President's Award
President's Award, 2022
- Michael Crotty, Assistant Village Manager/Director of Human Resources, Wheeling, IL
- Janet Lanza, Labor Relations Manager, Columbus, OH
President's Award - Past Winners
- 2021
- Christa Ballowe, former HR Director Skokie, IL; Past President; Strategic National PELRA Consultant
- 2020
- John J. Kalinkewicz, Executive Director - NYSPELRA, New York, NY
- Neil Reichenberg, Former Executive Director - IPMA-HR, Washington D.C
- 2019
- Christa Ballowe, Personnel Director, Village of Skokie, IL
- Stephen B. Veitch, Vice President - GOVHR USA, Chandler, AZ
- 2018
- Scott Lepak, Chief Labor Negotiator and Labor Counsel, Barna, Guzy and Steffen, Anoka, MN
- Jim Kordiak, Anoka County Commissioner, Anoka County, MN
- 2017
- Patrick Glynn, Senior Consultant, Carlson Dettmann Consulting, Madison, WI
- 2016
- Samuel Penrod, Human Resources Manager, City of San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Michael T. Kolb, Executive Director, National PELRA, Oceanside, CA
- 2015
- Michael Crotty, Director of Human Resources, Village of Wheeling, Wheeling, IL
- Sean M. Robinson, Human Resources Manager, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
- Michael Bates, Labor Relations Consultant, Tulsa, OK
- 2014
- Robert J. Smith, Attorney, Clark Baird Smith, Rosemont, IL
- Janet J. Lanza, Labor Relations Manager, City of Columbus, Columbus, OH
- 2013
- Matt Iarocci, President, Public Management Inc., Scarsdale, NY
- Teresa Rotschafer, Finance/Labor Director, City of Johnston, Johnston, IA
- Pamela Bates, Broken Arrow, OK
- Michael T. Kolb, Executive Director, National PELRA, Oceanside, CA
- 2012
- Peter Brown, Attorney, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Los Angeles, CA
- 2011
- William L. Holcomb, President, William L. Holcomb and Associates, Snyder, NY
- 2010
- Jim Richter, Labor Relations Manager, Waukesha County, Waukesha, WI
- 2009
- Patrick Glynn, Human Resources Director, Calumet County, Chilton, WI
- Andrea Adler-Garcia, Administrative Assistant, National PELRA, Oceanside, CA
- Sandy Kostelny, Office Manager, National PELRA, Oceanside, CA
- 2008
- Jill Leka, General Counsel, National PELRA, Chicago, IL
- Mike Suppan, Director of Human Resources, City of Joliet, Joliet, IL
- 2007
- Douglas Duckett, Personnel Director and Labor Counsel, Butler County, Hamilton, OH
- Trude Elliott, Human Resources Director, Linn County, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Michael T. Kolb, Executive Director, National PELRA, Oceanside, CA
- Bernadette Welch, Personnel Director, City of New London, New London, CT
- 2006
- James Baird, Attorney, Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL
- 2005
- Susan Love, Attorney, Buelow, Vetter, Buikema, Olsen and Vliet, Waukesha, WI
- 2004
- Chuck Grapentine, Personnel Director, City of Kenosha, Kenosha, WI
- Douglas Duckett, Personnel Director and Labor Counsel, Butler County, Hamilton, OH
- 2003
- Rodger E. Dahl, Executive Director, National PELRA, Washington D.C.
- 2002
- Trude Elliott, Human Resources Director, Linn County, Cedar Rapids, IA
- 2001
- Frank Forbes, Director of Human Resources, City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
- Dema Harris, Director of Administrative Services, Yakima County, Yakima, WA
- 2000
- Judith Perkins, Employee/Labor Relations Manager, City of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, IA
- 1999
- Madge Blakey, Labor Relations Manager, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA
- 1998
- William F. Kay, Attorney, Kay and Stevens, Palo Alto, CA
- 1997
- Sandy Rolando, Spouse, Springfield, IL
- 1996
- John Galligan, New York State Conference of Mayors, Albany, NY
- 1995
- Richard J. Sokolowski, Director of Personnel and Labor Relations, City of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
- 1994
- Bettye S. Springer, Attorney, Haynes and Boone, Fort Worth, TX
- 1993
- Laurinda J. Dahl, Spouse, Washington D.C.
- 1992
- Jerry D. Thompson, Employee Relations Director, City of Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
- 1991
- G.M. "Bud" Schmitt, Director of Labor Relations and Risk Management, City of West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL
- 1990
- Mark Deardorff, Management Consultant, William M. Mercer
- 1989
- Cynthia Sontag, Director of Employee Relations, City of Tampa, Tampa, FL
- 1988
- Kathleen Collins, Executive Director, Association of Washington Cities, WA
- 1987
- James W Geissner, State Labor Negotiator, State of Minnesota, MN
- 1986
- Michael J. Wieloszynki, Labor Contracts Officer, Town of Greenwich, Greenwich, CT
- 1985
- Monica Schmitt
- 1984
- William L. Holcomb, Director of Personnel, City of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- 1983
- Edward J. "Ned" Gusty, Labor Commissioner, Onondga County, Onondga, NY
- 1982
- R. Theodore Clark, Jr., Attorney, Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL
- 1981
- G.M. "Bud" Schmitt, Director of Labor Relations, City of West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL
- 1980
- Dean R. Mielke, Labor Relations Officer, City of Miami, Miami, FL
- 1979
- James Baird, Attorney, Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL