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Officers

NCSL's officers serve on the Executive Committee, the governing body of the conference. The seven officers include a president, president elect, vice president, immediate past president, staff chair, staff vice chair and immediate past staff chair. The president position is currently vacant. 

Executive Committee


Ex-Officio and CSG National and Regional Members

Legislative Summit Host State Members
Sen. Robert Rodriguez, Colorado (2022)
Sen. Eric Bassler, Indiana (2023)
Senate President Robert Stivers, Kentucky (2024)

Co-Chairs, NCSL Standing Committees
Sen. Cristina Castro, Illinois
Sen. Whitney Westerfield, Kentucky

Co-Staff Chairs, NCSL Standing Committees
K.C. Norwalk, deputy director, Legislative Services Agency, Indiana
Melissa Renick, assistant director for Research, Legislative Research Department, Kansas

International Affiliate Member
Mathieu Lemay, National Assembly of Québec

CSG National and Regional Members
Rep. Julia Howard, North Carolina
Chair, The Council of State Governments (CSG)

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Pennsylvania
Eastern Region

Vacant
Southern Region

Sen. Joan Ballweg, Wisconsin
Midwestern Region

Rep. Debra Lekanoff, Washington
Western Region

At-Large Members

Legislators

  • Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, California
  • Speaker Pro Tem Tyler August, Wisconsin
  • Rep. Barbara Ballard, Kansas
  • Rep. Megan Blanksma, Idaho
  • Rep. Ann Bollin, Michigan
  • Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, South Carolina
  • Sen. Bob Duff, Connecticut
  • Rep. Marcus Evans, Illinois
  • Rep. Deborah Ferguson, Arkansas
  • Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory, USVI
  • Rep. Roger Goodman, Washington
  • Speaker Roger Hanshaw, West Virginia
  • Rep. Sonya Harper, Illinois
  • Sen. Briggs Hopson, Mississippi 
  • Rep. Jean Hunhoff, South Dakota
  • Delegate Terry Kilgore, Virginia
  • Senate President Ron Kouchi, Hawaii 
  • Rep. Ryan Lane, New Mexico
  • Sen. Becky Massey, Tennessee
  • Rep. Billy Mitchell, Georgia
  • Assemblymember Carol Murphy, New Jersey
  • Speaker Sherman Packard, New Hampshire
  • Assemblymember Michaelle Solages, New York
  • Senate President Karen Spilka, Massachusetts
  • Sen. Harold “Trey” Stewart, Maine
  • Rep. Barry Usher, Montana
  • Speaker Robin Vos, Wisconsin

Legislative Staff

  • Tim Bommel, deputy director, Communications Office, House of Representatives, Missouri
  • Martin Brock, chief, North Carolina General Assembly Police Department, North Carolina
  • Natalie Castle, director, Legislative Council Staff, Colorado
  • Jon Courtney, deputy director for Program Evaluators, Legislative Finance Committee, New Mexico
  • Lonnie Edgar, deputy director, PEER Committee, Mississippi
  • Sarah G. Elmore-Hernandez, chief of staff, Sen. Mary Camacho-Torres, Guam
  • Matt Gehring, staff coordinator, House Research Department, Minnesota
  • Doug Himes, ethics counsel, Tennessee
  • Terri Kondeff, director, Legislative Services Office, Idaho
  • Othni Lathram, director, Legislative Services Agency, Alabama 
  • Rich Olsen, director, Legislative Services Division, West Virginia
  • Jill Reinmuth, staff director, Office of Program Research, House of Representatives, Washington
  • Paul Smith, clerk of the House, New Hampshire
  • John Snyder, committee staff administrator, Transportation Committee, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky
  • Betsy Theroux, director, Media Services, House of Representatives, Georgia
  • Will Tracy, communications specialist/videographer, House of Representatives, Arkansas
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