Julie Bracken is the proofreading manager for the Texas Legislative Council.

When Raúl Burciaga, director of the New Mexico Legislative Council Service for the past 14 years, chose Aug. 30 as his retirement date, top of mind was NCSL’s 2024 Legislative Summit in Louisville, Ky., earlier in the month.

Cathy Hooe is the committee operations director for the Virginia House of Delegates.

Hannah Dunlop Relf is the calendar clerk in the Hawaii Senate Clerk’s Office.

Asja Leigh Jackson is an education policy advisor for the Michigan Legislature.

After starting her career at the Kentucky Capitol as a janitor, Sheila Mason got a taste of legislative staff work and never looked back. She has spent nearly 50 years in the Capitol since then, most of them at the Legislative Research Commission.