Announcement
OUTSTANDING LEGISLATIVE STAFFERS - The Legislative Education Staff Network (LESN) - jointly sponsored by ECS and NCSL - is pleased to recognize Jan Yamane as the recipient of the 2012 LESN Recognition Award. This award is given to a legislative staffer who has provided outstanding service to the legislative process through the years. Jan Yamane has been chosen for excellence in service to the Hawaii Legislature. The award will be presented at the ECS National Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, in July and at the NCSL Legislative Summit in Chicago, Illinois in August.
The Legislative Education Staff Network (LESN) annually recognizes an outstanding education legislative staff member who has provided outstanding service to the legislative process and who has been active in the network. To be eligible for the award, legislative staff must meet the criteria set forth in the award guidelines and chosen by the selection committee. The selection committee consists of four members including the current LESN steering committee co-chairs, one current LESN steering committee member and one former steering committee member, each to be appointed by the current co-chairs. Nominations are submitted to the committee for consideration. The award winner is recognized at the Education Commission of the States (ECS) National Forum and at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit (formerly Annual Meeting). Sara Shelton the NCSL LESN Coordinator in the Denver office.
Previous winners of the award are:
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2012 -- Jan Yamane, Deputy Auditor/General Counsel, Hawaii
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2011 -- Frances Maestas, Director, Legislative Education Study Committee, New Mexico
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2010 -- Helen James, Senior Staff Attorney, Tennessee
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2009 -- Mark Hudson, Senior Legislative Analyst, Arkansas
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2008 -- Kathy Hanlon, Senior Nonpartisan Education Drafter and Staffer, Legislative Services Agency, Iowa
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2007 -- Audrey Carr, Committee Staff Administrator, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky
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2006-- Philip McCarthy, Legislative Analyst, Office of Policy and Legal Analysis, Maine
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2005 -- David Summers, Chief Legislative Analyst, Office of the Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, Florida
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2004 -- Julie Pelegrin, Senior Attorney, Legislative Legal Services, Colorado
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2003 -- Ethel Alston, Analyst, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky
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2002-- Cathy Eslinger, Ballot Analyst, Legislative Counsel, Colorado General Assembly
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2001 -- H. Pepper Sturm, Chief Deputy Research Director, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada
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2000 -- Pauline Rindone, Director, Legislative Education Study Committee, New Mexico
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