What are my qualifications and accomplishments as your Auditor?
  •      President, Iowa State Association of County Auditors--1982
  •      Sixth District President, Iowa State Association of Counties--1989
  •      Mayor's Youth President's Award--1989
  •      Harold Donnelly Award for Outstanding Elected County Official—1990 
  •      Iowa State Association of Counties Innovation Awards for Mapping Project and Revenue/Expense Calculation—1997
  •      Designated Outstanding Elected Official by the Johnson County Democratic Party—2002
  •      Elected to the Executive Council of the University of  Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR)—2003
  •      State Elections Administrator Training certification—first for Iowa—2004 
  •      Appointed by the Iowa Secretary of State to the IVOTERS Standards Board for the implementation of statewide voter registration and elections software—2005
  •      Supported passage of Johnson County's Human Rights Ordinance; Johnson County was the first in the state to adopt such an ordinance.
  •      Completed 9 of 12 courses required to receive national Certified Elections and Registration Administrator certification—2007
  •             Implemented new ADA-compliant accessible ballot marking devices in all voting precincts—June 2008
  •             Announced the most extensive satellite voting schedule in Iowa—October 2008         
  •      Processed an all time record number of registered voters in Johnson County—October 2008 
  •             First and only county in Iowa to implement on-line verification of absentee ballot status—October 2008