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Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee (LSCC)
2012-2013 Roster

(as of  May 9, 2013)

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NCSL Executive Committee Officers

Patsy Spaw
Staff Chair

Secretary of the Senate
P. O. Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-0100
fax (512) 463-6034
patsy.spaw@senate.state.tx.us

Thomas W. Wright
Staff Vice Chair

Chief of Staff
Office of the Speaker
Alaska Legislature
716 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 600
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
(907) 269-2030
tom_wright@legis.state.ak.us

Michael P. Adams
Immediate Past Staff Chair/Secretary-Treasurer, NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures
Director, Strategic Planning
Virginia Senate
P. O. Box 396
Richmond, Virginia 23218
(804) 698-7405
fax (804) 698-7651
madams@senate.virginia.gov

 

NCSL Executive Committee At Large Members

Karl Aro
Executive Director
Department of Legislative Services
Maryland General Assembly
90 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1911 
(301) 970-5200  
fax (301) 970-5205  
karl.aro@mlis.state.md.us

Jimmetta Gourdine Peoples
Senate Security
11 South Union Street, Room 801
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-4600
(334) 353-3540
fax (334) 242-8819
jimmetta.peoples@alsenate.gov

Rich Beckwith
Director of Information Services
House of Representatives
Missouri General Assembly
201 W. Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, Missouri  65101 
(573) 751-2357
fax (573) 751-3292
rich.beckwith@house.mo.gov

Tara Perkinson
Deputy Clerk, Senate
Virginia General Assembly
PO Box 396
Richmond, Virginia  23218     
(804) 698-7441
fax (804) 698-7670 
tperkinson@senate.virginia.gov

Melissa Calderwood
Principal Analyst
Legislative Research Department
Kansas Legislature
Room 68-W
300 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, Kansas  66612-1504 
(785) 296-3181
fax (785) 296-3824
melissa.calderwood@klrd.ks.gov

Anne Sappenfield
Senior Staff Attorney
Legislative Council Staff
Wisconsin Legislature
PO Box 2536
Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2536
(608) 267-9485
fax (608) 266-3830
anne.sappenfield@legis.wisconsin.gov

Ann Cornwell
Director/Secretary of the Senate
Arkansas Senate
Arkansas General Assembly
State Capitol Bldg Rm 320
500 Woodlane
Little Rock, Arkansas  72201-1089
(501) 682-5951
fax (501) 682-2917
ann.cornwell@senate.ar.gov

Mike Sunseri
Photography Director
Office of Public Information, Legislative Research Commission
Kentucky General Assembly
Room 23 Annex, 702 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-8100 EXT 813
fax (502) 564-2411
mike.sunseri@lrc.ky.gov

Lisa Davis
Assistant Clerk
House of Representatives
Mississippi Legislature
PO Box 1018
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1018 
(601) 359-3360
fax (601) 359-3728  
lmdavis@house.ms.gov

David Teal
Director
Legislative Finance Division
Alaska Legislature
P.O. Box 113200
Juneau, Alaska  99811-3200 
(907) 465-3795
fax (907) 465-1327
david_teal@legis.state.ak.us

Paula Dominguez
Director of Legislative Research
House of Representatives
Rhode Island General Assembly
State House, Room 103, 82 Smith Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
(401) 528-1718
fax (401) 222-1267
pdominguez@rilin.state.ri.us

Jeffrey M. Wice
Special Counsel
State Senate
New York Legislature
250 Broadway, Suite 1930
New York, New York 10007
(212) 298-5566
fax (212) 298-5610
wicenysenate@gmail.com 

Ken Levine
Director, Sunset Advisory Commission
Texas Legislature
P. O. Box 13066
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-1300
fax (512) 473-0705
ken.levine@sunset.state.tx.us

Andrea Wilko
Chief Economist
Legislative Fiscal Analyst Office
Capitol Complex, HOB, Suite W310
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
(801) 538-1034
fax (801) 538-1692
awilko@utah.gov

Holly M. Lyons
Fiscal Services Division Director
Legislative Services Agency
State Capitol Room G01
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0072
(515) 281-5279
fax (515) 281-8027
holly.lyons@legis.state.ia.us

Charles (Chuck) Douglas Williams, Jr.
Chief Deputy Sergeant at Arms
Senate
South Carolina General Assembly
PO Box 142
Columbia, South Carolina  29202 
(803) 212-6730
fax (803) 212-6734
chuckWilliams@scsenate.gov

Discretionary Appointments

John D. Bjornson
Counsel
Legislative Council
State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0360
(701) 328-2916
fax (701) 328-3615
jbjornson@nd.gov

Martha Carter
Legislative Auditor
PO Box 94604
Lincoln, Nebraska  68509-4604
(402) 471-0072
 fax (402) 479-0967
mcarter@leg.ne.gov
 

Gilbert R. Loredo
Chief of Staff

Office of Senator Leticia Van de Putte
Suite 1725
700 North St. Mary's Street
San Antonio, Texas  78205
(210) 733-6604 
fax (210) 733-6605  
gilbert.loredo@senate.state.tx.us

Chuck Truesdell
Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Office of Budget Review, Legislative Research Commission
Room 136 Capitol Annex, 702 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-8100
fax (502) 564-6543

chuck.truesdell@lrc.ky.gov

Ex-Officio Members

Linda Pittsford
Co-Staff Chair, NCSL Standing Committees
Deputy Director and Senate Affairs Liaison
Information Systems Division
Texas Legislative Council
P. O. Box 12128
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-1160
fax (512) 463-9026
linda.pittsford@tlc.state.tx.us

Jan K. Yamane
Co-Staff Chair, NCSL Standing Committees

Acting Auditor
Office of the State Auditor
465 S. King Street, Room 500
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(808) 587-0800
fax (808) 587-0830
jyamane@auditor.state.hi.us

Nancy Cyr
Co-Staff Vice Chair, NCSL Standing Committees

Director
Legislative Research Office
Nebraska Legislature
Rm 1201, State Capitol
PO Box 94694
Lincoln, Nebraska  68509-4604 
(402) 471-0077
fax (402) 471-2126
ncyr@leg.ne.gov

Julie Pelegrin
Co-Staff Vice Chair, NCSL Standing Committees

Assistant Director
Legislative Legal Services
Colorado General Assembly
Rm 091 State Capitol
200 E Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado  80203-1782 
(303) 866-2700
fax (303) 866-4157 
julie.pelegrin@state.co.us
 

Gary Schaefer
Co-Staff Vice Chair, NCSL Standing Committees

Information Systems Coordinator
Senate
Louisiana Legislature
PO Box 94183
Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70804-9183
(225) 342-1001
fax (225) 342-9736
schaefeg@legis.la.gov 

Roderick N. Welsh
Co-Staff Vice Chair, NCSL Standing Committees

Sergeant at Arms
House of Representatives
Texas Legislature
Capitol Station
PO Box 2910
Austin, Texas  78768-2910 
(512) 445-6055 
fax (512) 463-5896 
roderick.welsh@house.state.tx.us

Staff Sections

 American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries (ASLCS)

Karen Wadsworth
President, ASLCS

Clerk of the House
House of Representatives
New Hampshire General Court
State House Room 317
107 N Main Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
(603) 271-2548
fax (603) 271-3510
karen.wadsworth@leg.state.nh.us

Suzi Lowell
President-Elect, ASLCS

Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
Alaska Legislature
State Capitol Rm 216
120 4th Street
Juneau, Alaska  99801-1182 
(907) 465-3725
fax (907) 465-5334 
suzi_lowell@legis.state.ak.us 

NCSL Liaison:  Angela Andrews

National Association of Legislative Fiscal Offices (NALFO)

Betsey Daley
President, NALFO

Staff Director
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia General Assembly
910 Capitol Street, 10th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 225-4902
bdaley@sfc.virginia.gov

Mildred Hamilton
President-Elect, NALFO

Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Bureau of Legislative Research
Arkansas General Assembly
State Capitol Building, Suite 315
500 Woodlane
Little Rock, Arkansas  72201     
(501) 537-9144
fax (501) 682-2114 
hamiltonm@blr.arkansas.gov

NCSL Liaison:  Todd Haggerty

Leadership Staff Section (LSS)

Sallie Bolton
Chair, LSS

Administrative Assistant
Office of House Speaker
Kentucky General Assembly
Capitol Annex #303
702 Capitol Ave
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-2363
sallie.bolton@lrc.ky.gov

Jeff Johnson
First Vice Chair, LSS

Counsel
Senate - Cmte, Health & Human Resources
West Virginia Legislature
Building 1, Room 439-M
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, West Virginia  25305 
(304) 357-7961
fax (304) 357-7818
jeff.johnson@wvsenate.gov
      

NCSL Liaison:  Natalie O'Donnell Wood

National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT)

Peter Capriglione
Chair, NALIT

Business Applications Manager
North Carolina General Assembly
300 N Salisbury St Rm 400
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-5925
(919) 715-7840
fax (919) 715-7586
peterc@ncleg.net

Troy Adkins
Vice Chair, NALIT

Network Administrator
House of Delegates
Virginia General Assembly
General Assembly Building
910 Capitol Street, 8th Floor
Richmond, Virginia  23219
(804) 698-1567
fax (804) 771-7917
tadkins@house.virginia.gov  
 

NCSL Liaison:  Pam Greenberg

Legal Services Staff Section (LSSS)

Margaret "Peggy" Piety
Chair, LSSS

Staff Attorney
Legislative Services Agency
200 W. Washington St, Ste 301
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 233-9604
fax (317) 232-2554
mpiety@iga.in.gov

Jon Heining
Vice Chair, LSSS

General Counsel
Texas Legislative Council
PO Box 12128
Austin, Texas  78711-2128 
(512) 463-1151
fax (512) 463-0157
jon.heining@tlc.state.tx.us

NCSL Liaison:  Kae Warnock

National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES)

Karl Spock
Chair, NLPES

Senior Manager
Sunset Advisory Commission
Texas Legislature
PO Box 13066
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-1300
fax (512) 463-0705
karl.spock@sunset.state.tx.us
 

Lisa Kieffer
Vice Chair, NLPES

Audit Manager
Performance Audit Division
Department of Audits and Accounts
270 Washington Street SW, Room 1-156
Atlanta, Georgia  30334
(404) 651-8867
Fax (404) 656-7535
kiefferl@audits.ga.gov

NCSL Liaison:  Brenda Erickson

Legislative Information and Communication Staff Section (LINCS)

Bladen Finch
Chair, LINCS

Civics Coordinator
Virginia Senate
PO Box 396
Richmond, Virginia 23218
(804) 698-7410
Fax (804) 698-7671
bfinch@senate.virginia.gov

Ms. Morgan Blanchard
Vice Chair, LINCS

Communications Specialist
Senate Communications Office
Louisiana Legislature
PO Box 94183
Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70804 
(225) 342-6270
fax (225) 342-5636
blanchm@legis.la.gov

NCSL Liaison:  Jon Kuhl

National Legislative Services and Security Association (NLSSA)

Rick DeLeon
President, NLSSA

Sergeant at Arms, Senate
Texas Legislature
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas  78711
(512) 463-0200
rick.deleon@senate.state.tx.us


Charles (Chuck) Douglas Williams, Jr.
Vice President, NLSSA  

Chief Deputy Sergeant at Arms
Senate
PO Box 142
Columbia, South Carolina  29202 
(803) 212-6730
fax (803) 212-6734
chuckwilliams@scsenate.gov

NCSL Liaison:  Morgan Cullen 

Legislative Research Librarians Staff Section (LRL)

Eddie Weeks
Chair, LRL

Legislative Librarian
Legal Services
Tennessee General Assembly
G-12 War Memorial Building
301 6th Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
(615) 741-1100 x45069
fax (615) 741-1146
eddie.weeks@capitol.tn.gov

Sabah Eltareb
Chair-Elect, LRL

Assistant Director
California Research Bureau
California Legislature
P.O. Box 942837
900 N. Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, California  94237-0001 
(916) 653-8532
fax (916) 654-5829
Sabah.Eltareb@library.ca.gov

NCSL Liaison:  Jeanne Mejeur

Research & Committee Staff Section (RACSS)

Walker Reagan
Chair, RACSS

Division Director
Research Division
North Carolina General Assembly
LOB, Suite 545
300 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-5925
(919) 733-2578
fax (919) 715-8365
walkerr@ncleg.net

Sabrina N. Lewellen
Vice Chair, RACSS

Constituent Svcs/Research/Special Projects Mgr
Arkansas Senate
Arkansas General Assembly
State Capitol Room 320
500 Woodlane
Little Rock, Arkansas  72201      
(501) 682-5608  
fax (501) 682-2917
sabrina.lewellen@senate.ar.gov


NCSL Liaison:  Jeanne Mejeur

 

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