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ACMA Newsletter Advertising
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Contact Mary Vinzant at 602-258-5786 or mvinzant@azleague.org
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Az-Management is a bi-monthly publication of the Arizona City/County Management Association.
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Editor: Liisa Laikko
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Your comments, suggestions and news contributions are welcome. Please email your contributions to:
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llaikko@azleague.org
Telephone: 602-258-5786
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Arizona City/County Management Association in partnership with Arizona Public Service Company
and PinnacleOne will offer two full scholarships this year to ACMA members for the Senior
Executives in State and Local Government Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy
School of Government.
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ACMA recognized Terry Ellis, retired City Manager for the City of Peoria, as the recipient of
the 2009 John J. DeBolske Professional Excellence Award. The Award was created in 1997 to
recognize City/County Managers who demonstrate the highest level of professional excellence in
local government and who have made life contributions in serving the profession. This award is
the highest honor that ACMA may bestow upon a Full Member.
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This year's Catherine F. Connolly award was presented to Tami Ryall, Assistant Town Manager for
Gilbert. The Catherine F. Connolly Outstanding City/County Manager Award, recognizes an
outstanding assistant city or county manager who has demonstrated exemplary service to their
organization, to the community, to local government and to ACMA. The namesake of the award,
Catherine F. Connolly, was the Executive Director of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns for
seven years and served 20+ years as the Deputy Director.
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ACMA presented this year's Associate's Award for Excellence in Leadership to Dr. Denhardt,
Director of the ASU School of Public Affairs and the ASU Lincoln Professor of Leadership and
Ethics. This award is specifically designed to recognize associate members who contribute to
the profession through their organization at an associate member rather than the CEO level.
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During the Conference in Sedona, ACMA honored Daniel Ortiz-Hernandez as the 2009 Esser Scholar.
Daniel is currently attending Graduate School at Arizona State University for his Masters in
Public Administration. The Esser Scholarship is a $2,000 award given to a student who is already
working full time for a local government.
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ACMA extends a special thanks to PBS & J for sponsoring this year's Winter
Golf Tournament in Sedona.
2009 ACMA/PBS & J Tournament Champions:
1st Place Team
Grant Anderson, Willdan Companies
Spencer Isom, El Mirage
Tom Flaeen, PinnacleOne
Randal Simon, IQM2
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Reprinted with permission from the January 2009 issue of Public
Management (PM) magazine published by ICMA, the premier local government leadership and
management organization, Washington, D.C.
At the beginning of this new year, local government leaders may well face significant challenges
in delivering ethical, transparent democracy. Limited financial resources at every level of
government are likely to force difficult choices about services, commitments, and investments in
the future.
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From ICMA
Since last fall, ICMA's 2009 Conference Host and Planning Committees have been hard at work
preparing a relevant, informative and enjoyable annual conference for the membership. Like you,
all of us are wrestling with the reality of the economic times and the inherent pressures
associated with attending a national conference, especially one held out of the country. With
training and development funds usually the first thing cut when budgets have to be trimmed, how
can we justify attending the conference in Montreal?
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Management Assistant
Town of Oro Valley
Where are you originally from?
I am originally from Des Moines, Iowa but have been in Arizona since I started my
undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona in 1999.
Why did you decide to pursue a career in local government?
I can't think of a more challenging and fulfilling profession that requires you to use all
of your skills to solve complex problems often with little resources. In addition, my
experience as an ICMA Local Government Management Fellow after graduate school helped to
focus my interests on local government management.
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Do you have a recent promotion or transition that you would like to announce? This new section
of the newsletter recognizes members who have recently been promoted or have changed
organizations. If you would like your name to be featured in this section of the newsletter,
please contact Liisa Laikko at 602-258-5786 or email:
llaikko@azleague.org.
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Full
Mike Townsend, Deputy County Manager, Coconino County
Patrick "Pat" McCourt, City Manager, City of Willcox
David Kincaid, City Manager, City of Safford
Susan Daluddung, Deputy City Manager, City of Peoria
Associate
Kyla Allen, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, City of Cottonwood
Dennis Dickerson, Environmental Planning Coordinator, Pima Association of Governments
Nicole Dailey, Assistant to the City Manger, City of Maricopa
Matthew S. Muckler, Assistant to the Town Manager, Town of Buckeye
Suzanne H. Sombrero, Management Analyst, Town of Sahuarita
Student
Joseph Brehm, Student, Arizona State University
Benjamin Bitter, Student, Arizona State University
Edith Baltierrez-Pedregon, Arizona State University
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Pam Kavanaugh
President
Assistant City Manager
City of Glendale
George Pettit
Immediate Past President
Town Manager
Town of Gilbert
Gilbert Davidson
Director
Town Manager
Town of Marana
Cynthia Seelhammer
Director
Deputy City Manager
City of Phoenix
Rachel Hut
Director
Associate Representative
Management Assistant II
City of Glendale
Lloyd Harrell
ACMA/ICMA Range Rider
Retired City Manager
City of Chandler
Tom Belshe
Secretary/Treasurer
Deputy Director
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
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James Jayne
President-Elect
County Manager
Navajo County
David Andrews
Director
Town Manager
Town of Oro Valley
Robert Flatley
Director
City Manager
City of Coolidge
Jim Thompson
Director
City Manager
City of Casa Grande
Joshua Wright
Director
Associate Representative
Assistant to the Manager
Town of Marana
Mike Hutchinson
ACMA/ICMA Range Rider
Retired City Manager
City of Mesa
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