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Executive Director
David Bliden

Legislative Director
Michael Sanderson
Legislative Affairs Issues: taxes and revenues, finance, business affairs, public safety and corrections, intergovernmental relations, health, human services, elections and employment relations, fiscal issues. Staff Liaison to Health, Human Services, and Corrections' Administrators' affiliate organizations.

Communications & Meetings Director
Ellen Clarke
Editor, Courthouse News, Legislative Summary, Web Page, and other publications. Conference Director for Winter and Summer Conferences, and Attorneys/Administrators Fall Conference. Coordinator, bill hearings, legislative tracking. Conference liaison to Dept. of Aging Directors, Attorneys and Administrators' affiliate organizations.

Associate Director
Erin Dougherty Favazza
Legislative Affairs Areas: planning and zoning, community development, environment, education, parks and recreation, transportation and public works, government liability and courts, public ethics, and employment relations (legal). Staff liaison to Parks & Recreation, Planners, Engineers affiliate organizations.

Office/Financial Manager
Leslie Walsh Velasco
Financial reporting, personnel issues, liaison to National Association of Counties' Financial Services Center, general office administration, computer network administrator, Summer Conference exhibits, and conference registration logistics.

Office Assistant
Becky Black
General clerical duties, provides support for legislative affairs during Session and Interim, publications, and conferences, including managing the in-house meetings schedule.

Administrative Specialist
Karen Lowe
Secretary to Executive Director, manages Board of Directors communications, provides support for conference registration logistics, coordinates publication of directory, database manager.

Research Associate
Jill Bigden
Conducts legislative research and surveys full time during the General Assembly Session and part-time during the Interim.