Councilmember Johnson is a resident of Clarkston with ten years of experience in public service with the Emory Healthcare. As a recently elected official, Ms. Johnson is looking to establish a platform of dialogue and discussion in the city council of Clarkston and ensure Clarkston’s success economically and financially. She also is looking to bring transparency in city and council functions, good communication between the council and the community, create the best professional policies and procedures and adhering to them to ensure that neighbourhoods and residents are receiving the best of services from their elected officials. She’s a former member of the Clarkston Historical Preservation Commission and supporter & volunteer with Positive Peering Inc.
Sandwiched between Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy’s college years and elected office is a 20-year professional career that includes work as a successful strategic planner and well-versed legal assistant with a deep and rich understand of land use rules, regulations and policies. Sue also had the pleasure of serving on the Hawaii County Water Board. In 2016 Sue was elected to her first term on the Hawai‘i County Council, representing District 3, which includes Keaukaha, Pana‘ewa Waiakea and Kea’au. This area is the heart of Hilo with all the amenities of a thriving community. Council District 3 includes two Hawaiian Home Land communities, the harbor, an airport, a landfill, the Hawai‘i Community College, and the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. It also includes major residential, commercial, industrial and farm lands, approximately 11 county beach parks, and the county zoo.
As a young man, John was the protégé of his father, learning the ramifications of the family funeral business and being politically active. After careful consideration and seeing the needs of the community, John chose to continue in the family business and seek political change. He was determined to become a successful Mortician and Politician. John was the youngest elected person to serve on the Chester City Council in 1999 and later became the youngest to serve on the Chester County Council in 2000 to 2006. He worked hard as a councilman and was a member of the sub committees such as the Recreation, Properties, Public Safety, and 1 cent Sales Tax. He renounced this position as he decided to run for the South Carolina House of Representatives. He believes the hopes that his insight and talent would contribute greatly to the growth and the development of younger people. John is a member of Elected Officials to Protect America's National Leadership Council.
Rob is the New Hampshire State Director for the League of Conservation Voters, a national advocacy organization that works to turn environmental values into national, state, and local priorities. Rob formerly served as the National Field Director of Americans for Campaign Reform. Rob previously served for seven terms on the Concord City Council and continutes to chair the Concord Energy and Environment Advisory Committee.
Nicole first became involved in politics while in graduate school studying planning and environmental policy. In 2012, she worked at the Hawaii State Legislature and had the opportunity to see government in action in person. After working at the legislature, it became clear that government must be changed from the inside and made more transparent and accountable. With the encouragement of colleagues, friends, and family, Nicole made the leap and decided to run for office. She’s currently chairing the House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, and have focused on the transition to clean energy and clean transportation, climate adaptation and mitigation, natural resource protection, and waste management. Nicole is a member of Elected Officials to Protect America's National Leadership Council.
PhD Professor of Communication/Political Science at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, Illinois.
Tina was the first Asian-American woman elected to the Ohio State Senate. She is a mother of two young boys, and a native of Whitehall, Ohio. The daughter of refugees from the war-torn Southeast Asian nation of Laos who fled to the United States, she was inspired by her upbringing and community to dedicate her life to public service. Prior to public office, she worked as a financial analyst forecasting staffing needs in private sectors, while being a community organizer who served on local advisory boards and committees and held roles in the government and nonprofit sectors.
Shannon Wheeler serves as Vice Chair, of 9 elected members who make up the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC), which governs the tribe.
Boyd Morson, the first African American to be elected to serve as a Brooklyn Park was elected in 2020 as the first African American to be elected to serve as a Brooklyn Park, city councilmember, in the city’s 160 plus year history. He currently, boldly, bravely, and proudly represents the Central District as one of two, city councilmembers serving the mosaic community in the city. Boyd, is the first and only born African American to ever be elected to serve in over 160 plus year history of Brooklyn Park. Boyd, is recognized as a powerful force of respected integrity on the council and within the city and uses his tried, tested and proven abilities and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. His very first accomplishment as councilman was to change the city oath. An oath that each elected officials will swear-in too to include the residents too and in 2023, the entire newly elected officials swore in to his new oath
Shaun Tsabetsaye is an entrepreneur and working to provide guidance and technical assistance to Native American individuals and tribal enterprises. Shaun is a Senior Project Manager at NextEra Energy based in Juno Beach, Florida. Shaun is an enrolled tribal member of the Zuni Pueblo and is an AISES Sequoyah Fellow. His involvement with AISES began in 1994 and he continues to contribute today as a member of the Corporate Advisory Council. Shaun has over 13 years of engineering and project management experience. He is currently at NextEra Energy Resources as a Project Manager of Tribal Renewable Energy Development. Shaun has earned degrees for Executive Masters of Business Administration, Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and completed significant work towards a Master's of Engineering in Semiconductors and Electronics Manufacturing
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