

Paula DeBoles-Johnson Leon County Government Employee Engagement & Performance Director LinkedIn Collaborative, Catalyst, Inspirational-Influencer Paula DeBoles-Johnson serves in dual roles. She works for Leon County Government and Capital City Youth Development, a nonprofit she established almost 20 years ago. She lives by the motto, “Nothing that ever do for children is wasted.” She strives daily...

Karen Connelley Maricopa County, AZ Deputy Chief Information Officer LinkedIn Visionary, Results-oriented, Focused Karen is amazing! She is a highly motivated IT visionary with broad expertise and perspective. She manages teams effectively and is always willing to help out anyone in the County with their needs. She is able to keep a big picture perspective...

Gema Ramirez City of Riverside, CA Project Manager LinkedIn Innovative, Community-focused, Dedicated Gema has stepped up and out for our community, our organization and our residents since the pandemic started Gema is currently working in two almost three special assignments at this time not including her regular job duties, which some have been modified. She...

Kelley McBride-Hartman City of Arvada, CO Innovation and Performance Manager LinkedIn Determined, Knowledgeable, Innovative Kelley Hartman is the Innovation and Performance Manager at the City of Arvada and has been at the city for over seven years. During this time Kelley has pushed performance management to the forefront of the City, always asking what can...

Susan Sodek Tarrant County, TX Community Resource Coordinator LinkedIn | Twitter Creative, Inclusive, Fun Susan Sodek coordinates a TON of cool stuff for Tarrant County employees - so much the rest of y'all should be jealous! She has arranged everything from fundraising auctions, pen pal letters, employee recognition, discount tickets, shopping coupons, community events -...

Peggy Harstvedt City of Little Rock, AR Software Engineer Award Hardworking, Problem Solver, Team Player Peggy is a Software Engineer in our IT Department at the City. She is in charge of our SharePoint pages, but she also serves on our Data Governance Committee and has helped to create automation scripts and processes to load...

Daniel Jones City of Portsmouth, VA Chief Information Officer LinkedIn Experienced, Leader, innovative Daniel is a strong IT professional and manages the city's IT systems. His background in the private sector has benefited the public sector. He is skilled in strategic planning and capital planning - both helpful skills when running the city's technology architecture....

Greg Bestgen City of Scottsdale Human Services Director LinkedIn Compassionate, Persevering, Enthusiastic Greg has reformed how Scottsdale, Arizona interacts with our homeless population. Prior to his tenure, Scottsdale did not have a focused or robust program for our unhoused. Generally, they were given a card with numbers of social services agencies to call or perhaps...

Laurie Loftin Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Water Conservation Coordinator LinkedIn Creative, Champion, Committed Out of the almost 2,000 Athens-Clarke County Unified Government employees, Laurie Loftin is the first person to come to mind when thinking of influencers in our government and community. Her creativity is unlike any other, she is champion for local government services...

Steve Timmer Hamilton Parks Conservancy Executive Director LinkedIn Imaginative, Unstoppable, Doer Steve Timmer is the definition of public service. After 30 plus years as a Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Lieutenant, and Fire Captain, Steve took on the role as Executive Director of the Hamilton Parks Conservancy since its inception. Upon taking control of all Park areas in...

Sharon Edmundson North Carolina Local Government Commission Deputy Treasurer, State and Local Government Finance Division LinkedIn Knowledgeable, Clear, Patient In a state that's well known for professional local government, the North Carolina Local Government Commission is as responsible as any other agency for helping make the state that way. The LGC is a well-known state...

Allison Bell Bellwether Consulting President LinkedIn | Twitter Connection, Courage, Creativity Allison has done this work from different angles: as a government employee, university researcher, nonprofit leader, and now, consultant. Allison has been interviewing local gov leaders to understand how they bring connection, courage and creativity to local government and community work. Herocrats are government...