All Current Hosts
Cohort 2020
Michael Yee
Director, Department of Planning
Hawai'i County, Hawai'i (Population: 185,079)
Andrew Morris
Natural Resources Counsel and Water Policy Officer, Atlanta Regional Commission
Atlanta, Georgia (Population: 420,003)
Tere Chaves
Managing Director, Arkansas United Community Coalition
Springdale, Arkansas (Population: 81,125)
Candy Johnson
Senior Advisor to Mayor, Mayor's Office
Chattanooga, Tennessee (Population: 167,674)
Julieth Ortiz
Transportation Planner, Department of Transportation
Oakland, California (Population: 390,724)
Alison Whyte
Executive Director, DC Developmental Disabilities Council
Washington, DC (Population: 601,723)
Archnique Kidd
Supplier Diversity Manager, Neighborhood Development Department
Mobile, Alabama (Population: 195,111)
Angela Cabrera
Board Chair, Ventura County Family Justice Center Foundation
Ventura County, California (Population: 823,318)
Linda Braunschweiger
Chief Executive Officer, Housing Trust Fund of Ventura County
Ventura County, California (Population: 823,318)
Priscilla Lopez
Director, Workforce Development Board
Imperial County, California (Population: 174,528)
Amanda Tonkovich
Director of Sexual Assault Program, New Orleans Family Justice Center
New Orleans, Louisiana (Population: 343,829)
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Susan Dalton
Program Manager, Innovate Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee (Population: 646,889)
William (W.J.) Albertson + Lou Powell
Founders, High Tech Small Town
Aledo, Illinois (Population: 3,640)
Ben McKay
Deputy Director, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Population: 594,833)
Jessica Campbell
Director, Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department
Aiken, South Carolina (Population: 29,524)
Cohort 2019
Juliet Stipeche
Director, Mayor's Office of Education
Houston, Texas (Population: 2,240,580)
Rick Eneas
Director of Financial Management, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Missoula, Montana (Population: 73,340)
Nancy Fasching
Community Impact Director, Southwest Initiative Foundation
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota (Population: 422,331)
Linda Jenkins
Manager, Community Development Commission
Los Angeles, California (Population: 3,792,621)
Colby Lancelin
Researcher, Atlanta Regional Commission
Alpharetta, Georgia (Population: 65,799)
Courtney Frisch
Project Manager, City of Decatur
Decatur, Georgia (Population: 23,832)
John McCormally
Chief of Staff, State Auditor’s Office
Des Moines, Iowa (Population: 217,521)
Ashley Lawson
Head of Communications and Policy, Housing and Community Development Department
Houston, Texas (Population 2,240,580)
Scott Erbisch
County Administrator, County of Marquette
Marquette, Michigan (Population: 20,629)
Karen Diemer
City Manager, City of Arcata
Arcata, California (Population: 18,000)
Christian Clegg
Deputy City Manager at City of Stockton
Stockton, California (Population: 310,496)
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Kim Namba
Administrative Services Manager for Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
Santa Cruz County, CA (Population: 275,897)
Sheila Rodriguez
Director of Constituent Services, Office of NYC Councilwoman Carlina Rivera
New York, New York (Population: 8,398,748)
Mireya Reith
Executive Director, Arkansas United Community Coalition
Springdale, Arkansas (Population: 79,599)
Chris Rembold
Planning Director, Town of Great Barrington
Great Barrington, Massachusetts (Population: 6,855)
Robert Blaine
Chief Administrative Officer, City of Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi (Population: 166,965)
Emily Shields
Executive Director, Iowa Campus Compact
Des Moines, Iowa (Population: 217,521)
Michelle Akers
Executive Director, Southwestern Regional Day Report Center
Logan, WV (Population: 1,539)
Ethel Branch
Former Attorney General of the Navajo Nation, Executive Director of Yee Ha’ólníi Doo
Monument Valley, Utah (Population: 864)
Jennifer Zuchowski
Manager Programs and Administration, Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities.
St. Paul, Minnesota (Population: 306,621)
John Roberts
Deputy City Manager, City of Redmond
Redmond, Oregon (Population: 30,011)
Patty Paser
Assistant to the Superintendent, Schenectady City School District
Schenectady, New York (Population: 65,625)
Cordaryl "Pat" Patrick
Public Services Director, City of Dellwood
St. Louis, Missouri (Population: 318,069)