The CSAC Institute is proud to congratulate the December graduates from the NACo Leadership Academy listed below. They join over 10,000 graduates from across the country who have benefitted from the 12-week online program that helps county leaders achieve their highest potential. And importantly: California remains the national leader after having produced more than 1,000 total graduates.

Every three months a new, nationwide cohort undertake the program, which is currently underway from January 8 to April 12. Click here to find out more. Or email Julie Harrold, a Senior Director of Enrollment helping coordinate the program, with any questions. The CSAC Institute, which itself has hosted about 380 courses and filled almost 14,500 high-impact enrollment spots since 2017, is proud to partner with NACo to enroll new cohorts each quarter.

Please join us in celebrating new California grads:

• Alfredo Larranaga, Safety Officer, Napa County
• Alison Lehman, County Executive Officer, Nevada County
• Alyssa Leoni, Administrative Specialist, Tulare County
• Amilcar Avendaño, Program Manager, Colusa County
• Andrew Smith, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights & Measures, Sonoma County
• Angela Gutierrez, Supervising Child Support Specialist, Tulare County
• Angela Donovan, Senior Staff Analyst, Solano County
• Anna Cortez, Chief Records Clerk, Tulare County
• Asish Chandra, Lieutenant – Sheriff, Solano County
• Bret Cester, Information Technology Supervisor, Butte County
• Bryan Flores, Chief of Parks, Monterey County
• Burley Phillips, Assistant Assessor, Tehama County
• Carolyn Leist, HR Director, Kings County
• Chad Herendeen, IT System Admin Analyst IV - CISO, Santa Cruz County
• Christina Ruiz, Assistant Administrative Analyst, San Benito County
• Christina De Leon, Emergency Program Services Coordinator, Solano County
• Christopher Beck, Assistant County Counsel, Mono County
• Cindy Dillard, Assistant Treasurer Tax Collector, Colusa County
• Connie Hart, Asst. Director General Services, San Joaquin County
• Craig Griesbach, Director of Emergency Services, Nevada County
• Daniel Moore, Capital Projects Administrator, San Joaquin County
• Danita Taylor, Clerical Operations Manager, Solano County
• Darrylenn Prudholme-Brockington, Chief of Finance, Riverside County
• David West, Veterans Services Officer, Nevada County
• Dawn Walton, Program Manager, Siskiyou County
• Denver Martin, IT Systems Business Analyst, Sacramento County
• Desiree Belding, Deputy Purchasing Agent, Nevada County
• Dori McCarty, Program Manager, Kings County
• Elizabeth Gutierrez, Assistant Clerk Recorder, Contra Costa County
• Elsa Jennings, Probation Division Manager, Santa Clara County
• Emily King, Assistant Clerk and Recorder, Tehama County
• Erica Jasso, Human Resources Analyst III, Tulare County
• Fanny Reynoso, Fiscal Program Analyst, Colusa County
• Gail DuBlanc, Human Resources Generalist, Mono County
• Gina Javier, Fiscal Officer/Administrative Services Officer II, Sonoma County
• Heidi Hall, Supervisor, Nevada County
• Heidi Carter, Child Support Services Manager, Contra Costa County
• Hope Kilby, Behavioral Health Clinician II, Butte County
• Ignacio Carriles, Probation Division Manager, Santa Clara County
• Jad Kurdi, HHSA Fiscal Officer, Tuolumne County
• Janet Dutcher, Finance Director, Mono County
• Jennifer Waltman, Senior Staff Services Analyst, Shasta County
• Jeremy Scannell, Administrative Services Officer, Sonoma County
• Jeremy Brukardt, HHSA Program Manager, Shasta County
• Jessica Martinez, Planner III, Tehama County
• Jessica Cordiero-Martinez, Finance Manager III, Monterey County
• Jessica Shepard, Administrative Services Officer, Contra Costa County
• Joy Cadiz, Staff Services Manager, Napa County
• Juan P. Rodriguez, Civil Rights Officer, Monterey County
• Juana Bautista, Public Assistance Manager, Napa County
• Julieanne Manning, Assistant Auditor, Tehama County
• Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, Collector, Tulare County
• Keith LaFaver, Security Manager, Alameda County
• Kelli Renard, HR Analyst III, Tulare County
• Kendall Sawyer, Staff Services Manager, Napa County
• Kevin Rinker, Principal Information Technology Analyst, Solano County
• Kevin Tolley, Library Branch Manager, Solano County
• Kevin Lenertz, Administrative Manager I, Orange County
• Kirill Obraztsov, Budget Management Analyst, Colusa County
• Kirstie Clifton, Counselor Supervisor, Butte County
• Krista Cooper, Social Worker Supervisor II, Mono County
• Larry Devereaux, Fleet Manager, Solano County
• Lawrence Salgado, IT Manager, Tulare County
• Leah Lacuata, Application Systems Engineer, Alameda County
• Levi Conner, Facilities Maintenance Technician II, Tehama County
• Lindsay Lerable, Chief of Facilities, Monterey County
• Lisa Chow, Chief of Staff – District IV, Contra Costa County
• Lupe Villa, Registrar of Voters, Kings County
• M. Abraham Prado, Director of Planning and Building Services, San Benito County
• Marcia Cunningham, Director General Services, San Joaquin County
• Margaret Long, County Counsel, Tehama County
• Mark Hummel, Capital Projects Manager, Solano County
• Matthew Boyett, Deputy County Administrative Officer, Kings County
• Megan Chapman, Budget Officer, Mono County
• Megan Wong, Deputy Director of Library Services, Solano County
• Michael Parker, Planning Manager, Napa County
• Michelle Enfantino, Deputy Director, Social Services, San Luis Obispo County
• Michelle Mowad, Communications Specialist, San Diego County
• Mike Eitner, Assistant Director of Library Services, Solano County
• Milena Padilla-Nowakowski, Clinic Service Manager, Tulare County
• Morissa Lobato, Chief Deputy Clerk-Recorder, Colusa County
• Nadeem Ahmed, Principal Information Technology Analyst, Solano County
• Nichelle Holmes, Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County
• Norberto Balinado, Custody Lieutenant, Solano County
• Rachel Pena, Director of Social Services, Nevada County
• Ramon Aban, Budget Officer, San Benito County
• Randell Ishii, Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks, Monterey County
• Randell Harper, Minors Advocate Attorney IV, Kings County
• Rob Milano, Supervising IT Analyst, Sacramento County
• Roger Robinson, Assistant Director of Health and Social Services, Solano County
• Rose Rahn, Director of Public Health, Kings County
• Ryan Toney, Office Assistant Supervisor, Shasta County
• Sarah Clause, Staff Service Analyst, Siskiyou County
• Sarah Ludwick, Supervising Public Health Nurse, Sutter County
• Sommer Moniz, Deputy County Executive Officer, Merced County
• Stephanie Kang, Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County
• Steve Geiger, Principal Planner, Colusa County
• Tami Lukens, Principal Management Analyst, Solano County
• Tanya Richardson, Assistant Director, San Luis Obispo County
• Teodora Toshich, Staff Services Manager, Lake County
• Tom Provine, Administrative Analyst, Tehama County
• Trina Gauthier, Probation Division Manager, Santa Clara County
• Vickie Lopez-Estrada, Supervising Legal Office Assistant, Tulare County
• Wesley Logan, IT Analyst 2, Sacramento County
• Xuyen Mallela, Principal Admin Analyst, Mendocino County
• Yareli Mora, Principal HR Analyst, Colusa County
• Yuri Anderson, Chief of Staff to County Supervisor, Monterey County
• Yvonne Shu, Principal Analyst, Sonoma County