Past Communicator of the Year Recipients

  • Kevin Knutson - City of Reno, Nevada (2011)
  • Linda Harris - City of Decatur, Georgia (2012)
  • Michelle Bono - City of Tallahassee, Florida (2013)
  • Pier Simeri - City of Avondale, Arizona (2014)
  • Chris Floore - Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (2015)
  • Tom Bryson - City of Farmers Branch, Texas (2016)
  • Nannette Rodriguez - Clerk & Comptroller, Palm Beach County, Florida (2017)
  • Will Hampton - City of Round Rock, Texas (2018)
  • Julie Brechbill - City of Roswell, Georgia (2019)
  • Carrie Lujan - City of Santa Clarita, California (2021)
  • Kara Roberson - City of Wentzville, Missouri (2022)
  • Sue Breding - City of Glendale, Arizona (2023)

Nominees for the award are judged on a wide variety of qualities, including leadership, innovation and strategic planning, ethics, quality of their work, and contributions to 3CMA.