Twenty-one ICMA members competed for and were awarded scholarships to attend the annual conference in Nashville 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 (open to individuals who have no more than three years of experience as a full-time local government employee):

• Logan Cobbs, assistant to the city manager, Springfield, Ohio
• Pamela Howard, deputy town manager, Waterloo, Indiana
• Brianna Carrier, administative analyst III, Bakersfield, California
• Emeline Nguyen, financial analyst, Los Angeles, California
• Nicole Houston, executive assistant, Santa Ana, California
• Cole Bockelmann, city administrator, Yutan, Nebraska

Workplace Diversity Scholarships (open to individuals who are female, minority, or identify with or represent a group commonly associated with the term diversity):

• P.J. Gagajena, administrative services manager, Indio, California
• Joey Garcia, senior administrative analyst, Torrance, California
• Melissa Hipp, assistant to the city manager, Vestavia Hills, Alabama
• Cynthia Esparza, community liaison, Reno, Nevada
• Paulina Martinez, assistant to the city manager, Evanston, Illinois
• Nicole Bartell, assistant to the city manager, East Lansing, Michigan

Small Community with Limited Financial Resources (open to individuals working in a small community with limited financial resources who have not attended an ICMA Annual Conference):

• Jeremy Schroeder, city administrator, Weyauwega, Wisconsin
• Paige Dowling, town manager, Sylva, North Carolina
• Dana Walden, assistant city administrator, Park City, Kansas
• Kathy Ann Laur, city administrator, Tonka Bay, Minnesota
• Lori Radke, town administrator, Hollis, New Hampshire
• Jonathan Cannon, city manager, Saluda, North Carolina
• Jacob McHargue, city manager, Vineyard, Utah

Stene Academic Scholarship:

• Carly Joerger, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Peyton Heitzman, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado

Information on the 2020 conference assistance scholarship program will be available on the ICMA website next spring.