Leadership

Officers

President

Ted Ellis, Mayor, Bluffton, Indiana

First Vice President

Marie Lopez Rogers, Mayor, Avondale, Arizona

Second Vice President

Chris Coleman, Mayor, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Immediate Past President

James E. Mitchell, Jr., Councilmember, Charlotte, North Carolina

Past Presidents

John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor, New Haven, Connecticut
James C. Hunt, Councilmember, Clarksburg, West Virginia
Ronald O. Loveridge, Mayor, Riverside California
Brian J. O'Neill, Councilmember, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Board Members
 

Tennell Atkins, Council Member, Dallas, Texas
David Baker, Mayor, Kenmore, Washington
Peter Baynes, Executive Director, New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials
Ralph E. Becker, Mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah 
Dan Besse, Council Member, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Carl Brewer, Mayor, Wichita, Kansas
Julián Castro, Mayor, San Antonio, Texas 
Nancy J. Chaney, Mayor, Moscow, Idaho
Melodee Colbert Kean, Mayor Pro Tem, Joplin, Missouri
Sandra Colvin Roy, Council Member, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Richard Byrd Conlin, Councilmember, Seattle, Washington 
Joy Cooper, Mayor, Hallandale Beach, Florida
Doug Echols, Mayor, Rock Hill, South Carolina 
Daniel P. Gilmartin, Executive Director, Michigan Municipal League 
Rap Hankins, Vice Mayor, Trotwood, Ohio 
Melvin L. (Kip) Holden, Mayor-President, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Edna Branch Jackson, Savannah, Georgia 
Jacquelyn E. Johnson, Councilwoman, East Orange, New Jersey
Dwight C. Jones, Mayor, Richmond, Virginia
Dennis Kavanaugh, Councilmember, Mesa, Arizona
Kevin J. Kramer, Councilman, Louisville, Kentucky
Randon K. Lane, Mayor, Murrieta, California
Jesse Matthews, Council Member, Bessemer, Alabama 
Mike McCarty, Executive Director/CEO, Association of Washington Cities 
Keith McDonald, Mayor, Bartlett, Tennessee
Mark Mitchell, Councilmember, Tempe, Arizona
Garret Nancolas, Mayor, Caldwell, Idaho
Robert D. Newell, Mayor, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Bernard C. Parks, Councilmember, Los Angeles, California
Gregory S. Pettis, Council Member, Cathedral City, California
Dan Ross, Executive Director, Missouri Municipal League 
Bernita Sims, Council Member, High Point, North Carolina
Michael Sittig, Executive Director, Florida League of Cities, Inc. 
Carolyn Stager-Strecker, Executive Director, Oklahoma Municipal League, Inc.
Betty L. Taylor, Council President, Eugene, Oregon 
Yvonne Taylor, Executive Director, South Dakota Municipal League 
Henry E. Wilson, Council Member, Hurst, Texas
Murry K. Witcher, Alderman, North Little Rock, Arkansas
George C. Wright, Jr., Delaware League of Local Governments
Matt Zone, Council Member, Cleveland, Ohio

2012 Advisory Council

Advisory Council Members

• Margaret Barrett-Simon, Council Member, Jackson, Mississippi 
• M. Margaret Bates, Commissioner, Lauderhill, Florida
• Conrad W. Bowers, Mayor, Bridgeton, Missouri 
• William G. Brooks, Mayor, Belle Isle, Florida
• Sheri Capehart, Council Member, Arlington, Texas
• Michael Cathey, Alderman, Senatobia, Mississippi
• John Cook, Mayor, El Paso, Texas
• Mildred C. Crump, Council Member At-Large, Newark, New Jersey
• Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor, Somerville, Massachusetts
• Joe Davis, Alderman, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Deborah Denard Delgado, Councilwoman, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Samuel J. Ferreri, Mayor, Greenacres, Florida
• Margaret E. Finlay, Councilmember, Duarte, California
• Carolyn L. Floyd, Mayor, Kodiak, Alaska
• J. David Fraser, Executive Director, Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities
• Paul Gresham, Councilmember, Centerville, Ohio
• Donald A. Groesser, Mayor, Ralston, Nebraska
• Jeanne Harris, Councilmember, Vancouver, Washington
• Terry Henderson, Mayor Pro Tem, La Quinta, California
• Deborah A. Hill, Councilmember, Warrensville Heights, Ohio
• Ruth Hopkins, Councilmember, Prairie Village, Kansas
• Ted Jennings, Mayor, Brewton, Alabama
• Michael E. Johnson, Councilmember, Phoenix, Arizona
• Helen Kawagoe, City Clerk, Carson, California
• Alan Kemp, Executive Director, Iowa League of Cities
• Conrad Lee, Mayor, Bellevue, Washington
• Myron Lowery, Councilmember, Memphis, Tennessee
• Daisy W. Lynum, City Commissioner, Orlando, Florida
• Cynthia Mangini, Councilmember at Large, Enfield, Connecticut
• Henry F. Marraffa, Jr., Councilmember, Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Michael McGlynn, Mayor, Medford Massachusetts
• Don Moler, Executive Director, League of Kansas Municipalities
• Joe Moore, Alderman, Chicago, Illinois
• Lou Ogden, Mayor, Tualatin, Oregon
• Frank C. Ortis, Mayor, Pembroke Pines, Florida
• Laura Padgett, Council Member, Wilmington, North Carolina
• Tzeitel Paras-Caracci, Councilmember, Duarte, California
• Elizabeth C. Paterson, Mayor, Mansfield, Connecticut
• Willie J. "Bill" Pitt, Council Member, Wilson, North Carolina
• Daniel S. Pocek, Mayor, Bedford, Ohio
• Luis Quintana, Councilman At Large, Newark, New Jersey
• Sonja Reece, Mayor ProTem, Normal, Illinois
• Ed P. Reyes, Councilmember, Los Angeles, California
• Sergio Rodriguez, Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut
• Audwin M. Samuel, Councilmember, Beaumont, Texas
• Sedalia L. Sanders, Councilmember, El Centro, California
• Ron Schmitt, Council Member, Sparks, Nevada  
• John Spring, Mayor, Quincy, Illinois
• Marian B. Tasco, Councilwoman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Richard Traini, Assembly Member, Anchorage, Alaska            
• Evelyn Woodson, Councilor, Columbus, Georgia