LEXINGTON, Ky.--Forty-eight state policymakers from across the country have been selected as The Council of State Governments' Henry Toll Fellows for the Class of 2014.
The 2014 Toll Fellows represent 34 states and Puerto Rico, with 33 representing the legislative branch, five serving in the judiciary and 10 hailing from the executive. A nine-member committee of state leaders, many who are Toll Fellows themselves, reviewed a record number of applications to select the class.
"Individually, these leaders have a proven track record of accomplishing great things; collectively they represent the future leadership of the states," said David Adkins, CSG's executive director/CEO.
Members of the 2014 CSG Toll Fellows Class by state are:
Alabama: Sen. William Holtzclaw
Alaska: Rep. Lora Reinbold
Arizona: Sen. Kelli Ward
Arkansas: Judge Rhonda Wood, Court of Appeals & state Supreme Court justice-elect;Marquita Little, director of Policy and Planning, Department of Human Services
Colorado: Rep. Lois Landgraf
Connecticut: Andrew Clark, director, Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy; Rep. Roland Lemar; Judge Erika Tindill, Connecticut Superior Court
Delaware: Deputy Secretary Nicole Majeski, Delaware Department of Transportation; Sen. Nicole Poore
Hawaii: Rep. Linda Ichiyama
Idaho: G. Richard Bevan, administrative district judge, District Court for Fifth Judicial District
Illinois: Rep. David Harris
Indiana: Rep. Judson McMillin; Sen. Karen Tallian
Iowa: Rep. Deborah Berry
Kansas: Sen. Elaine Bowers
Kentucky: Matthew Trebelhorn, legislative analyst, Judiciary Committee, Legislative Research Commission
Maine: Rep. Michael Devin
Massachusetts: Scott MacLeod, Mitigation and Disaster Recovery section chief, Emergency Management Agency
Nebraska: Sen. Lydia Brasch
Nevada: Assemblyman Elliot Anderson; Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle
New Hampshire: Rep. Cindy Rosenwald
New Mexico: Rep. George Dodge; Sen. Tim Keller
North Dakota: District Judge Bradley Cruff, Southeast Judicial District
Ohio: Judge David Michael Gormley, Delaware Municipal Court
Oklahoma: Rep. Lee Denney; Sen. Dan Newberry; Commissioner Terri White, Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Oregon: Rep. Nancy Nathanson
Pennsylvania: Rep. Ryan Mackenzie
Puerto Rico: Sen. Jorge Suárez
Rhode Island: Rep. John Edwards
South Dakota: Secretary Trevor Jones, Department of Public Safety; Secretary Lynne Valenti, Department of Social Services
Tennessee: Sen. Becky Massey; Sen. John Stevens
Utah: Sen. Deidre Henderson
Vermont: Commissioner Noelle MacKay, Department of Housing and Community Development
Virginia: Nathan Hatfield, assistant clerk, Virginia Senate
West Virginia: Jason Pizatella, deputy chief of staff, West Virginia Governor's Office; Sen. Roman Prezioso
Wisconsin: Rep. Jill Billings;Sara Buschman, assistant deputy secretary, Department of Children and Families
Wyoming: Rep. Donald Burkhart
