CSG East’s 2022 Annual Meeting
Meet the 2022 Annual Meeting Speakers

Devon Barnhart
Devon Barnhart, Director, OneRail Coalition will join the panel discussion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: What it Means for the States on Monday, August 15 at 2:30 p.m.

Tom Bollenbach
Tom
Bollenbach,
Chief
Technology
Officer,
Advanced
Regenerative
Manufacturing
Institute
(ARMI)
will
conduct
an
education
and
workforce
development
tour
of
ARMI
on
Tuesday,
August
16
at
2:00
p.m.
(Please
sign
up
in
advance
for
this
tour,
when
you
register
for
the
...
Annual
Meeting.)
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Representative Pat Brennan, Vermont; Chair, CSG East Transportation Committee
Representative Pat Brennan will preside at the Transportation Committee meeting on Monday, August 14 at 8:00 a.m., and at the concurrent session Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: What it Means for the States on Monday, August 14 at 2:30 p.m.

Karen Bussey, Ph.D.
Karen
Bussey,
Ph.D.,
is
a
policy
advisor
with
New
Jersey's
Office
of
the
Secretary
of
Higher
Education
(OSHE).
Her
portfolio
focuses
on
postsecondary
education
and
workforce
initiatives
supporting
employer
engagement
and
talent
development
needs,
as
well
as
work-based
learning
across
...
the
state.
Before
joining
OSHE,
she
was
the
project
manager
for
research
and
special
initiatives
at
the
Institute
for
Higher
Education
Policy.
Karen
holds
a
Ph.D.
in
Higher
Education
Leadership
and
Policy
Studies
from
Howard
University.
She
earned
a
Master’s
in
Education
from
the
University
of
West
Georgia
and
a
Bachelor
of
Science
in
marketing
from
South
Carolina
State
University.
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Florence Chen
Florence Chen, Associate Director for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Implementation, United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) will join the panel discussion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: What it Means for the States on Monday, August 15 at 2:30 p.m.

Garry Douglas
Garry
Douglas,
President
and
CEO,
North
Country
Chamber
of
Commerce
will
join
the
panel
Bilateral
Relations
and
the
U.S.
Canadian-Border:
Putting
the
pieces
back
together
post-COVID
at
the
Canada
-
U.S.
Relations
committee
meeting
on
Tuesday,
August
16
at
8:00
...
a.m.
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Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Erica
Armstrong
Dunbar is
an
award-winning
historian,
Rutgers
University
professor,
accomplished
author,
and
executive
producer
on
HBO
Max’s The
Gilded
Age.
In
her
work
she
focuses
on
the
uncomfortable
concepts
of
slavery,
racial
injustice,
and
gender
inequality.
She
is
the
author
of Never
...
Caught:
The
Washingtons'
Relentless
Pursuit
of
Their
Runaway
Slave,
Ona
Judge,
which
was
the
finalist
for
the
2017
National
Book
Award
and
received
the
2018
Frederick
Douglas
Book
Award,
and She
Came
to
Slay:
The
Life
and
Times
of
Harriet
Tubman,
which
underscores
many
of
the
lesser-known
aspects
of
Harriet's
life
and
illustrates
how
her
activism
still
resonates
today.
Professor
Dunbar
will
present
the
story
of
Ona
Judge
on
Monday,
August
15
at
12:30,
p.m.
Photo
credit:
Whitney
Thomas
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Matt Dunne
Matt Dunne, Founder and Executive Director at the Center on Rural Innovation joins the panel COVID-19 and Challenges in Workforce Development and Education on Tuesday, August 16 at 12:15 p.m.

Charles D. Ellison
Charles
D.
Ellison
is
an
award-winning
thought
leader,
political
strategist,
commentator
and
advocacy
expert
with
nearly
two
decades
of
applied
expertise
in
the
area
of
politics,
public
policy,
campaigns
and
elections,
crisis
management
and
emerging/digital
media
strategy.
He
is
also
...
the
Executive
Producer
&
Host
of
Reality
Check,
a
daily
public
affairs
program
on
WURD
(96.1FM
/
900AM
in
Philadelphia).
Ellison
will
join
the
Council
on
Communities
of
Color
panels
Race
in
the
Statehouse:
Equitable
governance
on
Sunday,
August
14
at
2:30
p.m.
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Commissioner Bob Gordon
Bob
Gordon
is
a
commissioner
of
the
New
Jersey
Board
of
Public
Utilities.
He
was
nominated
to
serve
on
the
five-member
board
by
New
Jersey
Governor
Phil
Murphy
on
April
5,
2018,
and
was
confirmed
by
the
New
Jersey
Senate
...
on
April
12,
2018.
In
2020,
he
also
became
a
board
member
of
N.J.
Transit.
At
the
time
of
his
BPU
nomination,
he
had
served
more
than
14
years
in
the
state
legislature
—
ten
of
those
in
the
Senate,
where
he
attained
the
positions
of
Majority
Conference
Leader
and
Chairman
of
the
Senate
Transportation
Committee.
Gordon
is
the
author
of
Governing
New
Jersey,
a
300-page
book
describing
the
skill
requirements
of
key
executive
branch
positions.
He
earned
his
undergraduate
degree
in
political
economy
and
environmental
studies
from
Williams
College
and
also
has
a
Master
of
Public
Policy
degree
from
the
University
of
California
at
Berkeley
and
an
MBA
in
finance
and
health
care
management
from
the
Wharton
School
of
the
University
of
Pennsylvania.
Mr.
Gordon
resides
in
Fair
Lawn
with
his
wife
Gail,
an
attorney.
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Art Guzzetti
Art Guzzetti, Vice President, Policy & Mobility, American Public Transportation Association (APTA) will join the panel discussion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: What it Means for the States on Monday, August 15 at 2:30 p.m.

Susan Howard
Susan
Howard
serves
as
Director
of
Policy
and
Government
Relations
at
the
American
Association
of
State
Highway
and
Transportation
Officials
(AASHTO),
a
nonprofit,
nonpartisan
association
representing
transportation
departments
in
the
50
states,
the
District
of
Columbia,
and
Puerto
Rico.
She
...
works
to
advance
AASHTO’s
federal
legislative
and
policy
efforts
and
serves
as
a
key
liaison
between
AASHTO
and
Congress,
the
U.S.
Department
of
Transportation,
and
other
national
organizations.
Susan
previously
held
the
position
of
Program
Director
for
Transportation
Finance
and
Program
Manager
for
Freight
at
AASHTO.
Ms.
Howard
speaks
Monday,
August
15
at
2:30
p.m.
at
the
session
titled
Infrastructure
Investment
and
Jobs
Act:
What
it
Means
for
the
States.
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Dr. Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins
Dr.
Kevin
Ahmaad
Jenkins
is
an
award-wining
journalist,
health
disparities
activist,
and
one
of
the
most
electrifying
voices
in
America
dedicated
to
eliminating
racial
health
disparities.
Dr.
Jenkins
will
join
the
Council
on
Communities
of
Color
panel
Race
in
the
...
Statehouse:
Equitable
governance
on
Sunday,
August
14
at
2:30
p.m.
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Assemblymember Billy Jones, New York; Co-Chair, CSG East Canada - U.S. Relations Committee
Billy
Jones
was
elected
to
the
New
York
State
Assembly
in
2016
to
represent
the
115th
District,
which
includes
Clinton
and
Franklin
counties,
as
well
as
several
towns
in
St.
Lawrence
County.
Assemblymember
Jones
will
moderate
the
panel
Bilateral
Relations
...
and
the
U.S.
Canadian-Border:
Putting
the
pieces
back
together
post-COVID
at
the
Canada
-
U.S.
Relations
committee
meeting
on
Tuesday,
August
16
at
8:00
a.m.
After
graduating
from
high
school,
Assemblymember
Jones
ran
his
family’s
dairy
farm
and
in
1996
started
work
as
a
corrections
officer
with
the
New
York
State
Department
of
Corrections.
He
served
as
mayor
of
Chateaugay
from
2009
to
2013
and
as
a
Franklin
County
legislator
starting
in
2010,
becoming
chair
in
2013.
During
his
tenure,
Billy
successfully
reformed
ethics
laws
to
make
government
more
transparent.
Assemblymember
Jones
is
active
with
various
organizations
throughout
the
North
Country,
including
the
Chateaugay
Rotary
Club;
he
is
also
a
board
member
of
the
United
Way
of
the
Adirondack
Region.
He
was
a
member
of
the
North
Country
Economic
Development
Council,
where
he
supported
numerous
projects
that
help
local
businesses
grow
the
region’s
economy.
Assemblymember
Jones
remains
very
engaged
with
issues
facing
the
Canada-U.S.
border
and
was
named
the
honorary
co-chair
of
the
Quebec-New
York
Corridor
Coalition,
as
was
recently
appointed
as
co-chair
of
the
Council
of
State
Governments
Eastern
region’s
Canada-U.S.
Relations
Committee.
In
the
Assembly,
Jones
is
a
member
of
several
committees
including
Aging,
Agriculture,
Economic
Development,
Small
Business,
Tourism,
and
Veterans’
Affairs.
He
is
also
chair
of
the
subcommittee
on
Agriculture
Economic
Development
and
Farmland
Protection.
During
his
tenure
as
a
member
of
the
New
York
State
Assembly,
Jones
has
introduced
and
passed
multiple
pieces
of
legislation
that
benefit
the
North
Country.
Assemblyman
Billy
Jones
is
the
proud
father
of
a
daughter,
Ella
Liberty
Jones,
born
on
July
4th.
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Nicol Turner Lee
Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow in Governance Studies, the director of the Center for Technology Innovation, co-editor-in-chief of TechTank, Brookings Institution joins the panel COVID-19 and Challenges in Workforce Development and Education on Tuesday, August 16 at 12:15 p.m.

Amelia Manning
Amelia
Manning
is
the
Chief
Operating
Officer
at
Southern
New
Hampshire
University,
a
title
she
has
held
since
2017.
She
first
joined
SNHU
as
an
advisor
for
the
university’s
distance
education
program
in
2004
and
has
been
a
critical
part
...
of
the
organization’s
growth
story
ever
since,
growing
into
leadership
roles
overseeing
student
experience,
then
leading
the
online
organization,
and
now
as
Chief
Operating
Officer.
As
COO,
Amelia
is
tasked
with
ensuring
that
the
organization
delivers
upon
both
its
vision
and
mission,
but
her
passion
continues
to
be
on
creating
experiences
that
lead
to
increased
student
success
and
a
supportive
culture
for
all
students
and
employees.
Her
team
oversees
most
aspects
of
the
university’s
day-to-day
work,
including
academics,
student
experience,
analytics,
planning,
and
global
operations.
Amelia
has
a
Bachelor’s
degree
from
Saint
Michael’s
College
in
Vermont
and
a
Master’s
degree
from
University
of
New
Hampshire.
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Andrew McLean
Andrew
McLean
is
a
Transportation
Policy
Specialist
at
CDM
Smith,
providing
a
variety
of
financial,
policy,
and
transportation
advisory
services
to
public
transportation
agencies
and
private
clients.
He
specializes
in
helping
clients
plan,
strategize,
and
develop
new
and
innovative
transportation
...
funding
mechanisms,
including
distance-based
road
charging.
Prior
to
joining
CDM
Smith,
Andrew
served
for
eight
years
as
a
legislator
in
the
Maine
House
of
Representatives,
during
which
he
was
Chair
of
the
Joint
Standing
Committee
on
Transportation
for
six
years.
There,
he
gained
a
national
reputation
as
a
leading
transportation
policy
expert,
working
to
build
bipartisan
support
for
revenue-generating
initiatives
for
transportation
projects
and
new
and
innovative
ways
to
reform
states’
transportation
funding
models.
He
also
served
as
Chair
of
the
Natural
Resources
and
Infrastructure
Committee
of
the
National
Conference
of
State
Legislatures
(NCSL)
and
as
Chair
of
the
Transportation
and
Infrastructure
Public
Policy
Committee
of
the
Council
of
State
Governments
(CSG).
In
these
national
leadership
positions,
he
worked
with
some
of
the
nation’s
top
lawmakers
and
industry
stakeholders
to
develop
creative
funding
mechanisms
and
new
technologies
to
help
build
a
modern
and
sustainable
transportation
system.
Andrew
lives
in
Portland,
Maine,
is
a
graduate
of
the
University
of
Maine
School
of
Law,
and
is
a
practicing
attorney
and
former
law
clerk
for
the
Maine
Superior
Court.
He
will
speak
on
Monday,
August
15
at
2:30
p.m.
at
the
session
titled
Infrastructure
Investment
and
Jobs
Act:
What
it
Means
for
the
States.
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Otis Rolley
Otis Rolley, senior vice president, U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative at the Rockefeller Foundation will join the panel Race in the Statehouse: Equitable Governance on Sunday, August 14 at 2:30 pm.

Christopher Sands
Christopher
Sands,
Ph.D.,
director
of
the
Wilson
Center’s
Canada
Institute,
is
an
internationally
renowned
specialist
on
Canada
and
U.S.-Canadian
relations.
He
is
also
an
adjunct
professor
of
Canadian
Studies
at
Johns
Hopkins
University’s
Paul
H.
Nitze
School
of
Advanced
International
...
Studies
(SAIS).
He
regularly
gives
testimony
to
the
U.S.
Congress
and
the
Canadian
Parliament,
is
a
widely
quoted
source
on
Canada,
and
has
published
extensively
over
a
career
of
more
than
25
years
in
Washington
think
tanks.
Sands
will
join
the
panel
Bilateral
Relations
and
the
U.S.
Canadian-Border:
Putting
the
pieces
back
together
post-COVID
at
the
Canada
-
U.S.
Relations
committee
meeting
on
Tuesday,
August
16
at
8:00
a.m.
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Scott Spradling
Scott
Spradling,
Emmy
award
winning
former
reporter,
anchor
and
political
director
for
WMUR-TV
in
Manchester,
NH
and
founder
of
The
Spradling
Group
will
moderate
the
panel
COVID-19
and
Challenges
in
Workforce
Development
and
Education
on
Tuesday,
August
16
at
12:15
...
p.m.
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Peter Shattuck
Peter
Shattuck
is
President
at
Anbaric
where
he
manages
projects
across
New
England.
Prior
to
joining
Anbaric,
Mr.
Shattuck
spent
nine
years
as
Massachusetts
Director
and
Director
of
the
Clean
Energy
Initiative
at
Acadia
Center,
a
research
and
advocacy
organization
...
focused
on
energy
and
climate
policy.
In
these
roles,
he
engaged
collaboratively
with
large
energy
users,
utilities
and
other
stakeholders
to
develop
and
implement
state
and
regional
programs
supporting
energy
efficiency,
offshore
wind,
clean
energy
transmission,
energy
storage
and
market-based
climate
policy.
Mr.
Shattuck
received
a
B.A.
in
History
from
Yale
University
and
a
MSc.
in
Environmental
Science
from
Trinity
College,
Dublin.
He
will
speak
on
Tuesday,
August
16
at
8
a.m.
at
the
Energy
and
Environment
committee
meeting
titled
Advancing
Offshore
Wind
in
the
Northeast.
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Maureen Toohey
Maureen
Toohey,
Deputy
Executive
Director,
Advanced
Regenerative
Manufacturing
Institute
(ARMI)
will
conduct
an
education
and
workforce
development
tour
of
ARMI
on
Tuesday,
August
16
at
2:00
p.m.
(Please
sign
up
in
advance
for
this
tour,
when
you
register
for
the
...
Annual
Meeting.)
Read More

David Wasserman
David Wasserman, U.S. House editor and senior election analyst for the non-partisan newsletter, The Cook Political Report will discuss a preview of the 2022 midterm elections on Monday, August 15 at 11:15 a.m.