Council Purpose & Process

The International Council provides advice and direction to NLC’s International Programs.  The Council encourages and supports educating municipal leaders about the impacts and opportunities of globalization.  It also connects the knowledlge and experiences of cities outside the U.S. with the hometown priorities of American cities and towns.

As a permanent standing committee, the chair, vice chairs, and members of the International Council are appointed by the NLC President.  Leaders and members of the Council are selected because of their interest and experience in areas of international commerce and trade, citizen diplomacy, sister cities, cultural and educational exchanges, or international development and technical assistance.  Membership is open to elected and appointed local officials as well as to those from non-governmental organizations and the private sector.  To learn more about NLC’s International Programs, follow this link.

Summary of Meetings, Priorities and Accomplishments

International Council Steering Committee, March 13, 2007, Washington, DC
International Council Meeting, December 6, 2006, Reno, Nev.
Annual Report to the NLC Board of Directors, December 6, 2006, Reno, Nev.
International Council Meeting, March 14, 2006, Washington, DC

Members of the NLC International Council for 2008

Chair:  Ted Ellis, Mayor, Bluffton, IN
Vice Chair:  Steve Salazar, Councilmember, Dallas, TX
Vice Chair and Board Representative:  Daisy W. Lynum, Mayor Pro Tem, Orlando, FL
Advisory Council Representative:  Margaret E. Finlay, Councilmember, Duarte, CA
Ex Officio:  Ronald Loveridge, Mayor, Riverside, CA
Ex Officio:  James Hunt, Councilmember, Clarksburg, WV

Sherman Banks, Past President, Sister Cities Int’l, Little Rock, AR
Kara Kelty, Councilmember, Flagstaff, AZ
Michael Johnson, Councilmember, Phoenix, AZ
Chris Shalby, Exec. Dir., Int'l Inst. of Municipal Clerks, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Bob Gaiser, Councilmember, Broomfield, CO
John Patrick Julien, Councilmember, North Miami Beach, FL
Donald Rosen, Commissioner, Sunrise, FL
Michael Brown, City Manager, Savannah, GA
Ken Bernard, Mayor, Lansing, KS
Sue Grosdidier, Councilmember, Mission, KS
Sylvia Lovely, Exec. Dir, Kentucky League of Cities, Lexington, KY
Henrietta Davis, Councilmember, Cambridge, MA
Jeffrey Jenks, Commissioner, Huntington Woods, MI
Marcia Marcoux, Councilmember, Rochester, MN
Jim Miller, Exec. Dir., League of Minnesota Cities, St. Paul, MN
Bill Skaggs, Councilmember, Kansas City, MO
Patricia York, Mayor, St. Charles, MO
Deborah A. Hill, Councilmember, Warrensville Heights, OH
Mylo Einarson, City Administrator, Grafton, ND
J. George Wang, President, US-China Exchange Assoc., Edison, NJ
Ron Schmitt, Councilmember, Sparks, NV
Gary McCaleb, Vice President, Abilene Christian Univ., Abilene, TX
Melody H. Cooper, Councilmember, Corpus Christi, TX
M. J. Khan, Councilmember, Houston, TX
Dennis Tenney, Councilmember, Sandy, UT
Kimble Reynolds, Mayor, Martinsville, VA
C. Nelson Harris, Mayor, Roanoke, VA
Nick Licata, Council President, Seattle, WA
Diana Wilhite, Mayor, Spokane Valley, WA