The Governor's Liaison Program is a partnership established in August 1997 between the Governor of each state and the Census Bureau to work together to make Census 2000 more accurate and less expensive. The Governors' Liaison Program provided an excellent vehicle to share and exhcange information between the Census Bureau and the Governor's office. Each State named a Census 2000 Liaison including the District of Columbia.
Following Census 2000, the program will focus on data collection and delivery during the non-decennial years. We will use the partnerships created during Census 2000 to keep the states informed of programs that are important to their constituents such as Census 2000 data delivery, plans for 2010 Census, 2002 Economic Census data delivery and plans for the 2007 Economic Census, Census Bureau sponsored meetings and/or workshops in their respective states, current survey developments, and especially the American Community Survey.
The Census Bureau will continue to keep the Governors' Liaisons informed of its work with local governments on its geographic programs such as the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) each year, update of school district and Congressional District boundaries by participating state officials, and the American Community Survey Coverage Program. The Census Bureau's Regional Offices will play a significant role in keeping the Governors' Liaisons aware of Census Bureau local data collection and other activities.
Through this program, the lines of communication have been developed to keep each Governor informed of census activities/programs taking place in his/her state. The Governors' Liaison Program is coordinated through the Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office (CLMSO) at the Census Bureau. For additional information, please contact: Frank Ambrose (Program Coordinator, State and Governmental Programs), Barbara LaFleur (State Data Center and Governmental Programs Liaison) on 301-763-1305.
The following is a list of the Governor's Liaisons by State:
1. Alabama Mr. Larry Childers Director Communications & Information Division Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs 401 Adams Avenue P.O. Box 5690 Montgomery, AL 36103-5690 e-mail: larry.childers@adeca.alabama.gov
2. Alaska Dr. Gregory Williams State Demographer Alaska Department of Labor's Research and Analysis Section P.O. Box 25501 1111 West 8th Street, Ste 301 Juneau, AK 99802-5501 e-mail: greg_williams@labor.state.ak.us
3. Arizona Mrs. January Contreras Health Policy Advisor Office of the Governor 1700 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 e-mail: jcontreras@az.gov
4. Arkansas Mr. Tim Gauger Chief Legal Counsel Office of the Governor 250 State Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 e-mail: tim.gauger@governor.arkansas.gov
5. California Ms. Mary Heim Chief Demographic Research Unit Department of Finance 915 L Street Sacramento, CA 95814 e-mail: mary.heim@dof.ca.gov
6. Colorado Ms. Elizabeth Garner State Demographer Director of Demography Department of Local Affairs Centennial Building, Room 521 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 e-mail: elizabeth.garner@state.co.us
7. Connecticut Ms. Mary Anne O'Neill Office of Governor M. Jodi Rell 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 e-mail: mary.anne.oneill@ct.gov
8. Delaware Mr. Michael B. Mahaffie Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination 540 S. DuPont Highway Thomas Collins Building Third Floor, Suite 7 Dover, DE 19901 e-mail: mike.mahaffie@state.de.us
9. District of Columbia Ms. Mary Margaret Dineen Special Assistant Executive Office of the Mayor 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 e-mail: marymargaret.dineen@dc.gov
10. Florida Dr. Clyde L. Diao Deputy Policy Coordinator on Economic Analysis Finance and Economic Analysis Policy Unit Executive Office of the Governor Room 1702H, The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 e-mail: clyde.diao@laspbs.state.fl.us
11. Georgia Mr. Robert Giacomini Planning Research and Evaluation Division Office of Planning and Budget 270 Washington Street Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8500 e-mail: robert.giacomini@mail.opb.state.ga.us
12. Hawaii Dr. Pearl Imada Iboshi Economic Research Administrator Research & Economic Analysis Division P.O. Box 2359 250 South Hotel Street Honolulu, HI 96813 e-mail: pii@dbedt.hawaii.gov
13. Idaho Mr. Alan Porter Manager Information Services Idaho Department of Commerce Labor 317 W. Main Street Boise, ID 83720 e-mail: aporter@cl.idaho.gov
14. Illinois Vacant
15. Indiana Ms. Carol Rogers Indiana Business Research Center 777 Indiana Avenue, Suite 210 Indianapolis, IN 46202 email: rogersc@indiana.edu
16. Iowa Ms. Mary Wegner State Librarian State Library of Iowa 1112 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50319 e-mail: mary.wegner@lib.state.ia.us Ms. Beth Henning State Library of Iowa Miller Building East 12th and Grand Des Moines, IA 50319 e-mail: beth.henning@lib.state.ia.us
17. Kansas Honorable Ron Thornburgh Secretary of State Memorial Hall 120 SW 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1594 e-mail: ront@kssos.org or Mr Bryan A. Caskey (Key Census Contact) Administrative Assistant Office of the Secretary of State 120 SW 10th Avenue First Floor, Memorial Hall Topeka, KS 66612-1594 e-mail: bryan@kssos.org
18. Kentucky Mr. Ron Crouch Director Kentucky State Data Center University of Louisville 426 W. Bloom Street Louisville, KY 40292 e-mail: ron.crouch@glouisville.edu or Mr. Vernon Smith Researcher Kentucky State Data Center University of Louisville 426 W. Bloom Street Louisville, KY 40292 e-mail: vmsmith01@louisville.edu
19. Louisiana Ms. Karen Paterson State Demographer State of Louisiana Division of Administration 1201 North Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 e-mail: karen.paterson@la.gov
20. Maine Ms. Amanda Rector Maine State Planning Office 38 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0038 e-mail: amanda.k.rector@maine.gov
21. Maryland Ms. Jane Traynham Maryland Department of Planning Maryland State Data Center 301 West Preston Street Baltimore, MD 21201 e-mail: jtraynham@mdp.state.md.us
22. Massachusetts Mr. William F. Galvin Secretary of State Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth State House, Room 337 Boston, MA 02133 e-mail: nancy.dricsoll@sec.state.ma.us
23. Michigan Mr. Steve Liedel Deputy Legal Counsel Executive Office of the Governor P.O. Box 30013 111 South Capitol Ave, 2nd Floor Lansing, MI 48933 e-mail: liedels@michigan.gov
24. Minnesota Mr. R. Thomas Gillaspy State Demographer Minnesota Department of Administration 658 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55155 e-mail: tom.gillaspy@state.mn.us
25. Mississippi Mr. Paul Hurst Policy and Planning Director Governor's Office PO Box 139 550 High Street Jackson, MS 39201 e-mail:phurst@governor.state.ms.us
26. Missouri Mr. Matt Hesser State Demographer Capitol Building, Room 124 Jefferson City, MO 65102 e-mail: matt.hesser@oa.mo.gov
27. Montana Ms. Pam Harris Program Officer Census and Economic Information Center Montana Department of Commerce 301 South Park, Room 110 PO Box 200505 Helena, MT 59620-0505 e-mail: paharris@mt.us
28. Nebraska Mr. Jeremy Hosein Policy Advisor Governor's Policy Research Office State Capitol RM 1319 Lincoln, NE 68509 e-mail: jhosein@pro.state.ne.us
29. Nevada Mr. Jeff Hardcastle University of Nevada, Reno College of Business Administration Ansari Business Building, Room 411 Reno, Nevada 89557-0100 e-mail: jhardcas@unr.edu
30. New Hampshire Mr. Thomas Duffy Senior Planner New Hampshire Office Energy and Planning 57 Regional Drive Concord, NH 03301-8518 e-mail: tom.duffy@nh.gov
31. New Jersey Ms. Yustina Saleh Director Labor Market and Demographic Research New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development P.O. Box 388 1 John Fitch Plaza - 5th Floor Trenton, NJ 08625-0388 e-mail: yustina.saleh@dol.state.nj.us
32. New Mexico Laird Graeser Chief Economist Department of Finance and Administration Bataan Memorial Building Santa Fe, NM 87501 e-mail: laird.graeser@state.nm.us
33. New York Mr. Carl Andrews Intergovernmental Relations The Capitol, Room 248 Albany, NY 12224 e-mail: carl.andrews@chamber.state.ny.us
34. North Carolina Mr. Bob Coats North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management 20320 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 e-mail: bob.coats@ncmail.net
35. North Dakota Mr. Kevin C. Iverson Research Analyst Labor Market Information Job Service - North Dakota 1000 E. Divide Avenue P. O. Box 5507 Bismarck, ND 58507 e-mail: keiverson@nd.gov
36. Ohio Mr. Steve Kelley Director Office of Strategic Research Ohio Department of Development P.O. Box 1001 77 High Street 27th Floor Columbus, OH 43166-1001 e-mail: skelley@odod.state.oh.us
37. Oklahoma Deidre Myers, Director Research and Economic Analysis Oklahoma Department of Commerce P.O. Box 26980 900 N Stiles Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73104 e-mail: deidre_myers@okcommerce.gov
38. Oregon Dr. Kanhaiya Vaidya Senior Demographer Office of Economic Analysis Department of Administrative Services 155 Cottage Street NE Salem, OR 97310-0310 e-mail: kanhaiya.L.vaidya@state.or.us
39. Pennsylvania Mr. Colton S. Weber Governors' Liaison Governor's Center for Local Government Services Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 North Street 4th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120 e-mail: cweber@state.pa.us
40. Rhode Island Mr. Mark G. Brown Census Information Officer Department of Administration Statewide Planning One Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908-5873 e-mail: mbrown@planning.state.ri.us
41. South Carolina Mr. Eddie Gunn Deputy Chief of Staff Office of the Governor P. O. Box 12267 1200 Senate, Ste 620 Columbia, SC 29211 e-mail: egunn@oed.sc.gov
42. South Dakota Mr. Jim Soyer Legislative Aide to the Governor Governor's Office 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501 e-mail: jim.soyer@state.sd.us
43. Tennessee Ms. Laura Ogle-Graham Center for Business and Economic Research University of Tennessee 804 Volunteer Blvd. 109 Temple Court Building Knoxville, TN 37996-6082 e-mail: logle2@utk.edu
44. Texas Mr Michael Schofield Assistant General Counsel Office of the Governor PO Box 12428 1100 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78701 e-mail: michael.schofield@governor.state.tx.us
45. Utah Ms. Juliette Tennert (temporary) Governor's Office of Planning & Budget Utah State Capitol Complex, Suite E150 350 North State P.O. Box 1422210 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2210 e-mail: jtennert@utah.gov 46. Vermont Mr. Tim Hayward Chief of Staff Office of the Governor 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609 e-mail: tim.hayward@state.vt.us
47. Virginia Mr. Donald Lillywhite Senior Economist Virginia State Data Center Virginia Employment Commission 703 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 e-mail: dlillywhite@vec.state.va.us
48. Washington Ms. Theresa J. Lowe Chief Demographer Office of Financial Management Forecasting Division 450 Insurance Bldg PO Box 43113 Olympia, WA 98504-3113 e-mail: theresa.lowe@ofm.wa.gov or Ms. Yi Zhao Coordinator Office of Financial Management Forecasting Division 302 14th Avenue SC - 4th Floor PO Box 43113 Olympia, WA 98504-3113 yi.zhao@ofm.wa.gov
49. West Virginia Mr. Chuck Peterson Manager Research and Strategic Planning Division West Virigina Development Office Capitol Complex Building 6, Room 620 Charleston, WV 25305 e-mail: cpeterson@wvdo.org
50. Wisconsin Mr. Harald (Jordy) Jordahl Acting Administrator Division of Intergovernmental Relations Wisconsin Department of Administration 101 E. Wilson Street - 10th Floor PO Box 8944 Madison, WI 53708-8944 e-mail: harald.jordahl@wisconsin.gov
51. Wyoming Mr. Byron "Buck" McVeigh Administrator Wyoming Department of Administration and Information Economic Analysis Division Teton Building, Suite 206 Cheyenne, WY 82002 e-mail:bmcvei@state.wy.us
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