*Recorded on October 1, 2024.* This is a rebroadcast of a MultiState webinar 'Meet the Exec' with Kellie Rittershausen, new executive director of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA).

Kellie Rittershausen serves as the Executive Director of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA), overseeing all functions and services of NLGA in serving the nation's lieutenant governors and seconds-in-command. NLGA is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, professional association for the gubernatorial successors in state and territorial government. As Director, Kellie leads the association in member relations, development and fundraising, planning and executing NLGA's three meetings per year, marketing and communications, NLGA programming, and the association's STEM pillar of work. Prior to joining NLGA, Kellie had seven years of experience working for elected officials in a bipartisan environment. She served as Chief of Staff to the Hamilton County, Ohio, Commission, serving two different Commissioners during her tenure, in both the majority and minority. Kellie is a lifelong resident of Ohio, and a graduate of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She currently lives in Cincinnati with her husband and four dogs.