About Your Workshop Leaders
Stephani
e Huser is a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law and has previously worked as a research attorney at the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. Her experience also includes working for the City of New Braunfels and state agencies such as the Office of the Attorney General and General Land Office.
Amber McKeon-Mueller is the Assistant Director of Legal Services for TML. Amber provides legal information to city officials, presents on issues relevant to cities, and monitors legislation during the legislative session. She graduated from the University of Texas School of Law and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska. Prior to joining the TML Legal Department in 2018, she worked for the Texas Attorney General’s Office as a litigator. She also litigated for over six years in private practice in San Diego, California.
Sarah Tompkins is an attorney in the legal department at Texas Municipal League. Sarah received her undergraduate degree in English Literature from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and her law degree from the University of Texas. Prior to joining TML, Sarah served as a legislative attorney at the Texas Legislative Council and a briefing attorney for Judge Elsa Alcala at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Evelyn Njuguna serves as the director of the TML Legal Services Department, where she oversees a team of lawyers who serve the League’s 1,178 members cities. Evelyn attended the University of Tennessee where she received both her undergraduate and law degrees. She previously worked at TML from 2006-2008 and returned in 2018 after serving as an assistant city attorney at the City of Houston and first assistant city attorney at the City of Missouri City. She co-authored the TML Employment Law Manual for Texas Cities, and frequently speaks on numerous topics, with a focus on employment law and open government.
Tad Cleaves joined the Texas Municipal League as legal counsel in 2021. During his 13 years’ experience as an attorney, he has served as an in-house city attorney and assistant city attorney for multiple cities in Texas, as well as outside counsel to cities across the state while employed with private law firms. He earned a history degree at The University of Texas and a mathematics degree at Texas Tech University before studying law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Dan Johnson is the retired city manager of Richardson. Dan’s most recent 25 years with the City of Richardson included his 2012 appointment as city manager, and his prior service as deputy city manager for Richardson from 1996. Prior to his move to Richardson in 1996, Johnson served for 11 years at the City of Carrollton, including three years as city manager, and eight years as deputy city manager. Earlier service included responsibilities as director of regional services for three years at the North Central Texas Council of Governments and budget officer in Sherma for five years.
Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Austin College, and a master’s in public administration from the University of North Texas. He is also a graduate of the Public Executive Institute of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Johnson is the 1995 Distinguished Alumni recipient for the Department of Public Administration at the University of North Texas. He is a past president for the Urban Management Assistants of North Texas (UMANT), the North Texas City Management Association (NTCMA), and the Texas City Management Association (TCMA).