Community and Economic Development (CED)
City Officials listed  have been appointed by the NLC President to serve a one year term on the CED Policy and Advocacy Committee.   Staff contact:  Mike Wallace, Principal Associate, Federal Relations, wallace@nlc.org, (202) 626-3163

Policy and Advocacy Committee

Members:

Jesse Matthews, Council President, City of Bessemer, Alabama

Gary Hammon, Council Member, City of Decatur, Alabama

Thomas Moore, Council Member, City of Demopolis, Alabama

Ben Reed, Council Member, City of Gadsden, Alabama

Lee Garrison, Council Member, City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Corey Woods, Council Member, City of Tempe, Arizona

Dennis Kelly, City Administrator, City of Fort Smith, Arkansas

James Valley, Mayor, HELENA-WEST HELENA, Arkansas

Frank Fogleman, Mayor, MARION, Arkansas

Jackie Crabtree, Mayor, PEA RIDGE, Arkansas

David Whittum, Council Member, City of Sunnyvale, California

Thomas McCarthy, Council President, City of Bridgeport, Connecticut

Michael S. Rohde, Mayor, City of Meriden, Connecticut

Charles A. Blango, Alderman, City of New Haven, Connecticut

Edward Haberek, Jr., First Selectman, Town of Stonington, Connecticut

Sophia R. Russell, Councilwoman, City of Dover, Delaware

Doug Tuttle, Council Member, City of Newark, Delaware

Stephanie T. Bolden, Council Member, City of Wilmington, Delaware

Hayward J. Benson, Jr., Vice Mayor, City of Lauderhill, Florida

Don P. Welvaert, Mayor, City of Moline, Illinois

John A. Ostenburg, Mayor, Village of Park Forest, Illinois

John Noak, Mayor, Village of Romeoville, Illinois

Frederick L. Armstrong, Mayor, City of Columbus, Indiana

Myrna Maldonado, Council Member, City of East Chicago, Indiana

Wayne Seybold, Mayor, City of Marion, Indiana

Doug England, Mayor, City of New Albany, Indiana

Matthew Goodman, Council Member, City of Ames, Iowa

Craig Block, Council Member, City of Ankeny, Iowa

Mike Freemire, Mayor, City of Bettendorf, Iowa

Dirk N. Voetberg, Council Member, City of Dubuque, Iowa

Michael A. Boehm, Mayor, City of Lenexa, Kansas

Dawn Kuhn, Council Member, City of Shawnee, Kansas

Sue Schlapp, Council Member, City of Wichita, Kansas

Diane E. Whalen, Mayor, City of Florence, Kentucky

William I. May, Jr., Commissioner, City of Frankfort, Kentucky

Tom Davis, Mayor, City of Henderson, Kentucky

David W. Cartmell, Mayor, City of Maysville, Kentucky

William Donovan Blackburn, City Manager, City of Pikeville, Kentucky

Sherman Tinnell, Mayor, City of Shepherdsville, Kentucky

Emmett V. Jordan, Mayor ProTem, City of Greenbelt, Maryland

Elroy Brittingham, Sr., Vice-President, Town of Berlin, Maryland

Charles T. Cephas, Council Member, Town of Hurlock, Maryland

John Gibeau, Mayor, City of Ceylon, Minnesota

Traci Goble, Mayor, City of Georgetown, Minnesota

Terry Schneider, Mayor, City of Minnetonka, Minnesota

Sandra Means, Council Member, City of Rochester, Minnesota

Molly Park, Mayor, City of Sunfish Lake, Minnesota

Kimberly McDonald, State Legislative Affairs Officer, North Las Vegas, Nevada

Don Metzger, Councilman, City of Lumberton , North Carolina

Lois Watkins, Council Member, City of Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Harold G. Troy, Sr., Council Member, City of Whiteville, North Carolina

Bob Prescott, Alderman, Town of Kernersville, North Carolina

James Cardwell, Council Member, Town of Mayodan, North Carolina

Marco S. Sommerville, Council President, City of Akron, Ohio

James Cody, Council Member, City of Bedford Heights, Ohio

Mary Graves, Mayor, City of Bellbrook, Ohio

Terrell H. Pruitt, Council Member, City of Cleveland, Ohio

Judy Blankenship, Councilmember, City of Huber Heights, Ohio

DeMaine Kitchen, Council Member, City of Youngstown, Ohio

Theresa Lafer, Council Member, Borough of State College, Pennsylvania

Edwin Pawlowski, Mayor, City of Allentown, Pennsylvania

Salvatore J Panto, Jr, Mayor, City of Easton, Pennsylvania

Karl E. Eisaman, Mayor, City of Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Lana Wolff, Council Member, City of Arlington, Texas

W. L. Pate, Jr., Council Member, City of Beaumont, Texas

Ann Margolin, Council Member, City of Dallas, Texas

Carolyn R. Davis, Council Member, City of Dallas, Texas

Pauline Medrano, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, City of Dallas, Texas

Joel Burns, Council Member, City of Fort Worth, Texas

Fred A Terry, Council Member, City of San Marcos, Texas

Sharon P. Scott, Council Member, City of Newport News, Virginia

Dennis L. Kendall, Mayor, City of Marysville, Washington

Steve Corker, Council Member, City of Spokane, Washington