NBC-LEO 2010 Board of Directors

The NBC-LEO Board of Directors are 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 below about membership and sponsorship opportunities.

Officers

PRESIDENT
Audwin Samuel
Councilmember
Beaumont, Texas

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Charleta B. Tavares
Councilmember
Columbus, Ohio

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Michael Johnson
Councilmember
Phoenix, Arizona

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT 
Deborah Denard Delgado
Councilmember
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

TREASURER
James Walls
Mayor
District Heights, Maryland

ASSISTANT TREASURER
Charles Blango
Alderman
New Haven, Connecticut

SECRETARY
Louvenia Mathison
Councilmember
Berkeley, Missouri

ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Lavonta Williams
Councilmember
Wichita, Kansas

PARLIAMENTARIAN
Joe Davis
Alderman
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

CHAPLAIN
Barbara Swearengen Ware
Councilwoman
Memphis, Tennessee

HISTORIAN
Deborah A. Hill
Councilwoman
Warrensville Heights, Ohio

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Daisy W. Lynum
Commissioner
Orlando, Florida

Past Presidents

James Mitchell, Jr
Councilmember
Charlotte, North Carolina
NLC First Vice President

Terry Riley
Councilmember
Kansas City, Missouri

Felicia A. Moore
Councilmember
Atlanta, Georgia

Marian B. Tasco
Council Majority Leader
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

E. W. Cromartie, II
Councilmember
Columbia, South Carolina

Charles Yancey
Councillor
Boston, Massachusetts

Daniel Tabor
Councilmember
Inglewood, California

William Stallworth
Councilmember
Biloxi, Mississippi

 
At Large Board Members

Alfred Mae Drakeford
Councilmember
Camden, South Carolina

Kathleen Hicks
Mayor Pro Tem
Fort Worth, Texas

Jacquelyn Johnson
Councilmember
East Orange, New Jersey

Myron Lowery
Councilmember
Memphis, Tennessee

Adam McFadden
Councilmember
Rochester, New York

Warren Turner
Councilmember
Charlotte, North Carolina

Regional Directors

rJo Winch
Council Majority Leader
Hartford, Connecticut
(Region 1)

Sharon Fields
Councilmember
East Orange, New Jersey
(Region 2)

Eddie Martin
Vice Mayor
District Heights, Maryland
(Region 3)

Eugene Miller
Councilmember
Cleveland, Ohio
(Region 4)

Courtney James Owens
Councilmember
Inkster, Michigan
(Region 5)

Sherman M Williams
Alderman
Country Club Hills, Illinois
(Region 6)

Melba Curls
Councilmember
Kansas City, Missouri
(Region 8)

Marquisha Griffin
Councilmember
Maricopa, Arizona
(Region 10)

Jamie Smith
Councilmember
Beaumont, Texas
(Region 11)

Janice Fullilove
Councilmember
Memphis, Tennessee
(Region 12)

Ulysses Addison
Councilmember
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(Region 13)

Mary A. B. Perry
Councilwoman
Meridian, Mississippi
(Region 14)

Bennie Crenshaw
Councilwoman
Selma, Alabama
(Region 15)

Mary Osborne
Alderwoman
Savannah, Georgia
(Region 16)

Susie B. Hinton
Councilmember
Rock Hill, South Carolina
(Region 17)

Cora Cole-McFadden
Mayor Pro Tem
Durham, North Carolina
(Region 18)

Leo E. Longworth
Commissioner
Bartow, Florida
(Region 19)

Barbara Calhoun
Councilmember
Compton, California
(Region 20)