Twenty-two ICMA members competed for and were awarded scholarships to attend the annual conference in Baltimore thanks to ICMA’s Conference Assistance Scholarship program. These scholarships are designed to support diversity, early-career professionals, and members working in smaller communities with limited financial resources. The scholarship recipients received complimentary conference registration, tickets to the opening reception, and a monetary stipend to offset conference-related expenses. Congratulations to the following scholarship winners:

Young Professional Scholarships

• Gregory Anderson, management analyst, O’Fallon, MO
• Nicole Cuadras, administrative specialist, Ontario, CA
• Molly O’Brien, graduate student, Mills College, Oakland, CA
• Kathryn Howroyd, management specialist, Farmington, CT
• Lindsey Luft, confidential secretary to the village manager, Ardsley, NY
• Dylan Monke, management analyst intern, Adams County, CO
• Anna Savastano, management assistant, Farmington, CT
• Joshua Ringel, assistant to the village manager, Scarsdale, NY
• Lorena Rodriguez, assistant contract administrator, El Paso County, TX
• Brendan Sweeney, administrative assistant to the town manager, Reading, MA
• Nick Valla, student chapter president, Villanova University, Wayne, PA

Workplace Diversity Scholarships

• Paula Andrea Baracaldo, chief of staff, Pasco County, FL
• Ernestor De La Rosa, assistant to the city manager/human resource director, Dodge City, KS
• Rehan Hasan, graduate research assistant, University of Texas, Austin, TX
• Toni Oasay-Anderson, management analyst, Cupertino, CA
• Patrice Toney, budget & evaluation director, Winston-Salem, NC

Small Community with Limited Financial Resources

• Ryan Aylesworth, town manager, Enfield, NH
• Douglas Boldt, city administrator, Tiffin, IA
• Michael Branley, town administrator, Swanzey, NH
• Eduardo Castillo Gomez, local government management fellow, Yountville, CA
• Christian Morgan, town manager, Kersey, CO

Stene Academic Scholarship:

• Candice Rankin, student chapter president, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Information on the 2019 ICMA Conference Assistance Scholarship program will be available on the ICMA website next spring.