Pierre, SD – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce Morgan Gruebele, Director of the Executive Management Finance Office at the South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM), as a 2026 NASCA 20 Under 40 Award recipient.

Frankfort, KY – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce Sam Flynn, Special Advisor and Chief Deputy General Counsel to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, as a 2026 NASCA 20 Under 40 Award recipient.

Madison, WI – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce Cara Connors, Legislative Advisor at the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), as a 2026 NASCA 20 Under 40 Award recipient. 

Albany, NY – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce Deanna Ewart, Chief of Staff at the New York State Office of General Services (OGS), as a 2026 NASCA 20 Under 40 Award recipient.

Baton Rouge, LA – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce Christopher Bahm, Undersecretary at the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), as a 2026 20 Under 40 NASCA Award recipient.

Hartford, CT – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce Leigh Appleby, Communications Director at the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), as a 2026 NASCA 20 Under 40 Award recipient.

Phoenix, AZ – The National Association of State Chief Administrators (NASCA) is proud to announce that Elizabeth Thorson, Director of the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA), will serve as the 2026 NASCA Awards Committee Chair.

Harrisburg, PA – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a recipient of the NASCA 2025 Innovation in State Government Award in the Procurement Modernization category for its project, Modernizing Procurement and Policy to Drive Efficiency.

Topeka, KS – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce the State of Kansas as a recipient of the NASCA 2025 Innovation in State Government Award in the Facilities and Real Estate Optimization category for its renovation of the Docking State Office Building.

Springfield, IL – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce the State of Illinois as a recipient of the NASCA 2025 Innovation in State Government Award in the Transformation category for its Hiring Process Reform initiative.

Denver, CO – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce the State of Colorado as a recipient of the NASCA 2025 Innovation in State Government Award in the Employee Engagement and Experience category for its Steps to Success: Transforming State Employee Compensation initiative.

Columbus, OH – The National Association of State Chief Administrators is proud to announce the State of Ohio as a recipient of the NASCA 2025 Innovation in State Government Award in the Digital Services, Data Management, Analytics, and Visualization category for its project, Innovating with Data to Minimize Risk: Preventing Drug Poisonings with Predictive Analysis.