NBC-LEO welcomes new and returning members each year. The easiest way to join NBC-LEO is by paying annual dues and fees via the November Congress of Cities registration process. Information about joining and dues and fees is available on the NLC Congress of Cities registration form. Dues and fees can be paid online in conjunction with the NLC conference registration fee. Prospective new members may also join throughout the year by filling out the membership application located in the membership brochure and submitting it to NLC via its instructions.
For additional information about membership, contact Marsena Mitchell at NLC.
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Opportunities For Sponsorship NBC-LEO 2012 Board of Directors
The NBC-LEO Board of Directors is elected annually at the NLC Congress of Cities from the group’s membership. Each year, members are encouraged to submit their nominations for service on the Board. For information about Board nominations and an application form, see the section about membership.
| President | | President-Elect | | First Vice President | | Second Vice President |
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| Deborah Denard Delgado
Councilmember
Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | Ulysses Addison
Councilmember
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | | Jacquelyn Johnson
Councilmember
East Orange, New Jersey | | Adam McFadden
Councilmember
Rochester, New York |
Board Roster
News
NBC-LEO Annual Summer Conference Host Specifications and Application (PDF)
If you are an NBC-LEO member who is interesting in hosting a future NBC-LEO summer conference, you may download information which serves as guidelines about hosting responsibilities along with the application form for future conference hosts.
NBC-LEO Newslines Newsletter Winter 2011
NBC-LEO Newslines is a publication of NBC-LEO and the National League of Cities.
2010 Report from NBC-LEO Policy Co-Chairs
Historic White House Meeting: President Johnson Met with President Obama
For the first time in U.S. history, the President of the United States met with the collective leadership of the various member organizations of African American elected officials. The National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, celebrating 40 years of national leadership, was among them.
NBC-LEO Elects New Leadership, Celebrates 40 Years
At the 2010 Congress of Cities & Exposition in Denver, NBC-LEO elected a new Board of Directors and councilmember Michael Johnson of Phoenix, Arizona, was elected president. NBC-LEO also hosted its 40th anniversary membership luncheon with the presence of Terrance D. Carroll, speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, and Wellington E. Webb, mayor of Denver from 1991-2003.
Events
City Cultural Diversity Awards, Washington, D.C., 2012 NLC Congressional City Conference
The City Cultural Diversity Awards Program has been developed to showcase examples of how cities achieve excellence in diversity. It also promotes the positive results of "a total community collaboration." The awards are given to honor community leadership in developing creative and effective programs to improve cultural diversity.
2011 NBC-LEO Summer Conference, Beaumont, Texas, August 10-13
The 2011 NBC-LEO annual summer conference took place in Beaumont, Texas, August 10-13. The conference featured sessions about saving on municipal expenditures, business opportunities, and networking opportunities with civic, corporate, and academic leaders, and much more.
2010 NBC-LEO Summer Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, August 11-14
The 2010 Annual Summer Conference was hosted in Memphis, Tennessee, by NBC-LEO President Audwin Samuel, Council Member, Beaumont, Texas & Memphis Council Members Barbara Swearengen Ware and Myron Lowery.
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Past Event Programs