COGEL Committees (2026)

Thank you to the volunteers serving on COGEL committees in 2026. Committee service is a practical way to contribute, meet peers across the community, and help move COGEL’s work forward.

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Awards Committee

Co-Chair: Michelle Renaud, Manager – Communications & Outreach, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario

Co-Chair: Stephanie McCord, Executive Officer of Ethics, The Chickasaw Nation

Executive Committee

President: Mark Wasielewski, Ethics Enforcement Officer, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

Vice President: Michelle Renaud, Manager – Communications & Outreach, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario

Treasurer: Lisa Thornton, Public Records Officer, University of Oregon

Assistant Treasurer: Peg Perl, Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, Jefferson County, CO

Marketing & Communications Committee

Co-Chair: Alex Kipp, Director of Education & Engagement, New York City Conflicts of Interest Board

Co-Chair: Michael O’Connell, Training Specialist, City of Detroit Board of Ethics

Mary Fox, Executive Director, Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission

Jordana Greenwald, General Counsel, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

Tyler Kleinman, Assistant Director, Compliance and Technology, Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni, LLP 

Taylor McDonald, Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board

Michael O’Connell, Training Specialist, City of Detroit Board of Ethics

Kevin T. Schukle, City of Atlanta Ethics Office

Patrick Wohl, Wiley Rein, LLP

Sarah Clark, Director of Education and Communication, Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission

Membership Committee

Co-Chair: Kedric Payne, Vice President, General Counsel, and Senior Director of Ethics, Campaign Legal Center

Co-Chair: Lisa Thornton, Public Records Officer, University of Oregon

Krystle Baker, Chief Integrity Officer, City of Philadelphia

Charles F. Chiusano, Board Member, Connecticut Office of State Ethics

Sarah Clark, Director of Education and Communication, Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission

Jodi Cooke, Executive Director, Electoral Finance Elections BC 

Erin Ambrose, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

Dan Volkosh, Senior Associate Director, University of Minnesota

Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Christopher Widdop, Program Associate, University of Oregon

Melissa Miles, Counsel, Political Law Compliance and Investigations, Skadden Arps LLP

Mina N. Mirzaie, Attorney, Associate, Lippes Mathias LLP

Ryan Abusaa, Senior Policy Research Specialist. San Francisco Ethics Commission

Chad Vickery, Vickery Law PLLC

Ian Holmes, Legal Assistant & FOIL Coordinator, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Nominations Committee

Co-Chair: Bryan McHale, Compliance Supervisor, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics

Co-Chair: Dorothy Rice, Chief Electoral Officer, Province of Nova Scotia 

Conference Location Committee

Chair: Peg Perl, Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, Jefferson County, CO

COGEL Connects Committee

Co-Chair: Peg Perl, Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, Jefferson County, CO

Co-Chair: Michael Cooke, Senior Officer, Legal Affairs and Deputy Senior Counsel, The Pew Charitable Trust

Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan

Candies Pruitt, Staff Counselor, Massachusetts State Ethics Commission

Alyson Joa-Pérez, Auditor & Payment Coordinator, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Alex Kipp, Director of Education & Engagement, New York City Conflicts of Interest Board

John Marshall, Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives and Projects, Elections Saskatchewan

Michael Murawski, Executive Director, Commission on Ethics and Governmental Integrity, City of Naples

Dan Volkosh, Senior Associate Director, University of Minnesota

Thomas Jones, Government Ethics Consultant & Lecturer, UConn School of Public Policy

Emily DeSantis, Chief of Staff & Director of External Affairs, NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

Deborah Scroggin, Elections Division Manager, Portland City Auditor

Governing Documents Committee

Chair: Galena West, Executive Director, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Steve Berlin, Executive Director, Chicago Board of Ethics

Jason Gramitt, Executive Director, Rhode Island Ethics Commission

Paul M. Nick, Executive Director, Ohio Ethics Commission

Michael O’Connell, Training Specialist, City of Detroit Board of Ethics

Shipra Verma, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections BC

Daniel Cho, Assistant Executive Director for Candidate Guidance and Policy, New York City Campaign Finance Board

Program Committee

Co-Chair: Susan Willeke, Education & Communications, Manager Ohio Ethics Commission

Co-Chair: Paul Solis, Chief Ethics Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)

Wes Bizzell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Governmental and External Affairs, and Managing Director of Political Law & Ethics Programs, Altria Client Services LLC

Matthew Bobys, Counsel, Skadden

Jared DeMarinis, Director of Candidacy and Campaign Finance, Maryland State Board of Elections

Jane Feldman, City of Denver Ethics Commission

Chloe Hackert, Manager, Education and External Affairs, California Fair Political Practices Commission

Kristin Izumi-Nitao, Esq. Executive Director, Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission

Darrin Lim, Co-Founder and Partner, Politicom Law

Patrick Llewellyn, Director of State Campaign Finance, Campaign Legal Center

Peter Lewandowski, Executive Director, Connecticut State Office of Ethics

John Marshall, Saskatchewan Electoral Office

Danielle McGee, Staff Attorney, Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission

Cathryn Motherwell, Integrity Commissioner of Ontario, Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario

Renata Ramsini, Chief Ethics Officer, City of Columbus

Nathan Rice, Executive Director, Illinois Executive Ethics Commission

Andy Szekeres, City Clerk, City and County of Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office

Alison Zinni, Manager of Strategic Education and Engagement, Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner

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