___(Name)___, ___(Town)___, (see list below) attended the Municipal Professionals Academy recently at Iowa State University. The three-day Academy for Iowa's city clerks, finance officers and other administrators was conducted by ISU Extension's Office of State and Local Government Programs July 22-24 in Ames.
Advanced topics offered in this session included learning to work and survive in an uncertain economic environment, handling conflict, making governments more lean for a changing environment, building green communities, preparing for the 2010 census, employment law issues, working to encourage a healthy community, retooling after natural disasters, expanding city income through effective grant writing and building effective council-staff relationships.
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, extension staff, state and federal 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
Arlington: Mary Jo Brown
Atkins: Dick Lange
Aurelia: Cindy Kai
Badger: Nadine Odor
Beaman: LaVonne Sternhagen
Belle Plaine: Kaye Buch
Blue Grass: Ann Schmidt
Bussey: Rachel Reed
Carson: Brianne Duede
Centerville: Kris May
Chariton: Ruth Ryun
Clarence: Deb Minar
Clarion: Vicki Boyington, Shelley Pohlman and Darcy Robb
Clermont: Susan Niedert
Colfax: Kathy Mathews
Conrad: Denise Hoy
Dakota City: Angelique Berry
Denison: Marcia Bretey and Jodie Hast
DeWitt: Deanna Rodriguez
Dexter: Denise Miller
Duncombe: Peg Royster
Earlville: Linda Gaul
Edgewood: Cindy Vorwald
Eldora: Joyce Lawler
Fenton: Susan Potratz
Galva: Anita Brandt
Garnavillo: Denise Schneider
Gilmore City: Virginia Wright
Grand Mound: Marilyn Galloway
Grand River: Doris Loy
Harpers Ferry: Leah Benzig
Hartley: Brian Pals
Hazleton: Lynne Draper
Hiawatha: Kim Downs, Cindy Kudrna and Deb Larson
Holstein: Marlo Schoer
Hubbard: Cheryl Pickering
Huxley: Lee Vogt
Jesup: LeAnn Even and Linda Michael
Jewell: Karen Culpepper
Kensett: Lori McNally
Lacona: Doris Loy
Lake Park: Vernette Palmer
Leon: Angela Blades
Lisbon: Tawnia Kakacek
Logan: Nedra Fliehe and Angela Winther
Marcus: Bev Alesch
Marengo: Barb Barrick
Marion: Beth Little
Marshalltown: Shari Coughenour
Mechanicsville: Linda Coppess
Missouri Valley: Rita Miller
Monroe: Kim Thomas
Morning Sun: Holly Fletcher
Newell: Melinda Buchholz
Northwood: Donna Tyrrell
Otho: Glenda R. Rasmussen
Palo: Stacy Dix, Michelle Nejdl and Trisca Smetzer
Patterson: Doris Loy
Paullina: Sandy Fritz
Pleasant Hill: Angela Betts and Joni Haag
Polk City: Sharon Nickles
Redfield: Deb Light
Riverdale: Paula McIntosh
Sageville: Mary Habel
Sheldon: Arlene Budden
Shellsburg: Nancy Deklotz
Spencer: Donna Fisher
Stout: Celane Hauser
Sully: Barbra Maasdam
Toledo: Carolyn Brownfield
Treynor: Kathy Temeyer
Underwood: Kelly Groskurth
Vail: Kathy Ruch
Wadena: Gloria Aylsworth
Walford: Janet Gann
Wapello: Celia Drayfahl
West Burlington: Kelly Fry and Leslie Sattler
West Des Moines: Fern Stewart
Wilton: Janet Boorn
Woodward: Christina Perkins
Worthington: Mary Habel