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OCMA is pleased to welcome thirty eight new members who recently joined the Association since the beginning of February. During the first half of 2024, new members are able to join OCMA at half price by using discount code NEWMEMBER2024. Please consider personally inviting people in your organization to join OCMA. Your personal invitation is a meaningful way to encourage new people to join OCMA and further our mission to promote excellence in local government management in Ohio.

• Rosa Ocheltree: Powell
• Tiara Davis: Bowling Green
• Ryan Mack: Defiance
• Steve Kelly: Miami Township
• Joseph Weeks: Wright State University and the Ohio State Highway Patrol
• Caroline McKinney: Liberty Township
• Talishia Williams: Franklin County
• Damika Withers: Franklin County
• Kathleen Sullivan: Painesville
• Tracy Bell: Cleveland State University
• Jack Kuntz: Clayton
• Ernie Staten: Fairlawn
• Ava McCargish: Emerging Leader
• Hayley Banerjee: Cincinnati
• Chip Stewart: Batavia
• Jeremiyah Hairston: Cincinnati
• Dave Delande: Johnstown
• Starr Markworth: MVRMA
• Kieren Bode: Ohio State
• Jeff Wright: Hamilton Township
• Tyler Roark: Centerville
• Tiffany Justice: Louisville
• Zaida Jenkins, Ohio State
• Shay Alshatti: Cleveland State
• Kathryn Ingersoll: Cleveland State
• Joseph Varckette: City of Geneva
• Leondria Stephenson: Cleveland State
• Cael Shaw: Cleveland State
• Joshua Ziegfeld: Ohio State
• Dan Pozniak: Ohio State
• Adam Royko: Cleveland State
• Katura Pleasant: Cleveland State
• Cassandra Johnson: Ohio Environmental Council
• Dylan Kanuch: Cleveland State
• Thomas Sheridan: Hudson
• Tara Peet: North Ridgeville
• Wadha Alajmi: Ohio State
• April Davis: Riverside
• Brian N. Gay: Cincinnati
• Pat Turnbull: Centerville

ICMA has been implementing the YSEALI Professional Fellows Program for the past 10 years, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State. It is a professional development exchange program that provides selected participants from Southeast Asia aged 25-35 the opportunity to spend 5.5 weeks in the United States. This includes 4 weeks working directly with American counterparts in individually tailored placements with non-profit organizations, state and local government, and private-sector offices across the country. ICMA brings participants from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam to expand their technical expertise, leadership skills, and professional networks in environmental sustainability. Attached is a flyer that provides an overview of the program. ICMA as a sub to the American Councils for International Education is responsible for placing Fellows in the Sustainable Development and Environment theme. All transportation, housing and meals are covered by ICMA.

If you are interested in hosting or would like to learn more, please contact Laura Hagg,[email protected] or Alaina Mendoza, [email protected].