Kenton County Fiscal Court has approved the hiring of Rhonda Ritzi as the Recreations Coordinator for Kenton County Parks & Recreation.
Ritzi
Ritzi is bringing over 25 years of resident and day camp experience from her time with the Girl Scout Council of Licking Valley and Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council. Through Resident and Day Camp the past 17 years, she has supervised approximately 6,800 campers.
“Rhonda is familiar with our programs and wants to see them continue to succeed. I am excited about what new opportunities and programs she will bring to Kenton County Parks & Recreation,” said Scott Gunning, Assistant County Administrator. “I know that Rhonda will continue our twenty years plus history of great programming.”
Ritzi graduated from Morehead State University with a degree in Recreation and a minor in Health.
“I am looking forward to this great opportunity. With my outdoor recreation experience and strong leadership skills, I will continue the success of the parks programming while offering new opportunities for our parks patrons. Together, we can enrich the quality of life in our community,” said Ritzi.
Ritzi will take over for Steve Trauger who retired.
Kentucky LRC’s Truesdell elected to national post
Chuck Truesdell was elected staff vice chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) at the 2016 Legislative Summit in Chicago.
Truesdell, a fiscal analyst for the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, will succeed to staff chair in 2016-2017. NCSL, a bipartisan organization, serves the nation’s 7,383 legislators and more than 20,000 legislative staff.
Truesdell
“NCSL is the premier organization for state legislatures across the country. The services and opportunities they offer have proven to be invaluable for legislative staff across the country.” said Truesdell. “I have personally benefited through my experience working with staff sections, standing committees, and the executive committee. I am grateful to serve as staff vice chair and I look forward to continuing my contributions to the success of the organization.”
NCSL is the only national organization that provides training, professional growth opportunities and information sharing for legislative staff. There are 13 staff sections and networks that sponsor meetings, training and publications. Legislative staffers also are eligible to be members of the NCSL standing committees, which address state policy issues and state-federal issues.
Truesdell becomes one of seven officers (four legislators and three legislative staff members) on NCSL’s 63-member Executive Committee, elected yearly, which includes both legislators and staff.
Truesdell has worked for the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission since 2003, first with the Public Information Office, and, since 2011, with the Office of Budget Review.
He is currently responsible for oversight of the commonwealth’s P-12 school finance, school construction and the teachers’ pension system. He has been on the Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee for seven years, and has chaired two of three existing LSCC subcommittees. He has also served as overall staff co-chair of the NCSL Standing Committees.
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