ELGL and Strategic Government Resources have launched the “Cookingham Connection” in effort to highlight the 22 guideposts created by L.P Cookingham. Eric Roche, City of Kansas City, MO, kicked off the series with his perspective on the Ever-Present Legacy of L.P Cookingham in Kansas City.
We’ve announced the ELGL starting lineup for the series, and now, we begin to unveil the SGR starting line up. Check back as we update the SGR roster.
Team SGR
Cheryl Harrison-Lee, City Administrator, Gardner, KS
Ed Zuercher, City Manager, Phoenix, AZ
Frank Robinson, Town Manager, Apple Valley, CA
Michelle Crandall, Assistant City Manager, Dublin, OH
Ray Gosack, City Administrator, Fort Smith, AR
Roger Kemp, Former City Manager, Meriden, CT (1993-2005)
Thomas Bonfield, City Manager, Durham, NC
Cal Horton, Former City Manager, Chapel Hill, NC
Bonnie Svrcek, Deputy City Manager, Lynchburg, VA
Julie Underwood, Assistant City Manager, Daly City, CA
Rick Usher, Assistant City Manager, Kansas City, MO
Dave O’Leary, City Administrator, Shelton, WA
Kevin Duggan, Retired City Manager, Mountain View, CA
Allen Barnes, City Manager, Gonzales, TX
Sherilyn Lombos, City Manager, Tualatin, OR
Pete Olson, Town Manager, Yorktown, IN
Team ELGL
Anthony Hooper, Lake Oswego (OR) Support Services Supervisor
Ashley Graff, Gresham (OR) Economic Development Recruitment Specialist
Ben Kittelson, PSU MPA and Metro Newsroom Intern
Ben McCready, Rock Island (IL) Assistant to the City Manager
Brian Southey, Bloomington (IL) Management Intern
Charlotte Colley, New Albany (OH) Senior Projects Manager
Jenifer Della Valle, Hillsborough (NC) Assistant Public Information Officer/ Management Analyst
Jenna Garcia, Omaha (NE) City Clerk’s Office
Jim Lenner, Johnstown (OH) Village Manager
John McCarter, Sugarland (TX) Management Assistant
Josh Gregor, Portland (OR) Revenue Tax Specialist II
Kirsten Silveira, Baltimore (MD) Budget Analyst
Kirsten Wyatt, West Linn (OR) Assistant City Manager
Kyler Ludwig, Goddard (KS) Assistant to the City Administrator
Marc Nelson, Roanoke (VA) Special Projects Coordinator
Matt Mueller, Little Elm (TX) Town Manager
Noel Bernal, Falfurrias (TX) City Administrator
Rafael Baptista, Catawba County Management Intern
Ryan Adams, Irving (TX) Sr. Management Analyst
Sarah Hazel, Charlotte (NC), LICMA Local Government Management Fellow
Vanessa Shrauner, Odessa (TX) Development Coordinator
Will Norris, Long Beach (CA) Management Assistant
Supplemental Reading
ELGL and SGR Launch the Cookingham Connection
Bruno Rumbelow, Grapevine (TX)