Executive Leadership

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    Emory Williams

    Chairman
    Cofounder

    Emory Williams is a cofounder (1978) and the Chairman of the Board of IIR.

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    Gina Hartsfield

    President
    Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

    Gina Hartsfield is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IIR.

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    Doug Bodrero

    Vice Chairman

    Doug Bodrero serves as Vice Chair of the IIR Board of Trustees. He retired from his full-time position as President of IIR in 2015.

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    Bob Cummings

    Member of IIR Board of Trustees

    Bob Cummings is serving as a member of the IIR Board of Trustees and remains with IIR on a part-time basis.

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    Rick Gregory

    Executive Vice President
    Chief Operating Officer (COO)

    Rick Gregory is an Executive Vice President and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of IIR.

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    Meena Harris

    Executive Vice President

    Meena Harris is an Executive Vice President of IIR and is the Director of the National Gang Center (NGC).

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    Patty Dobbs Hodges

    Senior Vice President

    Patricia Dobbs Hodges is a Senior Vice President of IIR. She is currently assigned as the Learning and Development manager.

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    Richard H. Ward III

    Senior Vice President

    Richard Ward is Senior Vice President of the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR).

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    Michelle Nickens

    Vice President

    Michelle Nickens is a Vice President of IIR. She is currently assigned as the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program manager.

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    Brian Williams

    Vice President

    Brian Williams is a Vice President and the Multimedia Manager of IIR.

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    R. Clay Jester

    Chief Technology Officer

    Clay Jester is currently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR).

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    Adam Lehmann

    Chief Information Officer

    Adam Lehmann is the Chief Information Officer of IIR.

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    Kathleen Masterson

    Chief Financial Officer

    Kathleen Masterson is the Chief Financial Officer of IIR.

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