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NLC Elects 2010 Officers, Board of Directors
by Cyndy Liedtke Hogan
 Ronald O. Loveridge, mayor of Riverside, Calif., was elected NLC President during the Annual Business Meeting during the Congress of Cities in San Antonio.
James Mitchell Jr., council member, Charlotte, N.C., was elected First Vice President and Lester Heitke, mayor of Willmar, Minn., was elected Second Vice President.
Delegates to the Annual Business Meeting also chose 19 elected officials and four state municipal league directors to serve on the NLC Board of Directors for the coming year, in addition to those serving out the remainder of their two-year term.
Loveridge said cities need to be a participant in national issues and he will facilitate that as NLC Presdient.
“The success of cities we represent requires that we go beyond City Hall, beyond our city limits,” he said. “We must look outside for opportunities and resources. As President, this will be a central message I will offer in 2010.”
Mitchell and Heitke echoed Loveridge’s sentiments, saying they will work hard to make sure NLC’s message is heard.
“I pledge to you to continue working with all of you and other levels of government to advance our agenda and move our nation forward,’ Mitchell said. “This is our opportunity as THE organization representing cities and towns.”
“Our cities face great challenges and we as city officials come to NLC for refreshment,” Heitke said. “I can’t wait to do my part to rise to the challenge.”
Members of the 2010 NLC Board of Directors are as follows: Ulysses Addison Jr., councilmember, Baton Rouge, La.; David Baker, mayor, Kenmore, Wash.; Geoffrey C. Beckwith, executive director, Massachusetts Municipal Association; M. Margaret Bates, commissioner, Lauderhill, Fla.; Charles Blango, alderman, New Haven, Conn.; William G. “Bill” Brooks, mayor, Belle Isle, Fla.; Kenneth H. Bullock, executive director, Utah League of Cities and Towns; Jim Byard Jr., mayor, Prattville, Ala.; Gary Campbell, city director/vice mayor, Fort Smith, Ark.; Sheri Capehart, council member, Arlington, Texas; Nancy Carter, council member, Charlotte, N.C.; Brad Cole, mayor, Carbondale, Ill.; Sandra Colvin-Roy, council member, Minneapolis; John Cook, mayor, El Paso, Texas; Mildred C. Crump, council president, Newark, N.J.; Joe Davis Sr., alderman, Milwaukee; NLC Past President John DeStefano Jr., mayor, New Haven, Conn.; Gretchen Driskell, mayor, Saline, Mich.; Larry G. Frang, executive director, Illinois Municipal League; Dan Furtado, council member, Campbell, Calif.; John A. Garner Jr., executive director, Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities; Paul Gresham, councilmember, Centerville, Ohio; Terry Henderson, mayor pro tem, La Quinta, Calif.; Miriam Hair, executive director, Municipal Association of South Carolina; Rap Hankins, council member, Trotwood, Ohio; NLC Immediate Past President James C. Hunt, councilmember, Clarksburg, W.Va.; Edna Branch Jackson, mayor pro-tem and alderman-at-large, Savannah, Ga.; Dennis Kavanaugh, councilmember, Mesa, Ariz.; Greg Lemke, council member, Moorhead, Minn.; George Lewis, executive director, Mississippi Municipal League; Myron Lowery, council member, Memphis, Tenn.; Michael McCauley, executive director, League of Oregon Cities; James F. Miller, executive director, League of Minnesota Cities; Mark Mitchell, council member, Tempe, Ariz.; Garret L. Nancolas, mayor, Caldwell, Idaho; Ron Natinsky, councilmember, Dallas; NLC Past President Brian J. O'Neill, councilman, Philadelphia; Laura Padgett, council member, Wilmington, N.C.; Randall W.B. Purvis, council member, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Ed P. Reyes, councilmember, Los Angeles; Gene Schulter, alderman, Chicago; John Spring, mayor, Quincy, Ill.; and Sharyn T. Tallman, councilor, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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