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Our Mission
To prepare future Hispanic and Latino leaders for public service
To provide unique resources to government executives and public managers
To advance the goals of an ethical profession
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City Manager Profile:
Q & A with City of Chandler
City Manager, Rich Dlugas
Q: Give a brief bio on your City.
A: The City of Chandler, Arizona is a progressive,
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Rich Dlugas,
Chandler, AZ City Manager
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cutting-edge City where entrepreneurial spirit and hometown traditions create a truly dynamic destination. Chandler delivers exceptional amenities and diverse cultural facilities amid a world-class innovation hub to the more than 240,000 residents that call Chandler home. Delivering these public services are 1,500 city employees who work day in and day out to help make Chandler the All-American City for which it is recognized. Q: What value does the IHN Local Government Membership bring to your city? A: The IHN provides invaluable resources not only to those who serve as members of the organization, but to the city as a whole. Whether it's tapping into the vast network of local government professionals or taking advantage of the workshops and conferences provided by the IHN. Chandler appreciates the access to leaders throughout the country as well as the services offered by the IHN, such as the Job Bank. Q: How does being a Local Government Member of IHN help with your commitment to diversity? A: The IHN provides the City of Chandler an opportunity to recognize and involve members of our organization with a diverse network of people whose job it is to serve residents at the local level. It also affords the City and our IHN members an opportunity to interact with local government professionals from all over the country who are committed to diversity. The City of Chandler has long dedicated itself to embracing diversity and we celebrate and recognize this through our many events and activities that our Diversity Office coordinates throughout the City. Supporting the IHN is one more example of how the City encourages diversity. Q: What kinds of leadership efforts does IHN provide that benefit your employees and your organization? A: The IHN has a Board of Directors and four committees in which members can participate. We are fortunate to have one of our employees currently serving on the Board and a number of our employees who participate on committees.
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IHN Director Named Assistant City Manager
City of Chandler, Arizona, Communications and Public
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Nachie Marquez, Chandler, AZ
Asst. City Manager
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Affairs Director and IHN Board of Directors member Nachie Marquez has been selected as the new Assistant City Manager. She will fill the position left vacant by Assistant City Manager Pat McDermott, who retired in February.
"Nachie's energy and expertise in communications have long been valuable assets to the City of Chandler, Mayor and Council, and the executive management team," said City Manager Rich Dlugas. "I look forward to seeing her put those leadership skills to work in this new capacity."
Marquez was named the first Communications and Public Affairs Director for the City of Chandler in September 2000 and has more than 25 years of experience working in city government - specifically in the public information, media and community relations areas. Marquez received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 from Arizona State University (ASU) with a major in broadcast journalism, and went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in vocational education from Northern Arizona University in 1989.
Her achievements include leading a community delegation that earned Chandler the All-America City designation by the National League of Cities, serving as the City of Tempe's Super Bowl Coordinator for Super Bowl XXX and receiving the 2007 Valle del Sol's Profile of Success Exemplary Leadership Award.
Marquez is a life member of the ASU Alumni Association, as well as a member of the Public Relations Society of America-Phoenix Chapter, the City-County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA), the International Hispanic Network, ASU's President's Minority Advisory Council and serves on the National Hispanic American Educational Fund Awards Committee.
She started her duties as Assistant City Manager on March 17, 2014.
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Membership Brochure
The International Hispanic Network (IHN) has in its resource arsenal a Membership Brochure that it produced a couple of years ago in an effort to help recruit individuals to  join. The membership brochure has been made available at the IHN Regional Seminars and at the annual ICMA Conferences.
Below is the information contained in the brochure and we encourage IHN members to use the information to help spread the word about IHN and the benefits of joining this great organization. The IHN also has membership benefit information posted on its website at: www.ihnonline.org.
Please help us get the word out about IHN.
What is IHN?
The International Hispanic Network (IHN) is the leading professional organization for Hispanic and Latino local government professionals and for all local governments that serve Hispanic and Latino communities. IHN sponsors and conducts national and regional programs to discuss issues that impact public management and concerns of the Hispanic and Latino community.
IHN promotes professional excellence among Hispanic and Latino executives and public managers in local government and promotes and strengthens the roles of Hispanics and Latinos in all aspects of public administration. The Hispanic/Latino population is one of the fastest growing in the United States and local governments across the nation are looking for innovative ways to best manage the exciting and dynamic changes they are experiencing with this population shift, including cultural, language, socio-economic, and other community-oriented impacts.
The organization's objective is to improve the management of local government, and in particular, target the management of communities with Hispanic and Latino populations. IHN is the organization that links public, private and academic resources to create an effective network to support professional development among Hispanics and Latinos in public services careers.
Why join?
IHN provides unique resources to Hispanic and Latino local government executives and public managers. A few include:
- Supporting Hispanic and Latino local government professionals to advance the goals of effective and ethical local government administration.
- Promoting public-private partnerships for research and implementation of programs to address issues of importance to Hispanic and Latino communities.
- Offering mentoring to current and future public administration professionals.
- Posting job openings and providing access at no additional cost to local government members.
IHN's priority is to help build effective partnerships with peer organizations, our corporate partners, universities and other local government affiliate organizations.
Membership options?
Membership options include full members (individuals, local government members, emeritus and honorary members) and non-voting associate members (non-profits, for profit/private sector members and student members).
Please refer to the IHN website - www.ihnonline.org - for membership details and application.
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IHN Member News
Past IHN President and current Berkley, Michigan City Manager, Jane Bais-DiSessa, has been appointed to serve as a member of the first Practitioner Advisory Council (PAC) for Wayne State University's Graduate Program in Public Administration.
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Jane Bais DiSessa, Berkley City Manager
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Founded in 1868, Wayne State University (WSU) is a nationally recognized metropolitan research institution. WSU offers more than 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to approximately 29,000 students and is located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. The campus is comprised of 100 buildings and 200 acres. Also, through its six extension centers, WSU offers higher education to students throughout Southeast Michigan. WSU's mission is "to create knowledge and prepare a diverse body of students to excel in an increasingly complex and global society."
The Practitioner Advisory Council (PAC) consists of 11 members, 10 of whom will have at least five years of professional experience in the governmental or not-for-profit sectors. The Director of the Graduate Program in Public Administration or his designee will be an ex-officio member of the Council. PAC members are appointed to serve for a two-year term.
As stated in their mandate, "The role of the Program Advisory Council of the Graduate Program in Public Administration is to connect the program with professionals employed in governmental and not-for-profit settings in metropolitan Detroit." More specifically, the functions of the PAC are to: :
- Help the program determine the extent to which it is achieving its mission and to refine and redefine that mission as appropriate.
- Provide the program director and faculty with advice and feedback on the range, quality and professional relevance of the program's overall curriculum or specific elements of that curriculum.
- Play a role in mentoring students in the program and help them to connect to practicing professionals in the governmental and not-for-profit sectors. This function includes alerting the Program Director to potential employment opportunities for students in the program.
- Help to identify and/or sponsor internships for MPA students.
- Help to increase awareness of the Graduate Program in Public Administration in the Greater Metropolitan Detroit area and beyond.
- Attend various events sponsored by the Graduate Program in Public Administration.
New committee members will be introduced at the 2014 Lent Upson Lecture and Honors Program at Wayne State University in May. This year, the program will be focusing on the "Detroit Future Initiative". Panelists include Ms. Heidi Alcock, Stephen Henderson and Dr. Peter Elsinger.
Congratulations, Jane!
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Teaching Kids About Money
Whether your son or daughter is starting a summer job in a few months or graduating and heading out to a full-time career, take advantage of the chance to teach them about money and help them start building their savings. The earlier they get started, the easier it will be for them to reach their goals - whether it's for travel, a car, a house down payment or retirement.
Set goals.
Talk with children about what they want to use their earnings for - whether it's to help pay for travel or entertainment, or for longer-term expenses such as a car or house down payment. Discuss the importance of setting aside a certain amount of money from each paycheck to help reach their goals.
Save for retirement, even just a little.
If they start a full-time job with a 457, 401(k) or other retirement savings plan, talk with them about the importance of getting started right away, even if they can't afford to set aside much yet for such a long-term goal. If their employer matches contributions, make sure they invest at least enough to take advantage of that free money. If they just have a part-time job after school or in the summer, they can open a Roth IRA. (You might even offer to match the child's contribution. Annual contributions are limited to $5,500 or the amount earned by the child, whichever is less; but there's no rule that the child's own money go into the account.) They can tap the contributions tax- and penalty-free at any time - for a house down payment, for example - and can withdraw the earnings tax-free after age 59½. Show them a retirement-savings calculator to illustrate how much their savings can grow in 30 or 40 years.
Learn basic budgeting.
How you provide for a child's expenses can help teach basic budgeting concepts. Instead of paying expenses for a college student, for example, you may want to give them a set amount of money at the beginning of the semester so they can make spending decisions. An expensive night out, for example, might leave them with much less money for entertainment over the next few weeks. Or they could work for a few extra hours over the summer so they can afford a special trip or purchase. Learning about these financial trade-offs while they're still in school will make it easier for them to stretch their paychecks when they're on their own.
This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not to be construed or relied upon as investment advice. Except as expressly permitted by ICMA-RC, reproduction or redistribution of this content in its entirety or any portion thereof, is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of ICMA-RC. For more information, contact ICMA-RC at 777 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4240. 800-669-7400. Copyright © 2009 ICMA-RC. All rights reserved.
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IHN Corporate Partners Program
Signature Level
Oro/Gold Level
 Compadre/Comadre
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New & Returning Members Albert Santana Alexander Briseño Alexander Diaz Alfredo Ybarra Angelita Marchante Anthony Snipes Armando Vergara Brad Raulston Carlos Sanchez Carlos Contreras Carmen Mejia Chris Zapata Dan Neida David De La Torre David J. Harris Donald W. De Lucca Dr. Monika Hudson Eddie Rodriguez Emmanuel Toribio Espiridion Borrego Esther Fifelski Francisco Castillo Gabriel Rodriguez Gary Montoya George Flores Greg Dominguez Gregory Dyson Hermelinda Llamas James Jaramillo Jason Garza Jesus Nava John Kim John J. Mendez Joseph Madrigal Judy Ramos Kathleen Rush Kim Kaan KristenChernosky Lalo Perez Larry Dovalina Leila Perez Leslie Deese Leticia Saenz Leticia M. Vacek LianneMarshall Linda Gonzales Lorena Sanchez-Zumph Luis Torres MagdaGonzalez Manuel Esquibel Marc Ott Maria Rios Maria D. Villagomez MarianVargas Mark Washington Martina Longoria Michael McDonald Mike Acevedo Minh Duong Murphy Robinson Murray Levison Nico De Anda-Scaia Noel Bernal Noelia Chapa Olivia Aguilera Omar Paez Patrick W. Hait Rafael Ortiz RamiroLopez Rene Dominguez Reniel Diaz Rich Dlugas Richard Miranda RobertGriego Rod Alcazar Rolando Fernandez Rommel Cordova Ron Williams RoseMarie Martinez Rosy Jalifi Sandi Recio SandraSpagnoli Sheree Sepulveda Sheryl L. Sculley Stacey Stevenson Stephen Elkins Steve Manganiello Susan Thorpe Suzanne Vasquez Sylvia Chacon Tiffany Nicole Tapia Tom Lundy Tony Carrizales Vernon Vasquez Veronica Briseño Lara Victor Cardenas Virginia Meza Walter Amedee Yolanda Cordova Yolanda Gonzalez
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IHN Board of Directors
Magda Gonzalez
President
Veronica Briseño Lara
President-Elect
Jesus Nava
Immediat
Past President
Erik Walsh
Vice President
for Membership
Tony Ojeda
Vice President
for Programs & Conference Planning
At Large Directors
Maria Hurtado
Claudia Lujan
Nachie Marquez
Yocelyn Galiano Gomez
Emanuel Esquibel
Vacant
Patricia E. Martel
Past ICMA
Board Member
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James Bennett
ICMA Executive Board Liaison
Rod Alcázar
ICMA-RC Liaison
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IHN Committee Membership
Fund Development & Legacy Council
Magda Gonzalez, Chair
Jesus Nava (lead)
Veronica Briseño Lara
Chris Zapata
William Suarez
Judy Abrahams-Summerall
Esther Fifelski
David Mora
Membership Committee
Erik Walsh, Chair
Rolando Bono
Rolando Fernandez
Francia Baez
Jesus Garza
Nico De Anda-Scaia
Robert Celis
Judy Abrahams-Summerall
Communications Committee
Nachie Marquez, Chair
Angelita Marchante
George Flores
Rod Alcazar
Niki Tapia
Juan Duran
Judy Abrahams-Summerall
Nico De Anda-Scaia
Esther Fifelski
Programs & Conference Planning Committee
Tony Ojeda, Chair
Erik Walsh
Alex Diaz
Maria Hurtado
Claudia Lujan
Elizabeth Terrazas
Mayola Miranda
Espiridion Borrego
Judy Abrahams-Summerall
Nominating Committee
Jesus Nava, Chair
Pat Martel (lead)
Jane Bais-DiSessa
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