Wednesday in Pittsburgh: We're Announcing Our 10 Navigator Award Winners
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Since September, we’ve been rolling out our 50 finalists one by one. Now it's time to name our winners ...
Back in May, we opened up the nominations process for Route Fifty’s Navigator Awards program.
Over the course of the summer, we reviewed the submissions that came in and soon, a list of 50 finalists began to take shape. Starting in September, we started rolling out the 50 finalists one by one, across five different categories. Now that we’ve announced all 50 finalists, we’re gearing up this week to announce our 10 winners at a special event in Pittsburgh.
Stay tuned this week for the winners. In the meantime, here’s a review of our 50 finalists ...
Government Allies and Cross-Sector Partners
- Amy Aussieker, Envision Charlotte
- Beth Blauer, Center for Government Excellence and What Works Cities
- Derek Eder and Christopher Whitaker, Chicago Hack Night
- Timothy Elliott, Richard Paris, Joseph Finn and Russell Osgood, Firefighter Cancer Support Network’s Boston Cancer Prevention Pilot Program
- Marcy Jaffe, National Rural Transit Assistance Program
- Jason Kemp and Team, Home Base Iowa
- Rebekah Monson, Ernie Hsiung and Cristina Solana, Code for Miami
- Michael Murphy and Team, Sangamon County (Ill.) Citizens’ Efficiency Committee
- Jennifer Saha and Team, CompTIA
- Shannon Straight, City of Minot, N.D., Alderman and Community Advocate
Agency and Department Leadership
- Jonathan Ball, Chief Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Utah State Legislature
- Dale Collins, Supervisor, Fairfax Water Fleet Services, Fairfax County, Va.
- Ken Guy and Sandy Hanks, King County, Wash.
- Lance Hedquist, City Administrator, South Sioux City, Neb.
- Kim Scott Heinle and Team, SEPTA Customer Service and Advocacy Department
- Daniel Hoffman, Chief Innovation Officer, Montgomery County, Md.
- Tim Krall, Deputy Director, Ohio Department of Administrative Services
- Jean Ann Lawson, Chief Performance Officer, Kansas City, Mo.
- Brian W. Ness, Director, Idaho Transportation Department
- Team From Dallas Center for Performance Excellence, City of Dallas
- Team From Results Washington, State of Washington
State and Local Executive Leadership
- City Manager Harry Black and Team, City of Cincinnati
- Mayor Byron W. Brown and Team, City of Buffalo
- Gov. Kate Brown, State of Oregon
- Deborah Collins, Deputy County Administrator, Essex County, N.J.Gov.
- Mark Dayton and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, State of Minnesota
- Mayor Robert Garcia, City of Long Beach, Calif.
- Mayor Eric Garcetti and Team, City of Los Angeles
- Lance Hedquist, City Administrator, South Sioux City, Neb.
- Mayor Bill Peduto and Team, City of Pittsburgh
- Joshua Schoemann, Administrator, Washington County, Wis.
Next Generation
- Ed Blayney, Innovation Project Manager, Louisville Metro Government
- Wes Craiglow, Deputy Director for Planning and Development, Conway, Ark.
- Robert Green, City Manager, Auburndale, Fla.
- Jim Landers and Team, Indiana Legislative Service Agency
- Omar Masry, Senior Analyst, City and County of San Francisco
- Andrew McCreery, Finance Director, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
- Mike McKee, Materials Engineer, Idaho Transportation Department
- Nathan Rix, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Liquor Control Commission
- Stephanie Scafa and Team, City of Eugene, Ore.
- Hayley Steele and Helen Stoddard, Love Your Block, City of Phoenix
IT and Data Innovators
- Scott Mayers and Team, Louisiana Secretary of State IT Division
- Diane Pappas, CEO Strategic Planning and Digital Innovations, L.A. Unified School District
- Tyler Kleykamp, Chief Data Officer, State of Connecticut
- Nick O'Day, GIS Manager, Johns Creek, Ga.
- Lillian Coral, Chief Data Officer, City of Los Angeles
- Jim Sparks and Team, Indiana Geographic Information Office
- Reshma Khatkhate and Team, Mississippi Department of Human Services
- Chelsa Wagner and Team, Allegheny County Controller’s Office
- Michael Walters Young and Team, City of Franklin, Tenn.
- Sherry Schoonover and Team, City of Topeka, Kan.
Michael Grass is Executive Editor of Government Executive's Route Fifty and is based in Seattle.
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