Mark Peterson

Mark R. Peterson is a Vice President with GovHR USA. Mark’s career in local government management spans four decades in three midwestern states… Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. He matriculated at the University of Iowa where he received a BA Degree in Political Science and an MPA Degree in Public Affairs. Following relatively brief local governmentRead More

Jaymes Vettraino

Jaymes Vettraino is a Vice President with GovHR USA, and provides municipal management consulting services to communities.  His focus is on assisting with employee recruitment, classification/compensation, financial planning, operational management, human resources, community relations and economic development. Prior to starting his consulting service, Jaymes spent 17 years as a City Manager, most recently as theRead More

Kathleen F. Rush

Kathleen F. Rush has over 30 years experience as a local government management professional including Woodridge and Riverside, Illinois. She is known for her extensive professional network. From 2009 until 2017, Ms. Rush served as the Village Administrator in Woodridge, a progressive, vibrant, diverse community in south central DuPage County. During her tenure in Woodridge,Read More

Ryan Cotton

Ryan Cotton is a Vice President with GovHR USA, and has over 35 years of experience as a local government management professional in multiple communities in three states including Duvall, Washington, Montpelier, Vermont and Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Eastpointe, Caledonia, and Holland, Michigan.  Mr. Cotton is an ICMA Credentialed Manager. From 2012 to 2017, Mr.Read More