Note: Ben McCready, Brian Southey, Carly Lorentz, Rebecca Woodbury and Sarah Hazel were nominated but have been removed because they are part of ELGL leadership.
Update: The results of the top 10 voting will be posted here throughout the week. Only ELGL members will be able to access the page.
LITERALLY! The 2nd Annual Traeger List (Updated)
Rewind: 2016 Chris Traeger List: Top 100 Local Government Influencers
This year, our award-winning members will be responsible for selecting the top ten of the Traeger List. You can vote by reviewing the list and then submitting your ten selections.
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Alabama
Alex Dudchock, Shelby County, AL
Alaska
Brendan Babb, Anchorage, Alaska, Chief Innovation Officer
Arizona
Brent Stockwell, City of Scottsdale, AZ, Assistant City Manager
Ginger Spencer, City of Phoenix, AZ, Public Works Director
Jonathan Rothschild, City of Tucson, AZ, Mayor
Mark Hartman, City of Phoeniz, AZ, Chief Sustainability Officer
Nicole Lance, City of Surprise, Arizona, Assistant City Manager
Arkansas
Bruce Moore, City of Little Rock, AR, City Manager
Jeff Dingman, City of Fort Smith, Deputy City Manager
California
Andrew Hening, City of San Rafael, CA
Chris Hsiung, City of Mountain View, CA, Police
David Lim, City of San Mateo, CA, Mayor
Jay Nath, City of San Francisco, CA, Chief Innovation Officer
Jonathan Reichental, City of Palo Alto, CA, Chief Information Officer
Julie Rusk, City of Santa Monica, CA, Wellbeing Project
Kelly McAdoo, City of Hayward, California, City Manager
Libby Bretthauer, City of Manhattan Beach, California, Financial Analyst
Mai-Ling Garcia, City of Oakland, CA, Online Engagement Manager
Matt Bronson, City of Grover Beach, CA, City Manager
Pam Antil, City of Santa Barbara, CA, Assistant City Manager
Rick Cole, City of Santa Monica, CA, City Manager
Colorado
Allison Scheck, City of Lakewood, CO, Community Relations Manager
Brandi Rank, Adams County, CO, Business Solutions Manager
Darin Atteberry, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, City Manager
Darrin Tangeman, Pueblo West, District Manager
David LaFrance, American Water Works Association, Executive Director
Ginny Sawyer, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, Project Manager
Greg Guibert, City of Boulder, Colorado, Chief Resilience Officer
Heather Geyer, City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Administrative Services Director
Laura Savage, Pueblo West, Community Relations Specialist
Michael Karlik, City Council Chronicles
Ryan Hegreness, City of Westminster, Colorado, Operations Manager
Connecticut
Jeff Bridges, Town of Wethersfield, CT, Town Manager
Sharron Howe, Town of Bloomfield, CT, Assistant to the Town Manager
Delaware
Eric Norenberg, City of Milford, DE, City Manager
Eugene Dvornick, Jr., Town of Georgetown, DE, Town Manager
District of Columbia
Carolyn Zelikow, Hometown Summit, Creator
George Hawkins, DC Water, CEO
John Lisle, DC Water, Chief of External Affairs
Florida
Ann Colls, Village of Key Biscayne, FL, Parks and Recreation
Buddy Dyer, City of Orlando, FL, Mayor
Chris Hamilton, City of Key West, FL, Bike & Pedestrian Coordinator
Dan Biles, Pasco County, FL, County Administrator
Lee Feldman, City of Fort Lauderdale, FL, City Manager
Ryan Holloway, Miami-Dade County, FL, Visual Communications
Chanelle Pough, Bal Harbour Village, FL, Management Services Administrator
Georgia
Chris Floore, Macon-Bibb County, GA, Assistant to the County Manager
Greg Clay, City of Atlanta, GA, Council Candidate
Keith Moffet, Butts County, GA, County Manager
Lamar Norton, Georgia Municipal Association, Executive Director
Peggy Merriss, City of Decatur, GA, City Manager
Terica Black Bashir, City of Atlanta, GA, Mayor’s Office of Innovation & Performance
Hawaii
Kirk Caldwell, City & County of Honolulu, HI, Mayor
Idaho
Sam Taylor, City of Coeur d’Alene, ID, Deputy City Administrator
Illinois
Chris Morrill, GFOA, Executive Director/CEO
Phil Kiraly, Village of Glencoe, IL, Village Manager
Randy Recklaus, Village of Arlington Heights, IL, Village Manager
Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County, IL, Board President
Indiana
Blair Milo, City of LaPorter, IN, Mayor
Grant Kleinhenz, Town of Brownsburg, IN, Town Manager
Pete Buttigieg, City of South Bend, IN, Mayor
Iowa
Ashley Monroe, City of Iowa City, IA, Assistant City Manager
Jeffrey Pomeranz, City of Cedar Rapids, IA, City Manager
Laura Graham, City of Des Moines, IA, Assistant to the City Manager
Scott Peterson, City of Lake View, IA, City Administrator/Clerk
Kansas
Alan Howze, City of Kansas City, KS, Chief Knowledge Officer
Craig Weinaug, Douglas County, KS, County Manager
Jason Gage, City of Salina, KS, City Manager
Michael Wilkes, City of Olathe, KS, City Manager
Phil Smith-Hanes, Ellis County, KS, County Manager
Kentucky
Daro Mott, City of Louisville, KY, Chief of Performance Improvement
Grace Simrall, City of Louisville, KY, Chief of Civic Innovation and Technology
Tim Williams, City of Crestview Hills, KY, City Administrator
Louisiana
Mitch Landrieu, City of New Orleans, LA, Mayor
Maine
Peter Crichton, City of Auburn, ME, City Manager
Maryland
Andrew Kleine, City of Baltimore, MD, Budget Director
Laura Allen, Town of Berlin, MD, Town Administrator
Nick Smith, City of Gaithersburg, MD, Digital & Social Media Specialist
Scott Hancock, Maryland Municipal League, Executive Director
Massachusetts
Bob Halpin, Town of Framingham, MA, Town Manager
Leon Gaumond, Town of Sturbridge, MA, Town Manager
Michelle Wu, City of Boston, MA, Council President
Nigel Jacob, City of Boston, MA, Co-Founder of New Urban Mechanics
Tony Mazzucco, Town of Adams, MA, Town Manager
Michigan
Daniel Bourdeau, City of Westland, MI, Chief Information Officer
Elizabeth Vogel, Clinton Township, MI, Deputy Supervisor
Roslynn Bliss, City of Grand Rapids, MI, Mayor
Victor Cardenas, City of Novi, MI, Assistant City Manager
Minnesota
Chad Adams, City of Albert Lea, MN, City Manager
Jamie Verbrugge, City of Bloomington, MN, City Manager
Jerry Gabrielatos, City of Albert Lea, MN, Assistant City Manager
Rebecca Olson, City of Roseville, MN, Assistant City Manager
Mississippi
Tony Yarber, City of Jackson, MS, Former Mayor
Missouri
Craig Owens, City of Clayton, MO, City Manager
Eric Roche, City of Kansas City, MO, Chief Data Officer
Kate Garman, City of Kansas City, MO, Innovation Analyst
Rick Usher, City of Kansas City, MO, Assistant City Manager
Rodney Bollinger, City of Jackson, MO, Public Works Director
Sly James, City of Kansas City, MO, Mayor
Montana
Tim Burton, Montana League of Cities and Towns, Executive Director
Nebraska
Joseph Mangiamelli, City of Bellevue, NE, City Administrator
Nevada
Jennifer Davies, City of Las Vegas, NV, Public Information Officer
Lisa Morris Hibbler, City of Las Vegas, NV, Department of Youth Development and Social Innovation
New Hampshire
Elizabeth Fox, City of Keene, NH, Assistant City Manager/HR Director
Walter Johnson, Town of Moultonborough, NH, Town Administrator
New Jersey
Alan Zalkind, New Jersey Municipal Management Association, Executive Director
Brian Platt, City of Jersey City, NJ, Office of Innovation Director
Donna Vieiro, Township of Holmdel, NJ, Township Administrator
New Mexico
Greg Martin, City of Los Lunas, NM, City Manager
New York
Giovania Tiarachristie, New York City, NY Department of Housing Preservation & Development, Neighborhood Planner
Howard Zemsky, Empire State Development, CEO
John McCaffrey, Westchester County, NY, CIO
Matt Horn, City of Geneva, NY, City Manager
Mitchell Silver, New York City, Park & Recreation
Oswaldo Mestre Jr., City of Buffalo, NY, Director of the Division of Citizen Services
Sam Edelstein, City of Syracuse, NY, Chief Data Officer
North Carolina
Dena Diorio, Mecklenburg, NC, County Manager
Eleanor Hawthorne, City of Raleigh, NC, Social Media Director
Eric Peterson, Town of Hillsborough, NC, Town Manager
Jen Della Valle, Town of Hillsborough, NC, Assistant to the Town Manager
Jodi Miller, Durham County, NC, General Manager for Safe Community
Josh Edwards, City of Durham, NC, Strategic Initiative Manager
Susan Brown, Town of Chapel Hill, NC, Library Director
North Dakota
Pete Haga, City of Grand Forks, ND, Community/Government Relations Officer
Ohio
Brian Zimmerman, Cleveland, OH, Metroparks
Dan Ralley, City of Upper Arlington, OH, Assistant City Manager
James Hardy, City of Akron, OH, Mayor’s Office
Joshua Smith, City of Hamilton OH, City Manager
Leann Castillo, National Trail Parks and Recreation District
Leigh Tami, City of Cincinnati, OH, Chief Performance Officer
Lynn Tetley, City of Wyoming, OH
Nan Whaley, City of Dayton, OH, Mayor
Tanisha Briley, Cleveland Heights, OH, City Manager
Tom Carroll, Village of Silverton, OH, Village Manager
Wade Walcutt, City of Cincinnati, OH, Parks Director
Oklahoma
Larry Stevens, City of Edmond, City Administrative Officer
Paula Dennison, City of Stillwater, OK, Development Services Director
Oregon
Don Horton, Bend Metro Parks & Recreation District, OR
Elissa Preston, City of West Linn, OR, Human Resources Director
Leah Treat, City of Portland, OR, Director of the Bureau of Transportation
Mary Steckel, City of Corvallis, OR, Public Works Director
Randy Ealy, City of Beaverton, OR, Chief Administrative Officer
Sarah Medary, City of Eugene, OR, Assistant City Manager
Timothy Gross, City of Newport, OR, Public Works Director
Tony Konkol, City of Oregon City, OR, City Manager
Pennsylvania
Amrinder Singh, Borough of Steelton, PA, Director of Code Enforcement and Building Code Official
Paul Leonard, Township Manager, Upper Dublin, PA
Rita Reynolds, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, CIO
Tom Fountaine, Borough of State College, PA, Borough Manager
Rhode Island
Derrik Kennedy, Town of Westerly, RI, Town Manager
Mark Stankiewicz, Town of Charlestown, RI, Town Manager
South Carolina
Ashley Jacobs, Aiken County, SC, Deputy County Administrator
Katherine Hendricks, Town of Mount Pleasant, SC, Assistant Town Administrator
Kendra Stewart, College of Charleston, Center for Livable Communities
Melissa Maddox-Evans, Charleston, SC, Housing Authority
Natalie Ziegler, City of Hartsville, SC, City Manager
Tom O’Rourke, Professor of Practice at Clemson University – NRPA Directors School
South Dakota
Yvonne Taylor, South Dakota Municipal League, Executive Director
Tennessee
Andy Berke, City of Chattanooga, TN, Mayor
Bill Hammon, City of Alcoa, TN, Assistant City Manager
Chris Weidel, Metro Nashville/Davidson County, New Media Manager
Doris Hensley, Town of Erwin, TN, Mayor
Jeff Fleming, City of Kingsport, TN, City Manager
Katie Baker, Washington County, TN, County Commissioner
Madeline Rogero, City of Knoxville, TN, Mayor
Mark Watson, City of Oakridge, TN, City Manager
Texas
AJ Fawver, City of Amarillo, TX, Planning Director
Aly Van Dyke, City of Austin, TX, Marketing Consultant
Clay Pearson, City of Pearland, TX, City Manager
David Brown, City of Dallas, TX, Retired Police Chief
Jim Proce, City of Rowlett, TX, Assistant City Manager
Shannah Hayley, City of Plano, TX, Director of Marketing and Community Engagement
Will Hampton, City of Round Rock, TX, Communications Director
Utah
John Curtis, City of Provo, UT, Mayor
Vermont
Miro Weinberger, City of Burlington, VT, Mayor
Virginia
Bonnie Svrcek, City of Lynchburg, VA, City Manager
David Maloney, Hanover County, VA, Planning Director
Emily Gibson, Montgomery County, VA, Planning Director
Levar Stoney, City of Richmond, VA, Mayor
Marvin Collins, City of Williamsburg, VA, City Manager
Timothy Martin, City of Roanoke, VA, Head of Office of Citizen Engagement
Washington
Eric Holmes, City of Vancouver, WA, City Manager
Joel Walinski, City Manager, Leavenworth, WA
Julie Underwood, City of Mercer Island, WA, City Manager
Kathy Nyland, City of Seattle, WA, Director, Department of Neighborhoods
Micah Phillips, City of Bellevue, WA, Management Fellow
N. Zach Ratkai, City of Richland, WA, Economic Development Manager
West Virginia
Becky Ceperley, City of Charleston, WV, City Councilor
Wisconsin
Ashley Reichert, Washington County, WI, County Clerk
Chad Doran, City of Appleton, WI, Communications Coordinator
Gail Sumi, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Member Engagement & Communications Director
James Fenlon, Village of Chute Village, WI, Village Administrator
Jamie Ludovic, Washington County, WI, Central Services Director
Jim Healy, Village of Richfield, WI, Village Administrator
Josh Dukelow, Host of Fresh Take WHBY
Josh Schoemann, Washington County, WI, County Administrator
Kara Homan, Outagamie County, WI, Planning Director
Kevin Lahner, City of Waukesha, WI, City Administrator
Lori Luther, City of Beloit, WI, City Manager
Marty Schulteis, Washington County, WI, Sheriff’s Office
Mitch Foster, Winneconne, WI, Village Administrator
Roy Atkinson, City of Altoona, WI, Management Analyst
Scot Simpson, City of River Falls, WI, City Administrator
Wyoming
Rick Kaysen, Wyoming Association of Municipalities, Executive Director
Supplemental Reading
Journal News: Traeger Awards Featured in Journal News
City Council Chronicles: The Chronicles gets an award nomination!
Town of Hillsborough, NC: Town Manager Recognized for Local Government Influence
City of Jackson, MS: ELGL Lists Mayor Tony T. Yarber Among Top 100 Influencers
Washington County Insider: Schoemann listed as Top 100 Local Govt. Influencer
Chapelboro: Hillsborough Town Manager Named to National Government Influencer List
WeHo Village: WeHo’s Lindsey Horvath Named to “Top 100 List” of Government Influencers