2014 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL DIRECTORY

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1 2014 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL DIRECTORY CSG National Chair Senator Mark Norris Address: th Avenue, North 9A Legislative Plaza Nashville, TN Phone: Fax: sen.mark.norris@capitol.tn.gov Liz Alvey, Senior Policy Advisor liz.alvey@capitol.tn.gov Sen. Norris has served as Tennessee Senate majority leader since He was re-elected in 2012 to serve a fourth term in the state senate. Prior to his first election in 2000, Norris served as a Shelby County commissioner. Sen. Norris currently serves as chair of the Senate Rules Committee. He is a 2002 Toll Fellow. CSG National President Governor Earl Ray Tomblin Address: Phone: State Capitol 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV Becky Neal, Executive Assistant rebecca.l.neal@wv.gov Gov. Tomblin has served as West Virginia governor since He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1974 and served in the house until he was elected to the West Virginia Senate in He served as President of the West Virginia senate for almost 17 years and was named the state s first lieutenant governor in Gov. Tomblin served as the CSG national chair in 2006.

2 CSG National Chair-Elect Senator Carl Marcellino Address: 188 State Street Room 811 Albany, NY Phone: Tori Ann LaMalfa Sen. Marcellino was first elected to the New York Senate in He currently serves as chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations. He is known for his reputation as an environmental champion and has written over 100 environmental laws. CSG National Vice Chair Senator Beau McCoy Address: Room 2015 P.O. Box Lincoln, NE Phone: Mary Jacobsen Sen. McCoy was first elected to the Nebraska Legislature in He currently serves on both the Revenue Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Telecommunications. Outside of his legislative service, McCoy is a small business owner working as a home improvement contractor. He is a 2011 Toll Fellow and the 2014 Midwestern Legislative Conference chair.

3 CSG Immediate Past National Chair Senator Gary Stevens Address: State Capitol, Room 429 Juneau, AK Phone: Fax: Katrina Matheny, Chief of Staff Sen. Gary Stevens served as the Alaska Senate president from His service in the Senate began in 2003 and he previously served one term in the Alaska House of Representatives from The retired history professor currently serves as the chair of the Senate Committee on Education. He is a 2005 Toll Fellow and the 2013 national chair. CSG Immediate Past National President Governor Jay Nixon Address: P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City, MO Phone: Fax: Judy Murray, Executive Assistant Judy.Murray@mo.gov Gov. Jay Nixon is currently serving in his second term as governor of Missouri. Prior to his 2008 election as governor, he served three terms in the Missouri Senate and four terms as the state s attorney general. During his first term as governor, Nixon successfully worked the across the aisle with the Republican-controlled legislature to get a comprehensive jobs bill passed and an increase in funding for the state s public elementary and secondary schools.

4 CSG East Co-Chair Senator Mike Miller Address: State House, H-107 Annapolis, MD Phone: Fax: Sen. President Mike Miller was first elected to the Maryland Senate in Prior to joining the Senate, he served one term in the Maryland House. He has served as Senate president since 1987, making him the longest serving president in state history as well as the longest serving senate president in the country. Miller is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law and has been in private practice for 40 years. CSG Midwest Representative Senator Cliff Hite Address: Senate Building 1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor Columbus, OH Phone: Hite@ohiosenate.gov Sen. Cliff Hite was first elected to the Ohio Senate in 2010 and previously served two terms in the House. Hite currently serves as chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Education. A former teacher and coach, Hite is a 2008 BILLD Fellow.

5 CSG South Chair Senator Keith Ingram Address: P.O. Box 1028 West Memphis, AR Phone: Deborah Burk, Assistant Arkansas Senate Minority Leader Keith Ingram is serving his first term in the Senate. Ingram served two terms in the Arkansas House prior to his election to the Senate and also served as mayor of West Memphis, Ark. from He is vice chair of the Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee and the Arkansas Legislative Council Review. CSG West Chair Representative Craig Johnson Address: State Capitol, Room 216 Juneau, AK Phone: Fax: Debra Higgins Rep. Craig Johnson is serving his fourth term in the Alaska House, first being elected to the position in He serves as chair of the House Committee on Rules and co-chair of the House Committee on Resources. Johnson is a 2008 graduate of the Western Legislative Academy.

6 National Association of State Treasurers Treasurer Richard Ellis Address: 350 North State Street, Suite 180 P.O. Box Salt Lake City, UT Phone: Richard Ellis was first elected as Utah s state treasurer in November Prior to becoming treasurer, he served nine years as chief deputy state treasurer. Other public service includes three years as director of the Governor s Office of Planning & Budget and time as executive director of the Department of Administration. Ellis has over 25 years of experience in the field of public finance and serves as an adjunct faculty member teaching Cash Management and Investments at BYU s Marriott School of Business. CSG Affiliated Organizations Dr. Kathleen Berg, Ph.D., Brigadier General Representing MIC3 Address: University of Hawaii at Manoa 1776 University Avenue Honolulu, HI Phone: kberg@hawaii.edu Dr. Berg is a specialist and associate director of the Curriculum Research and Development Group at the University of Hawaii at Manoa since She served as a member in the Hawaii Air National Guard from 1977 until 2009, when she retired at the rank of brigadier general. Berg was appointed in 2009 as the Hawaii state commissioner to the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

7 CSG Justice Center Tom Stickrath, Bureau of Criminal Investigation Address: 1560 State Route 56 SW P.O. Box 365 Loudon, OH Phone: Tom Stickrath has led the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation as its superintendent since BCI is the state s official crime lab serving the criminal justice community. Stickrath has over 30 years of experience in the criminal justice field. Previously held positions include director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, director of the Ohio Department of Youth Services and interim director of the Governor s Office of Criminal Justice Services. CSG Finance Committee Co-Chair Representative Bob Damron Address: 702 Capitol Avenue Annex Room 352 Frankfort, KY Phone: ext. 614 Robert.Damron@lrc.ky.gov Rep. Damron was first elected to the Kentucky House in He served as the House Majority Caucus Chair from Damron, an investment banker, serves on a number of House standing committees. He currently sits on the House Committees on Appropriations & Revenue, Banking & Insurance and Veterans, Military & Public Safety.

8 CSG Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Co-Chair Senator Michael Moore Address: State House, Room 215 Boston, MA Phone: Fax: Sen. Moore was first elected to the Massachusetts Senate in November He is a former police officer, environmental investigator and town selectman. Moore is the current chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. He is a 2012 Toll Fellow. CSG Interbranch Affairs Committee Co-Chair Justice Nancy Saitta Address: 201 South Carson Street Carson City, NV Phone: nsaitta@nvcourts.nv.gov Justice Nancy Saitta was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in Justice Saitta began her judicial career a decade earlier when she was appointed as a Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge in October At the Supreme Court, she is chair of the Judicial Public Information Committee and co-chair of the Commission on Statewide Juvenile Justice Reform. Saitta also chairs the Nevada Court Improvement Program, which seeks improvements in services to children and families in the child welfare system. She is a 2009 Toll Fellow.