Pacesetter Award

Pacesetter Award, 2022

• Beth Belle Isle, Labor Relations Advocate, Hennepin County,  MN
• Christopher Moses, Labor Relations Manager, City of Columbus, OH
• Cristina White, Assistant City Administrator, Warrenville, IL
• Megan Fulara, HR Director, City of Evanston, IL

Pacesetter Award - Past Winners

• 2021 *No award(s) issued due to COVID/No State Conferences
• 2020
  • Dawn Gean, Human Resources Director - City of Ankeny, IA
  • Kate Kanne, Human Resources Analyst - City of Urbandale, IA
  • Cyndee Rhames, Human Resources Manager/City Clerk - City of Johnston, IA
  • Teresa Rotschafer, Finance/Human Resources Director - City of Johnston, IA
  • Lynn Miller, Human Resources Manager - City of Westerville
  • Colleen Lemmon, Human Resources Coordinator - City of Westerville
• 2019
  • City of Dayton, Dayton, OH
• 2018
  • Dan Tarwater, Director of Human Resources, City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
  • Ross Hume, Labor Relations Program Manager, Metro Regional Government, Portland, OR
  • DeSha Kalmar, Director of Human Resources, City of Lake Forest, Lake Forest, IL
• 2017
  • Perry Buffington, Human Resource Officer, City of Mason City, Mason City, IA
  • Todd Lyon, Attorney, Fisher Phillips, Portland, OR
  • IPELRA Training Committee, Chicago, IL
  • Ryan Randall, Director of Employee and Labor Relations, University of New Mexico Hospitals, Albuquerque, NM
  • Kathy Peck, Attorney, Peck, Rubanoff, Hatfield, Lake Oswego, OR
  • Brad Wirtz, Human Resources Director, City of Madison, Madison, WI
• 2016
  • Randy Stedman, Labor Relations Manager, Tri-Met, Portland, OR
  • Stephanie Pulliam, Compensation and Benefit Manager, COTA, Columbus, OH
  • Public Health Trust/Jackson Health System, Miami, FL
  • Amy Van Pelt, Human Resources Analyst, Columbus Division of Police, Columbus, OH
• 2015
  • Megan Phelan, Assistant City Manager/Human Resources Director, City of Lake Oswego, Lake Oswego, OR
  • Kristen Treadway, COTA Vice President of Human Resources, Central Ohio Transit Authority, Columbus, OH
  • Ronald Linville, Attorney, Baker and Hostetler, Columbus, OH
  • Partnership to Achieve Comprehensive Equality (PACE), King County Metro Transit, Seattle, WA
• 2014
  • Peter Fehrs, Human Resources analyst, City of Springfield, Springfield, OR
  • Marcy Syman, Director of Human Resources, Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit, St. Paul, MN
  • Sandi Blaeser, Labor Relations Representative, Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit, St. Paul, MN
  • John Brownlee and Team, Risk Manager, CORSA, Columbus, OH
• 2013
  • Martha Gimbel, Director of Labor Relations and Classifications, City of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
  • Cynthia Young-Bolek, Support Services Manager, Hillsboro Police Department, Hillsboro, OR
  • Colleen Chapin, Human Resources Manager, City of Yakima, Yakima, WA
  • Cheryl Ann Mattia, Deputy Human Resources Manager, City of Yakima, Yakima, WA
  • James Hanks, Attorney, Ahlers Law Firm, Des Moines, IA
  • John Duguay, Director of Human Resources, City of Wheaton, Wheaton, IL
• 2012
  • Roxanne Chmielewski, Human Resources Director, Sherburne County, Elk River, MN
  • Greg Wiley, General Counsel, Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, Elk River, MN
  • Dale Peters, Director of Human Resources, City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
  • Linda Mogren, Director of Human Resources, City of Carpentersville, Carpentersville, IL
• 2011
  • Mark Olson, VP of Human Resources, Las Vegas Convention/Visitor Authority, Las Vegas, NV
  • Tadd Phillips, Human Resources Director, City of McKinney, McKinney, TX
  • Margaret Rudolph, Director of Human Resources, Erie County, Sandusky, OH
  • James Vollmer, Human Resources Director, City of Fort Dodge, Fort Dodge, IA
  • Wisconsin PELRA
  • Heather Baker, Personnel Director, Eau Claire County, Eau Claire, WI
  • Patrick Glynn, Human Resources Director, Calumet County, Chilton, WI
  • Judy Rank, Human Resources Coordinator, Shawno County, Shawno, WI
  • Kyle Gulya, Esq., Attorney, von Briesen and Roper, SC, Madison, WI
  • James Korom, Esq., Attorney, von Briesen and Roper, SC, Madison, WI
• 2010
  • Michael Duco, Deputy Director, State of Ohio, Office of Collective Bargaining, Columbus, OH
• 2009
  • Ronald Komers, Assistant County Executive Officer and Human Resources Director, Riverside County, Riverside, CA
  • Aaron Barber, Human Resources Analyst, City of Kent, Kent, WA
  • Michelle Davis, Sr. Human Resources Analyst, City of Bothell, Bothell, WA
  • Kim Dowden, Human Resources Analyst, City of Kirkland, Kirkland, WA
  • John Fletcher, Employee Relations and Compensation Manager, City of Auburn, Auburn, WA
  • Julie Howe, Senior Labor Analyst, City of Redmond, Redmond, WA
  • Michelle Kast, Human Resources Director, City of Bellingham, Bellingham, WA
  • Sherry Peppin, Senior Human Resources Analyst, City of Issaquah, Issaquah, WA
• 2008
  • Brenda Lovell, Human Resources Assistant, Village of Groveport, Groveport, OH
  • Kay McAloney, Human Resources Director, Washington County, Stillwater, MN
  • Wisconsin PELRA and Wisconsin Association of Personnel Directors, WI
• 2007
  • Cheryl Subler, Managing Director, Policy, County commissioners Association of Ohio, OH
• 2006
  • Linda Gonzalez, Labor Relations Director, City of Miami Beach, Miami, FL
• 2005
  • Mary Gordon, Dublin San Ramon Service District, Dublin, CA
  • Dave Requa, Dublin San Ramon Service District, Dublin, CA
  • Bert Michalczyk, Dublin San Ramon Service District, Dublin, CA
• 2004
  • Southern California Public Labor Relations Council, CA
• 2003
  • Audrey Daniels, Personnel Director, City of Foster City, Foster City, CA
  • Melanie Ault, Director of Human Resources, Anoka County, Anoka, MN
• 2002
  • Wisconsin PELRA Board of Directors, WI
  • Jonathan Downer, Esq., Attorney, Joint House/Senate Civil Service Review Committee, Columbus, OH
  • Marsha Jordan-Smart, Joint House/Senate Civil Service Review Committee, Columbus, OH
  • Richard Gatien, Joint House/Senate Civil Service Review Committee, Columbus, OH
• 2001
  • Kevin Boylan, Personnel Operations Manager, City of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
  • Joe Rains, Human Resources Director, Dodge County, Dodge, WI
  • Patrick Glynn, Human Resources Director, Calumet, County, Chilton, WI
  • James Norris, Village Administrator, Village of Hoffman Estates, Hoffman Estates, IL
• 2000
  • Elizabeth Taska, Human Resources Director, City of Elmhurst, Elmhurst, IL
  • Gordon Youngs, Personnel Director, City of Culver City, Culver City, CA
• 1999
  • Employee Relations Committee, Orange County Division and League of California Cities, CA
  • Illinois Village of Lisle, Downer's Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream and City of Naperville, IL
  • Judy Perkins, Employee/Labor Relations Manager, City of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Richard Wilkinson, Human Resources Director, City of Redmond, Redmond, WA
• 1998
  • Rich Nahrstadt, Village of Northbrook, Northbrook, IL
  • Greg Van Dahm, Village of Northbrook, Northbrook, IL
  • Teresa Rotschafer, City Manager, City of Webster City, Webster City, IA
• 1997
  • John Romano, Management Arbitrator, New Haven, CT
  • John Liebert, Attorney, Liebert Cassidy Frierson, Los Angeles, CA
  • Glen Blahnik, State of Wisconsin, WI
• 1996
  • Jim Butler, Commissioner of Labor, State of Connecticut, CT
  • IPELRA Training Committee, Chicago, IL
  • Donna DeGrande Dixon, CalPELRA, CA
• 1995
  • M. Scott Milinski, Employee Relations Director, City of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 1994
  • City of Newton Iowa and Barbara Majerus, Assistant City Administrator, City of Newton, Newton, IA
  • Founders of the New Jersey PELRA
  • Robert Linn, Director of Labor Relations, The Hay Group, NJ
  • John McGill, Labor Relations Director, Morris County, NJ
  • Robert Weakly, Attorney, Board of Utilities, NJ
  • Stephen Trimboli, Attorney, Genova and Burns, NJ
• 1993
  • Washington Council of Public Personnel Administrators, WA
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation, MN