___(Name)___, ___(Town)___, attended the Municipal Professionals Academy recently at Iowa State University. The three-day Academy was conducted by ISU Extension’s Office of State and Local Government Programs July 23-25 in Ames.
Advanced topics offered in this session included staying sane at work and connected at home, electronic record keeping, building a sense of community with citizens using technology, TIF issues, working with the press and updates on IPERS.
The program is sponsored by the Office of State and Local Government Programs in conjunction with the Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association. Instructors include ISU faculty, ISU Extension staff, state agency officials, consultants, attorneys, staff from the Iowa League of Cities and city clerks. By attending the academy, participants increase their knowledge and skills to better serve the citizens of their communities and they get credit toward maintaining their professional certifications, according to Paul Coates, director of the Academy and the Office of State and Local Government Programs.
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Participants in the July training included the following:
Alburnett: Amber Franklin
Ames: Diane Voss
Anthon: Ruth Groth
Arlington: Mary Jo Brown
Atkins: Dick Lange
Auburn: Nancy Janssen
Aurelia: Cindy Kai
Badger: Nadine Odor
Bancroft: Vickie Rahe
Belle Plaine: Kaye Buch
Blue Grass: Ann Schmidt
Brighton: Linda Burger
Bussey: Rachel Reed
Carroll: Laura Schaefer
Carson: Brianne Duede
Centerville: Kris May
Chariton: Ruth Ryun
Clarence: Deb Minar
Clarion: Vicky Boyington, Rochelle Pohlman and Darcy Robb
Colfax: Kathy Mathews
Correctionville: Carla Mathers
Davenport: Jackie Holecek
DeWitt: Deanna Rodriguez
Dexter: Denise Miller
Dyersville: Tricia L. Maiers
Earlville: Linda Gaul
Edgewood: Cindy Vorwald
Eldora: Joyce Lawler
Galva: Anita Brandt
George: Bernette Weier
Grand Mound: Marilyn Galloway
Grand River: Doris Loy
Grinnell: Sheila Diehm
Harpers Ferry: Leah Benzing
Hazleton: Lynne Crandall
Hedrick: Ann Spilman
Hiawatha: Kim Downs
Holstein: Marlo Schoh
Hubbard: Cheryl Pickering
Huxley: Lee Vogt
Indianola: Jennifer Sease
Jewell: Karen Culpepper
Kamrar: Lori Isvik
Kelley: Christina Blum
Kensett: Lori McNally
Laurens: Jillian Krieg
Lawton: Patricia Washburn
Leon: Angela Blades
Lewis: Carrie Kirchhoff
Lisbon: Tawnia Kakacek
Marcus: Bev Alesch
Marengo: Ruth Barrich
Marion: Beth Little
Marshalltown: Shari L. Coughenour
McCausland: Paula McIntosh
Mediapolis: Julie Kibbey
Missouri Valley: Rita Miller
Monroe: Kim Thomas
Monticello: Sally Hinrichsen
Morning Sun: Holly Fletcher
Newell: Melinda Buchholz
Newhall: Trish Gleason
Panora: Joyce Calmer
Patterson: Doris Loy
Paullina: Sandy Fritz
Perry: Jeanette Peddicord
Pleasant Hill: Joni Haag
Polk City: Sharon Nickles
Redfield: Deb Light
Riceville: Crystal Kobliska
Sageville: Mary Habel
Sergeant Bluff: Paula Moriarty
Sheldon: Arlene Budden
Shellsburg: Nancy Deklotz
Slater: Mary Beth Chinery
Stout: Celane Hauser
Underwood: Kelly J. Groskurth
Union: Ann Bracy
Vincent: Michel Fransen
Wadena: Gloria Aylsworth
Walford: Janet Gann
Waverly: Jo-Ellen Rapp
West Des Moines: Fern Stewart
Williamsburg: Jenifer Mein
Wilton: Janet Boorn
Winfield: Jan Walter
Woodbine: Bob Sullivan and Lois Surber
Woodward: Christina Perking
Worthington: Mary Habel
Wyoming: Sheri Tjaden