Pacesetter award

2020

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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

city of westerville
lynn miller, human resources manager - city of westerville
colleen lemmon, human resources coordinator - city of westerville

Pacesetter award - past winners

• 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 & 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 Representitive, 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, Hilsboro 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
  Wisconson 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 & Roper, SC, Madison, WI
  James Korom, Esq., Attorney, von Briesen & Roper, SC, Madison, WI
• 2010
  Michael Duco, Deputy Director, State of Ohio, Office of Collective Bargaining, Columbus, OH
• 2009
  Ronald Komers, Asst. 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
  Wisconson 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 Leaugue 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 & Burns, NJ
• 1993
  Washington Council of Public Personnel Administrators, WA
  Minnesota Department of Transportation, MN