After a little over a year serving as Peoria's city clerk, Lori Dyckman stepped down from that position to work in the IT department, where she began her career with Peoria more than 15 years ago.
At a public meeting Sept. 5, city council approved the appointment of Agnes Goodwine as the new city clerk.
In this position, Goodwine will oversee operations of the City Clerk’s Office in its efforts to provide transparency and public access through compliance with open meeting laws, public records laws and elections laws.
Goodwine has worked for local and state governments for the past 30 years. She served as deputy city clerk for the city of Mesa from January 2014 to August 2023, where she managed and administered the city’s elections, acted as liaison for the Judicial Advisory Board, provided records management, and voter outreach programs.
Previously, she served as city clerk for the city of East Point, Georgia, and deputy city clerk for the city of Johns Creek, Georgia.
Goodwine received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Saint Leo University while also earning a master city clerk designation through the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She is also recognized as a certified municipal elections official through the Arizona Municipal Clerks’ Association and the Arizona League of Cities and Towns, as well as a state of Arizona certified election officer through the Arizona Secretary of State.
Meet Philip Haldiman is an award-winning journalist who most recently took first place for investigative reporting in 2023 from Arizona Newspapers Association. He joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2015, covering Sun City West his first year. Since 2016, he has covered the city of Peoria. Prior to coming to INI, he was a reporter with The Arizona Republic for seven years, covering numerous cities throughout the Valley. Before that, he was a freelance writer.
Community: Haldiman spearheads the Peoria Independent Hometown Heroes Awards program, honoring local individuals and businesses that give back to the community. He has hosted local candidate forums over the years and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. Haldiman also served as a member of the Journalism Program Community Advisory Board at Glendale Community College. Outside journalism, Haldiman served as a member of the city of Peoria Complete Count Committee for the Census, 2019-2020. Lastly, he has served as a member of his HOA governing board since 2021.
Education: Arizona State University with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications and a BA in Theater.
Random Fact: Haldiman is a fourth-generation Arizonan as well as wrote and produced an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.
Hobbies: He enjoys hiking Arizona’s mountainous landscapes and is currently working on a play for the stage.
Peoria's city clerk,
Lori Dyckman stepped down from that position to work in the IT department,
where she began her career with Peoria more than 15 years ago.
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