July 20, 2004
Dedicated Legislative Staffers Win 2004 Staff Achievement
Awards
Winners chosen by NCSL's 10 staff sections announced
Tuesday
SALT LAKE CITY - Twenty-one state legislative staffers or
divisions have been honored by members of the National Conference of State
Legislatures for their dedication to legislative institutions. NCSL's 10
staff sections, national associations of state workers who serve in
similar capacities across the country, chose the 2004 recipients of the
Legislative Staff Achievement Awards. Each staff section named at
least one recipient.
"Staff members who receive this award have shown excellence in
supporting the work of their state legislature and in strengthening
the legislative institution," said NCSL Staff Chair Max Arinder. "Winners
of the Legislative Staff Achievement Awards represent the best of state
legislative staff in America today."
Award recipients were announced Tuesday at NCSL's 2004 Annual
Meeting. They are listed below under their member staff sections.
NCSL STANDING COMMITTEES - STAFF CHAIR'S AWARDS
- Richard A Daignault, Administrative Secretary, The Quebec National
Assembly Delegation for Relations with the United States
- The 19 New York Assembly and Senate staff who drafted the New York
State Superfund Refinancing and Brownfield Cleanup Act of
2003
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LEGISLATIVE CLERKS AND
SECRETARIES
- Diane Bell, Second Assistant Clerk, House of Representatives,
Florida
- JoAnn Hedrick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives, Delaware
LEADERSHIP STAFF SECTION
- Diane Steward, Legislative Aide to the Senate President, Maine
Legislature
LEGAL SERVICES STAFF SECTION
- Stephen R. Miller, Chief, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STAFF NETWORK
- Julie Pelegrin, Senior Attorney, Office of Legislative Legal
Services, Colorado
LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
- Charlene Glagola, Director, West Virginia Legislative Reference
& Research Center
- Michael Sunseri, Director of Photography, Kentucky Legislative
Research Commission
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH LIBRARIANS STAFF SECTION
- Marian Rogers, Managing Librarian, Legislative Reference Bureau,
Wisconsin
- Nan Bowers, Legislative Librarian, Legislative Research Library,
Nevada
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICES
- Warren G. Deschenaux, Director, Office of Policy Analysis,
Department of Legislative Services, Maryland
- Terry Johnson, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Fiscal
Division, Montana
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
- Dave Larson, Director of Computer Services, Kansas Legislature
- Rick Johnson, Senior Software Engineer, Legislative Service Center,
Washington
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION SOCIETY
- Outstanding Achievement: John Turcotte, President, Turcotte
Public Administration Consulting and Training, LLC, former director
Florida OPPAGA.
- Excellence in Evaluation Award: The Arizona Office of the
Auditor General
- The Excellence in Research Methods Award: Minnesota Office of
the Legislative Auditor
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AND SECURITY
ASSOCIATION
- Dennis Trimble, Deputy Director, Capitol Square Review and Advisory
Board, Ohio
- Andrea Faber, Director, Capitol Visitor Services, Pennsylvania
General Assembly
RESEARCH AND COMMITTEE STAFF SECTION
- Virgil F. Puskarich, Executive Director, Local Government
Commission, Pennsylvania General Assembly (posthumous)
- David Sallach, Section Chief, Law and Public Safety Section, Office
of Legislative Services, New Jersey
Examples of accomplishments recognized by the Legislative Staff
Achievement Award include, but are not limited to:
- Helping to improve the effectiveness of the legislative institution;
- Supporting the legislative process and the mission of the
legislature;
- Exhibiting a high degree of professionalism, competence and
integrity in serving the legislature and the public;
- Contributing to the work of the National Conference of State
Legislatures;
- Demonstrating expertise in a particular field; and
- Contributing to existing knowledge.
NCSL is the bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and
staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories. It provides research,
technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas
on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and respected
advocate for the interests of the states in the American federal system.
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